Thabo Bester prison escape
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.
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
Facebook rapist: Deputy Minister was informed by warder that Thabo Bester escaped
Nothing appears to have been done about it
By Oliver Meth
News | 22 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
Murder at Mangaung Prison: Leaked report shows ‘Facebook rapist’ was dead before a fire broke out in his cell
Leaked documents show that Thabo Bester was already dead before a fire broke out in his cell
News | 20 January 2023
Many mysteries surround the death of ‘Facebook rapist’ Thabo Bester
SAPS says the outcome of DNA tests to determine the body’s identity can be expected “at any stage”, six months on from the fire.
News | 8 November 2022