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Mzimela v S (Leave to Appeal) (CC24/2023) [2025] ZAKZPHC 57 (17 June 2025)
Leave to appeal against sentence was refused. The court held there was no misdirection: the applicant’s personal circumstances were considered and the sentence was justified.
Bango and Others v S (A488/2017) [2021] ZAGPPHC 838 (30 November 2021)
The High Court dismissed an appeal against conviction and sentence, upholding murder and firearm-related convictions based on circumstantial evidence and joint possession.
S v Solomon and Others (CC23/2018) [2020] ZAWCHC 118; 2021 (1) SACR 533 (WCC) (12 October 2020)
Sentencing judgment imposing life and long-term sentences for murder, attempted murder, drug dealing, and gang-related offences.
Morathane and Another v S (A327/2017) [2020] ZAGPPHC 241 (14 May 2020)
High Court appeal in a robbery and firearms matter. The court upheld the 1st appellant’s convictions, partly upheld the 2nd appellant’s appeal, and confirmed adjusted sentences.
S v Brown and Others (CC18/2017) [2019] ZAECPEHC 12; [2019] 2 All SA 622 (ECP) (1 March 2019)
The court found that abalone poaching and racketeering are serious offences with significant societal and environmental impact. The evidence established that Accused 1 was the employer and principal beneficiary of the criminal enterprise, with Accused 2 and 3 playing significant roles. Mitigating factors such as personal circumstances and lack of financial benefit were considered but did not outweigh the need for deterrence and the seriousness of the offences. Previous non-custodial sentences have proven ineffective in deterring abalone poaching, and the legislature prescribes severe penaltie…
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Dalingxolo and Another v S (AR561/2015) [2018] ZAKZPHC 27 (3 July 2018)
High Court appeal on robbery, attempted murder, and sentencing. The first appellant’s attempted-murder conviction was set aside, and both appellants’ sentences were reduced.
S v Mashigo (383/2017) [2018] ZAGPPHC 653 (19 February 2018)
On special review, the High Court confirmed Shaun Mashigo’s conviction and sentence but amended the suspended-sentence conditions to remove inapplicable statutory references.
Ngcukana v S (A443/15) [2017] ZAWCHC 83 (18 August 2017)
Appeal partly upheld: acquittal on counts 4 and 5, conviction on count 1 confirmed, and life sentence reduced to 20 years.
Mkhabela and Others v S (A334/15) [2016] ZAGPPHC 936 (8 November 2016)
The High Court dismissed a sentence appeal in a rhino-poaching conspiracy case, finding no material misdirection and no basis to interfere with the custodial sentences.
Seemela v S (20508/2014) [2015] ZASCA 41; 2016 (2) SACR 125 (SCA) (26 March 2015)
Appeal partly upheld: one murder conviction set aside for hearsay reliance, another replaced with attempted murder for lack of proven legal causation.
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