26 May 2025

LIFE IMPRISONMENT PLUS 15 YEARS FOR MAN WHO MURDERED HIS FATHER AND RELATIVE WHILE OUT ON BAIL

Whittlesea, Eastern Cape – The Regional Court sitting in Whittlesea has sentenced 38-year-old Zuko Sigenu to life imprisonment for the brutal murder of his father and an additional 15 years for the earlier murder of a relative. Both crimes were committed in the village of Thornhill, and Sigenu was out on bail at the time he committed the second murder.

26 MAY 2025

ACCUSED SENTENCED TO 15 YEARS IMPRISONMENT FOR RAPE

26 MAY 2025

COURT SENTENCES CERES TO 25 YEARS IMPRISONMENT FOR CHILD RAPE

Worcester, South Africa, The Worcester Regional Court sitting in Ceres has sentenced child rapist, Aphiwe Mpambani, to 25 years direct imprisonment after he grabbed a minor off the street in Nduli, Ceres, dragged her into his shack and raped her. He threatened to kill her if she told anyone about the rape.

25 MAY 2025

SON SENTENCED TO TWO LIFE TERMS OF IMPRISONMENT FOR RAPE AND MURDER

23 MAY 2025

LIFE IMPRISONMENT FOR RAPING A MENTALLY ILL MINOR

23 MAY 2025

5 YEARS DIRECT IMPRISONMENT FOR MAN WHO FORGED PORNOGRAPHIC IMAGES

The Pietermaritzburg Regional Court has sentenced Scebi Nene (36) to five years direct imprisonment after he pleaded guilty (Section 105A Plea and Sentence Agreement) to cyber forgery, cyber uttering and disclosing intimate data images.

23 MAY 2025

NPA SECURES FIVE-YEAR IMPRISONMENT FOR VIOLATION OF PROTECTION ORDER

The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) welcomes the conviction and sentencing of Frans De Wee, who was found guilty of contravening a protection order by the Griekwastad Magistrates’ Court on 21 May 2023.
This case represents a firm step forward in the fight against gender-based violence and the protection of vulnerable individuals who rely on the justice system for safety and dignity.

23 MAY 2025

FORMER FINANCIAL MANAGER SENTENCED FOR R47 MILLION FRAUD

The Specialised Commercial Crimes' Court sitting in Palm Ridge has sentenced Petronella Niemand (61) former financial manager at Global Access Holdings (Pty) Limited, to effective 30 years for defrauding the company of over R47 million. The court convicted Niemand of 437 counts of fraud she committed between 2013 and 2018, during her tenure as financial manager at the company.

23 MAY 2025

POLICE DISCOVER NEW EVIDENCE IN RALPH STANFIELD AND OTHERS CASE

The Director of Public Prosecutions in the Western Cape, Adv Nicollette Bell, has provisionally withdrawn the commercial charges against Ralph Stanfield, his wife Nicole Johnson, former Mayoral Committee Member for Human Settlements Malusi Booi and nine others pending the finalization of an investigation on newfound evidence against them.

23 May 2025

15-YEAR PRISON SENTENCE FOR DAMAGING ESSENTIAL INFRASTRUCTURE