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Marais receives 15-year sentence for Nyoka's murder

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July 11, 2025

APARTHEID-ERA POLICEMAN

- ZELDA VENTER

Marais receives 15-year sentence for Nyoka's murder

EMOTIONAL scenes played out in the Gauteng High Court, Pretoria, as apartheid-era policeman Johan Marais was sentenced to 15 years for the murder of Chaipus Nyoka 38 years ago, with the Nyoka family crying, while a packed public gallery shouted "rot in jail".

A defeated-looking Marais yesterday made his way to the holding cells, while ANC members shouted at him and others sang freedom songs.

Two of Nyoka’s elderly sisters, Sarah Nyoka and Alegria Nyoke, hugged supporters while wiping their tears.

Alegria, after sentencing, said that while justice had been done for their brother, she is not sure the family is ready to forgive Marais.

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