Limpopo: Polokwane High Court sentenced a Pakistani national Ashan Fraz Cheema (33), to life imprisonment for the murder of Mohlale Precious Magabane, two years for theft and five years for defeating the ends of justice. The accused Ashan Fraz Cheema, fired his legal representatives more than seven times, in that regard, he ended up representing himself during the trial. During the trial, Raza Ali, a friend of the accused was called as a state witness to testify.

The National Prosecuting Authority has successfully opposed the bail application, made by the 59-year-old High School principal, Mzimkhulu Abedniko Zibi, who is accused of repeatedly raping a 21-year-old Grade 12 learner.  The accused would allegedly call the learner to his office, in Bhonxa High School in the district of Ntabankulu. The principal allegedly raped the learner twice on two different occasions.

The Cape Town Regional Court has fineda Vredenburg businessman who defrauded the South African Revenue Services (SARS), of more than R17m toR256 000 and sentenced him to three years house arrest, with community service.

The Ganyesa Magistrates’ Court postponed the case against Kitso Ben Jood(55), to 30 June 2022, for bail application. Eleven of his co-accused were granted R6000 bail and they will reappear in court on 28 July 2022, as the matter was postponed for further investigations. The twelve suspects are facing charges of kidnapping, arson and murder, of three men in Morokweng.

The Rustenburg Regional Court postponed the case against Betty Diale(52), to 04 August 2022, for pre-trial conferencing. She is out on a warning and has been warned not to interfere with the state witnesses. She is facing six charges of theft, amounting to approximately R700 000.00, allegedly stolen from the Road Accident Fund(RAF) claimants.

The High Court of South Africa; North West Division, sitting at the Ga-Rankuwa Regional Court, sentenced Odirile Figland (27), to two life terms on two counts of murder and a cumulative 85 years for other serious offences.  He was convicted on two counts of murder, one of attempted murder, two of unlawful possession of a firearm, two of unlawful possession of ammunition, one of assault with intent to do grievous bodily harm and one of housebreaking with intent to commit an offence.

The High Court of South Africa; North West Division, sitting at the Ga-Rankuwa Regional Court, sentenced Lesley Tsholofelo Mabalane(47), to 25 years for murder and a further 10 years for robbery with aggravating circumstances. The court ordered the sentence to run concurrently. The matter relates to an incident that happened in Mabopane in October 2017, when Mabalane went to the house of Tlhomelang Selina Mmule, who was his lover and demanded to speak to her.

A couple, Ruvanya Ramiah(31) and Ayush Rambally(32) pleaded guilty to fraud and theft respectively, in the Durban Specialised Commercial Crimes Court yesterday. Ramiah pleaded guilty to 354 counts of fraud, amounting to over R12 million, while Rambally pleaded guilty to 79 counts of theft, amounting to approximately R1.7 million.

The Specialised Commercial Crimes Court (SCCC) in Kimberley, has dismissed the Section 174 Application brought by Dr Dion Theys. Section 174 of the Criminal Procedure Act 51 of 1977, involves the right of an accused to be discharged from the offence, he has allegedly committed where, at the close of the State’s case, there is no evidence on which the court may draw the accused to the charge.