Thabo Bester
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Seeking to profit from privatising prisons misses the point
The only evidence Muller presents that “Prisons abroad are being run efficiently and humanely with much clearer accountability” are the examples of the GEO company and the…
Can prisons be profitable real estate?
Prisons are assets with huge demand and consume a large portion of public capital
Carlos Amato: Drawing the madness of our times
Political cartoonist Carlos Amato reflects on satire, sensitivity and why South Africa remains one of the last frontiers of free cartooning
Nothing new under the sun in Netflix’s Beauty and the Bester
Netflix’s Beauty and the Bester retells a scandal already splashed across headlines — but does it add insight or merely feed obsession?
Spinning out of control: McKenzie’s formula for disaster
SA’s sport minister is speeding towards Formula One glory — never mind the potholes, power grid or the fiscal cliff
Nandipha Magudumana to appeal her extradition on Thursday
She will argue in the Supreme Court of Appeal that her constitutional rights were violated through her ‘forced return’ to South Africa
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
Pre-trial proceedings into Thabo Bester’s prison escape delayed again
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…
Thabo Bester asks for a death sentence in courtroom outburst
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
No sign of accountability for Thabo Bester escape
Promises by MPs to call further witnesses and to produce a report for debate in the National Assembly have not materialised
Justice delayed is justice denied: The sorry state of South Africa’s crime and justice system
The upcoming elections are a vital opportunity to return safety and equality to our communities
We increasingly need the courts to defend justice
Online news articles in September were dominated by references to courts – cadre deployment, contempt, Busisiwe Mkhwebane, Eskom, corruption, Makhanda high court
‘Flight risk’ Nandipha Magudumana denied bail
The court took into account the fact that Magudumana supplied false information regarding her address of residence in April
Court dismisses Dr Nandipha’s application for leave to appeal
Magudumana had asked the court to declare her arrest in Tanzania and extradition to South Africa unlawful
State expects to call about 18 witnesses in Bester escape case
To date, 12 people stand accused in the escape saga and are expected to appear together in court on 8 August