It’s unlikely that anyone feels sympathy for convicted paedophile Nicholas Ninow, the infamous Dros rapist whose crimes shocked South Africa a year ago. But when he was named on social media before his first court appearance, there was justifiable outcry. Naming people suspected of committing a serious crime before the due process takes place could ruin an innocent person’s life.

In a country that doesn’t keep figures relating to miscarriages of justice – where innocent people are jailed – it’s fair to assume that there are a lot of people who have seen the inside of a police holding cell through no fault of their own. But in the age of social media, it can be very hard to keep information out of the public sphere, especially in high-profile cases.