President Ramaphosa has appointed Advocate Andrea Johnson as the new head of the Investigating Directorate (ID) in the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA). The appointment follows the departure of the previous head, Advocate Hermione Cronje, who is leaving the post at the end of February 2022. We thank Advocate Cronje for her efforts in the challenging start-up phase of the ID.
Riversdale, Western Cape: A man has been sentenced to 10 years imprisonment following his conviction for the rape of his daughter in Resiesbaan. The accused cannot be named to protect the identity of the 29-year-old daughter he raped on 7 March 2020, the court sentenced him after he pleaded guilty to the charge of rape. The court heard the complainant stayed with her parents on a farm and on the day of the incident, the father and daughter were under the influence of alcohol.
The Molopo Magistrates Court set the trial date to 06 April 2022, on the theft case against the former Head of Special Commercial Crimes Unit (SCCU) in the North West, Adv. Jeanette Nevelling (53). She was arrested on 16 February 2021, on an allegation of shoplifting at a retail shop at The Crossing Shopping Mall in Mmabatho. She allegedly stole clothing and food items valued at approximately R3000 and her R500 bail was extended until the next court appearance.
The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) welcomes the sentence of a self-proclaimed prophet Delani Erick Zwane(28), by the Soshanguve Magistrates’ Court to two life terms for the rape of two minor girls age 14 and 15 respectively, at the time of the incident. Zwane was initially charged with 3 counts of rape, however, he was acquitted on one count of rape of an 18-year-old woman. All the victims are from the same neighbourhood as Zwane in Soshanguve, Pretoria.
The Roodepoort Magistrates’ Court sentenced a 53-year-old father to 18 years imprisonment for the rape and sexual assault of his daughter. The accused was married to the mother of the complainant from 1992 to 2019 when they divorced, after the initiation of the criminal proceedings. The court heard that the complainant was raped from 2010 to 2015 when she was seven to 12 years old.
The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) has begun compiling a series of provincial corruption snap-shots to demonstrate the work that is being done to hold criminals to account. In the first, we look at progress being made in cracking down on corruption in North-West Province.
By Dr Rachel Makhari-Sekhaolelo,
Acting Director of Public Prosecutions, North West Division
The Kimberley Regional Court has sentenced the suspended police Sergeant Wayne Mbayeka (45), to life imprisonment for two counts of rape. The court also declared the accused unfit to possess a firearm. On the day of the incident, the accused was off-duty and was approached by the 43-year-old victim, who asked for a lift as the accused was a well-known and respected member of the police within the communities of Kimberley.