Pretoria: The North Gauteng High Court sentenced Ben Masilo Maselane from Soshanguve to two life sentences in respect of one count of rape and murder. He was further sentenced to six years imprisonment for housebreaking with intent to kidnap and six years imprisonment for kidnapping.…
Pretoria - Dimakatso Mametsa pleaded guilty to charges of murder, possession of an illegal firearm and a further charge of robbery with aggravating circumstances unrelated to the murder of Constable Baloyi. The Atterdgeville regional court accepted his guilty plea on 5 November 2015 and sentenced…
The IFP believes that police should be able to carry out airport-style security checks for knives and guns in schools after a learner was stabbed to death at Hlamvana High School in Empangeni in KZN. "This latest incident shows clearly that not enough is being…
The IFP welcomed the seven life sentences and 20 years imprisonment handed down to both the Mncwabe family killers by the Pietermaritzburg High Court and it believes that this sends a clear message to criminals that such acts would be met by the full might…
Pretoria - A Durban businessman who wanted his business partner killed so that he could be the sole beneficiary of R34 million from the Discovery policy has been arrested. The businessman hired a man to assist him in finding a hitman who would assassinate his…
Pretoria: Between May and September 2012, the accused approached vulnerable and unsuspecting women and offered to take them to a place where they will be hired. He will use a road that pass through a bush. Once in a secluded place he raped and robbed…
Pretoria – Four suspects out the six suspects arrested during a botched business robbery in Epping, Cape Town, have been found to possess extensive criminal histories. A Hawks investigation has unraveled that the suspects amass more than 52 serious cases with their criminal history spanning…
The Inkatha Freedom Party in KwaZulu-Natal takes a very grim view of the crime statistics that were announced yesterday. "We are not at all surprised at the rise in serious and violent crime in our province as there were 3 810 murders between 2014/2015. While…
The Inkatha Freedom Party is disappointed with the crime statistics released today by the Minister of Police, Hon. Nkosinathi Nhleko, describing them as disconnected from the current crime reality we find ourselves in here in South Africa. IFP spokesperson on Police, Mr Albert Mncwango, MP,…
The IFP welcomes the sentencing by the Vryheid Regional Court of two men convicted of murdering Ms Thandazile Mpunzi, who was 20 years old. IFP spokesperson on matters related to the Department of Women, the Hon. Ms Liezl van der Merwe MP, called the sentencing,…