Two men have been convicted on charges of rape and sentenced to life imprisonment by the Ulundi regional  court in South Africa.

Police spokesperson Nqobile Gwala says Sifundo Khumalo and Khethokuhle Dubazane both pleaded guilty to a 2018 rape of an 18-year-old at Mahlabathini on the KwaZulu-Natal south coast.

“Their sentence came after the court heard how they raped an 18-year (old) woman in Mahlabathini. The incident took place on the 5th November 2018 where the victim was asleep at her place of residence when the two men gained entry by forcing the window open. They raped the victim and the matter was reported to Mahlabathini police station and a docket was transferred to Ulundi FCS unit for further investigation,” says Gwala