Uys Gert

Age 55. Regarding how he died and what happened, he was inside the kitchen of his residence with his girlfriend when two armed hitmen entered the house. The attackers confronted him and shot him in the chest with a shotgun, killing him instantly at the scene. The assailants then tied up his girlfriend, ransacked the house, and stole a .38 revolver with ammunition, two cellphones, a laptop, R18,510 in cash, and a Toyota Land Cruiser. The stolen vehicle was abandoned shortly afterward due to a punctured tyre. a comprehensive police investigation uncovered a murder-for-hire plot orchestrated by his business partner, Christiaan Daniel Smith. Smith owed Uys a large amount of money and hired hitmen, promising them R50,000 each for the execution. Three executioners were arrested and successfully prosecuted in the Pietermaritzburg High Court:Snenhlanhla Mbatha pleaded guilty in August 2012 and was sentenced to 38 years in prison.Hercules Mbata later pleaded guilty, turned state witness, and received a 25-year prison sentence.Andries Zulu was tried, found guilty of murder and aggravated robbery, and sentenced to life imprisonment plus 15 years in December 2015.