Notable convictions in the past six months include:

Two rhino horn traffickers sentenced to 18 years imprisonment, with six years suspended, by the Ermelo regional court on July 1, 2024, for possession of four rhino horns.
According to South African Government News Agency, The conviction and sentence of three Botswana nationals confirmed on appeal, with sentences totaling 36 years imprisonment for murder, illegal possession of firearms and ammunition, illegal entry into the country, and rhino hunting without a permit.
A Skukuza court sentenced an accused to 35 years imprisonment for charges including trespassing, rhino hunting, possession of prohibited firearms and ammunition, possession of a dangerous weapon, and conspiracy to commit an offense. Another accused was sentenced to 26 years on similar charges.
In the Free State, three accused were convicted of conspiracy to hunt a rhino and sentenced to five years direct imprisonment, with a Silver Audi A4 forfeited to the State.
A courier arrested at OR Tambo International Airport with 12 rhino horns linked to three poaching crime scenes was sentenced to five years direct imprisonment.