A woman whose ex-husband was found guilty of repeatedly raping her daughter — his stepchild — over five years pleaded for him not to be jailed because she needed his financial support. The man was sentenced in the Roodepoort magistrate’s…
A pensioner who raped a young girl in 2017 was sentenced to 18 years’ imprisonment by the Butterworth regional court this week. Sithembiso Ngwanya,70, was convicted and sentenced in the Butterworth regional court this week. National…
A Ntabethemba man was arrested for the alleged rape of a four-year-old boy last Tuesday, after beating the child’s grandmother who then ran away, leaving the boy asleep in the house. The boy’s mother, who could not be named to protect the…
In December 2010‚ a woman was assaulted‚ dragged into bushes‚ tied up‚ blindfolded and raped‚ apparently by more than one man‚ for more than 15 hours. Now she has taken her case to the highest court in the land‚ arguing that police failed…
The Pretoria magistrate’s court has sentenced a couple to two life terms and 22 years’ imprisonment each for various sexual offences‚ abuse of their own two children and drug possession. The 39-year-old father and 33-year-old mother from…
The high court has sentenced a serial rapist and burglar to over a century behind bars. Tabanga Clement Ntsau’s sentence came as a relief to the Nemahadi, Tseki, Makwane and Phuthaditjhaba communities in the Free State. The high court —…
A 73-year-old man who raped his granddaughter‚ aged nine‚ while her mother and his wife were at work has been sentenced to two life terms and 20 years’ imprisonment. The man was convicted by the Pretoria North Regional Court of two counts…
A 53-year- old HIV positive man who repeatedly raped his stepdaughter between 2008 and 2018 was sentenced to life imprisonment by the high court in Makhanda on Thursday. The ordeal started when the then 11-year-old victim moved in with…
An alleged would-be rapist got more than what he bargained for when his victim bit off his tongue while he was allegedly trying to rape her at Tsomo Mission on Saturday night. The 65-year-old woman was sleeping alone at her home when the…
Residents and community activists walked out of the Queenstown magistrate’s court last week with a sense of relief after a man accused of killing a 13-year-old girl from Ilinge was refused bail. The Rep reported (Man in court for child’s…
The provincial South African Municipal Worker’s Union (Samwu) has condemned violence against women and children and advised that a member of the union who is currently facing rape charges, “step aside” until the case is finalised. Police…
A 15-year-old girl escaped the clutches of a would-be rapist this morning after a brave heroine intervened and confronted her abductor. The grade 10 pupil was returning from school after pupils were turned away due to the national strike…
A 17 year-old boy from Komani Park who was accused of 10 counts of rape and two counts of compelled rape was sentenced to five years’ compulsory residence at a youth centre and an additional five years’ imprisonment last week. The Rep…
A 27-year-old police constable who allegedly lured a teenager away from home and raped her on Women’s Day was expected to appear in the Standerton magistrate’s court in Mpumalanga on Tuesday. The 18-year-old victim was allegedly lured…
The Bhisho high court heard chilling testimony on Monday from a woman who found her 15-month-old granddaughter crying “like she was in shock”. A 62-year-old Mdantsane man is standing trial for raping the toddler. He is out on bail. The…
