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Mpumalanga man gets R1.6 million in damages for unlawful arrest for rape
The Mercury
|February 25, 2026
THE Mpumalanga High Court in Mbombela has ordered the Minister of Police to pay more than R1.6 million in damages to a man who was unlawfully arrested and detained on rape charges that were never pursued.
In a judgment delivered by Acting Judge TS Ngwenya, the court found that the arrest of Noah Mathebula Nkavdzi in March 2020 was unwarranted and unlawful.
Nkavdzi testified that he received a call from a police officer in March 2020 instructing him to report to the Thulamahashe Police Station. Upon arrival, he was informed that a rape complaint had been laid against him by two complainants whom he said he did not know.
He was charged and, due to overcrowding at the local holding cells, was transferred to Calcutta Police Station. After his first court appearance, the matter was postponed, and he was later transferred to the Nelspruit Correctional Services Centre.
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