https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2024-07-24-thabo-bester-to-launch-new-bid-to-postpone-trial-with-newly-appointed-lawyers/?dm_source=blocks-grid&dm_medium=card-link&dm_campaign=inform
Thabo Bester appoints new lawyers, set to launch new bid to postpone trial
Jul 24, 2024 - Case postponed at the Free State Division of the High Court in Bloemfontein to 31 July.
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https://www.africanews.com/2023/04/15/south-african-fugitive-thabo-bester-appears-in-court/
South African fugitive Thabo Bester appears in court | Africanews
Bester was serving a sentence for murder and rape when he escaped from a private prison. A body was planted in his cell and a fire was started to stage his...
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https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2023-07-03-watch-live-three-suspects-in-thabo-bester-escape-appear-in-court/
WATCH | Three suspects in Thabo Bester escape appear in court
Three accused in the Thabo Bester case are expected to be back in the Bloemfontein magistrate's court in the Free State today.
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Thabo Bester escape story wins GroundUp a Nat Nakasa award
The Nat Nakasa Award for Media Integrity was presented to the news agency GroundUp's journalists, Daniel Steyn and Marecia Damons...
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https://www.thesouthafrican.com/news/breaking-thabo-bester-zimbabwean-man-arrested-johannesburg-sunday-11-june/
Thabo Bester escape: Police arrest Zimbabwean man in Joburg
Jun 11, 2023 - The police apprehended a Zimbabwean man in Johannesburg on Sunday, bringing the total number of suspects nabbed in the case to nine.
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https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2023-08-08-thabo-bester-nandipha-magudumana-allege-inhumane-treatment-at-hands-of-saps-while-in-custody/
Thabo Bester alleges inhumane treatment in custody
Aug 8, 2023 - Bester says possessions, which he claims are worth R40-million, were confiscated during his arrest.
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https://www.citizen.co.za/news/south-africa/courts/thabo-bester-prison-escape-warrant-sentence/
'It is not a typical escape': Thabo Bester argues he was lawfully released from prison
Mar 24, 2026 - Convicted murderer and rapist Thabo Bester took his fight to the Gauteng High Court in Johannesburg, claiming he was not a prison escapee.
https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2023-03-31-security-firm-offers-r100k-cash-reward-to-help-find-fugitive-thabo-bester/
Security firm offers R100k cash reward to help find fugitive Thabo Bester
Fidelity Services Group has offered a R100,000 reward for the "arrest and conviction" of escaped rapist and murderer Thabo Bester.
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Do you believe police will find Thabo Bester?
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https://www.thesouthafrican.com/news/thabo-bester-nandipha-magudumana-bloemfontein-high-court-latest-news-updates/
'He has a point': Legal analyst 'backs' Thabo Bester?
Jun 5, 2024 - During his appearance at the Bloemfontein High Court Thabo Bester complained about unfair treatment and alleged abuse.
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https://omny.fm/shows/update-noon-1/investigative-journalist-says-thabo-bester-escape?cloudflare-language=en-US&cloudflare-language=en-US&cloudflare-language=en-US&cloudflare-language=en-US
Investigative Journalist says Thabo Bester escape is proof that high-level corruption at Mangaung...
The Police and Prisons Civil Rights Union, POPCRU, has called for a full investigation into top prison officials at the Mangaung Correctional Facility...
https://thetab.com/2025/09/18/thabos-bester-tried-and-failed-to-block-the-netflix-series-about-his-crimes-heres-why
Thabo Bester tried and failed to block his Netflix doc - here's why
Sep 18, 2025 - Thabo Bester tried to stop Netflix from being able to air true crime documentary series Beauty and the Bester, all about his crimes.
https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2024-02-22-poll-is-thabo-bester-being-a-brat-complaining-about-jail-food-and-phone-access/
POLL | Is Thabo Bester being a brat complaining about jail food and phone access?
What was supposed to be a pretrial hearing in the case of convicted rapist and murderer Thabo Bester in the Bloemfontein high court on Wednesday turned into a...
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Is Thabo Bester being a brat complaining about jail food and phone access?
https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2024-10-24-police-detained-fugitive-thabo-bester-but-let-him-slip-through-their-fingers-minister-confirms/?dm_source=blocks-horizontal&dm_medium=card-link&dm_campaign=inform
Police minister confirms that Thabo Bester was detained and then released while he was on the run
Oct 24, 2024 - Bester showed police a fraudulent ID when he was stopped for speeding, and was released with a notice to appear in court.