LIFE IMPRISONMENT FOR RAPIST

04 NOVEMBER 2025

LIFE IMPRISONMENT FOR RAPIST

The Scottburgh Regional Court has sentenced a 40-year-old man to life imprisonment for the rape of a woman in August 2023. The complainant was renting a premises there as attended college in the vicinity.

PASTOR SENTENCED TO 55 YEARS FOR RAPING YOUNG CHURCH MEMBERS

03 November 2025

PASTOR SENTENCED TO 55 YEARS FOR RAPING YOUNG CHURCH MEMBERS

Virginia, Free State – The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) welcomes the 55-year sentence imposed by the Virginia Regional Court on self-proclaimed pastor Sabata Mariti for three counts of rape against congregation members. The sentencing was delivered today, 03 November 2025.

THREE LIFE TERMS PLUS 47 YEARS FOR MULTIPLE RAPES, KIDNAPPINGS, ROBBERY AND ASSAULT IN GQEBERHA AND LUSIKISIKI

31 October 2025

THREE LIFE TERMS PLUS 47 YEARS FOR MULTIPLE RAPES, KIDNAPPINGS, ROBBERY AND ASSAULT IN GQEBERHA AND LUSIKISIKI

The High Court of South Africa, Eastern Cape Division, Gqeberha, has sentenced Malaziwe Enock Joja (44) to an effective life imprisonment for multiple counts of rape, kidnapping, assault with intent to do grievous bodily harm, housebreaking with intent to steal, and robbery with aggravating circumstances.

THIRD PERPETRATOR IN FARM ATTACK ON ELDERLY COUPLE SENTENCED

31 October 2025

THIRD PERPETRATOR IN FARM ATTACK ON ELDERLY COUPLE SENTENCED

The Hankey Regional Court has sentenced Shaun Geswindt (24) to an effective 44 years’ imprisonment for a violent and calculated farm attack that left a 70-year-old farmer severely injured and traumatised. The incident occurred on 6 February 2022 at Connie Muller Farm, Kwagga in Patensie, where the victims—an elderly couple—were brutally attacked inside their farmhouse. The wife, who was wheelchair-bound and unable to walk, has since passed away.

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