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FILE: Forensic teams remove the bodies of Yonelisa and Zandile Mali from a toilet cubicle in Diepsloot, where they were dumped after being kidnapped & raped. Picture: EWN.

Diepsloot murders

NPA: Diepsloot killer unlikely to get parole

By Reinart Toerien

Ntokozo Hadebe was handed 9 life sentences yesterday plus 15 years for kidnapping, rape & murder.

  • Members of the Diepsloot Early Childhood Development Forum sing outside court after sentencing was handed on 29 October 2014. Picture: Reinart Toerien/EWN.

    Family relieved by Diepsloot child killer's sentence

    Anelisa Mkhonto’s body was found dumped in a rubbish bin days after being raped and murdered.

    2763 days ago
  • FILE: Mourners gather around the tiny coffins of Yonelisa and Zandile Mali on 19 October 2013 after they were found raped and murdered in Diepsloot. Picture: EWN

    Diepsloot killer gets 9 life sentences

    Ntokozo Hadebe received 9 life sentences plus an additional 15 years behind bars.

    2763 days ago
  • A three-year-old girl’s body was found underneath a bridge in the Johannesburg township. Picture: EWN.

    Another Diepsloot toddler found dead

    A three-year-old girl’s body was found underneath a bridge in the Johannesburg township.

    3018 days ago
  • A man is in police custody after stabbing another man to death in an alleged love triangle in Diepsloot. Picture: sxc.hu.

    Man arrested for stabbing

    Police say the suspect apparently accused the deceased of having an affair with his girlfriend.

    3046 days ago
  • A woman accused of leaving her baby to die alone at home in Diepsloot while allegedly out drinking has refused bail. Picture: Reinart Toerien/EWN.

    Diepsloot mom fears for her safety

    Prosecutors said Nokuthula Gumede doesn’t want to apply for bail amid safety fears.

    3106 days ago
  • A mother accused of leaving her baby to die alone at home in Diepsloot has been found by police. Picture: Reinart Toerien/EWN.

    Diepsloot mother arrested

    A mother accused of leaving her baby to die alone at home has been found by police.

    3113 days ago
  • Diepsloot residents outside court. Picture:Lesego Ngobeni/EWN

    Diepsloot four fear for their lives

    The four men say they now fear for their lives and cannot return home after being accused of rape and murder.

    3125 days ago
  • Two tombstones have been donated for the graves of little Zandile and Yonelisa Mali. Picture: Lesego Ngobeni/EWN

    Charges dropped against four Diepsloot accused

    The NPA has been forced to drop charges against four of the accused due to insufficient evidence.

    3125 days ago
  • Five men were arrested after the bodies of cousins Zandile and Yonelisa Mali were found dumped inside a communal toilet last week. Picture: Lesego Ngobeni/EWN

    Diepsloot murder case postponed

    The case against five men accused of murdering two cousins in Diepsloot has been postponed.

    3133 days ago
  • The tiny coffins of Yonelisa and Zandile Mali are pictured shortly before burial on 19 October 2013. Picture: Lesego Ngobeni/EWN

    Diepsloot murder case to get underway

    Diepsloot residents are protesting outside the court where the five suspects are due to appear.

    3133 days ago
  • The tiny coffins of Yonelisa and Zandile Mali are pictured shortly before burial on 19 October 2013. The young cousins were found raped and murdered in Diepsloot earlier in the week. Picture: Lesego Ngobeni/EWN

    Diepsloot: NPA preparing ‘watertight’ case

    The case against five men accused of murdering and raping the Mali cousins will resume on Thursday.

    3136 days ago
  • The little girls’ mutilated bodies were discovered dumped inside a communal toilet on Tuesday by a community member. Picture: Lesego Ngobeni/EWN

    Diepsloot suspect linked to other crimes

    It’s emerged the main Diepsloot murder suspect is being investigated on other charges.

    3136 days ago
  • The tiny coffins of Yonelisa and Zandile Mali are pictured shortly before burial on 19 October 2013. The young cousins were found raped and murdered in Diepsloot earlier in the week. Picture: Lesego Ngobeni/EWN

    Diepsloot: Suspects to appear in court

    All five suspects charged with raping and murdering two children will appear in court on Thursday.

    3136 days ago
  • A newborn was found dead in a Diepsloot stream on 19 October 2013. Picture: Lesego Ngobeni/EWN

    Police appeal for info on Diepsloot mother

    Police are hunting for a woman who allegedly dumped her newborn baby in a stream on Saturday.

    3137 days ago
  • Mourners gather around the tiny coffins of Yonelisa and Zandile Mali on 19 October 2013. The young cousins were found raped and murdered in Diepsloot earlier in the week. Picture: Lesego Ngobeni/EWN

    Diepsloot mothers call for improved safety

    The call comes after the murders of two little girls in the township earlier this week.

    3138 days ago
  • The tiny coffins of Yonelisa and Zandile Mali are pictured shortly before burial on 19 October 2013. The young cousins were found raped and murdered in Diepsloot earlier in the week. Picture: Lesego Ngobeni/EWN

    Diepsloot girls buried

    The Gauteng MEC for Community Safety attended, saying more needs to be done to combat poverty.

    3138 days ago
  • FILE: Police were at the scene to monitor protests by angry residents after the bodies of two young girls were found in Diepsloot on 15 October 2013. Picture: Lesego Ngobeni/EWN

    Diepsloot girls to be laid to rest

    The Gauteng government has promised to assist the girls’ family in paying for the ceremony.

    3138 days ago
  • Violence has broken out in the Diepsloot township, north of Johannesburg, following the arrests of five people in connection with the murders of two toddlers in the area. Picture: Vumani Mkhize/EWN

    Diepsloot: violent protests after arrests

    Residents embark on violent protests following arrests in connection with the double murder.

    3139 days ago
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