13 November 2025
MAN SENTENCED TO LIFE IMPRISONMENT FOR RAPE OF A PENSIONER
Kwamhlanga, Mpumalanga – The Kwamhlanga Regional Court has convicted and sentenced Vusi Daniel Sibiya (40) to life imprisonment, plus an additional 24 months’ imprisonment, for the rape of a 77-year-old pensioner in Tweefontein. Sibiya was convicted on charges of housebreaking with intent to rape and rape.
12 November 2025
BROTHERS SENTENCED TO 30 YEARS’ IMPRISONMENT FOR MURDERING THEIR UNCLE FOR INSURANCE PAYOUT
Winburg, Free State – The Winburg Regional Court has sentenced two brothers, Mojalefa (28) and Masopha Maobisa (23), to 30 years of direct imprisonment each for the premeditated murder of their uncle, 54-year-old Pule Isaac Maobisa, in a calculated scheme to fraudulently claim a funeral insurance payout.
12 NOVEMBER 2025
TWO LIFE TERMS PLUS 15 YEARS IMPRISONMENT FOR MURDER, INCLUDING THE MURDER OF HIS WIFE
Kuranta, Limpopo – The Polokwane High Court has sentenced Takume Edmond Motshekga (32) to two life terms plus 15 years’ imprisonment following his conviction on three counts of murder and one count of attempted murder.
12 November 2025
MAN SENTENCED TO 40 YEARS’ IMPRISONMENT FOR TWO COUNTS OF RAPE
Nebo, Limpopo – The Nebo Regional Court has convicted and sentenced Selby Phakoago (30) from Mohlaletsi to 40 years’ imprisonment for two counts of rape. The court further ordered that his name be included in the National Register for Sexual Offenders and declared him unfit to possess a firearm in terms of Section 103 of the Firearms Control Act 60 of 2000.