Eastern Cape rapist sentenced to two life terms By Robin-Lee Francke Share CAPE TOWN – A child rapist from the Eastern Cape has been handed down two life terms for raping minors. In a statement released on Monday, provincial police spokesperson, Captain Khaya Tonjeni said its district commissioner, Brigadier Ngangema Xakavu, welcomed the conviction of 35-year-old rapist Xola Mayedwa in the Bhisho High Court. Tonjeni said Mayedwa was convicted of sexually assaulting two girls, aged nine and 11 and assaulted a 13-year-old girl in the Bongweni area in Peddie in September 2018. “The suspect was immediately arrested and appeared at the Peddie Magistrate Court. He was denied bail and appeared several times at court.