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NPA SECURES TWO LIFE SENTENCES FOR MOTHER WHO POISONED HER CHILDREN

The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) has secured two life sentences for 44-year-old Nonkululeko Mbatha, who was convicted of the premeditated murder of her two minor children, aged nine years and ...
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LIFE SENTENCES AND 160 YEARS’ IMPRISONMENT FOR RAPIST OF THREE CHILD COUSINS

Makeleni pleaded guilty to all 24 counts of sexual offences committed against the children between 2023 and 2025. The victims, who have a different surname from the accused, were aged between 10 and ...
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NPA SECURES 25-YEAR DIRECT IMPRISONMENT SENTENCE FOR MURDER OF POLICE OFFICER

PRETORIA, GAUTENG – The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) welcomes the sentence of 25 years’ direct imprisonment imposed by the Pretoria High Court on Boko Harram member Ephraim Lonwabo Makoko (29) ...
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NPA WELCOMES 10-YEAR PRISON SENTENCES FOR FORMER RANGER AND VETERINARIAN IN KRUGER RHINO POACHING CASE

Rhino poaching remains a serious threat to the country’s biodiversity and conservation efforts. This successful prosecution sends a strong message that people who abuse positions of trust to ...
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NPA SECURES FIVE-YEAR DIRECT IMPRISONMENT FOR DIESEL THEFT USING CLONED FLEET CARDS

GQEBERHA: The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) in the Eastern Cape welcomes the five-year term of direct imprisonment imposed by the Gqeberha Specialised Commercial Crimes Court on Mziwoxolo ...
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FORMER DEPUTY NATIONAL COMMISSIONER OF SAPS DENIED BAIL IN RAPE AND SEXUAL GROOMING CASE

The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) welcomes the Randburg Magistrates’ Court’s decision to deny bail to former Deputy National Commissioner of the South African Police Service (SAPS), Shadrack ...
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FIVE LIFE TERMS PLUS 116 YEARS FOR CASH-IN-TRANSIT ROBBERS

LIMPOPO, POLOKWANE: The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) welcomes the sentences of five life terms plus an additional 116 years’ imprisonment imposed by the Polokwane High Court on four men ...
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FREE STATE STOKVEL FRAUDSTER SENTENCED TO EFFECTIVE 10 YEARS’ IMPRISONMENT

BLOEMFONTEIN, FREE STATE – The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) has secured an effective 10-year direct imprisonment sentence for 31-year-old Lebohang Mokatedi, who defrauded members of a ...
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NPA TO OPPOSE BAIL FOR TEACHER ACCUSED OF RAPING NINE-YEAR-OLD LEARNER

JOHANNESBURG: The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) will oppose bail in the case against 59-year-old Kabelo Temba, a teacher at Busisiwe Primary School, who made his first appearance in the Protea ...
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AFU SECURES FORFEITURE ORDER AND RECOVERS R1.7 MILLION FOR VICTIM OF ALLEGED INVESTMENT SCAM

The National Prosecuting Authority’s (NPA) Eastern Cape Asset Forfeiture Unit (AFU) has secured a forfeiture order for funds linked to an alleged investment scam in which Mr Luigi Bobbs lost ...
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NPA SECURES LIFE SENTENCE FOR MAN WHO RAPED GIRLFRIEND IN FRONT OF THEIR THREE CHILDREN

The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) has secured a sentence of life imprisonment for 31-year-old Ndamukelo Mashaba, who raped his girlfriend in front of their three children. The Molopo Regional ...