Latest articles on Karabo Mokoena

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Mantsoe ‘a devil in disguise’, sentenced to 32 years

Article Staff Reporter - 3 May 2018

The judge did not mince words in his sentencing, calling Mantsoe’s remorse ‘self-pity’

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Karabo Mokoena killer caught in ‘a web of lies’

Article Staff Reporter - 2 May 2018

Judge Johnson said that the accused had “meticulously covered up the evidence,” but he was now “caught in a web of lies.”

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Karabo Mokoena’s family rejoices after Sandile Mantsoe is found guilty in her murder

Article Staff Reporter - 2 May 2018

Mantsoe was found guilty of assault with the intent to do grievous bodily harm, murder and defeating the ends of justice

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Sandile Mantsoe found guilty of murdering Karabo Mokoena

Article Jeanette Chabalala - 2 May 2018

Mantsoe stabbed Mokoena and tried to dispose of her body by burning her remains

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Karabo Mokoena murder accused will not testify

Article Staff Reporter - 30 Apr 2018

Sandile Mantsoe has pleaded not guilty to the charge and faces the possibility of life imprisonment

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Security guard refutes Karabo Mokoena suicide assertion

Article Staff Reporter - 26 Apr 2018

Lucky Nongogo said when he helped Sandile Mantsoe enter his apartment, he did not sense suspicious activity

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Was Mokoena alive when her body was set alight? It’s unclear

Article Staff Reporter - 25 Apr 2018

The coroner she could not determine whether Karabo Mokoena had breathed in soot because her upper and lower airways were no longer present

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Karabo Mokoena murder accused pointed out body dumping site

Article Staff Reporter - 25 Apr 2018

When asked if Mantsoe thought he would receive any benefits from the point-out, Mantsoe allegedly responded, “[I] just want to tell the truth ...”

Karabo Mokoena murder trial postponed

Article Staff Reporter - 24 Apr 2018

The postponement was granted after the prosecution asked to present photographic instead of lengthy video evidence to quicken the pace of the trial

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‘I thought no one would believe me’ — Karabo Mokoena murder accused

Article Staff Reporter - 19 Apr 2018

Sandile Mantsoe claimed he told police he thought 'no one would believe him' when he allegedly found Mokoena dead in his apartment

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Police testimony alleges Mantsoe admitted a ritual sacrifice killed Karabo Mokoena

Article Staff Reporter - 19 Apr 2018

Constable Helen Mahwete testified how according to murder accused Sandile Mantsoe, he and Karabo Mokoena took part in a ritual to give them “powers”

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Karabo Mokoena second ‘trial within a trial’

Article Staff Reporter - 18 Apr 2018

Constable Helen Mahwete was the sixth witness to be called to testify in the case against Sandile Mantsoe who is accused of killing Karabo Mokoena

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Alleged admission of guilt allowed in Karabo Mokoena case

Article Staff Reporter - 18 Apr 2018

Police testimony that alleges Sandile Mantsoe admitted to killing Karabo Mokoena will be admissible in his trial.

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Murder accused in Karabo Mokoena case appears in court

Article Staff Reporter - 17 Apr 2018

On Monday, Sandile Mantsoe her former boyfriend, pleaded not guilty to murder

Patriarchy is not just a black thing, FYI

Article Kwanele Sosibo - 30 Nov 2017

The second documentary in MTV Base's series of films on South African issues fails to render an inclusive image of the sources of toxic masculinity

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