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Serial rapist jailed 228 years

On his own plea, the Port Elizabeth High Court found him guilty of a total of 17 different charges of rape leveled against him after.

A man labelled by the South African Police Service (SAPS) as a serial rapist,

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Mzikayise Mkavu pleaded guilty to 36 charges, according to buzzsouthafrica.com.

Confirming his imprisonment, SAPS stated that “An effective 228-years prison sentence was handed down today to a serial rapist who for years waged a reign of terror among the Kwanobuhle community.

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“Mkavu terrorised the area around Kwanobuhle between 13 July 2008 and 2016. He raped several victims between the ages of 16 and 31 years old.”

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Per police records, Mkavu was arrested in April 2016 after his DNA linked him to the rape charges, hence his subsequent trial and imprisonment.

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