Bosasa liquidator dies after apparent hit on N1 in Midrand

Cloete Murray, the liquidator of Bosasa (now known as African Global Holdings), has died in hospital this morning after an apparent assassination attempt on him and his son Thomas yesterday.

Kyle van Rheenen from Emer-G-Med said paramedics responded to a shooting incident in Midrand yesterday afternoon where they found two males shot multiple times.

JUST IN: Insolvency practioner, Cloete Murray, has died after being shot on the N1 at New Road, Midrand yesterday. His son Thomas died at the scene. Cloete was rushed to hospital in a critical condition. pic.twitter.com/mkmiMTAWQI

— Yusuf Abramjee (@Abramjee) March 19, 2023

The 28-year-old Thomas was declared dead on the scene while Cloete was rushed to hospital.

Police spokesperson Colonel Dimakatso Sello confirmed that Cloete had succumbed to his injuries this morning, The Citizen reported.

According to the newspaper, other than being the court appointed liquidator of Bosasa whose executives were implicated in state capture allegations before chief justice Raymond Zondo, Cloete was also the business rescue practitioner for one of the Gupta family companies, Shiva Uranium, including Comair.

His son was a legal practitioner at his firm, Sechaba Trust.

Near the scene earlier… https://t.co/1mxuNx6IOz pic.twitter.com/OrliPioRKc

— Yusuf Abramjee (@Abramjee) March 18, 2023