The man described by prosecutors as the mastermind behind one of South Africa's largest rhino horn trafficking enterprises has avoided immediate imprisonment after entering into a plea agreement that finally brought a legal battle spanning more than a decade to an end.
Earlier today (17 June), the Polokwane High Court sentenced Dawie Groenewald to a fine of R2 million or four years' imprisonment on the main charge of managing an enterprise in contravention of the Prevention of Organised...