Sipho Mandla Agmatir Thwala is a South African rapist and serial killer who was convicted in 1999 for the murders of 16 women and 10 rapes.
[citation needed] Thwala began his year-long rape and murder spree in 1996 in South Africa's KwaZulu-Natal province.
[1] His modus operandi was to lure local women into accompanying him through the sugarcane fields of Mount Edgecombe near the town of Phoenix with the promise of employment as domestic workers in nearby hotels.
[2] On 31 March 1999, the High Court in Durban found Thwala guilty of 16 murders and 10 rapes and sentenced him to 506 years in prison.
[citation needed] Thwala's case is featured in episodes 8 and 9 of the Showmax drama series, Catch Me a Killer, released in February 2024.