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WATCH | This is the docu Thabo Bester and Magudumana don’t want you to see

Cape Town – Thabo Bester and Dr. Nandipha Magudumana have filed an urgent court application to block Netflix from... Read more

27 Aug, 2025

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Judge warns Thabo Bester and co-accused not to delay proceedings

Thabo Bester escaped from prison in 2022 and was recaptured in 2023 after GroundUp revealed that he had escaped... Read more

18 Jun, 2025

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State ready for Thabo Bester trial – report

Cape Town – The state has confirmed its readiness for trial in the case of escaped convicted murderer and... Read more

5 Feb, 2025

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WATCH | Surprise raid at Thabo Bester’s former prison

Cape Town – Correctional Services officials on Thursday conducted a surprise raid at Mangaung Correctional Centre (MCC), previously housing... Read more

29 Nov, 2024

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Parliament debates report on Thabo Bester’s prison escape

Parliament’s portfolio committee for Correctional Services met on Tuesday to discuss how to deal with previous inquiries into Thabo... Read more

30 Oct, 2024

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Correctional Services confirms security failures in Thabo Bester escape

Cape Town – The Department of Correctional Services has confirmed that numerous security violations enabled the 2022 escape of convict... Read more

15 Oct, 2024

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Public Protector blames Correctional Services for prolonging Thabo Bester escape

Thabo Bester faked his death in order to escape from prison and got away with it. Illustration: Lisa Nelson... Read more

1 Oct, 2024

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Thabo Bester and hundreds of other prisoners kept in unlawful conditions, says inspectorate

A Judicial Inspectorate for Correctional Services report says hundreds of prisoners are held in solitary confinement and this is... Read more

19 Sep, 2024

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WATCH | Court dismisses Bester’s urgent plea for laptop use

Cape Town – Thabo Bester’s urgent application for access to a laptop was struck off the roll by the... Read more

18 Sep, 2024

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WATCH | Thabo Bester returns to court

Cape Town – Convicted murderer and rapist Thabo Bester has filed a court application requesting access to a laptop... Read more

17 Sep, 2024