Man who raped seven women in Limpopo sentenced to 70 years in jail

The high court in Polokwane has sentenced Mathatha Gift Phelane to 70 years’ imprisonment for seven counts of rape. The court also sentenced Phelane, 28, to 30 years’ imprisonment for six counts of robbery with aggravating circumstances and 15 years for three counts of kidnapping. National Prosecuting Authority spokesperson Mashudu Malabi-Dzhangi said on Monday the effective sentence to be served was 70 years.Phelane pleaded not guilty.“During the trial, witnesses testified that between 2020 and 2021, the accused was terrorising young women from communities of Ga Mphethi, Ga-Manyaka,…