Brett Kebble is shot dead

Date: 27 Sep 2005
Updated: 30 Sep 2019

Mining magnate and African National Congress member Brett Kebble was ambushed in Melrose, Johannesburg, at around 21:00 on his way to a dinner engagement. Andile Nkuhlu, Kebble's business partner and member of the ANC Youth League, who was expecting Kebble at dinner, said that Kebble was the victim of a callous, premeditated crime. His car and body were found on a bridge crossing the M1 to Pretoria. The following day police said that they were looking at the possibility that Kebble, a controversial figure, was assassinated. Investigations into his death are still underway.

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01Miningmx, Brett Kebb shot dead, [online], Available at cms.privatelabel.co.za [Accessed: 26 September 2013]
02SAPA (2005), Brett Kebble 'killed by rare bullets', from the News24 archives, 5 November, [online], Available at www.news24.com [Accessed: 26 September 2013]

Last updated · 30 Sep 2019

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South African History Online. (2011, March 16). Brett Kebble is shot dead. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0013669

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