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Serial rapist arrested in Mankweng

The suspect had been terrorising the community for over seven years.

POLOKWANE – The 34-year-old suspect is connected to eight cases of rape.

Police spokesperson Lt Colonel Moatshe Ngoepe says the suspect had been terrorising members of the community between November 2008 and January 2015.

His targets included woman between the ages of 19 to 43-years-old.

“The areas in which the rapes occured were Mankweng ,Sebayeng and Morebeng, outside Polokwane,” said Ngoepe.

He says the suspect will appear before the Mankweng and Sekgosese Magistrate’s Courts respectively on Monday.

“Police investigations still continue,” concluded Ngoepe.

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Raeesa Sempe

Raeesa Sempe is a Caxton Award-winning Digital Editor with nine years’ experience in the industry. She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Media Studies from the University of the Witwatersrand and started her journey as a community journalist for the Polokwane Review in 2015. She then became the online journalist for the Review in 2016 where she excelled in solidifying the Review’s digital footprint through Facebook lives, content creation and marketing campaigns. Raeesa then moved on to become the News Editor of the Bonus Review in 2019 and scooped up the Editorial Employee of the Year award in the same year. She is the current Digital Editor of the Polokwane Review-Observer, a position she takes pride in. Raeesa is married with one child and enjoys spending time with friends, listening to music and baking – when she has the time. “I still believe that if your aim is to change the world, journalism is a more immediate short-term weapon." – Tom Stoppard

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