Five years later: Bester prison escape trial set for April 2027
Nandipha Magudumana and Thabo Bester in court on 8 August 2023. The trial has now been set to start... Read more
29 Aug
Government to pay back at least R1.7-million to company running ‘Thabo Bester prison’
Mangaung Correctional Centre from which Thabo Bester escaped in May 2022. Archive photo: Becker Semela By Tania Broughton Rapist... Read more
16 Jun
WATCH | ‘They are scared’: Bester hits out after Parliament snub
Johannesburg – Convicted murderer and “Facebook rapist” Thabo Bester says he wanted to give testimony to Parliament’s ad hoc... Read more
25 Mar
WATCH | Bester tells court he was ‘lawfully released’, denies escape
Johannesburg – Convicted rapist and murderer Thabo Bester has escalated his legal battle, insisting in the Johannesburg High Court... Read more
25 Mar
WATCH | Bester stays locked up: Court rejects urgent bid to halt maximum-security transfer
Durban – Convicted murderer and “Facebook rapist” Thabo Bester will remain in South Africa’s highest-security prison after the Pretoria... Read more
11 Feb
WATCH | Bester blasts prison move: ‘I’m no escape risk!’
Pretoria – Convicted murderer Thabo Bester has criticised the Department of Correctional Services (DCS) for transferring him to the... Read more
6 Feb
Bester fights supermax transfer, demands return to Gauteng prison
Pretoria – Convicted rapist and murderer Thabo Bester has filed an urgent application in the Johannesburg High Court challenging... Read more
3 Feb
Thabo Bester Transferred to eBongweni Supermax, Joins ‘Cat’ Matlala
Pretoria – The Department of Correctional Services (DCS) has transferred convicted killer and rapist Thabo Bester from Kgosi Mampuru... Read more
30 Jan
Thabo Bester delays trial with six court cases
Thabo Bester appeared in the Free State High Court on Friday. Photo: Becker Semela By Marecia Damons The long-delayed... Read more
5 Dec, 2025
‘I deserve better!’ — Thabo Bester battles for luxury behind bars
Johannesburg – Convicted murderer and rapist Thabo Bester has filed another court application seeking relaxed prison conditions. In papers... Read more
10 Nov, 2025
