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Johannesburg - The murder trial of mining magnate Brett Kebble was scheduled to start in the High Court in Johannesburg on Monday, almost five years after he was killed.

The accused is convicted drug dealer Glenn Agliotti, who was the State's main witness against ex-top cop Jackie Selebi, who has been convicted of corruption.

The Kebble murder trial was only starting now because the State first wanted to wrap up the Selebi trial, in which Agliotti played a key role.

But Monday's trial was set to kick off with a new State prosecutor, advocate Daniel Dakana, after the previous prosecutor, Gerrie Nel, was taken off the case.

National Prosecuting Authority spokesman Mthunzi Mhaga could not immediately confirm reports on Monday morning that more charges had been added to the indictment sheet.

Talk Radio 702 reported that Agliotti would also face charges of conspiracy to murder some of Kebble's business rivals and another charge of attempted murder related to the shooting of Allan Gray executive Stephen Mildenhall.

Kebble was shot dead in his car in Melrose, Johannesburg, on the night of September 27, 2005.

Agliotti stated after his arrest for Kebble's murder that it was an assisted suicide.


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Johannesburg - Boxer Michael Schultz took the stand in the South Gauteng Court on Monday in the murder case against Glenn Agliotti who stands accused of murdering businessman Brett Kebble.

Speaking slowly and deliberately, Schultz detailed how he met Clinton Nassif, the former head of security for slain mining magnate Kebble, and worked in his employ as a security manager.

Schultz, the first state witness, told the court about a "hit list" received from Kebble and a former director in his JCI company John Stratton.

The list included the editor of Noseweek magazine in Cape Town, as well as an editor standing in the way of Kebble obtaining a loan. Schultz is a Section 204 witness. This means the court could grant him indemnity from prosecution if it was happy with his testimony.

He told the court he met Agliotti during a lunch with Nassif. He understood they had business together, and with former national police chief Jackie Selebi.

Schultz, a super middleweight boxer, told the court it appeared Agliotti and Nassif were friends, as they played golf together.

Agliotti, a convicted drug dealer, was facing four charges, two of them related to Kebble's murder in September 2005.

Nassif, Schultz and two others have all turned state witnesses and would testify against Agliotti.

Schultz suffered his second successive knock-out against Zimbabwean Tineyi Maridzo earlier this month.



- SAPA
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Johannesburg - Boxer Michael Schultz on Monday painstakingly described to the South Gauteng High Court in Johannesburg how he twice botched mining magnate Brett Kebble's "assisted suicide".

"I leaned out the (car) window, pointing the firearm at him... he just lifted his shoulder, his right shoulder, and looked in front... I aimed at his head and pulled the trigger, but the weapon did not discharge," Schultz told the court, describing the night of September 27 2005.

After the gun failed to discharge the first time, he and two other state witnesses, Faizel Smith and Nigel McGurk, drove off. After inspecting the weapon they returned and found Kebble in his vehicle and tried again.

"I leaned out of the window and pointed the firearm... once again the gun did not discharge."

Schultz said he then told Kebble to wait for him. The trio drove away for the second time. He inspected the gun, they made a U-turn and returned to where they had left Kebble.

However Kebble had driven off. They stopped their car and saw him coming towards them. They flashed their headlights at him, he made a U-turn and "stopped hard" next to them.

"I could see the disappointment in his face, he gave me a look like to say 'get this over with, you're putting me through hell'," Schultz said.

Kept shooting

Schultz then leaned out of the window and this time aimed for Kebble's body.

"I pulled the trigger, this time the gun fired. I kept firing."

Schultz could not remember how many times he pulled the trigger, but recalled that one of his instructions was that Kebble should not suffer.

The three then drove away. Schultz looked back and saw Kebble's car rolling forward and hitting the pavement. They sped from the scene in Melrose Street in Johannesburg to Smith's panelbeating business, where Smith cut the gun into pieces and said he would dispose of it.

Earlier Schultz told the court that security company boss Clinton Nassif told him that Kebble "wanted to get shot".

"He said Brett wanted to die."

R2m promise for murder

When he asked him why, Nassif said Kebble was about to be arrested and would go to jail for a long time.

Nassif told Schultz they would be paid R2m to help Kebble die. The mining magnate believed his death would save his family and business partner John Stratton.

Schultz told the court how he and Nassif considered a number of ways of helping Kebble die, and eventually agreed on shooting him in his car.

A plan to carry out the murder on September 26 failed at the last minute because Schultz's car overheated. Nassif had told him that Kebble was "furious", saying "we didn't know what we were putting him through".

Schultz was testifying in the case against convicted drug trafficker Glenn Agliotti, who is facing four charges, two relating to Kebble's death.

The first count is conspiracy to commit the murders of Mark Bristow, Jean Daniel Nortier, Mark Wellesley-Woods and Stephen Mildenhall.

The second count is the attempted murder of Stephen Mildenhall. The last two are conspiracy to commit the murder of Kebble and Kebble's murder.

Kebbles ordered to pay up

According to court papers Woods was the director of DRDGold in 1998.

Woods uncovered irregularities within the company and ousted Roger Kebble, Brett Kebble's father, from his position as chairperson of the DRDGold board.

Following lengthy investigations the Kebbles were ordered to pay around R40m in respect of litigation between mining house JCI and DRD.

Nortier was the chief financial officer of an entity called Aflease Limited. In 2004 he tried to help Randgold and Exploration (R&E), another Kebble mining venture, with its financial difficulties.

Mildenhall was employed by Allan Gray Limited, a registered investment portfolio manager. The investment portfolios of JCI and R&E were held by Allan Gray.

Mildenhall discovered in 2005 that both JCI and R&E, had failed to comply with listing requirements of the Johannesburg Stock Exchange.

Mildenhall was a party to meetings between officials of Investec Bank and JCI.

The Kebbles were seeking a loan for JCI to save it from possible liquidation. Mildenhall proposed that in order for JCI to recover, Kebble should not be allowed to continue having control over the company.




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its like the mafia :eek:
 
Johannesburg - The murder case against drug trafficker Glenn Agliotti was adjourned by the South Gauteng High Court on Monday after cross examination of the State's first witness, professional boxer Michael Schultz began.

The matter would continue before Judge Frans Kgomo on Tuesday.

Agliotti's lawyer advocate Laurence Hodes SC put it to Schultz that the Agliotti "never ever conspired with you to aid the murder of Brett Kebble".

To which Schultz replied: "No, he didn't".

Hodes then asked Schultz whether he agreed that Agliotti had not "in any manner" killed the mining magnate. To which Schultz replied, "I agree".

He asked Schultz whether, to his knowledge, Agliotti had received a cut of the R2m offered by Kebble to help him die.

"Not from the R2m, no, not to my knowledge," he replied.

Schultz earlier detailed the events that led to the fatal shooting of Kebble on September 27 2005. He explained that an attempt to do so the previous night failed when his car overheated.

On the night of September 27, Schultz shot Kebble after the gun failed to discharge twice, he told the court earlier.

Schultz, as a section 204 witness, could get indemnity from prosecution for the murder if the court is satisfied his testimony is truthful.

Agliotti is charged with Kebble's murder as well as conspiracy to commit murder. He faces two additional charges, one of conspiracy to commit murder and attempted murder.

His accomplices, Schultz, Nigel McGurk, Clinton Nassif and Faizel Smith have turned State witnesses.


- SAPA
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http://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/Agliotti-case-adjourned-20100726
 
So shooter turns state witness and could get indemnity. If no one can refute his testimony Agliotti also walks. Got to love it :D
 
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Johannesburg - Cross-examination of the state's first witness, boxer Michael Schultz, is set to continue in the High Court in Johannesburg on Tuesday as the trial of convicted drug trafficker Glenn Agliotti resumes.

The trial began on Monday with Agliotti, a one-time friend of former police commissioner Jackie Selebi, pleading not guilty to the four charges he faces - two relating to businessman Brett Kebble's death.

The first count is conspiracy to commit the murders of Mark Bristow, Jean Daniel Nortier, Mark Wellesley-Woods and Stephen Mildenhall. The second count is the attempted murder of Mildenhall. The last two are conspiracy to commit the murder of Kebble and Kebble's murder.

According to court papers Woods was the director of DRD Gold in 1998.

Woods uncovered irregularities within the company and ousted Roger Kebble, Brett Kebble's father, from his position as chairman of the DRDGold board.

Following lengthy investigations the Kebbles were ordered to pay around R40m in respect of litigation between mining house JCI and DRD.

Nortier was the chief financial officer of an entity called Aflease Limited. In 2004 he tried to help Randgold and Exploration (R&E), another Kebble mining venture, with its financial difficulties.

Mildenhall was employed by Allan Gray Limited, a registered investment portfolio manager. The investment portfolios of JCI and R&E were held by Allan Gray. Mildenhall discovered in 2005 that both JCI and R&E had failed to comply with listing requirements of the Johannesburg Stock Exchange.

Mildenhall was a party to meetings between officials of Investec Bank and JCI.

The Kebbles were seeking a loan for JCI to save it from possible liquidation. Mildenhall proposed that for JCI to recover, Kebble should not be allowed to continue having control over the company.

Schultz on Monday described how he and two others killed Kebble on September 27 2005 in Melrose, north of Johannesburg.

During cross-examination Agliotti's lawyer Laurence Hodes SC put it to Schultz that his client "never ever conspired with you to aid the murder of Roger Brett Kebble".

To which Schultz replied: "No, he didn't".

Hodes then asked Schultz whether he agreed that Agliotti had not "in any manner" killed the mining magnate. To which Schultz replied, "I agree".

He asked Schultz whether, to his knowledge, Agliotti had received part of the R2m allegedly offered by Kebble to help him die.

"Not from the R2m, no, not to my knowledge," he replied.

Schultz said he received all his instructions from his boss, Central National Security Group director, Clinton Nassif.

According to the indictment John Stratton, Kebble's business associate, and Agliotti had enlisted Nassif to aid with Kebble's suicide. This was after Kebble was forced to resign as the chief executive of Western Areas Limited, JCI and Randgold and Exploration.

The trial continues.


- SAPA
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http://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/Schultz-back-on-the-stand-20100727
 
I wonder what this was all about:

Talk Radio 702 reported that Agliotti would also face charges of conspiracy to murder some of Kebble's business rivals and another charge of attempted murder related to the shooting of Allan Gray executive Stephen Mildenhall.
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blunomore said:
I wonder what this was all about:
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Mildenhall was employed by Allan Gray Limited, a registered investment portfolio manager. The investment portfolios of JCI and R&E were held by Allan Gray. Mildenhall discovered in 2005 that both JCI and R&E had failed to comply with listing requirements of the Johannesburg Stock Exchange.
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see above
 
So apparently these "hit men" stalked the wrong house for two weeks, then stalled the car on the initial date, then had a faulty gun which discharged twice!!!

then they got paid R2mil....

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The man who pulled the trigger - former bouncer and boxer Mikey Schultz- testified that "there was never a time I spoke to Mr Agliotti about Kebble."

Schultz testified against Glenn Agliotti - the convicted druglord on trial for Kebble's murder - in return for indemnity from criminal proceedings from the State.

Schultz testified that he had seen Agliotti the day after Kebble was shot and killed in his car.

"A day after the incident we were in Mr Clinton Nassif’s office (Brett Kebble's former security chief), Steven Sanders (in charge of the investigations for Nassif) made a remark that Brett got what he wanted. Agliotti and Nassif were present and nobody questioned this statement by Mr Sanders, so it made me believe that Agliotti knew."

This was the only time however, Schultz testified that he discussed Kebble's demise with Agliotti.

Agliotti's advocate Laurance Hodes put it to Schultz however that his client saw Schultz in the passage, and was not present when the comment by Sanders was made.

Schultz replied: "That is his version. Nassif, Sanders, Mr Agliotti and myself were in the office."

The State has called the second witness, Nigel McGurk, a self-described "heavy who did the dirty work" for people. McGurk will also stand to receive indemnity from the State if Judge Frans Kgomo believes he testifies truthfully and honestly.

McGurk worked with Schultz to carry out jobs for JCI and Nassif. He was also in the car when Kebble was shot and killed by Schultz.
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http://www.timeslive.co.za/local/article571777.ece/Schultz-never-spoke-to-Agliotti-about-Kebble
 
Johannesburg - A state witness in the murder trial of mining magnate Brett Kebble on Tuesday told the South Gauteng High Court how two men were paid R150 000 to shoot Allan Gray auditor Stephen Mildenhall.

Nigel McGurk told the court that he and another state witness Faizel Smith paid two men in Cape Town R150 000 to shoot Mildenhall, and make it look like an attempted hijacking. They were not ordered to kill Mildenhall, but merely "put him out of commission" for two to three months.

This was done and Mildenhall's wallet and drivers' licence were handed to Kebble's head of security Clinton Nassif as proof.

McGurk was the second witness called by the State in the trial of convicted drug trafficker Glenn Agliotti, on trial for Kebble's murder.

He worked for Nassif, the director of security company Central National Security Group, along with boxer Michael Schultz who testified earlier.

Mildenhall was employed by Allan Gray Limited, a registered investment portfolio manager, which held the investment portfolios of Kebble's JCI and RandGold and Exploration (R&E) mining companies. Mildenhall discovered in 2005 that both JCI and R&E had failed to comply with listing requirements of the Johannesburg Stock Exchange.

Mildenhall was a party to meetings between officials of Investec Bank and JCI.

The Kebbles were seeking a loan for JCI to save it from possible liquidation. Mildenhall proposed that for JCI to recover, Kebble should not be allowed to continue having control over the company.

Kebble, Schultz testified on Monday, told Nassif he wanted Mildenhall "out of commission" until the deal went through.



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Johannesburg - Hired hitman Nigel McGurk on Tuesday told the South Gauteng High Court in Johannesburg that he knew shooting mining tycoon Brett Kebble was wrong, but he did it for the money.

"I knew it wasn't right to do what we did," he told the court.

"But Mr Kebble wanted to go. The man had the biggest balls I have ever seen."

McGurk said Kebble had the "biggest kahunas" because he endured three attempts at committing his "assisted suicide".

McGurk, boxer Mikey Schultz and fellow State witness Faizel Smith bungled the killing three times, first because their car overheated, then because their gun jammed twice.

Judge Frans Kgomo asked McGurk if he knew at the time of the murder, on September 27 2005, that killing Kebble was wrong. He replied "yes".

The broad-shouldered, balding man told the court his version of the night of Kebble's death.

The court for the second time heard how the gun failed to fire twice, causing Kebble to have to drive around until the weapon complied.

McGurk said he told Schultz not to tell Kebble's head of security Clinton Nassif that the gun had jammed.

"...It didn't look too professional," he said, stirring muffled giggles from the gallery.

McGurk was testifying in the trial of convicted drug trafficker Glenn Agliotti who is facing two counts of conspiracy to commit murder, one of attempted murder and a murder charge. Two of these charges relate to Kebble's death.


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Johannesburg - Convicted drug trafficker Glenn Agliotti provided the R2m to pay for the "muscle" to help mining tycoon Brett Kebble's "assisted suicide", the South Gauteng High Court heard on Tuesday.

On September 22 2005 when the shooting was initially supposed to take place, state witness Nigel McGurk told the court he received a call from Agliotti asking him to "call off the boys".

This infuriated McGurk, who was employed by Kebble's head of security Clinton Nassif, because he realised another person was now aware of what he and two other state witnesses, boxer Michael Schultz and Faizel Smith were about to do.

The fewer people who knew of plans to shoot Kebble the better, he said. He especially had not wanted Agliotti to know about it.

"Because he talks too much... he was the last person I wanted to know what I'm about to do," he told the court.

'Show me love'

He met Agliotti at a strip club in 2002.

"I was never fond of Glenn Agliotti," he said. He used phrases like "show me love, show me love", which irritated McGurk.

Agliotti "used our (Schultz's and McGurk's) names when he "wanted to get things done", like "intimidating people".

He approached Schultz to ask why Agliotti knew about the shooting and was told that "he's got the relationship with Brett Kebble... and he's getting the finances".

Nassif, Schultz, Smith and McGurk were to split R2m to help Kebble to kill himself. After the "job" was done, Nassif stalled on payments to Schultz, who in turn couldn't pay McGurk and Smith.

Months later, McGurk and Schultz met Agliotti. McGurk asked Agliotti what had happened to the money.

"He said he already paid Clint Nassif all the money... in fact Clint owed him money," he told the court.

McGurk was eventually paid in October 2006, almost a year after the murder.





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http://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/McGurk-Agliotti-was-money-man-20100727
 
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Johannesburg - Former Allan Gray auditor Stephen Mildenhall counts himself fortunate that his injuries were not more severe after being shot for merely doing his job, the South Gauteng High Court in Johannesburg heard on Wednesday.

"The man in a blue beanie asked me to come with... obviously I didn't want to do that... I backed away... as I was doing that, both men shot me," he said, testifying as the State's third witness in the trial of Glenn Agliotti, the accused in the murder trial of mining magnate Brett Kebble.

Mildenhall detailed how two, dark-skinned men, one wearing a blue beanie, approached him as he returned from work on August 31 2005, and shot him three times.

The men took his wallet and keys.

After the shooting, he fell to the ground and lay still until he heard the men drive away.

'A hit'

He then shouted to his wife who was inside his home. She rushed him to the Claremont hospital where he remained in the Intensive Care Unit for three days.

Agliotti is facing an attempted murder charge and a charge of conspiracy to commit murder relating to the Mildenhall's shooting.

Mildenhall was listed by Kebble as a person who needed to be "taken out of commission", as testified by the State's first witness, boxer Mikey Schultz.

Mildenhall told the court that he was shot three times in total and only found out afterwards that the crime was in fact a hit.

One of the men who shot him appeared to have a silencer on his gun, which led to Mildenhall having "second thoughts" about whether the incident was an ordinary hijacking attempt.

But his company, Allan Gray, probed the matter and deduced that there was nothing sinister about it.

Companies suspended from JSE

Mildenhall was employed by Allan Gray Limited, a registered investment portfolio manager, which held the investment portfolios of Kebble's JCI and RandGold and Exploration (R&E) mining companies.

Two Kebble companies, JCI and R&E had failed to comply with the listing requirements of the Johannesburg Stock Exchange. They were subsequently suspended from the JSE for failing to release their financial statements on deadline.

Mildenhall was a party to meetings between officials of Investec Bank and JCI.

The Kebbles were seeking a loan for JCI to save it from possible liquidation. Mildenhall stipulated the loan requirements which included reconstituting the companies' boards and effectively removing Kebble's control over the companies.

On Tuesday, Nigel McGurk, hired by Kebble's head of security, Clinton Nassif, told the court how he and an accomplice arranged to pay two "coloured guys" R150 000 to shoot Mildenhall.

'Out of commission'

McGurk said his instructions were to put Mildenhall "out of commission" for two to three months and not to kill him.

This was done and Mildenhall's wallet was burned and his driver's licence was handed to Nassif as proof.

Mildenhall, answering questions by Agliotti's attorney, advocate Laurence Hodes, said he did not know the accused nor was he aware of the role he played in it.

"I only know that I was shot," he said.

He was further asked whether he had a "gripe" with Agliotti.

"I certainly have no gripe against him," he said.

He told the court that the shooting happened five years ago.

"Quite frankly, I want to put this behind me."

Mildenhall's testimony was over within an hour.

The State's fourth witness, Faizel Smith, also known as "Kappie", then took the stand and described how he hired two men from Cape Town to pull the trigger.

- SAPA
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This case would make for one hell of a movie...
 
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