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Dr Nandipha’s court bid is “trial by ambush” argues state lawyer

Nandipha Magudumana claims she was “abducted” in Tanzania by South African authorities

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News | 1 June 2023

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Ficksburg community leaders arrested during clashes over land occupation

The Setsoto Local Municipality has obtained an interim order preventing any new shacks from being erected

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Brief | 1 June 2023

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Magistrate denies bail to four accused in the Thabo Bester escape

The fifth applicant, Nastassja Jansen, was granted R10,000 bail

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Law | 29 May 2023

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Thabo Bester saga: accused want bail so they can care for their children, lawyers argue

A decision in the bail application is expected on Monday

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News | 24 May 2023

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Thabo Bester escape: no reason for bail to be granted, says prosecutor

Lawyers for the accused say they won’t evade trial

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News | 23 May 2023

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Thabo Bester escape: Lawyers challenge police officer’s objections to bail

Bail application for five accused continued for a third day

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News | 19 May 2023

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Inmate Teboho Molemohi was murdered in Mangaung prison. His mother was never told what happened

Six people were convicted for Teboho’s murder, but no-one told his mother

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News | 19 May 2023

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Thabo Bester escape: lawyer asks court to “satisfy itself” that the man in the dock is indeed Bester

Bail hearing of five alleged conspirators to continue on Friday

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News | 16 May 2023

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Police testimony reveals how decoy body ended up in Thabo Bester’s cell

Friends of Katlego Bereng picket outside Bloemfontein Magistrates Court

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News | 12 May 2023

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Thabo Bester escape: alleged conspirators apply for bail

Nandipha Magudumana withdrew her application in light of “new information”

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News | 11 May 2023

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Katlego Bereng buried in Bloemfontein

Family still has many unanswered questions

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Brief | 8 May 2023

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Thabo Bester escape: Friends remember Katlego Bereng

Bloemfontein Celtics supporters promise to protest outside court when the accused appear

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News | 5 May 2023

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Thabo Bester escape: state says prison CCTV technician was offered R2.5-million bribe

Details emerge in court of state’s case against Bester and co-accused

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News | 3 May 2023

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Thabo Bester escape: did Nandipha Magudumana collect the same body from the same morgue twice?

Mystery deepens, inconsistencies accumulate, as police fail to answer questions

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News | 26 April 2023

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Thabo Bester escape: Many unanswered questions about the death of Katlego Bereng

“We need to know how our son ended up dead and burnt in jail” says Bereng’s grandmother

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News | 25 April 2023

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Thabo Bester escape: G4S guard in court

Motanyane John Masukela will be able to apply for bail on 3 and 4 May

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News | 20 April 2023