Articles for Marecia Damons
Thabo Bester ran a glamorous media company from prison
Joburg high society attended the luxurious launch of Bester’s company
By Daniel Steyn and Marecia Damons
Feature | 24 March 2023
Thabo Bester saga: Nandipha Magudumana abandons her rented mansion
Landlord tried to stop associates of Magudumana from removing some of the household contents
By Daniel Steyn, Marecia Damons and Kimberly Mutandiro
News | 23 March 2023
Thabo Bester saga: Prison department denies it has autopsy report. Here it is!
The autopsy was completed a day after the fire and found that the man was dead before his body was burnt
By Daniel Steyn and Marecia Damons
News | 18 March 2023
More evidence links Thabo Bester and Dr Nandipha Magudumana
“If these reports are found to be true, this would prove to be the most sensational escape in the history of our nation” says ministerial spokesperson
By Daniel Steyn and Marecia Damons
News | 17 March 2023
Man resembling Thabo Bester spotted in Sandton, nearly two months after his supposed death in prison fire
Woman in photo could be celebrity doctor Nandipha Magudumana
By Daniel Steyn and Marecia Damons
News | 16 March 2023
Did the Facebook rapist die in his cell? Or did he escape from prison?
Extraordinary evidence raises doubts about the claim that Thabo Bester died in a fire at Mangaung prison in May 2022
By Marecia Damons and Daniel Steyn
Feature | 15 March 2023
Budget: social grants go up, but not as much as inflation
Covid grant budget slashed by R8-billion
News | 22 February 2023
Over a million people who qualify for the R350 grant aren’t getting it
Only 85% of all approved beneficiaries are being paid, Parliament hears
News | 15 February 2023
“A state of destruction”: Activists gather at SONA to demand an end to rolling blackouts
President Ramaphosa announces state of disaster to deal with energy crisis during his State of the Nation Address this evening
News | 9 February 2023