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Dr Nandipha Magudumana takes legal battle for freedom to Constitutional Court
Dr Nandipha Magudumana is taking her fight for freedom to the Constitutional Court after her appeal was dismissed by the Supreme Court of Appeal.
Nandipha Magudumana takes fight for freedom to Constitutional Court
Dr Nandipha Magudumana is taking her fight for freedom to the Constitutional Court after her appeal was dismissed by the Supreme Court of Appeal.
Supreme Court dismisses Dr Nandipha Magudumana’s deportation appeal
Dr Nandipha Magudumana's appeal against her arrest and deportation from Tanzania has been dismissed by the Supreme Court of Appeal.
Thabo Bester trial postponed to July due to legal delays and outstanding issues
The trial of Thabo Bester and his co-accused has been postponed to July, with unresolved legal matters concerning Nandipha Magudumana's extradition and Bester's appeal for personal items contributing to the delay.
NPA confident that Dr Nandipha Magudumana’s extradition appeal won’t hold up no matter which court she approaches
Dr Nandipha Magudumana appeared in the Supreme Court of Appeal in Bloemfontein on Thursday in the hopes of having the judges rule in her favour.
Hybristophilia: The people attracted to criminals and what it means
Have you ever caught yourself being attracted to a criminal? You may have hybristophilia.
Two months after he escaped prison, Thabo Bester was arrested for speeding, and then released
In a bizarre twist in the Bester escape saga, Minister of Police Senzo Mchunu revealed that Bester's escape status was unknown to officers at the time.
EFF calls for criminal charges following Public Protector's revelations on Bester’s escape from prison
The EFF calls for accountability after a report reveals negligence in Thabo Bester’s escape from the Mangaung Correctional Centre.
Prison authorities who delayed reporting Thabo Bester’s escape receive final written warnings
The Public Protector released a report which found that officials from the Department of Correctional Service acted improperly during Thabo’s Bester’s infamous escape.
‘Little information kills’: Zola Majavu believes Thabo Bester had valid case but lost in his court approach
Advocate Zola Majavu said the essence of what convicted Thabo Bester sought to convey to the court was lost in the manner in which he brought his urgent application.
New defence attorney representing Thabo Bester always wanted to be famous
The advocate wrote in a Facebook post in 2022 that he had always been chasing fame and believed that law would be his golden ticket.
NO! Jail bosses turns down Thabo Bester’s request for laptop or tablet, rubbish ‘inhumane treatment’ claims
The Department of Correctional Services has responded to allegations from Thabo Bester on his inhumane conditions and the prison facility where he remains in custody
NPA says it’s ready to proceed with Thabo Bester case
The accused face charges of fraud, corruption, assisting an inmate to escape, violation of a body, arson, and defeating the ends of justice.
Dr Nandipha Magudumana snubs Thabo Bester during latest court appearance
The case against Thabo Bester, Dr Nandipha Magudumana and seven co-accused has been postponed to July 31.
Mzansi reacts to Thabo Bester venting about not being allowed wear designer clothes in court
In his rant about being treated like the worst inmate in South Africa, Bester told the magistrate that he didn’t like the fact that he could not wear his preferred clothes.
Thabo Bester asks court to consider death penalty and release co-accused in his ‘alleged escape’
Convicted murderer and rapist, Thabo Bester, on Wednesday asked the court to consider imposing a death sentence on him and release his co-accused.
Thabo Bester, Nandipha Magudumana and co-accused head back to court
Thabo Bester, Nandipha Magudumana and seven of their co-accused are expected back in the Free State High Court on Wednesday morning.
One year since Thabo Bester and Dr Nandipha Magudumana were brought back to SA: here’s what we know about the case that gripped the nation
A look back on the Thabo Bester case and where we are now.
Lamola says departure of officials in Mangaung won’t impact on prison
Minister of Justice and Correctional Services Ronald Lamola said the resignation and suspension of staff members in Mangaung will not affect the running of the prison.
DCS confirms probe into Nandipha Magudumana’s assault claims
The Department of Correctional Services confirmed that a probe is under way after Dr Nandipha Magudumana claimed she was assaulted by two inmates at the weekend.
Nandipha Magudumana allegedly beaten by sangoma and mentally-ill inmate
Dr Nandipha Magudumana’s lawyer, Machini Motloung is demanding she be moved to another prison cell after she was allegedly assaulted at the weekend.
Mzansi can’t help but react to jaw-dropping ‘Tracking Thabo Bester’ documentary
The public is eating up the episode of ‘Tracking Thabo Bester’, which he attempted to stop Showmax from airing.
THE SHOW MUST GO ON: Court dismisses Thabo Bester and Nandipha Magudumana’s attempts to get doccie scrapped
The Johannesburg High Court dismissed an application by Thabo Bester and Dr Nandipha Magudumana to have the ‘Tracking Thabo Bester’ documentary scrapped.
Showmax prepares for court battle with Thabo Bester and Nandipha Magudumana over doccie
Thabo Bester and Dr Nandipha Magudumana’s applications to have the ‘Tracking Thabo Bester’ documentary pulled from Showmax’s line-up will be heard in court on Friday.
The stormy tale of love, murder, deception and corruption chronicled in Thabo Bester documentary
Their four-part investigation is set to premiere in two parts on Showmax on March 15 and 22, 2024.