LIFE IMPRISONMENT FOR MURDERERS
LIFE IMPRISONMENT FOR RAPIST
LIFE IMPRISONMENT FOR RAPIST
LIFE SENTENCE FOR RAPIST
TWO LIFE AND EIGHT YEARS IMPRISONMENT
02 SEPTEMBER 2025
TWO LIFE AND EIGHT YEARS IMPRISONMENT
The Madadeni Regional Court has sentenced a 33-year-old man to a double life and eight years imprisonment for the rapes and robbery he committed in Osizweni in September 2023. The complainants were sisters aged 12 and 23 years old at the time. The complainants lived together, and the older complainant took care of her own children, as well as her siblings (including the 12-year-old complainant).
COURT DISMISSES SECTION 174 APPLICATION IN THE SENZO MEYIWA CASE
02 SEPTEMBER 2024
COURT DISMISSES SECTION 174 APPLICATION IN THE SENZO MEYIWA CASE
The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) welcomes the judgment handed down by the Pretoria High Court today, dismissing the S174 applications brought by accused 4, Mthokozisi Maphisa, in the Senzo Meyiwa case - that the state had no case against him. The Judge found that there was prima facie evidence that needs an answer.
FIVE LIFE TERMS AND 18 MONTHS FOR SERIAL RAPIST
SIX-YEAR-OLD’S KILLER SENTENCED TO DOUBLE LIFE IMPRISONMENT
01 SEPTEMBER 2025
SIX-YEAR-OLD’S KILLER SENTENCED TO DOUBLE LIFE IMPRISONMENT
Johannesburg – The High Court of South Africa, Gauteng Local Division, has sentenced 25-year-old Sara Phethe Simiao to two life imprisonment terms for the rape and murder of six-year-old Amantle Samane in Orlando East in October 2024. He was further sentenced to two years’ imprisonment for kidnapping and two years for contravening the Immigration Act.