South Africa|Free State

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Inmate Teboho Molemohi was murdered in Mangaung prison. His mother was never told what happened

Six people were convicted for Teboho’s murder, but no-one told his mother

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News | 19 May 2023

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Thabo Bester escape: lawyer asks court to “satisfy itself” that the man in the dock is indeed Bester

Bail hearing of five alleged conspirators to continue on Friday

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News | 16 May 2023

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Police testimony reveals how decoy body ended up in Thabo Bester’s cell

Friends of Katlego Bereng picket outside Bloemfontein Magistrates Court

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News | 12 May 2023

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Thabo Bester escape: alleged conspirators apply for bail

Nandipha Magudumana withdrew her application in light of “new information”

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News | 11 May 2023

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Katlego Bereng buried in Bloemfontein

Family still has many unanswered questions

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Brief | 8 May 2023

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Thabo Bester escape: Friends remember Katlego Bereng

Bloemfontein Celtics supporters promise to protest outside court when the accused appear

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News | 5 May 2023

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Thabo Bester escape: international spotlight on G4S

Canadian pension fund questioned on investment in prisons company

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News | 4 May 2023

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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

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News | 3 May 2023

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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

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News | 26 April 2023

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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

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News | 25 April 2023

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Nandipha Madugumana and accomplices to stay in prison for now. Her dad has been granted bail

R10,000 bail for Zolile Sekeleni

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Brief | 17 April 2023

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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

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News | 16 April 2023

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Recaptured Thabo Bester returns to the courtroom

Bester charged with escaping from Mangaung prison

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Brief | 14 April 2023

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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

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Brief | 13 April 2023

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Government knew Thabo Bester had escaped, but did nothing

Authorities dragged their feet investigating the matter, documents tabled before Parliament reveal

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News | 12 April 2023

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Thabo Bester prison break: two men in court, charged with murder

Former prison warder and father of Bester’s partner remanded in custody

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Brief | 11 April 2023