Bronkhorstspruit deputy principal accused of rape granted bail [SOUND]

# The Bronkhorstspruit Magistrate’s Court has granted a local deputy principal five-thousand-rand bail under strict conditions, including twice-weekly reporting to police and no contact with the complainant. He faces three counts of raping an eight-year-old learner on the school premises between June 2024 and August 2025. The National Prosecuting Authority’s Lumka Mahanjana says prosecutors opposed bail, citing flight risk, but the magistrate found exceptional circumstances: