CONVICTED. PAROLED. RAPED A CHILD AGAIN. I could find their court records but not their photo’s. These are two court-confirmed examples of repeat sexual offending in South Africa. Isak Delport was sentenced to 15 years in prison in 2012 for raping a child. In 2023, while on parole, he raped an 11-year-old girl. He had access to her through his relationship with her grandmother. In September 2026, the Western Cape High Court dismissed his appeal against his life sentence. Then there is Thapelo Johannes Ntoagae. He had previous convictions for attempted rape in 2002 and rape in 2008. While on parole, he raped a four-year-old girl in the Free State in October 2023. He was sentenced to life imprisonment in September 2025. Both men had already been convicted of sexual offences before abusing another child. These cases raise serious questions about parole supervision, risk assessment and the information available to families. A second chance does not mean that previous convictions should be hidden from the people who may be placed at risk. I want a lawful, searchable National Register for Sex Offenders that allows families to establish who has been convicted, what they were convicted of and their current legal status. #OpenTheRegister IC

This is Lungile Buhlungu. Six women. Six rape convictions. In June 2025, the Western Cape High Court sentenced him to six life terms and a further 50 years for offences including kidnapping, assault, robbery and unlawful possession of a firearm. DNA helped link him to the rapes. The women who testified, and the investigators and prosecutors who built the case, deserve recognition. Convictions of this seriousness must be followed by accurate records and practical, lawful access to verified offender information. Families should not have to piece that information together from years of newspaper reports. #OpenTheRegister IC