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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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‘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

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Buster bid blows up — Bester and Magudumana fail to halt Netflix doccie

Cape Town – The Gauteng High Court has dismissed an urgent application brought by convicted murderer and rapist Thabo... Read more

12 Sep, 2025