The price of eliminating someone in South Africa is between 130 and 8,000 euros, according to a study published in 2021 by the Swiss think tank Global Initiative against Transnational Organized Crime (GI-TOC), which compiled data on commissioned murders over four years.
What makes the difference? The nature of the target, an unbearable husband will cost less than a local councillor. And the qualifications of the hitman.
No one knows yet how much AKA's murder cost. Kiernan Forbes, 35, a South African rap star, was killed in mid-February on a pavement outside a Durban restaurant as he left a dinner party with friends. The case shocked the country, which is used to almost routine violence, and a ceremony in his memory was broadcast live on television.
Crime is a daily occurrence in South Africa. According to the latest police statistics, 82 murders are committed every day and investigations are rarely solved. The country has a reputation as one of the most dangerous in the world.
In CCTV footage widely shared on the internet, the scene lasts 19 seconds. A man crosses the road. In the last few metres, he runs towards the happy little group and shoots the rapper at close range. Another man opens fire at the same time. The two assailants disappeared into the night.
AKA dies on the spot. His friend Tebello Motsoane or "Tibz", 41, was also killed.
The police say they are working on several leads. Seized phones have provided information; no arrests have been made yet. But the initial findings of investigators pointing to an assassination have rekindled concern about the phenomenon of hitmen in South Africa.
Sadly, only two out of 10 murder cases (20.74%) are solved, according to the latest annual police report.
It seems is getting easier by the day to make someone disappear in South Africa.
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