Articles for Marecia Damons
Motsoaledi rubbishes Dr Nandipha’s court bid to have her arrest in Tanzania declared “unlawful”
Thabo Bester finally added to Home Affairs’s data system after three decades as “an unidentifiable person”
News | 22 May 2023
Thabo Bester escape: international spotlight on G4S
Canadian pension fund questioned on investment in prisons company
By Daniel Steyn, Marecia Damons and James Stent
News | 4 May 2023
Chief Justice’s office stonewalls requests for reports on late judgments
The last available report is for 31 December 2021
News | 26 April 2023
Thabo Bester saga: Police fail to collect evidence of Magudumana’s Bloem trips
Nandipha Magudumana used Bester’s alias to stay in luxury accommodation in Bloemfontein and Ballito in the weeks before he escaped
By Daniel Steyn and Marecia Damons
News | 16 April 2023
Thabo Bester escape: ministers and officials scramble to answer MPs’ questions
“I did everything I was supposed to do” says Minister of Justice Ronald Lamola
By Daniel Steyn and Marecia Damons
Parliament | 14 April 2023
Witness in case of officer accused of murder of homeless man fails to come to court
Dumisani Joxo died in January 2022 after he was shot during an altercation in Rondebosch
Brief | 13 April 2023
Thabo Bester and Nandipha Magudumana back in South Africa - and behind bars
Magudumana charged with murder and violation of bodies
By Daniel Steyn and Marecia Damons
Brief | 13 April 2023
Thabo Bester saga: MPs from all parties grill G4S
Private prison company claims it cooperated with state’s investigation
By Marecia Damons and Daniel Steyn
Parliament | 13 April 2023
Government knew Thabo Bester had escaped, but did nothing
Authorities dragged their feet investigating the matter, documents tabled before Parliament reveal
By Daniel Steyn and Marecia Damons
News | 12 April 2023