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Thabo Bester

Thabo Bester is back, but who will keep him behind bars?
Opinion
/ 14 April 2023

Thabo Bester is back, but who will keep him behind bars?

What would have happened if nobody had blown the whistle on the escape

By Paddy Harper
Thabo Bester: The bizarre facts behind a jailbird let loose
National
/ 13 April 2023

Thabo Bester: The bizarre facts behind a jailbird let loose

Evidence suggests that the burnt body found in Bester’s cell was smuggled in via a TV cabinet

By Eunice Masson
Thabo Bester co-accused remains in custody after first appearance
National
/ 13 April 2023

Thabo Bester co-accused remains in custody after first appearance

Nandipha Magudumana charged in in Mangaung court with murder, fraud and violating a corpse

By Eunice Masson
Thabo Bester arrives in SA, sent to Kgosi Mampuru C-max prison
National
/ 13 April 2023

Thabo Bester arrives in SA, sent to Kgosi Mampuru C-max prison

Nandipha Magudumana will make her first court appearance in the Bloemfontein magistrate court on Thursday morning

By Eunice Masson
Government knew Thabo Bester had escaped, but did nothing
National
/ 12 April 2023

Government knew Thabo Bester had escaped, but did nothing

Authorities dragged their feet investigating the matter, documents tabled before Parliament reveal

By Daniel Steyn and Marecia Damons
Thabo Bester and Eskom show up ANC government’s failures
Opinion
/ 11 April 2023

Thabo Bester and Eskom show up ANC government’s failures

President Cyril Ramaphosa has graduated from being a shocked president to one of U-turns

By Lizeka Tandwa
Suspects linked to Thabo Bester face charges of murder, fraud
National
/ 11 April 2023

Suspects linked to Thabo Bester face charges of murder, fraud

Police say that more suspects are likely to be arrested

By Eunice Masson
Thabo Bester: How to catch a man on the run
National
/ 9 April 2023

Thabo Bester: How to catch a man on the run

The fugitive’s escape from jail shines the light on 146 people wanted for rape and murder

By Eunice Masson
Prisons, profits and privatisation’s perils
Opinion
/ 4 April 2023

Prisons, profits and privatisation’s perils

We are bound to run into trouble when the private sector is given free rein to determine who is deserving of being treated as human and who is not

By Sarah Smit
G4S asks for ‘parliamentary privilege’ over Thabo Bester escape
National
/ 3 April 2023

G4S asks for ‘parliamentary privilege’ over Thabo Bester escape

The company says contractual restrictions limit its interaction with the public, stopping it from giving its side of the story to the legislature

By Eunice Masson
Thabo Bester escape a fraction of the rot at G4S-run private jail
National
/ 1 April 2023

Thabo Bester escape a fraction of the rot at G4S-run private jail

However, abuse and torture at the prison have improved, the Judicial Inspectorate for Correctional Services says

By Eunice Masson
Lights on for Putin, as South Africa visit beckons
Opinion
/ 31 March 2023

Lights on for Putin, as South Africa visit beckons

The Russian leader has more chance of being arrested at home than he does in Mzansi

By Paddy Harper
Fugitive Thabo Bester escaped with inside help – correctional services
National
/ 30 March 2023

Fugitive Thabo Bester escaped with inside help – correctional services

The department will immediately take over the management of Mangaung Prison from multinational private security company G4S

By Des Erasmus
This is how Thabo Bester and Nandipha Magudumana conned even more people out of millions
National
/ 30 March 2023

This is how Thabo Bester and Nandipha Magudumana conned even more people out of millions

The Department of Correctional Services will hold a media briefing on Thursday to provide an update on the intricately planned escape of the convicted murderer and rapist

By Daniel Steyn and Marecia Damons
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