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
Thabo Bester escape: state says prison CCTV technician was offered R2.5-million bribe
Details emerge in court of state’s case against Bester and co-accused
By Becker Semela and Daniel Steyn
News | 3 May 2023
Thabo Bester escape: did Nandipha Magudumana collect the same body from the same morgue twice?
Mystery deepens, inconsistencies accumulate, as police fail to answer questions
By Daniel Steyn and Becker Semela
News | 26 April 2023
Thabo Bester escape: Many unanswered questions about the death of Katlego Bereng
“We need to know how our son ended up dead and burnt in jail” says Bereng’s grandmother
By Becker Semela and Daniel Steyn
News | 25 April 2023
Nandipha Madugumana and accomplices to stay in prison for now. Her dad has been granted bail
R10,000 bail for Zolile Sekeleni
Brief | 17 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
Recaptured Thabo Bester returns to the courtroom
Bester charged with escaping from Mangaung prison
Brief | 14 April 2023
Nandipha Magudumana appears in court for first time
Bail application postponed until 17 April after Thabo Bester’s lover and alleged accomplice returned to South Africa
Brief | 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