TEMBISA SERIAL RAPIST SENTENCED TO THREE LIFE TERMS 

29 AUGUST 2025 

TEMBISA SERIAL RAPIST SENTENCED TO THREE LIFE TERMS 

Johannesburg, Gauteng- The High Court of South Africa, Gauteng Division in Johannesburg, sentenced serial rapist Musa Maicana (27) to three life terms plus over 300 years for a spate of rapes committed in and around Tembisa from April 2014 to June 2019.

Maicana was charged with 43 counts, ranging from rape, kidnapping, pointing of a firearm, robbery with aggravating circumstances, to possession of a dangerous weapon. The South African Police Service (SAPS) had registered more than 12 dockets with the same modus operandi where women were attacked on their way home in the streets of Norkem Park and Tembisa.   The women could not identify the perpetrator as he accosted them from behind, pointed a firearm or knife to force them into secluded areas, where he would rob them of their belongings, then rape them. The accused was arrested for a Tembisa rape case in June 2019 when Investigating Officer, Sergeant Lesford Mangwale, managed to link him to 12 more cases through DNA. 

Senior State Advocate Adele De Klerk pleaded with the court to show no mercy to the accused as he displayed a total disregard for the dignity and physical integrity of the victims he assaulted. She further stated that the gravity of the facts of this case is of such a nature that it calls for the accused to be removed from society permanently.   

The NPA, in collaboration with its partners within the Criminal Justice Cluster, continues to make significant strides in tackling violent crimes and continues with its aggressive stance against the scourge of Gender Based Violence. These cases provide some justice and closure to the victims and their families and remove violent criminals from our streets. 

Issued by: 

Phindi Mjonondwane

NPA Regional Spokesperson

Gauteng Division: Johannesburg

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