Nandipha Magudumana

She will argue in the Supreme Court of Appeal that her constitutional rights were violated through her ‘forced return’ to South Africa

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

The case has been postponed to 31 July for two of the accused to get legal representation and for Bester to consult his lawyer This content is restricted to registered users and…

The convicted rapist and murderer represented himself in his prison escape case at the Free State high court, after his fifth attorney withdrew from the matter

Online news articles in September were dominated by references to courts – cadre deployment, contempt, Busisiwe Mkhwebane, Eskom, corruption, Makhanda high court

The court took into account the fact that Magudumana supplied false information regarding her address of residence in April

Magudumana had asked the court to declare her arrest in Tanzania and extradition to South Africa unlawful

Two other accused will return to court on 11 July for formal bail applications

Xanda Moyo, a Zimbabwean, face charges in connection to the prison break of rapist and murderer Bester

But the state made mistakes and almost lost the case

The home affairs minister said Magudumana and Thabo Bester were legally extradited from Tanzania to South Africa

Thabo Bester’s escape has highlighted problems at the security firm’s facilities on the continent where strikes, discontent and reports of maltreatment are rife

The celebrity doctor and others are accused of helping convicted rapist and murder Thabo Bester escape from prison last year

Tieho Frans Makhotsa and Natasha Jansen made their first court appearance alongside co-accused for their alleged role in helping Thabo Bester escape from prison

Zolile Sikelele, the father of Bester’s partner, Nandipha Magudumana, was granted bail with conditions on Monday morning