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The High Court in Mahikeng has overturned Johannes Demcy Dielele’s murder conviction and life sentence after ruling that hearsay evidence was wrongly admitted and ballistic evidence failed to link him to the fatal shooting.

A R50 000 commission dispute was dismissed by the South Gauteng High Court after judges ruled that the lower court wrongly relied on hearsay evidence, including unverified emails and WhatsApp messages. The judgment underscores the importance of proper evidence and witness testimony in civil contract cases.