A Western Cape serial rapist has been handed four life sentences and a further 63 years direct imprisonment for a string of crimes dating back to 2019 after his DNA was linked to multiple rape cases following his arrest for another rape.
The sentence was imposed after the state and the accused, 27-year-old Sihle Makuala, entered into a plea and sentencing agreement.
Prosecutor Adv Kepler Uys told the Western Cape high court that the serial rapist started his reign of terror against the three unsuspecting young women and a minor in the Siyanyanzela informal settlement in Grabouw on July 29 2019.