EPISODE · Mar 18, 2026 · 27 MIN
Key ‘hitmen’ in Murray, ‘Witness D’ murders and their tobacco industry links
from The Lead · host News24
This Wednesday on The Lead on News24, we drill down, layer by layer, into two high-profile murder cases: the Murray murders and the killing of the Madlanga Commission's “Witness D”, Marius van der Merwe. We draw out three key suspects who have all enjoyed past ties to a central figure in the country's often highly-violent and extremely lucrative tobacco industry. Let expert investigative journalist and Mafia State author Kyle Cowan take you down this organised crime rabbit hole, in this edition, next.SA went nuclear in 1965. On This Day in SA History is our regular segment. We also throw to News24's much-anticipated On The Record jobs summit set to be held this Thursday and Friday at the Cape Town International Convention Centre. How do we create five million more jobs in 10 years? Comment below and send our host, broadcast journalist Graeme Raubenheimer, a voice note: 072 562 3179. To advertise: [email protected]. Full editions drop Monday through Thursday at 19:00 on Spotify, Apple and YouTube. The show is fully produced, presented and edited by Raubenheimer and quality-checked by News24's editors.
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This Wednesday on The Lead on News24, we drill down, layer by layer, into two high-profile murder cases: the Murray murders and the killing of the Madlanga Commission's “Witness D”, Marius van der Merwe. We draw out three key suspects who have all enjoyed past ties to a central figure in the country's often highly-violent and extremely lucrative tobacco industry. Let expert investigative journalist and Mafia State author Kyle Cowan take you down this organised crime rabbit hole, in this edition, next.SA went nuclear in 1965. On This Day in SA History is our regular segment. We also throw to News24's much-anticipated On The Record jobs summit set to be held this Thursday and Friday at the Cape Town International Convention Centre. How do we create five million more jobs in 10 years? Comment below and send our host, broadcast journalist Graeme Raubenheimer, a voice note: 072 562 3179. To advertise: [email protected]. Full editions drop Monday through Thursday at 19:00 on Spotify, Apple and YouTube. The show is fully produced, presented and edited by Raubenheimer and quality-checked by News24's editors.
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Key ‘hitmen’ in Murray, ‘Witness D’ murders and their tobacco industry links
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