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High Court Hands Down Eight Life Sentences And 160 Years to Serial Child Rapist

PHILANI MZILA / October 18, 2026

The Eastern Cape Division of the High Court has sentenced 21-year-old Akhanya Makeleni to eight life terms plus an additional

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Katlehong Stepfather Sentenced to Double Life Imprisonment for Raping Stepdaughter

PHILANI MZILA / September 30, 2026

A 40-year-old stepfather has been handed two life imprisonment sentences in the Palmridge Magistrate’s Court for the repeated rape of

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MUSINA POLICE SWIFTLY ARREST 48-YEAR-OLD NEIGHBOUR FOR RAPE OF A 10-YEAR-OLD GIRL

MDN NEWS / May 10, 2026

VHEMBE: Police in Musina have arrested a 48-year-old male suspect for allegedly raping a 10-year-old girl at Matswale Phase 12,

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child protection South Africa

High Court Hands Down Eight Life Sentences And 160 Years to Serial Child Rapist

Katlehong Stepfather Sentenced to Double Life Imprisonment for Raping Stepdaughter

MUSINA POLICE SWIFTLY ARREST 48-YEAR-OLD NEIGHBOUR FOR RAPE OF A 10-YEAR-OLD GIRL

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