A man who raped and robbed a 91-year-old Limpopo granny has been sentenced to life imprisonment by the High Court in Thohoyandou. Musa Walter Chabalala, of Tshisaulu Village near Thohoyandou, was also handed a 15-year sentence for robbery with aggravating circumstances. The Thohoyandou High Court, sitting at the Waterval Magistrate’s Court, found Chabalala, 34, guilty of sexually assaulting and robbing Makwarela Mulaudzi at her home at Tshisaulu Village in August 2020. He received an additional five years for housebreaking with…

Traditional healers have lambasted a sangoma at the centre of the brutal murder of a Limpopo circuit manager after telling his daughter during consultation that the man had used muthi to cause the death of his wife. Mmbulaheni Mbilivhili Neluvhola, the leader of Traditional Healers in Limpopo, said Hlologelo Klaas Mogotlane’s (34) behaviour was not a reflection of sangomas and sought to tarnish their image. This came after Mogotlane and three others were charged with the murder of Dr Malekutu…

THE man who allegedly kidnapped, raped and brutally killed two young women in Thohoyandou also sexually assaulted several others who dropped criminal charges fearing for their lives since he was still roaming the streets, the court heard yesterday. Senior State Prosecutor, Mashudu Nekhumbe told the Thohoyandou Magistrates Court in Limpopo on Wednesday, May 14, that Lawrence Madega (51) not only raped and killed Mukondeleli Manala (15) and Hulisani Mafela (25), but also several other victims. She said the National Prosecuting…