POLICE OFFICER FOUND GUILTY OF PREMEDITATED MURDER OF HER HUSBAND
17 OCTOBER 2025
POLICE OFFICER FOUND GUILTY OF PREMEDITATED MURDER OF HER HUSBAND
Pretoria – The High Court of South Africa, Gauteng Division in Pretoria, has found Police Sergeant Kate Lindiwe Hlongwane (45), attached to the Dube Police Station under Visible Policing, guilty of the premeditated murder of her husband, Russel Hlongwane (40), who was also the father of their three children.
CHILD IN CONFLICT WITH THE LAW HANDED MAXIMUM SENTENCE
17 OCTOBER 2025
CHILD IN CONFLICT WITH THE LAW HANDED MAXIMUM SENTENCE
Cape Town, South Africa; The High Court of South Africa: Western Cape Division has sentenced a child in conflict with the law to an effective 25-year direct imprisonment following his conviction for the murder of Deveney Nel and an attempt to defeat the course of justice. In this case, 25 years of direct imprisonment is the maximum sentence the accused could receive under the law.
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MEN SENTENCED TO 15 YEARS’ DIRECT IMPRISONMENT FOR ROBBING AND KIDNAPPING AN E-HAILING DRIVER
FAKE NEWS ALERT: PUBLIC WARNED AGAINST POSTS PURPORTING TO REPORT COMMENTS BY NDPP, ADV SHAMILA BATOHI
16 October 2025
FAKE NEWS ALERT: PUBLIC WARNED AGAINST POSTS PURPORTING TO REPORT COMMENTS BY NDPP, ADV SHAMILA BATOHI
The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) wishes to inform the public regarding the dissemination of fake news from parody social media accounts, purporting to be news publications reporting comments from the National Director of Public Prosecutions (NDPP), Adv. Shamila Batohi.
HUSBAND SENTENCED TO LIFE FOR RAPING HIS WIFE
MAGAQA MURDER ACCUSED BACK IN COURT
16 OCTOBER 2025
MAGAQA MURDER ACCUSED BACK IN COURT
Mbulelo Mpofana, Sbonelo Myeza and Zweliphansi Stanley Skhosana appeared in the Pietermaritzburg High Court today. They are charged in connection with the murder of former ANC Youth League Secretary General Sindiso Jethro Magaqa. Magaqa was killed in July 2017 in Mzimkhulu.
LIFE IMPRISONMENT FOR MURDERER
16 OCTOBER 2025
LIFE IMPRISONMENT FOR MURDERER
The Dundee Regional Court has sentenced Themba Mthethwa (31) to life imprisonment for the murder of a man, Sfundo Ndaba (37) in February 2023 in the Pomeroy area. On 11 February 2023, Mthethwa, Ndaba and a witness had attended a funeral in the area. After the funeral, the witness was going home when he saw Mthethwa and Ndaba going to a nearby house where alcohol was sold.