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Thabo Bester appears at Bloemfontein Magistrate’s Court on August 08, 2023 in Bloemfontein, South Africa. (Photo by Frikkie Kapp/Gallo Images via Getty Images)
CONVICTED MURDERER

Mchunu confirms Thabo Bester was detained and then released while he was on the run

Convicted rapist and murderer Thabo Bester showed police officers a fraudulent identity document after being apprehended for speeding in July 2022

  • Daniel Steyn
3 min read
Searching for answers: Minister of Police Bheki Cele (centre) visits the crime scene in Mthwalune on the KwaZulu-Natal South Coast in August 2020, where five women’s bodies have been discovered since March. (Photo: Gallo Images/Darren Stewart)
AKHONE GUMEDE

Real action on gender-based violence a pipe dream as women die every day

Backlogs, booze, testicular cancer — all factors blamed for the apparent ineptitude or unwillingness to tackle a pandemic that is silently killing women all over the country.

  • Athandiwe Saba
  • Sarah Smit
  • M&G Data Desk
12 min read