'For far too long rape has been used as a tool to relegate the women of this country' - ConCourt
11 December 2019
Two rapists who went on a rampage, raping women in a suburb of Tembisa in Gauteng 21 years ago, have lost a Constitutional Court bid to change the law so that the doctrine of common purpose does not apply to rape cases.
The two men, Jabulane Tshabalala and Annanius Ntuli were convicted of the September 1998 rapes and sentenced to life in prison.
According to court papers, when the men approached some of the homes of their victims, they pretended to be police, threw rocks and stones on the roofs, and shouted: "Police! Police!"