Kimberley, Northern Cape – The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) welcomes the conviction and sentencing of Abraham Shuping (26) by the Kimberley Regional Court for contravening section 3(1)(a) of the Criminal Matters Amendment Act 18 of 2015, relating to the tampering with, damaging, or destruction of essential infrastructure, read with section 51(2) of the Criminal Law Amendment Act 105 of 1997.
The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) welcomes the sentence of four life terms handed down by the Pretoria High Court to Tshepo Murendeni Mulovhedzi (30) from Mamelodi. He was convicted of the rape of an 11-year-old girl, the premeditated murder and rape of 25-year-old Dolly Phoko Seoka, the rape of a 25-year-old woman, and the rape of a 27-year-old woman.
Limpopo – A 27-year-old woman, Ntanganedzeni Siphugu, appeared briefly before the Tshilwavhusiku Magistrate's Court on two counts of murder. The accused abandoned her bail application.
It is alleged that on 01 June 2026, at Madabani Village, the accused administered a poisonous substance to her two minor children, aged six and nine years.
The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) welcomes the sentence imposed by the High Court of South Africa, Eastern Cape Division, sitting in Gqeberha, against Estelle Le Grange (57), following her conviction on charges arising from the murder and robbery of her partner, 65-year-old Daniel de Jager. Her sentence follows the earlier convictions and sentencing of her co-accused, Anke-Mari Cilliers (39) and Lee-Roy Scholtz (38), who were sentenced after entering into plea and sentence agreements in terms of section 105A of the Criminal Procedure Act 51 of 1977.
he National Prosecuting Authority's (NPA) Asset Forfeiture Unit (AFU) has successfully obtained an urgent preservation of property order in the Mpumalanga Division of the High Court sitting in Middelburg in terms of Section 38 of the Prevention of Organised Crime Act (POCA), Act 121 of 1998. The order was granted on Friday, 12 June 2026.
The order emanates from a sophisticated online banking scam in which approximately R21.55 million was fraudulently diverted from the bank account of a Middelburg-based company, Jormid.
The National Prosecuting Authority welcomes the sentence of life imprisonment handed down on a 70-year-old pensioner by the KwaMhlanga Regional Court for the rape of his nine-year-old great-grandchild in August 2020. The incident happened at Kwa Mhlanga where the accused and the victim resided. The accused’s name is withheld from the statement to protect the victim from secondary victimisation.
The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) has successfully opposed the bail application of Ngqeleni traditional leader, Totosi Ndamase (75) who is accused of the murder of two men for collecting wood from a forest that is in dispute between two villages. The accused also faces a count of attempted murder, unlawful possession of a firearm as well as malicious injury to property.
The State finalised its case against Dawie Groenewald and Tielman Erasmus during 17 to 19 June 2026 in the Polokwane High Court. Groenewald and Erasmus were represented by Mr. Thomas Grobler, assisted by Mr. Johann Winnertz. Groenewald is regarded as the mastermind behind a large-scale rhino horn trafficking enterprise finally entered into a plea agreement with the State in this matter ending the pending legal saga of more than a decade regarding allegations of trafficking rhino horns, racketeering and money laundering.