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.
Nandipha Magudumana claims she was “abducted” in Tanzania by South African authorities
By Daniel Steyn, Marecia Damons and Becker Semela
News | 1 June 2023
The fifth applicant, Nastassja Jansen, was granted R10,000 bail
By Daniel Steyn and Becker Semela
Law | 29 May 2023
Department of Home Affairs officially joins as a respondent
By Marecia Damons and Daniel Steyn
Law | 26 May 2023
A decision in the bail application is expected on Monday
By Daniel Steyn and Becker Semela
News | 24 May 2023
Lawyers for the accused say they won’t evade trial
By Daniel Steyn and Becker Semela
News | 23 May 2023
Thabo Bester finally added to Home Affairs’s data system after three decades as “an unidentifiable person”
News | 22 May 2023
Bail application for five accused continued for a third day
By Becker Semela and Daniel Steyn
News | 19 May 2023
Bail hearing of five alleged conspirators to continue on Friday
By Becker Semela and Daniel Steyn
News | 16 May 2023
Friends of Katlego Bereng picket outside Bloemfontein Magistrates Court
By Becker Semela and Daniel Steyn
News | 12 May 2023
Nandipha Magudumana withdrew her application in light of “new information”
News | 11 May 2023
Bloemfontein Celtics supporters promise to protest outside court when the accused appear
News | 5 May 2023
Canadian pension fund questioned on investment in prisons company
By Daniel Steyn, Marecia Damons and James Stent
News | 4 May 2023
Details emerge in court of state’s case against Bester and co-accused
By Becker Semela and Daniel Steyn
News | 3 May 2023
Mystery deepens, inconsistencies accumulate, as police fail to answer questions
By Daniel Steyn and Becker Semela
News | 26 April 2023
“We need to know how our son ended up dead and burnt in jail” says Bereng’s grandmother
By Becker Semela and Daniel Steyn
News | 25 April 2023