Where were they? State failure and Thabo Bester
Thabo Bester has been arrested, nearly a year after escaping prison. Should the state be praised for prompt action?
By Jacques Louw
Opinion | 17 April 2023
Thabo Bester saga: Police fail to collect evidence of Magudumana’s Bloem trips
Nandipha Magudumana used Bester’s alias to stay in luxury accommodation in Bloemfontein and Ballito in the weeks before he escaped
By Daniel Steyn and Marecia Damons
News | 16 April 2023
Judgment reserved in case to decide future of Zimbabweans in South Africa
State asks for ZEPHA’s case to be dismissed with costs
By Ciaran Ryan
Law | 14 April 2023
Recaptured Thabo Bester returns to the courtroom
Bester charged with escaping from Mangaung prison
Brief | 14 April 2023
People occupying Observatory site reject City of Cape Town’s housing offers
They argue that the sites in Philippi, Mfuleni and the Culemborg Safe Space are not reasonable housing options
News | 14 April 2023
Why we investigated the Thabo Bester story
This was a story that was both immensely interesting and of immense public interest
GroundView | 14 April 2023
Lack of funds forces Philippi vegetable soup kitchen to cut down on meals
Food for Life South Africa distributes plant-based meals over weekends across the Cape Flats and parts of the Western Cape
News | 14 April 2023
From shack to stage: Dunoon playwright scoops awards
Play by Ayanda ka Nobakabona from Zwelitsha informal settlement in Cape Town wins awards
Brief | 14 April 2023
Thabo Bester escape: ministers and officials scramble to answer MPs’ questions
“I did everything I was supposed to do” says Minister of Justice Ronald Lamola
By Daniel Steyn and Marecia Damons
Parliament | 14 April 2023