Louise Selekane Killed in Car Accident
May 31, 09
Louise Selekane, CEO of South Africa's Diamond & Precious Metals Regulator and former CEO of the South African Diamond Board, was killed in a car crash outside of
According to local reports, a car that did not stop at an intersection hit the car Selekane was in.
The minerals and energy department said in a statement that the country had lost a diamond guru.
"This death has robbed South African of a guru [of] precious metals and diamonds," ministry spokesman Bheki Khumalo said.
Selekane was considered a reasonable voice and a man of action that was at once considered a friend of the diamond industry while carefully guarding the country's interests.