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.
01 SEPTEMBER 2025
PEDDIE MAN SENTENCED FOR ALCOHOL-FUELED MURDERS
The Peddie Regional Court has sentenced Bubele Xhege (26) to an effective 18 years’ imprisonment for the murders of Mluleki Zono (32) and Nkolelo Simani (28). The offences were committed on 07 October 2023 during a traditional ceremony at Crossroads Village, Peddie.
01 September 2025
RAPIST SENTENCED TO 15 YEARS’ IMPRISONMENT BY SCHWEIZER-RENEKE REGIONAL COURT
Schweizer-Reneke, North West- The Schweizer-Reneke Regional Court has convicted and sentenced a 24-year-old man, Thabo Thabang Mongalane, to fifteen years' direct imprisonment for rape. The conviction stems from an incident that occurred on 31 October 2020, when Mongalane and his friends planned an outing to Wentzel Dam in Schweizer-Reneke.
30 AUGUST 2025
ASSAULT CASE FINALISED
The case of S vs Mduduzi Myeza was finalised yesterday, in the Estcourt Magistrates' Court. Myeza is the mayor of Estcourt, and he was charged with one count of assault. It was alleged that he assaulted the complainant during a work-related incident. The matter was finalised using an Alternative Dispute Resolution Method (ADRM).
29 AUGUST 2025
MAN SENTENCED TO 10 YEARS IMPRISONMENT FOR RAPING HIS GIRLFRIEND
Garies, Northern Cape - Mario Kobus (38) has been convicted and sentenced to 10 years of direct imprisonment for raping his girlfriend, who is also the mother of his child, by the Garies Regional Court. Furthermore, the accused was declared unfit to possess a firearm in terms of Section 103 of the Firearms Control Act 103 of 2000.
29 AUGUST 2025
15-YEAR SENTENCE FOR MAN WHO KILLED HIS FRIEND
Garies, Northern Cape – The Garies Regional Court has sentenced Juandre Smith (25) to 15 years direct imprisonment, with 5 years suspended for 5 years, after convicting him of the murder of his friend, 39-year-old Quinton Makatees. The incident took place in Klipfontein, Northern Cape, in June 2024. Evidence before the court revealed that Smith and Makatees had been friends who regularly spent time together.