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Thabo Bester and hundreds of other prisoners kept in unlawful conditions, says inspectorate
18 September 2024 | ARTICLE
By Daniel Steyn
A Judicial Inspectorate for Correctional Services report says hundreds of prisoners are held in solitary confinement and this is a form of torture. Illustration: Lisa Nelson Hundreds of prisoners at...
Date set for Thabo Bester trial
31 July 2024 | ARTICLE
By Tania Broughton
The date for the trial of murderer and prison escapee Thabo Bester, and his girlfriend Nandipha Magudumana, has been set down by the Bloemfontein High Court. Photo: Becker Semela The trial of Thabo ...
Thabo Bester to launch new bid to postpone trial
24 July 2024 | ARTICLE
By Daniel Steyn and Becker Semela
Katlego Bereng’s aunt Poppy Bereng (left) sitting next to Nandipha Magadumana (right) at the Bloemfontein High Court. Magadumana assisted Thabo Bester’s escape by smuggling Katlego Bereng’s body into...
Very important news for everyone who does the GroundUp Target!
14 June 2024 | ARTICLE
By GroundUp Staff
GroundUp’s Target on Monday 10 June. Although GroundUp won awards for exposing corruption in the Lottery and for uncovering the Thabo Bester prison escape, by far the most important public service we...
Further delay in Thabo Bester trial
5 June 2024 | ARTICLE
By Marecia Damons and Becker Semela
The pre-trial for Thabo Bester, Nandipha Magudumana and seven co-accused was again postponed at the Free State High Court on Wednesday. Illustration: Lisa Nelson The pre-trial conference in the Thab...
Bester and Magudumana fail to stop TV documentary
15 March 2024 | ARTICLE
By Tania Broughton
Illustration of Thabo Bester by Lisa Nelson Nandipha Magudumana and Facebook rapist Thabo Bester have failed in their 11th-hour bid to stop the broadcast of a four-part Showmax documentary about the...
Google and Facebook are killing local news
6 March 2024 | ARTICLE
By Nathan Geffen and Anton van Zyl
The Limpopo Mirror is published in Louis Trichardt, a town in the north of South Africa’s Limpopo province. Photo: Anton van Zyl This week the Competition Commission is probing how online news is aff...
“Today is a waste of time” prosecutor in Thabo Bester case tells court
21 February 2024 | ARTICLE
By Daniel Steyn and Becker Semela
Thabo Bester (left) with co-accused Motenyane Masukela in court on Wednesday. Photos: Becker Semela The pre-trial conference in the Thabo Bester escape case has been postponed to 5 June. The prosecu...
2023 in Photos: From the high of winning the World Cup to a devastating inner city fire
18 December 2023 | ARTICLE
By GroundUp Staff
Springbok rugby captain Siya Kolisi takes a selfie with fans outside the City Hall in Cape Town. The Springboks toured the country to celebrate their World Cup win. Photo: Matthew Hirsch Protesting ...
No sign of accountability for Thabo Bester’s escape
11 December 2023 | ARTICLE
By Daniel Steyn and Marecia Damons
Convicted rapist and murderer Thabo Bester escaped from Mangaung Correctional Centre in May 2022. Archive photo: Becker Semela In April ministers, G4S representatives and top police and prison offic...