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Bester joins ‘Cat’ Matlala in eBongweni Super Max in KZN

Convicted Facebook rapist and murderer, Thabo Bester, has been transferred to South Africa’s highest-security prison, the eBongweni Super Maximum Correctional Facility in Kokstad, KwaZulu-Natal. The Department of Correctional Services (DCS) says his transfer is part of routine practice, guided by established security risk assessments to ensure the safety and stability of correctional facilities. Bester was previously detained at the Kgosi Mampuru C Max facility following his dramatic escape from Mangaung […]

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Detention dispute delays Matlala pre-trial proceedings

The uncertainty over where controversial businessman, Vusimuzi "Cat" Matlala, should be detained has delayed pre-trial proceedings in his case at the Johannesburg High Court. Matlala made his first appearance in the High Court on Thursday alongside his wife, Tsakani Matlala, and co-accused Musa Kekana, Tiego Floyd Mabusela and Nthabiseng Nzama, in connection with an alleged hit on his socialite ex-girlfriend, Tebogo Thobejane. His newly appointed legal team argued that his […]

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