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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.
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.
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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.
The EFF calls for accountability after a report reveals negligence in Thabo Bester’s escape from the Mangaung Correctional Centre.
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.
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.
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.
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
The accused face charges of fraud, corruption, assisting an inmate to escape, violation of a body, arson, and defeating the ends of justice.
The case against Thabo Bester, Dr Nandipha Magudumana and seven co-accused has been postponed to July 31.
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.
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 seven of their co-accused are expected back in the Free State High Court on Wednesday morning.
A look back on the Thabo Bester case and where we are now.
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.
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.
Dr Nandipha Magudumana’s lawyer, Machini Motloung is demanding she be moved to another prison cell after she was allegedly assaulted at the weekend.
The public is eating up the episode of ‘Tracking Thabo Bester’, which he attempted to stop Showmax from airing.
The Johannesburg High Court dismissed an application by Thabo Bester and Dr Nandipha Magudumana to have the ‘Tracking Thabo Bester’ documentary scrapped.
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.
Their four-part investigation is set to premiere in two parts on Showmax on March 15 and 22, 2024.
Dr Nandipha Magudumana and Thabo Bester are threatening to take legal action ahead of the upcoming release of a documentary on Thabo Bester's escape.
The report by the portfolio committee on justice and correctional services found that G4S misled the Department of Correctional Services about the escape of Thabo Bester.
Chairperson of the National Assembly’s portfolio committee on justice and correctional services Bulelani Magwanishe said they will raise a number of questions when they meet with all relevant stakeholders.