A 31-year-old man Tiyani Khosa, from Olifantshoek near Magoro village in Limpopo, was sentenced to four life terms after he was convicted on five counts of housebreaking with intent to commit rape, six counts of robbery with aggravating circumstances and six counts of rape by the Thohoyandou High Court.
A murder and rape case against Samuel John Noko (34), was deferred by the Moretele Magistrates' Court to 12 April 2022, for a formal requisition by the state. He is charged with murder, defeating the ends of justice and rape. He allegedly murdered Monni Monyeki (29) and buried her in a shallow grave near a river in Mathibestad. He is facing a further charge of rape on a 14-year-old related to the deceased.
The Durban Regional Court sentenced Mvelo Majola, to six years imprisonment after he pleaded guilty to the theft of a motor vehicle during the looting and civil unrest that took place in KwaZulu-Natal in July 2021. The vehicle, a Hino truck was one of nine vehicles stolen from Pharmed Pharmaceuticals in Riverhorse Valley on Nandi Drive. In his plea, Majola said, he knew of some people that participated in the looting spree, and one of them had given him the vehicle.
Swellendam, Western Cape: Serial killer Brian Mudyiwayana has been sentenced to six life terms and 17 years imprisonment, and the court declared he deserved to be permanently removed from society. On Monday, Mudyiwayana was convicted for the premeditated murders of Moleboheng Mafata, Gladys Ntondini, Grace Nyasha Hondo, Naume Gwengwe, Lungelwa Dangatye and Michael Pekaan. He was also convicted on a count of robbery with aggravating circumstances and two counts of the Contravention of the Refugees Act, 130 of 1998.
The Stilfontein Regional Court postponed the case against eighty-seven(87) suspects who are facing charges related to illegal mining at shaft 2 in Orkney to 06 April 2022, for further investigations. The defence attorney has requested a postponement to negotiate with the state, on undisclosed aspects of the case.
Bellville, Western Cape: Two police officers have been sentenced to direct imprisonment, after they accepted money to return dagga they confiscated during a search and seizure. The court sentenced Gerald Nolan van Nel and Justin Mthetheleli Mhlontlo to an effective five years imprisonment each, after their conviction on a charge of corruption.
The Verulam Regional Court sentenced a 32-year-old man to life imprisonment, for the rape of his 10-year-old biological daughter in November 2019. The incident took place in the Cottonlands area. The girl and her eight-year-old brother visited their father who lived with their granny. They found him alone in his room, as their granny had gone out. After speaking to them for a while, the man gave the boy his cellphone and sent him to another room, while he closed the door and raped the girl.