Mbombela - A man and a woman appeared in the high court sitting in the Nelspruit Magistrate's Court on Monday on 49 counts of rape and assault of 21 girls.
Johan Jabulani Mlombo, 48, and co-accused Sister Mapalase Khoza, 41, both from Masoyi near Hazyview, were arrested in 2012 in connection with the rape of the girls aged between 9 and 17, a Sapa corespondent reported.
Prosecutor Moeng Molatudi read out each of the charges from count one until count 49, which were almost similar offences.