19 MAY 2025

TEACHER SENTENCED TO LIFE IMPRISONMENT FOR RAPE OF A LEARNER IN CLASS DURING SCHOOL HOURS

Worcester, South Africa, The Worcester Regional Court has sentenced Jeremy Claasen, a teacher, to life imprisonment following his conviction for the rape of a Grade 8 learner who he raped in class during school hours. The State does not name the victim due to the nature of the charges; she was a minor at the time of the offence, and to avoid secondary victimisation.

19 May 2025

15-YEAR PRISON SENTENCE FOR RAPE FOLLOWING NIGHT OF DRINKING

Kuruman, Northern Cape – The Kuruman Regional Court has convicted and sentenced Tshwarelo Maibere (28) from Sedibeng, near Kuruman, to 15 years' imprisonment for rape, in terms of Section 51(2) of the Criminal Law Amendment Act 105 of 1997.

19 MAY 2025


NPA WILL PROCEED WITH APPEAL DESPITE OMOTOSO DEPARTURE

The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) has noted the departure of Timothy Omotoso from South Africa on Sunday 18 May 2025. The NPA will proceed with the appeal on the acquittal judgment notwithstanding.

17 MAY 2025

NPA CONFIRMS DECISION NOT TO PROSECUTE ANYONE IN MATATIELE CASE

The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) confirms that in November 2024, a case docket was presented to prosecutors in Matatiele Magistrates' Court as well as to the case manager at the Matatiele Thuthuzela Care Centre in the Eastern Cape. The docket contained information with suspicions of sexual assault on a minor girl.

16 May 2025
 

LIMPOPO FATHER AND FRIEND SENTENCED FOR RAPING AND ABUSING MINOR DAUGHTERS

Polokwane, Limpopo – The Polokwane High Court has sentenced a 39-year-old father to life imprisonment for the rape, sexual exploitation, and assault of his two minor daughters, aged 9 and 11 at the time of the crimes. He also received three and five years for two counts of assault with intent to cause grievous bodily harm.

16 MAY 2025

MOTHER SENTENCED TO 20 YEARS IMPRISONMENT FOR MURDER OF 3-YEAR-OLD

16 May 2025

TRIO CONVICTED FOR ASSASSINATION OF SAPS DETECTIVE IS ZWELITSHA

16 MAY 2025

MOTHER SENTENCED TO 20 YEARS IMPRISONMENT FOR MURDER OF 3-YEAR-OLD

16 May 2025

TRIO CONVICTED FOR ASSASSINATION OF SAPS DETECTIVE IS ZWELITSHA

16 MAY 2025

LIFE AND 55 YEARS IMPRISONMENT FOR RAPE AND ROBBERY

The Estcourt Regional Court has sentenced Thokozane Vodacom Nqubuka (35) to life and 55 years imprisonment for the crime spree he embarked on between 15 and 16 July 2022 in the Estcourt area.