South Africa | 3 get jail terms for poaching rhinos in Kruger NP

The SAPS provincial commissioner in Mpumalanga, Lieutenant General Semakaleng Daphney Manamela, has welcomed the decision to sentence three poachers, even before forensic results were available.

Sibusiso Mahlaule, 29; George Manyise, 30; and Rodrigues Ngobeni, 34, were sentenced on Friday in the Skukuza Regional Court for poaching.

https://www.news24.com/news24/southafrica/news/3-rhino-poachers-caught-in-kruger-national-park-jailed-after-pleading-guilty-20220313

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