Ken Oosterbroek (14 February 1962[1][2] – 18 April 1994) was a South African photojournalist and member of the Bang-Bang Club.
In reference to this, he wrote:And then in the morning this kind of emptiness or what-now feeling and it just wasn't so important anymore.
Something to get the adrenaline up and the eyes peeled, the brain rolling over with possibilities and the potential for powerhouse pictures.
Oosterbroek was shot and killed by members of South Africa's National Peacekeeping Force (NPKF) in Thokoza Township, about 25 km (16 mi) east of Johannesburg, on 18 April, nine days before the 27 April 1994 elections in South Africa, the country's first all-race elections.
Despite overwhelming evidence and ballistics proving that only the peacekeepers were close enough to have shot and killed him,[citation needed] the magistrate ruled that no one could be found responsible for Oosterbroek's death.
Although Mkhize initially claimed it must have been Inkatha supporters shooting from the hostel that were responsible, on 14 February 1999, he said that out of fear and panic, the peacekeepers had unthinkingly opened fire.