05 FEBRUARY 2026
WOMAN SENTENCED TO LIFE IMPRISONMENT FOR THE PREMEDITATED MURDER OF HER PARTNER
The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) welcomes the sentence of life imprisonment handed down by the Springs Magistrates’ Court to Nonsumbuluko Majola (39) from Springs. This is after she was convicted of premeditated murder of her partner Mojalefa Sefali (39). The court declared her unfit to possess a firearm.
04 FEBRUARY 2026
TWENTY YEARS’ DIRECT IMPRISONMENT FOR PLEADING GUILTY TO RAPING A FAMILY MEMBER
Wilken Cloete (24) has been sentenced to 20 years' direct imprisonment by the Garies Regional Court after he pleaded guilty to a charge of rape. Cloete is accused of raping a 15-year-old family member. The court heard that on 31 October 2024, the victim was watching television at the home of an acquaintance. She was lying on a bed next to the acquaintance’s three-year-old child, who was asleep, when the accused entered the room.
03 FEBRUARY 2026
KILLER OF RETIRED MAGISTRATE SENTENCED TO 22 YEARS’ IMPRISONMENT
Bloemfontein, Free State – The High Court of South Africa, Free State Division sitting in Bloemfontein, has sentenced Bangile Dael to 22 years’ direct imprisonment after he pleaded guilty to the murder of retired magistrate Pieter (Piet) Christiaan Bester. The accused was convicted of murder in terms of section 51(2) of the Criminal Law Amendment Act 105 of 1997. The sentence was imposed following the conclusion of plea and sentence proceedings.
02 FEBRUARY 2026
MOZAMBICAN NATIONAL ADDED AS ACCUSED IN DJ WARRAS MURDER CASE
25-year-old Mozambican national, Armando Joaquin Pacula, has been joined as accused number two in the murder case of Warrick Stock, popularly known as DJ Warras. Police acted on a tip-off, went to Pacula’s place of residence and arrested him. He has been charged with Conspiracy to Commit Murder, Murder and Contravention of the Immigration Act.