A 35-year-old rapist, Bhekizitha Mbatha was sentenced to three life imprisonment terms by the Protea Magistrates' Court on 08 August 2022 for repeatedly raping three women in Diepkloof, Soweto. Mbatha was convicted after a lengthy trial of 15 witnesses; that included victims, medical doctors, and forensic analysts. He was convicted of three counts of rape, four of robbery with aggravating circumstances, and three of assault with intent to inflict grievous bodily harm. 

A group of seven men, appeared at the Krugersdorp Magistrates' Court, facing multiple counts of rape, sexual assault, robbery with aggravating circumstances and the Contravention of the Immigration Act. The charges stem from the incident that happened on 28 July 2022, where eight women were allegedly gang-raped while filming a music video at a mine dump in Krugersdorp. 

A mother has been sentenced to direct imprisonment, while her five months old child who was badly abused, has fully recovered, is now 8 years old, and has started Grade two at school.

The Sebokeng Magistrate’s Court sentenced an illegal Lesotho nation Tshepo Masaleng (27), to two life terms and 25 years imprisonment, for four counts of kidnapping and four counts of rape of 3 minor girls, aged 13,14 and 16, and a young lady who at the time was 18 years old.  The magistrate ordered that his name be added to the National Register for Sexual offenders and be declared unfit to possess a firearm. 

Sandile Vaaibooi (34), has made a brief appearance in the Barkly West Magistrate Court, where his matter was transferred to the High Court in Kimberley. The accused is facing three counts of murder, assault as well as malicious property damage. The case was previously adjourned, as the Director of Public Prosecution (DPP), had made recommendations that he be sent for evaluation.

High Court of South Africa: Mpumalanga High Court sitting in Breyten, convicted and sentenced Muzi Christopher Nkosi (35), from Ermelo to life and 15 years imprisonment, for rape and murder of an eighteen-year-old woman. On 30 October 2022, the accused telephonically invited the deceased for a drink. Upon arrival, they moved from one tavern to another.

The High Court of South Africa: High Court sitting in Breyten, sentenced Kaido Bkekikhaya Kunene (48), of Emampondweni in Piet Retief, to life imprisonment for the murder of a Swazi National, Mbali Mdluli.  The deceased was working as a domestic worker for the accused’s family. On 10 April 2021, the accused followed the deceased, to fetch water from a nearby borehole, at Emampondweni Farm in Piet Retief.

A 37-year-old man appeared in the Pinetown Magistrates’ Court today in connection with the murder of his girlfriend in May 2022. It is alleged that he murdered her and hid her body in some bushes at the back of their house.

Three suspects, Bongi Mbili, Devika Seeripat and Madodile Nkhula, have appeared in court in connection with the death of Ashrika Seeripat, in Umzinto last month. They face charges of conspiracy to commit murder and murder.

The Mthatha Regional Court sentenced Eric Manyinkawu (30), to two life imprisonment terms, for twice raping a 60-year-old woman, on two different occasions. The court ordered the sentence to run consecutively. The victim was in an abusive relationship with Manyinkawu, and they stayed in the same homestead at Zithathele Area, in the district of Libode.