Here are our articles on the notorious prison escape on 3 May by convicted murderer and rapist Thabo Bester.
See also this timeline published on 3 April.
Judge finds Nandipha’s appeal has no reasonable prospect for success
By Daniel Steyn
Brief | 18 July 2023
“She wanted to come home, she came home,” argues police advocate
By Daniel Steyn
News | 14 July 2023
Another accused is granted bail of R10,000
By Marecia Damons and Becker Semela
News | 11 July 2023
Judge rules they are not a flight risk and unlikely to interfere with witnesses
News | 6 July 2023
Two other accused will return to court on 11 July for formal bail applications
By Daniel Steyn and Becker Semela
News | 3 July 2023
All 12 suspects are expected back in court in August for start of the main criminal trial
By Daniel Steyn and Becker Semela
Brief | 28 June 2023
Case postponed again for further investigation
By Marecia Damons, Daniel Steyn and Becker Semela
Brief | 20 June 2023
Zanda Moyo will join eight others in the criminal trial on 20 June
Brief | 13 June 2023
But the state made mistakes and almost lost the case
Law | 5 June 2023
Nandipha Magudumana claims she was “abducted” in Tanzania by South African authorities
By Daniel Steyn, Marecia Damons and Becker Semela
News | 1 June 2023
The fifth applicant, Nastassja Jansen, was granted R10,000 bail
By Daniel Steyn and Becker Semela
Law | 29 May 2023
Department of Home Affairs officially joins as a respondent
By Marecia Damons and Daniel Steyn
Law | 26 May 2023
A decision in the bail application is expected on Monday
By Daniel Steyn and Becker Semela
News | 24 May 2023
Lawyers for the accused say they won’t evade trial
By Daniel Steyn and Becker Semela
News | 23 May 2023
Thabo Bester finally added to Home Affairs’s data system after three decades as “an unidentifiable person”
News | 22 May 2023
Bail application for five accused continued for a third day
By Becker Semela and Daniel Steyn
News | 19 May 2023