South African Murdered in Mozambique

1 May 2002
South African Press Association

Pretoria — A South African man was murdered during a robbery in a shabby part of Maputo, Mozambique, on Tuesday.

Foreign Affairs spokesman Ronnie Mamoepa on Wednesday confirmed the murder of William Efeen Berk, and said the South African consulate in the city was affording his next-of-kin full consular services.

Mamoepa could neither confirm Berk's age nor the circumstances of his death.

A report in Mozambique's Noticias newspaper said Berk was killed in the crime-ridden suburb of Mashava while on his way from a bank in the company of a Portuguese colleague.

It said the man was also robbed of his money and car.

The colleague, Armando De Almeida, was seriously wounded.

Police told Noticias the car was afterwards recovered and they are continuing their search for the killers.

Berk was employed by Astrof-equipamentos, a local heavy machinery equipment company.

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