Insolvency practitioner Cloete Murray dies hours after highway ambush

Insolvency practitioner Cloete Murray has died in hospital after being shot in an apparent hit while driving with his son on the N1 highway in Midrand, Johannesburg, on Saturday.

Murray, 50, was the court-appointed liquidator for state contractor Bosasa (now African Global Holdings) whose executives were implicated in state capture allegations before chief justice Raymond Zondo.

He was involved in several high-profile insolvency cases including corruption within Eskom and other tentacles of state capture. His son Tom Murray, 28, died at the scene of the highway shooting. Their white Toyota Prado was riddled with bullets.

Police spokesperson Col Dimakatso Sello told TimesLIVE on Sunday: “The second victim in yesterday's shooting at Midrand, unfortunately, succumbed to his injuries earlier this morning. The police will now be investigating two counts of murder.”

Bosasa was implicated in rampant corruption under the watch of Gavin Watson, who died in a car crash in August 2019. Carte Blanche reported in April 2022 that there had been attempts to get rid of Murray as the Bosasa liquidator. He was involved in conducting a confidential 417 inquiry into the company's affairs.

“The 417 effectively opens the door to the cupboard with all the smoking guns” he told the broadcaster at the time.

Murray and his company Sechaba Trust — where his son worked as a legal practitioner — were also involved in the liquidation of Comair. 

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