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IOL News
6 days ago
- IOL News
Investigation continues into André Naude's murder five weeks later
André Naude Image: Ayanda Ndamane/Independent Newspapers Five weeks after alleged underworld figure André Naude was murdered, police have confirmed no arrests have been made. Police spokesperson, FC van Wyk, said: 'Kindly be advised that the matter you are referring to is still under investigation. There are no new developments to report to the media at this stage.' Naude was shot and killed in a hail of bullets on June 12 in Voortrekker Road, Parow. Police said he had been in the company of friends when he was ambushed by gunmen inside a vehicle. Naude, 55, died at the scene while a 61-year-old man was wounded and two others aged 45 and 55 were unharmed. IOL reported that at the weekend, two lives were lost during a shooting in Voortrekker Road in Parow. It is understood that a gunman in a silver VW Polo had opened fire. Police spokesperson, Joseph Swartbooi, said two persons were killed and two others left wounded during the shooting. Video Player is loading. Play Video Play Unmute Current Time 0:00 / Duration -:- Loaded : 0% Stream Type LIVE Seek to live, currently behind live LIVE Remaining Time - 0:00 This is a modal window. Beginning of dialog window. Escape will cancel and close the window. Text Color White Black Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Transparency Opaque Semi-Transparent Background Color Black White Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Transparency Opaque Semi-Transparent Transparent Window Color Black White Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Transparency Transparent Semi-Transparent Opaque Font Size 50% 75% 100% 125% 150% 175% 200% 300% 400% Text Edge Style None Raised Depressed Uniform Dropshadow Font Family Proportional Sans-Serif Monospace Sans-Serif Proportional Serif Monospace Serif Casual Script Small Caps Reset restore all settings to the default values Done Close Modal Dialog End of dialog window. Advertisement Video Player is loading. Play Video Play Unmute Current Time 0:00 / Duration -:- Loaded : 0% Stream Type LIVE Seek to live, currently behind live LIVE Remaining Time - 0:00 This is a modal window. Beginning of dialog window. Escape will cancel and close the window. Text Color White Black Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Transparency Opaque Semi-Transparent Background Color Black White Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Transparency Opaque Semi-Transparent Transparent Window Color Black White Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Transparency Transparent Semi-Transparent Opaque Font Size 50% 75% 100% 125% 150% 175% 200% 300% 400% Text Edge Style None Raised Depressed Uniform Dropshadow Font Family Proportional Sans-Serif Monospace Sans-Serif Proportional Serif Monospace Serif Casual Script Small Caps Reset restore all settings to the default values Done Close Modal Dialog End of dialog window. Next Stay Close ✕ Naude was no stranger to controversy and was murdered just months after his apparent business partner, Mark Lifman was gunned down in a parking lot in George. Both were charged with the murder of Brain Wainstein, known as the Steroid King. Naude was also friends with alleged leader of the Sexy Boys, Jerome 'Donkie' Booysen. Booysen and his so-called associates visited the scene of Naude's murder. Get your news on the go, click here to join the Cape Argus News WhatsApp channel. Cape Argus
The Citizen
16-07-2025
- The Citizen
MPs call for magistrate's R1m salary to be withheld after she stopped going to work in 2019
The Magistrates Commission highlighted several ongoing disciplinary cases. Parliament has heard how some magistrates have absconded work while continuing to earn their salaries for years. On Wednesday, the Magistrates Commission presented updates to the National Council of Provinces' (NCOP) Select Committee on Security and Justice. Magistrates Commission During the meeting, Secretary of the Magistrates Commission, Maristhane Justice Finger, reported on the status of cases involving Secunda District Court Magistrate T.K. Kekana, Kimberly Magistrate's Court Natasha Naude and Booysens Magistrate's Court E.S.S. Fredericks. Magistrate Kekana Kekana was charged with misconduct over several allegations, including failure to submit daily and monthly statistics, non-compliance with official working hours, and inappropriate meetings with litigants both at court and their business premises. She was also accused of attempting to mediate disputes and removing cases from the court roll without proper inquiry. Finger informed the committee that Kekana was served a letter of provisional suspension on 27 June 2024, after failing to submit representations as to why she should not be removed. ALSO READ: 'Improving their golf skills on full pay': Suspended magistrates earn R1m salaries for years Her formal suspension was implemented in March 2025. A disciplinary inquiry initially scheduled for February was postponed due to the presiding officer's hospitalisation. The hearing was again delayed in June, after Kekana indicated she needed legal representation. 'The matter will only proceed in August,' Finger said. Magistrate Naude Regarding Magistrate Naude, Finger explained that she had been on sick leave since March 2022 – just six months into her appointment. 'She began not coming to work, reasons being that she is suffering from stress related to separation from her children, who are in Cape Town, where she's from,' Finger told the committee. According to the commission, Naude has exhausted her sick and vacation leave. The magistrate submitted medical report detailing her diagnosis with major depressive disorder, which she attributed to personal circumstances in Kimberly and not her ability to perform her duties. She also requested for a transfer to the Western Cape. 'The commission, having considered of these medical reports, came to the conclusion that she is incapacitated due to ill-health,' Finger said on Wednesday. READ MORE: RTMC CEO suspended amid misconduct probe Naude was informed of the commission's decision in November 2023 but did not respond, even after an extension was granted. She also applied for vacancies in various courts in Paarl and Cape Town, but was not shortlisted. Finger revealed that the policy allowing transfers had been replaced with a system requiring magistrates to apply for officially advertised posts in order to be considered for a transfer. He explained that the policy was removed due to the high number of transfer requests, many of which came from magistrates who had been informed in advance about the locations of their appointments. 'This up and down movement places an administrative burden on the commission,' he said. Finger informed MPs that Naude did not include a motivation letter in her transfer application and was, therefore, not shortlisted for the vacancy she applied for. 'It's required that there has to be a motivation for a transfer.' Magistrate Fredericks Fredericks has been absent from her post since November 2019 and is still receiving her full salary. Finger said the commission was informed about this during a leave management meeting with the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development in April 2024. The commission's ethics committee advised that Fredericks be suspended and that her salary be withheld because she had been absent from work without permission. Finger indicated that in August 2024, the commission received an affidavit and photos suggesting Fredericks might be suffering from a mental illness. However, she unexpectedly visited the office of the chief magistrate in May this year to enquire about letters regarding her suspension and salary. 'From the observation of the officials, she appeared very well and still remembered the documents that were served on her.' READ MORE: ANC reduces Bojanala ex-mayor's suspension after appeal As a result, the commission resolved in June to proceed with her disciplinary hearing and recommended to the minister of justice that Fredericks be provisionally suspended with her remuneration withheld. 'It is not correct that she continues to receive her salary, which we do not know what even happens to that salary if the report is that she may not be well,' Finger told MPs. He emphasised that the commission had no other alternative. 'Her abscondment is detrimental to the smooth running of the court.' MPs deliberate on suspending magistrates' salaries ANC MP Phiroane Phala remarked on the seriousness of the allegations against Kekana. 'She's not acting in line with the oath of office,' Phala said. DA MP Mzamo Billy suggested that Kekana's salary should also be suspended if her disciplinary process is delayed. 'The minister and the commission should be able to ensure we are not paying for someone who is sitting at home for months or years,' Billy said. However, EFF MP Virgill Gericke warned against premature decisions. 'I am directly opposed to taking people's money away while the matter is still pending. There must be fairness in the entire proceedings,' Gericke said. READ MORE: More than R140 million in salaries paid to suspended government employees DA MP Nicholas Gotsell expressed concern over Naude's case, saying the magistrate was aware she would be required to relocate to another province. 'I think it would set an incredibly bad precedent if people were to be accommodated to alternative positions if they didn't accept a first position in good faith,' he said. However, Gericke argued that Naude's medical condition should be a mitigating factor. Billy cautioned that due processes be followed. 'We don't want to be caught offside at some point.' Finger maintained that the commission had complied with all necessary procedures and based its recommendation to declare Naude incapacitated on the information at its disposal. He reiterated that she has not returned to work. Blendynn Williams, Head of the Office of the Deputy Minister of Justice, confirmed that Naude's case meets the threshold for removal. Following the discussions, MPs endorsed the commission's recommendations. The committee also supported suspending Fredericks' salary. According to a government gazette published on 18 October 2024, magistrates in South Africa earn salaries ranging from R1.16 million to R1.69 million per annum.
Eyewitness News
24-06-2025
- Eyewitness News
Alleged underworld figure Andre Naude laid to rest
CAPE TOWN - Alleged underworld figure Andre Naude was laid to rest in Durbanville on Monday after being murdered in Parow two weeks ago. Naude's murder follows that of alleged underworld kingpin Mark Lifman, who was shot dead in George seven months ago. Both deceased were on trial for the murder of 'steroid king' Brian Wainstein, along with alleged gang boss Jerome 'Donkie' Booysen and 11 others. Naude is the fifth accused in the case to be murdered. Alleged underworld figures Booysen and Igor Russol were among those who gathered at the Bersig Anglican church for Naude's funeral. READ: Andre Naude's murder won't weaken State's case against Jerome 'Donkie' Booysen, 11 others - Legal expert Booysen and Russol are among 11 co-accused on trial for the murder of Wainstein in 2017. Alleged underworld figure Lifman, who was shot dead in George last year, was also an accused in the trial. Naude's son, Juandre, made a moving eulogy in memory of his father, describing him as a strong man with a big heart. "All I'm going to say is that my dad was the greatest man I ever knew. I appreciate the support of everybody. My dad was a great man." Police have yet to make any arrests related to Naude's murder.
Eyewitness News
24-06-2025
- Eyewitness News
After alleged underworld figure Andre Naude laid to rest, police yet to make arrests in his murder
CAPE TOWN - Alleged underworld figure Andre Naude was laid to rest in Durbanville on Monday after being shot dead in Parow two weeks ago. Naude is the fifth accused in the Brian Wainstein trial to be murdered, including alleged underworld kingpin Mark Lifman, who was shot dead in George seven months ago. Alleged gang boss, Jerome "Donkie" Booysen, is also among the accused, along with 11 others. Police are yet to make any arrests related to nightclub security boss Andre Naude's murder in Parow two weeks ago. On Monday, Naude's friends and family gathered at the Bergsig Anglican church in Durbanville to bury the alleged underworld figure. Naude's son, Juandre Naude, who last year testified in the Nafiz Modack trial related to a shooting at the Naude family home in 2019, gave a moving tribute about his father. "All I'm going to say is that my dad was the greatest man I ever knew. I appreciate the support of everybody. My dad was a great man," said Naude. Police said they were following up on all leads to arrest Naude's killers.
Daily Maverick
13-06-2025
- Daily Maverick
Murdered Andre Naude's own words — ‘I've got a gun on my waist and a bulletproof car'
Cape Town murder plot accused Andre Naude operated among several individuals who were suspected of crimes — and who went on to be assassinated. He previously claimed this arena was 'not cowboys and crooks', but his own murder now suggests otherwise. About 13 years ago a burly man sat in a restaurant just outside Cape Town's city centre — he faced the entry points of the establishment as a security measure to watch who approached it. Facing the windows and doors, this man, Andre Naude, spoke about how he and some associates, including his close ally Mark Lifman, were involved in a new security operation focused on nightclubs. 'We're not part of any underworld gangs,' Naude claimed at the time. 'We run a clean operation.' 'I've got a gun on my waist' Naude also said that certain individuals, who believed nightclub security could be dominated through eliminating rivals in the industry, put him at risk. 'It's because of people like… (that) that I've got a security guard outside my house, a gun on my waist and a bulletproof car,' he claimed. 'It's not cowboys and crooks any more.' But Naude's murder, on Thursday, 12 June 2025, suggests otherwise — that he operated with, and among, wannabe cowboys and very real crooks. Naude was gunned down and a second man wounded in a shooting in Cape Town's northern suburbs on Thursday afternoon. The police are investigating. While it was never proven and Naude was not convicted for it, there were suspicions he was involved with the 27s gang and that this angered the 28s gang, which is hellbent on dominating the Western Cape's internationally connected drug trade. There are also long-running suspicions that rogue intelligence agents with ties to politicians and police officers secretly direct gangsters, and that fights among these hidden figures spill over onto the streets and produce violence, including shootings, that plays out in public. Naude's killing comes about seven months after Lifman was assassinated in the Western Cape Town of George. At the time of their murders the duo, along with several other accused including their associate Jerome 'Donkie' Booysen, were on trial for the August 2017 assassination of international steroid smuggler Brian Wainstein, also known as the Steroid King. They denied involvement. Wainstein was suspected of being aligned to the 28s gang — and he and Lifman did not see eye to eye. Naude and Lifman are now among five accused in the Wainstein murder case to have been murdered. Merger after murder This journalist initially interviewed Naude in early 2012, the year after the assassination of organised crime suspect and rumoured apartheid state operative Cyril Beeka, who had dominated nightclub security operations in Cape Town's city centre. Beeka had run a security outfit in Cape Town in the 1990s, and some police officers maintained it was an extortion racket linked to the Italian Mafia. Police investigators had also accused Beeka of using mobs of men to force his 'security' services on establishments. Naude, during the 2012 interview at which a second journalist was also present, explained how certain bouncer operations were merged after Beeka's 2011 killing. That merger produced a security company that Hawks officers promptly shut down over allegations that it was not registered with the Private Security Industry Regulatory Authority. This culminated in Naude and Lifman facing criminal charges. They were later, in 2015, cleared in that case and countered that certain police officers had maliciously targeted them. A while after that saga, nightclub security issues in Cape Town started heating up again. Proxies and suicide bomb claims This led to me again meeting Naude for an interview in November 2016 at another restaurant outside Cape Town's city centre. Naude had claimed an individual from another country — a proxy for an intelligence service of that country — was among those stoking issues in the city. (This individual does not seem to have been arrested in South Africa.) During that interview with Naude, a group of men was seated at a nearby table. Among them was Wainstein — who went on to be assassinated in 2017, a crime for which Naude was among those charged. In June 2017 I again interviewed Naude in person. He made stronger claims this time that the individual from another country — 'he's funded by terrorists' — was smuggling heroin into nightclubs and that suicide bombers would potentially target Cape Town. Naude claimed he had alerted certain police officers about this. While the name of the individual he referenced later cropped up on the periphery of related court issues, Naude's full claims could not be substantiated. At the end of that 2017 interview, Naude said he planned to meet Rashied Staggie, the former head of the Hard Livings gang, to discuss some issues. (Staggie was murdered in Cape Town two years later, in 2019, and 28s gang boss suspect Ralph Stanfield is now accused in connection with that killing.) 'Rivals' Daily Maverick has before reported extensively on what happened in 2017 in relation to nightclub security in Cape Town. Suspected organised crime kingpin Nafiz Modack, who had known Cyril Beeka and seemed to have been aligned with him, allegedly tried to seize control of bouncer operations in the city from Naude, Lifman and their associates. According to police investigators and what surfaced in court cases, clashes between the so-called 'Modack group' and the 'Lifman group' sparked violence in Cape Town from 2017 onwards. Modack was arrested and then acquitted for security service-related matters. He was subsequently rearrested for other crimes and is now in custody and on trial for the murder of policeman Charl Kinnear in Cape Town in September 2020. Gangs and dead ends This journalist's book The Enforcers – Inside Cape Town's Deadly Nightclub Battles provides in-depth detail on how suspicions of criminality in bouncer operations have evolved. It also focuses on gangs, as well as several individuals who have since been murdered or accused of murder. A section references how there was an apparent rift between Jerome Booysen, who was previously accused of heading the Sexy Boys gang (he has not been convicted of this), and his brother Colin, which saw Colin aligning himself with Modack. According to The Enforcers: 'This manoeuvre is what apparently caused fractures within the Sexy Boys — if gangland folklore is to be believed, several members of the gang backed Colin Booysen, leaving Jerome Booysen and the Sexy Boys who stayed with him to pair up with the 27s gang. 'This, according to the unverified tale, is how the two nightclub security factions came to be aligned to two different gangs.' In simpler terms and while not verified, it appeared that Modack and Colin Booysen had Sexy Boys gang support, while their alleged rivals including Booysen and his associates had 27s gang ties. On top of that, Wainstein was viewed as having sided with the 28s gang, which angered the 27s. Somewhat reinforcing these theories is that among those also charged in connection with Wainstein's murder — alongside Naude, Lifman and Booysen — was William 'Red' Stevens, reputed to have been one of the most seasoned 27s gangsters in the Western Cape. In 2021, about a week before he was set to appear in court for the Wainstein murder case, Stevens was shot dead in the Cape Town suburb of Kraaifontein. This means a suspected 27s gang boss, who was facing charges for the murder of Wainstein who was believed to have paired up with the 28s gang, was killed. At face value, this implies deadly fighting between the two gangs — fighting that may persist. DM
