wildlife crime

On April 10, 2026, the Skukuza Regional Court convicted Nyiko Gumede, Nomsa Ndlovu and Ludwick Mhlaba, former Kruger National Park employees, of killing a rhino and conspiring to smuggle its horns. The 2021 case involved an entrapment operation after rangers found evidence at a poaching scene. Sentencing is postponed to April 24, with a minimum 10-year prison term possible.