MOZAMBICAN NATIONAL ADDED AS ACCUSED IN DJ WARRAS MURDER CASE
02 FEBRUARY 2026
MOZAMBICAN NATIONAL ADDED AS ACCUSED IN DJ WARRAS MURDER CASE
25-year-old Mozambican national, Armando Joaquin Pacula, has been joined as accused number two in the murder case of Warrick Stock, popularly known as DJ Warras. Police acted on a tip-off, went to Pacula’s place of residence and arrested him. He has been charged with Conspiracy to Commit Murder, Murder and Contravention of the Immigration Act.
RUSTENBURG FRAUDSTER AND COMPANY JAILED FOR 15 YEARS
MAN SENTENCED TO LIFE IMPRISONMENT PLUS 10 YEARS FOR RAPE AND KIDNAPPING OF A MINOR
02 February 2026
MAN SENTENCED TO LIFE IMPRISONMENT PLUS 10 YEARS FOR RAPE AND KIDNAPPING OF A MINOR
Zeerust, North West – The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) welcomes the sentence of life imprisonment handed down by the Zeerust Regional Court to Pulaetsile Mafora (46) for the rape of a 17-year-old minor. In addition, Mafora was sentenced to 10 years’ imprisonment for kidnapping, with the sentences ordered to run concurrently. The court further directed that his name be entered into the National Register for Sex Offenders.
MAN SENTENCED TO LIFE IMPRISONMENT AND 30 YEARS FOR REPEATEDLY RAPING AND IMPREGNATING HIS MINOR DAUGHTER
LIFE IMPRISONMENT FOR MAN WHO RAPED AND ASSAULTED HIS MOTHER
31 JANUARY 2026
LIFE IMPRISONMENT FOR MAN WHO RAPED AND ASSAULTED HIS MOTHER
The Ngwelezane Regional Court has sentenced a 32-year-old man to life and 10 years imprisonment for the rape and assault with intent to do grievous bodily harm (GBH) of his biological mother. The offences were committed in the Nseleni area near Empangeni. The complainant and the accused lived on the same homestead, occupying separate rondavels.
PUBLIC AWARENESS PROGRAMME BRINGS JUSTICE FOR RAPE VICTIM
CONSTITUTIONAL COURT OF APPEALS DISMISSES APPEALS OF THE NULANE ACCUSED
30 JANUARY 2026
CONSTITUTIONAL COURT OF APPEALS DISMISSES APPEALS OF THE NULANE ACCUSED
The Investigating Directorate Against Corruption (IDAC) and the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) welcome the judgment handed down today , 30 January 2026, by the Constitutional Court of Appeal, which ruled in favour of the state and dismissed the appeals brought by the accused in the Nulane matter.
The court’s decision affirms the state’s position and allows the prosecution to proceed once we re-enroll the matter as we make tireless efforts to do so.