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Judge warns Thabo Bester and co-accused not to delay proceedings

17 June 2025 | ARTICLE

By Daniel Steyn

...Thabo Bester trial that there will be consequences should they unreasonably delay proceedings. Bester, a convicted rapist and murderer standing trial for escaping from Mangaung prison in 2022, has a p...

Magudumana must stay in prison, SCA rules

16 May 2025 | ARTICLE

By Tania Broughton

...Thabo Bester in April 2023. Magudumana faces multiple charges for helping Bester escape from prison in May 2022. She is currently in prison awaiting trial, which is set to start in July. Her legal te...

Magudumana to appeal her extradition on Thursday

5 November 2024 | ARTICLE

By Tania Broughton

...Thabo Bester) and her “forced return” to South Africa was unlawful and invalid. Her legal team previously raised this “disguised extradition” argument in the Bloemfontein High Court. While that court ...

Parliament debates report on Thabo Bester’s prison escape

29 October 2024 | ARTICLE

By Marecia Damons

...Thabo Bester’s prison escape. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks The portfolio committee for Correctional Services still has questions about Thabo Bester’s prison escape. On Tuesday, the committee discu...

Police minister confirms Thabo Bester was detained and then released while he was on the run

24 October 2024 | ARTICLE

By Daniel Steyn

...Bester had escaped. Minister of Police Senzo Mchunu has confirmed that the South African Police Service (SAPS) released convicted rapist and murderer Thabo Bester after apprehending him for speeding ...

Public Protector blames Correctional Services for prolonging Thabo Bester escape

30 September 2024 | ARTICLE

By Marecia Damons and Daniel Steyn

...Thabo Bester’s prison escape. Bester escaped from Mangaung Correctional Centre, a privately-run maximum security prison, in May 2022 by faking his death in a cell fire with the help of celebrity docto...

The rights of prisoners must be protected, even if we dislike them

19 September 2024 | ARTICLE

By GroundUp Editors

...Thabo Bester. Bester is a murderer, rapist, fraud and con-artist. But his rights and the rights of other people like him in South African prisons are protected by the Constitution, as they must be. Se...

Thabo Bester and hundreds of other prisoners kept in unlawful conditions, says inspectorate

18 September 2024 | ARTICLE

By Daniel Steyn

...Thabo Bester’s prison conditions Thabo Bester, who is continuing his life sentence for murder and rape after escaping from Mangaung Correctional Centre in May 2022, has raised the matter of his prison...

Date set for Thabo Bester trial

31 July 2024 | ARTICLE

By Tania Broughton

...Thabo Bester, and his girlfriend Nandipha Magudumana, has been set down by the Bloemfontein High Court. Photo: Becker Semela The trial of Thabo Bester and co-accused has been set for 10 February 2025...

Thabo Bester to launch new bid to postpone trial

24 July 2024 | ARTICLE

By Daniel Steyn and Becker Semela

...Thabo Bester’s escape by smuggling Katlego Bereng’s body into prison. Photo: Becker Semela Convicted rapist and murderer Thabo Bester, currently on trial for escaping from prison, has appointed new la...