Here are our articles on the notorious prison escape on 3 May by convicted murderer and rapist Thabo Bester.
See also this timeline published on 3 April.
Prison department says that the director of Mangaung prison has lost control of the facility
By Daniel Steyn, James Stent and Marecia Damons
News | 30 March 2023
Bester used an ID and driverâs licence in the name of âTK Nkwanaâ after escaping from prison
By Daniel Steyn and Marecia Damons
News | 29 March 2023
Department of Correctional Services statement confirms findings of GroundUpâs investigations
Brief | 25 March 2023
Joburg high society attended the luxurious launch of Besterâs company
By Daniel Steyn and Marecia Damons
Feature | 24 March 2023
Landlord tried to stop associates of Magudumana from removing some of the household contents
By Daniel Steyn, Marecia Damons and Kimberly Mutandiro
News | 23 March 2023
Nothing appears to have been done about it
By Oliver Meth
News | 22 March 2023
The autopsy was completed a day after the fire and found that the man was dead before his body was burnt
By Daniel Steyn and Marecia Damons
News | 18 March 2023
âIf these reports are found to be true, this would prove to be the most sensational escape in the history of our nationâ says ministerial spokesperson
By Daniel Steyn and Marecia Damons
News | 17 March 2023
Woman in photo could be celebrity doctor Nandipha Magudumana
By Daniel Steyn and Marecia Damons
News | 16 March 2023
Extraordinary evidence raises doubts about the claim that Thabo Bester died in a fire at Mangaung prison in May 2022
By Marecia Damons and Daniel Steyn
Feature | 15 March 2023
Leaked documents show that Thabo Bester was already dead before a fire broke out in his cell
News | 20 January 2023
SAPS says the outcome of DNA tests to determine the bodyâs identity can be expected âat any stageâ, six months on from the fire.
News | 8 November 2022