A court in Ekurhuleni sentenced a 47-year-old man to four life terms for raping a 13-year-old cancer patient who became pregnant and contracted HIV. The Tsakane Regional Court ordered his registration as a sex offender and banned him from child-related employment. The orphaned victim disclosed the assaults to a social worker after the family friend threatened her silence between 2022 and 2023.
Magistrates in Mothibistad directed mental health evaluations for 28-year-old Keobakile Matshidiso following allegations he killed Sylvia Pule and her son Phillip on Oct. 18. Prosecutors said the nine-year-old boy died defending his mother from an attempted sexual assault in Cassel village. Officials opposed bail ahead of the evaluation scheduled to begin on Friday. The National Prosecuting Authority emphasized commitments to gender violence prosecutions as South Africa recorded more than 42,000 rape cases this fiscal year.
Magistrates in Mothibistad directed mental health evaluations for 28-year-old Keobakile Matshidiso following allegations he killed Sylvia Pule and her son Phillip on Oct. 18. Prosecutors said the nine-year-old boy died defending his mother from an attempted sexual assault in Cassel village. Officials opposed bail ahead of the evaluation scheduled to begin on Friday. The National Prosecuting Authority emphasized commitments to gender violence prosecutions as South Africa recorded more than 42,000 rape cases this fiscal year.
