24 MARCH 2025
Three Life Terms for Serial Rapist in Welkom
Welkom, Free State – The Welkom Regional Court has sentenced Tau Edin Polane to three life terms and an additional 15 years for robbery with aggravating circumstances. The sentencing follows his conviction on three counts of rape and one count of robbery, spanning incidents from 2009 to 2017.
20 MARCH 2025
Parolee Sentenced to 35 Years
The Bloemfontein Regional Court has sentenced Thabang Michael Jantjies (43) to an effective 35 years in prison after finding him guilty of attacking and robbing a 34-year-old woman at her farm in Verkeerdevlei, near Bloemfontein. Jantjies was convicted on multiple charges, including housebreaking with intent to steal, robbery with aggravating circumstances, possession of a firearm, and possession of ammunition.
19 MARCH 2025
High Court Convicts Father of Culpable Homicide in Death of Three-Month-Old Baby
Upington, Northern Cape – The High Court of South Africa, Northern Cape Division, sitting in Upington, has found Henry Manolo (31), a Malawian national, guilty of culpable homicide for the death of his three-month-old baby, Henzo, and assaulting the child’s mother. He was also convicted of contravening Section 49(1) of the Immigration Act 13 of 2002, as he was in the country illegally.