The roll of shame

Sandile Mantsoe

The foreign-exchange trader, a married father of three, will appear in a Johannesburg court tomorrow charged with murdering his 22-year-old girlfriend, Karabo Mokoena, in April last year. Mokoena’s charred remains were found in a shallow ditch in Lyndhurst.

Rameez Patel

The wealthy Polokwane businessman is on trial for the murder of his wife, Fatima, in 2015. Fatima’s uncle Farook Choonara, of Laudium in Gauteng, said there were rumours that Patel was having an affair with a married woman and that Fatima confronted the mistress and her husband.

Christopher Panayiotou

The Port Elizabeth businessman was sentenced to life for engaging a contract killer to murder his wife, Jayde, in 2015. Panayiotou showered his mistress with gifts but it emerged during his trial that he had severe financial problems. His lawyer, Alwyn Griebenow, said in December that he had applied for leave to appeal against his conviction.

Jason Rohde

The multimillionaire stands accused of killing his wife, Susan, in 2016 amid an affair with a younger woman, estate agent Jolene Alterskye. Rohde, whose trial resumes in the High Court in Cape Town on Wednesday, claims she committed suicide.

George Barkhuizen

The Johannesburg businessman is accused of murdering his wife, Odette, in 2015. According to the indictment he obtained life insurance policies for her valued at R7.5-million. His trial continues in the High Court in Johannesburg in July.

Tshimologo Huma

The 38-year-old businessman and IT engineer was convicted in 2016 of murdering his pregnant wife, Carla‚ 32, and sentenced to 20 years in prison. Huma stabbed Carla to death in Cosmo City‚ Johannesburg. He pleaded not guilty and said his wife provoked him when she spat in his face.