The Boschfontein Regional Court has convicted and sentenced a 37-year-old man to 25 years’ direct imprisonment for raping a 4-year-old girl. To protect the victim from secondary victimisation, the accused’s name has been withheld in this statement. At the time of the offence, he was employed as a general worker…
MBOMBELA- The Mpumalanga High Court sentenced Clara Masinga (37), a Mozambican national to 23 years’ direct imprisonment for the brutal murder of her stepdaughter, Jennifer Gumbi (11). Masinga pleaded guilty to premeditated murder and was convicted accordingly. She was in a relationship with the deceased’s father, Rodgers Gumbi, and resided with him at KwaMhlushwa outside Malalane.…
A prominent businessman has been arrested in connection with R89 million fraud and corruption charges related to vehicle licence fees. Morris Robert Shabalala (58), who owns a fleet of busses and semi-trailers registered under the trade name Lamavuso Family Trust, appeared in the Nelspruit Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday facing charges…