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Sixty-five people accused of inciting violence during the July 2021 unrest have been served with indictments before their trial in the high court next year.

Sixty-four of the 65 accused appeared in the Durban Magistrates Court on Friday for the incitement case.

The Phala Phala accused are facing charges of theft, housebreaking with intent to steal, money laundering and conspiracy to commit robbery.

The group is accused of inciting the July unrest, which saw widespread looting in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng.

Brutal rape of a teenager has landed a North West man in jail with a life sentence. Lucky Tshepang Mothowatlhaga

A North West man who raped his 23-year-old niece on Christmas Eve in 2021 has been sentenced to life imprisonment.

Loyiso was gunned down in Philippi in April 2023 after attending a community meeting.

The wife of the alleged mastermind in the illicit electricity vouchers syndicate, bought four modest properties in 22 days in 2013 and owned a total 27 houses while living a low-key life and driving a 20-year-old Renault Clio valued at R30,000.

The Tlhabane Regional Court in North West on Friday sentenced a man to 20 years in prison for raping a minor.