Overview
- Jannie Booysen, 43, was convicted in the De Aar Regional Court on Monday, 24 November 2025.
- The court imposed 10 years’ direct imprisonment for the murder of 56-year-old Johan Malieke.
- Police say Booysen was arrested shortly after the stabbing during an argument over a cigarette in Malaykamp, Sunrise, De Aar.
- Pixley Ka Seme District Commissioner Major General Nomana Mtukushe praised Detective Sergeant Lungile Malumla of the Sunrise Detectives for work that secured the verdict.
- Reports differ on whether the stabbing occurred this November or last November, though all accounts agree on the arrest, prosecution and sentence.