LIFE IMPRISONMENT FOR MURDERERS

 28 NOVEMBER 2025

LIFE IMPRISONMENT FOR MURDERERS

Three men, Sibongiseni Mtshali (54), Thuthukani Mbuyisa (45) and Nhlanhla Makhoba (34) were sentenced to a term of life imprisonment each by the Nquthu Regional Court for the murder they committed in May 2022 in the Luvisi area.

FREE STATE FATHER SENTENCED TO LIFE IMPRISONMENT FOR RAPING DAUGHTER 

28 NOVEMBER 2025 

FREE STATE FATHER SENTENCED TO LIFE IMPRISONMENT FOR RAPING DAUGHTER 

Ficksburg, Free State - A 45-year-old father from Meqheleng near Ficksburg in the Eastern Free State has been convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment for the rape of his 6-year-old daughter by the Ficksburg Regional Court. The court heard that on 4 September 2024, the victim was at home with her mother and father, and the mother left the child with the father when she left for work, leaving the child with her father. 

LIFE IMPRISONMENT FOR MAN WHO RAPED ELDERLY WOMAN 

28 NOVEMBER 2025 

LIFE IMPRISONMENT FOR MAN WHO RAPED ELDERLY WOMAN 

A 40-year-old man has been sentenced to life imprisonment by the Nquthu Regional Court following his conviction for the rape of a 61-year-old woman in the Mondlo area in May 2024. 

LIFE IMPRISONMENT FOR MURDERER 

28 NOVEMBER 2025 

LIFE IMPRISONMENT FOR MURDERER 

The Nquthu Regional Court has sentenced Senzo Langa to life imprisonment for the murder of a 66-year-old man in the Manzamnyama area of Nquthu in January 2024. Langa knew the deceased as they lived in the same area. 

RAPIST GETS DOUBLE LIFE IMPRISONMENT 

28 NOVEMBER 2025 

RAPIST GETS DOUBLE LIFE IMPRISONMENT 

The Durban Regional Court has sentenced a 25-year-old man to two terms of life imprisonment for the rape (on two occasions) of a girl who was 13 years old at the time. 

LIFE IMPRISONMENT FOR THE RAPE OF A MINOR

28 NOVEMBER 2025 

LIFE IMPRISONMENT FOR THE RAPE OF A MINOR 

The Esikhawini Regional Court has sentenced a 42-year-old man to life imprisonment after he pleaded guilty (Section 112(2)) to the rape of a 15-year-old girl in May 2025 in the Nsingweni area. The accused is the complainant’s paternal uncle. On 27 May 2025, the complainant went to the accused’s house to seek help with a family matter. He asked her to stay over, saying that it was late and that he would attend to the matter the following day. 

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