Amor Van Greunen, 51, was found guilty of raping a 15-year-old girl who was raped by an uncle in a separate incident at age 10.The girl stayed with her mother at a safe haven. Van Greunen and his wife were frequent visitors at the safe haven as they performed charitable deeds there. A 51-year-old Port Elizabeth man was…
The man has been linked to cases in Kimberley, Galeshewe and Kagisho from 2014 until 2018His rap sheet includes 14 counts of rape, 12 counts of robbery with aggravated circumstances and six counts of kidnapping.He was sentenced to three life terms plus more than 400 years in prison, which were ordered to run concurrently.A Northern…
The KwaZulu-Natal High Court in Pietermaritzburg has sentenced a man two life terms behind bars for the rape and murder of his partner's 9-year-old daughter.Bongani Thokozani Dlamini raped and strangled the girl before dumping her body in a nearby pit toilet in January 2020, according to a National Prosecuting Authority statement on Friday.In his guilty…
Kataza the baboon. Facebook / Baboon Matters The City of Cape Town has asked the public not to feed a baboon that has relocated to Tokai. The baboon, known as Kataza or SK11, is slowly being integrated into the Tokai troop. Video footage, however, shows humans feeding Kataza. The City of Cape Town has requested that Kataza…
As SA Rugby moves to determine which franchises will go to Europe in future, Rassie Erasmus has noted several potential benefits for the local game should that route be followed.The national director of rugby believes the high world rankings of Wales, Ireland and Scotland mean PRO Rugby is competitive and that fans will eventually identify…
(John Finney Photography/Moment/Getty Images) An abnormally bad season of weather may have had a significant impact on the death toll from both World War I and the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic, according to new research, with many more lives being lost due to torrential rain and plummeting temperatures. Through a detailed analysis of an ice…