BUSINESSMAN RAMEEZ PATEL SENTENCED TO LIFE IMPRISONMENT FOR MURDER OF HIS WIFE
MAN SENTENCED FOR RAPE OF 71-YEAR-OLD WOMAN NEIGHBOUR
LIMPOPO MUSICIAN FACING MULTIPLE OFFENCES DENIED BAIL
17 December 2025
LIMPOPO MUSICIAN FACING MULTIPLE OFFENCES DENIED BAIL
Polokwane, Limpopo – The Polokwane Magistrates’ Court has denied bail to a popular Limpopo musician, Lehlogonolo Katlego Chauke (30), known by his stage name “Shebe Maburna”.
Chauke faces multiple charges, including three counts of attempted murder, robbery with aggravating circumstances, assault with intent to cause grievous bodily harm, malicious damage to property, discharge of a firearm, possession of an unlicensed firearm, and possession of unlicensed ammunition.
LIFE IMPRISONMENT FOR RAPING A 14-YEAR-OLD
17 DECEMBER 2025
LIFE IMPRISONMENT FOR RAPING A 14-YEAR-OLD
The Roodepoort Magistrates’ Court has sentenced Mluleki Zicina(59) to life imprisonment for the repeated rape of a 14-year-old girl in 2019. The heinous crimes took place at Dobsonville, where Zicina, who is the step-grandfather to the victim, exploited his relationship with the victim’s grandmother. The incident came to light when the grandmother found the accused on top of the 14-year-old victim, busy raping her.
PAROLEE HANDED LIFE SENTENCE FOR MURDER OF GIRLFRIEND
MAN SENTENCED TO LIFE TERM FOR RAPING GIRLFRIEND
MAN SENTENCED TO LIFE IMPRISONMENT FOR THE MURDER OF HIS GIRLFRIEND
LIFE IMPRISONMENT FOR FEMICIDE
15 DECEMBER 2025
LIFE IMPRISONMENT FOR FEMICIDE
The Estcourt Regional Court sentenced a 36-year-old man to life imprisonment after he pleaded guilty (Section 112(2)) to the murder of his ex-partner in May 2025 at the Estcourt taxi rank. The accused and the 33-year-old deceased were in a domestic relationship, and they shared three minor children together. However, the deceased left the accused due to abuse in their relationship.