30 MAY 2025
ESWATINI NATIONAL SENTENCED TO 20 YEARS FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING AND CORRUPTION
Upington, Northern Cape – The Upington Regional Court has convicted and sentenced Samson Dlamini (42), a national of the Kingdom of Eswatini, to 20 years of direct imprisonment for dealing in drugs and corruption in terms of Section 4 of the Prevention and Combating of Corrupt Activities Act (PRECCA), Act 12 of 2004.
30 MAY 2025
MAN SENTENCED TO LIFE IMPRISONMENT FOR RAPE AND MURDER OF AN 8-YEAR-OLD GIRL
Pretoria, Gauteng – The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) welcomes the life imprisonment sentence handed down by the Pretoria High Court, sitting in Palm Ridge, to Nkululeko Mtshali (20) for the rape and murder of 8-year-old Mbali Mahupela in Carletonville. The court also declared Mtshali unfit to possess a firearm, reinforcing the gravity of his crimes committed on 05 January 2023.
30 MAY 2025
MULTIPLE LIFE AND 15 YEARS FOR MAN CONVICTED OF FAMILY’S MURDER
The Ladysmith Regional Court has sentenced Michael Buthelezi (48) to four terms of life imprisonment and 15 years imprisonment following his conviction on four counts of murder, arson, and two counts of defeating the ends of justice. The offences all relate to the incidents that occurred in October 2023 in the Bethany area of Bergville. Buthelezi was a councillor for the Democratic Alliance (DA) party at the time.
29 MAY 2025
NPA WELCOMES CONVICTION AND SENTENCING IN GROUNDBREAKING CASE OF TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS AND KIDNAPPING
The National Prosecuting Authority welcomes the sentencing of Jacquen Appollis, Steveno Dumaizio van Rhyn and Racquel Chantel Smith in this groundbreaking case in South Africa, where the accused are convicted and sentenced for trafficking in persons for the purpose of exploitation and kidnapping of a child victim who has been sold but has still not been found.