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A memorial service was held for the slain officials on Monday night.

Cape Town mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis says the city will not negotiate with the South African National Taxi Council over the minibus taxi strike.

Santaco is expected to announce a decision late on Wednesday.

Slain LEAP officer 32-year-old Zamikhaya Kwinana was with colleagues patrolling the Nyanga township when they came under fire over the weekend as taxi strikes rocked Cape Town.

Saftu general secretary Zwelinzima Vavi has accused Cape Town mayoral committee member for safety and security JP Smith of not telling the truth about the impounding of taxis in the city which led to the strike.

The City of Cape Town is the key to the negotiations that will see an end to the violent taxi strike in the Western Cape.

Transport Minister Sindisiwe Chikunga had a few choice words for the Cape Town MMC for Safety and Security, JP Smith, who she described as having a godlike complex.

Cape Town has extended condolences to the family of a Law Enforcement Advancement Plan (LEAP) officer who was shot dead in Nyanga on Friday and is offering a reward for information that may lead to the arrest of his killers.

A bus driver was shot and wounded and his vehicle set alight in Khayelitsha during the morning commute on Friday when a taxi strike entered its second day in the Western Cape.

Sporadic incidents of violence have been reported in parts of the city since Thursday afternoon following a decision by Santaco to withdraw all minibus taxi operations.