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Court slashes sentence of men who stole meat in July 2021 unrest

Summary by Sunday World
Three KwaZulu-Natal men convicted for stealing meat worth R80,000 during the July 2021 unrest have had their sentences slashed in half, after the Pietermaritzburg High Court ruled that the original punishment was too harsh. Mduduzi Buthelezi, Mandla Ngcobo, and John Thobela were each sentenced to 10 years in prison in August 2023 after being found guilty of theft linked to the widespread looting that resulted in 354 deaths and over 5, 500 people…
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Sunday World broke the news in on Thursday, November 6, 2025.
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