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Tankiso Makhetha is an investigative reporter at TimesLIVE. ​

Ndilishano Joseph, Froliana Joseph and Imanuwela David in the Bela-Bela magistrate's court.

Two Phala Phala accused granted bail

Two siblings facing charges of theft in connection with $580,000 (R10.6m) stolen from President Cyril Ramaphosa’s Phala Phala game farm have been granted bail.

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Ndilishano Joseph, Froliana Joseph and Imanuwela David appear in the Bela-Bela magistrate's court on Friday where they faced a raft of robbery and theft charges.

We aren't flight risks, say siblings accused of stealing millions from Phala Phala

The two siblings arrested in connection with the robbery at President Cyril Ramaphosa’s Phala Phala Wildlife reserve will have to wait another week to find out whether they will be granted bail.

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Former ANC secretary-general Ace Magashule in the Bloemfontein high court on May 5 2023 on charges of fraud and corruption.

IN PICS | Ace Magashule and co-accused's asbestos trial set for April 2024

Former ANC secretary-general Ace Magashule will have his day in court in April 2024, when the R255m asbestos corruption case goes to trial.

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Residents of Hamilton in Bloemfontein came out in their numbers to honour the memory of Katlego Bereng.

Family, friends honour the memory of Katlego Bereng

Family and friends gathered in Bloemfontein to celebrate the life of Katlego Bereng, whose body was used as a stand-in corpse during Thabo Bester’s audacious escape from prison.

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Senohe Matsoara, Teboho Lipholo, Dr Nandipha Magudumana, Buty Masemola, Tieho Frans Makgotsa and Nastassja Jansen in the Bloemfontein magistrate's court on Wednesday. The NPA has withdrawn a murder charge against them.

NPA confirms murder charge against Thabo Bester, co-accused withdrawn

The National Prosecuting Authority on Thursday confirmed that it had withdrawn a murder charge against Thabo Bester, Dr Nandipha Magudumana and their co-accused.

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Dr Nandipha Magudumana appearing before the Bloemfontein magistrates court on 3 May 2023.

Murder charge dropped in Thabo Bester and co-accused's saga

The murder charge faced by Thabo Bester, his lover Nandipha Magudumana and their co-accused has been withdrawn by the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA).

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Senohe Matsoara, Zolile Sekeleni, Teboho Lipholo and Dr Nandi Magudumana appear before the Bloemfontein magistrate's court. The doctor's father gazes at her as she shows her face on the instruction of the magistrate.

Dr Nandipha shows her face in dock as father is granted bail

The state has removed a charge of murder for Zolile Cornelius Sekeleni, who was granted bail of R10,000 on Monday.

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The Bloemfontein magistrate's court, where fugitives Thabo Bester and Dr Nandipha Magudumana are set to stand trial this year.

Thabo Bester due in court after deportation from Tanzania

Convicted murderer and rapist Thabo Bester, who executed an audacious escape from the Mangaung Correctional Centre, is expected to appear in the Bloemfontein magistrate's court on Friday.

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Dr Nandipha Magudumana is escorted into the Bloemfontein magistrate's court charged with murder and aiding and abetting a convict to escape. She will join her father, Zolile Cornelius Sekeleni, in the dock next week.

Back to the cells for Dr Nandipha Magudumana

Dr Nandipha Magudumana and a former G4S prison warden will join her father in the Bloemfontein magistrate's court next week on charges including murder.

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Zolile Cornelius Sekeleni, father of Dr Namdipha Madugumana, with his co-accused and former G4S prison warder Senohe Matsoara in the dock at the Bloemfontein magistrate's court. The pair face charges of aiding and abetting Thabo Bester in his audacious escape from the Mangaung Correctional Centre last year.

Alleged Thabo Bester prison break accomplices remain in custody for now

The father of Dr Nandipha Magudumana, Zolile Cornelius Sekeleni, and former prison warder Senohe Matsoara will have to wait until next week to hear if they can request bail.

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The clients intending to purchase properties paid money into the attorney's trust account. However the suspect failed to pay the sellers and did not refund the clients. Stock photo.

Dr Nandipha Magudumana's father expected in court

The father of Dr Nandipha Magudumana and a former prison warder are expected to appear in the Bloemfontein magistrate's court on Tuesday in connection with the Thabo Bester escape saga.

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Thabo Bester, Dr Nandipha Magudumana nabbed 10km from Kenyan border

"Facebook rapist" Thabo Bester and his lover, Dr Nandipha Magudumana, have been arrested in Tanzania, 10km from the Kenyan border.

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This image taken from CCTV at the Mall of Africa in Johannesburg on December 29 shows the last time Abdella Abadiga was seen. It forms part of evidence in an urgent application brought by his brother Abdurahim before the South Gauteng high court.

SANDF denies snatching 'Isis funder'

The South African National Defence Force and a company linked to it have denied any knowledge regarding the whereabouts of Ethiopian Abdella Hussein Abadiga who was allegedly kidnapped from the Mall of Africa in Johannesburg in December.

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This image taken from CCTV at the Mall of Africa in Johannesburg on December 29 shows the last time Abdella Abadiga was seen. It forms part of evidence in an urgent application brought by his brother Abdurahim before the South Gauteng high court.

Judge on missing ‘Isis’ suspect: ‘Is he in jail, is he in hospital, is he dead?’

Abdella Hussein Abadiga was ‘snatched’ from Midrand shopping centre in December. The high court wants state to reveal his whereabouts.

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The six allegedly created a safe passage for the smugglers to enter the country illegally through the Beitbridge border post.

Six cops arrested for assisting counterfeit cigarette smugglers

Six Limpopo police officers have been arrested on charges of corruption after they allegedly assisted counterfeit cigarette syndicates to smuggle their products into South Africa through the Beitbridge border post.

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