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Taking the stand for a second day in the Western Cape High Court on Thursday, Modack claimed he also knew slain Hard Livings gang boss Rashied Staggie would be killed as he was warned by a friend who claimed he was close to top cops.
The George Magistrate’s Court denies bail to Gert Bezuidenhout and Johannes Hendrik Jacobs, accused of murdering underworld kingpin Mark Lifman, a day before he was due in court facing murder charges.
A big question on everyone’s lips remains how a man who was always surrounded by security wherever he went, became a sitting target with no fire-power on the day he was taken out.
The two hitmen accused of murdering alleged underworld kingpin, Mark Lifman, will have to wait a month before their bail hearings are heard at the George Magistrate’s Court.
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According to various IOL sources his close confidants such as Jerome 'Donkie' Booysen and Andre Naude were shocked when they heard the news of his burial on Thursday.
The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) says they will continue with the prosecution of the men accused alongside Mark Lifman, following his death.
‘Lifman thought I would be a good link for him to get him young boys from the more disadvantaged backgrounds. He liked boys that were a little rough and tough. So that he had reason to punish them for insubordination later on during his power play with these boys,’ the former employee said.
Mark Lifman was the main accused in the trial of slain steroid king Brian Wainstein.
Johannes Hendrik Jacobs and Gert Johannes Bezuidenhout who both work for a Cape Town-based security company, were caught driving a white VW Polo after they allegedly fired at Lifman at Garden Route Mall in the Southern Cape town of George on Sunday.
Speaking to the Cape Argus before the suspect’s court appearance, Booysen said he was angry to hear that Alwyn Landman, the owner of PPA, was allegedly behind the hit.
Lifman had a knack for evading justice for years despite being embroiled in many criminal matters.
During court proceedings on Tuesday morning the duo asked to be held in solitary confinement as their case was postponed to November 13 for bail information hearing.
The two men believed to have shot and killed alleged underworld kingpin Mark Lifman have been caught on camera changing the license plates on the getaway vehicle before they were arrested on Sunday.
‘The tentacles of the underworld run deep and wide. Many people associated to the criminal activity of organised crime networks eventually pay the ultimate price. This week, Mark Lifman, was the latest underworld figure to pay with his life. ’
Lifman was one of three suspects, arrested in December 2020 in connection with the murder of “steroid king” Brian Wainstein, in August 2017.
Mark Lifman, the popular business man from Fresnaye, was gunned down at Garden Route Mall on Sunday afternoon while walking to his bakkie.
Lifman was due to return to the Western Cape High Court on Monday where along with Jerome “Donkie” Booysen, they face an array of charges including murder.
An indictment detailing the State’s case against alleged underworld giants, Jerome Booysen and Mark Lifman and 13 others, showcases 38 hefty charges involving conspiracy, guns, gangs, dirty police, incitement to kill security guards at top clubs in the city to underworld figures and former rugby players and murder playing out like a movie scene.
Alleged underworld kingpin Nafiz Modack’s security manager has been granted R20 000 bail after he had apparently threatened a police officer, claiming a million rand had been paid for his assassination.
The case where Sars seeks to recover R388?million from controversial businessman Mark Lifman took another turn when a third party sought to intervene
Sinister visits, drug abuse and backstabbing plagued what was once Cape Town’s strongest bouncer network, court hears
André Naudé and Mark Lifman face over 300 charges of fraud in contravention of the Private Security Industry Regulations Act.
The manner in which a director of Specialised Protection Services was arrested for fraud was unnecessarily dramatic, a court heard.
Diamond trader Dudley Bernicchi says he shot and killed another dealer in self-defence after a confrontation in his office.