The politician could not be named to protect the girls’ identities. He appeared at the Nelspruit Magistrates Court on Wednesday.
On Friday, the rapists allegedly gained access to their house in Dobsonville.
Ryan Smith was arrested after the bodies of Altecia Kortjie and her seven-year-old child, Raynecia, were found in a house in Belhar almost two weeks ago.
There's mounting pressure on government to take drastic steps to stop gender-based violence (GBV) in the same way that the state moved to contain the COVID-19 outbreak.
The 28-year-old, who was 8 months pregnant at the time of her murder, was laid to rest at the Roodepoort Cemetery, west of Johannesburg, on Thursday.
The group stood on a road where they formed a human chain close to the local police station.
Police, metro police, and specialised units worked together to track down the suspects who had been on their radar for a while.
16 Days of Light: It's time to bring women abuse out of the dark and into the light
The mayor hopes this year’s 16 Days of Activism against Gender-based Violence campaign will be a call to action to address the scourge of violence against women and children.
The non-profit organisation, which provides legal and therapeutic support services in various communities, aimed to increase access to the law for survivors of abuse.
Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng presented his annual judiciary report on Thursday, which showed how overburdened the courts were.
Scores of men and women marched to Parliament, despite the pouring rain that failed to deter demonstrators who marched for the rights of women.
South African women gathered outside the Johannesburg Stock Exchange under the banner of the #SandtonShutdown to highlight the scourge of gender-based violence.
President Cyril Ramaphosa has called the levels of violence against women a state of emergency.
