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A high govt delegation to depart for Tanzania to bring back Bester, Magudumana

A high level government delegation will depart from South Africa today for Tanzania to bring back rapist and murderer Thabo Bester, his girlfriend, Nandipha Magudumana and a Mozambican national to serve their sentences. The Mozambican has been named as Zacharia Alberto. The three were arrested in Tanzania on Friday night. Bester and Magudumana have been on the run since his escape became public last month. It had been believed he […]

9 April 2023

News

Family speak out against premature release of entertainer Taliep Petersen’s murderer

The family of slain music icon Taliep Petersen have broken their silence on the unexpected release of one of the convicted murderers Abdoer-Rasiet Emjedi last month, saying they were "blindsided" by the news. Emjedi was sentenced to 24 years imprisonment, however, was placed on parole last month after having served 11 years behind bars. In a statement to the media today, the family said after several calls to correctional services […]

3 December 2020

Local

Meghan Cremer murder: Accused back in court on Monday

Three men arrested in connection with the kidnapping and murder of Cape Town horse rider Meghan Cremer will appear in the Athlone Magistrate's Court on Monday. The case against Shiraaz Jaftha, Jeremy Sias and Charles Daniels was postponed for further investigation in October last year and they have been in custody since. At their last appearance, prosecutor Emily van Wyk informed them that the investigation was not yet finished. She […]

27 January 2020

International News

Kasur rapist-murderer sentenced to death in Pakistan

A Pakistani serial killer convicted of rape and murder of a seven-year-old girl Zainab Ansari has been sentenced to death, prosecutors say. The trial was held in the eastern city Lahore by the country's special anti-terrorism court on Saturday in the presence of the killer, Mohammad Imran Ali. Zainab was found dead in a rubbish dump on January 9 in Kasur district near Lahore, in Punjab province, several days after […]

18 February 2018

Local

Notorious prisoner Ananias Mathe dies

Serial rapist and murderer Ananias Mathe died in the King Edward VIII Hospital in Durban on Tuesday afternoon. The exact cause of death is unknown. TMG Digital reports that the notorious criminal and serial escapee died late on Tuesday afternoon after for suffering complications from an apparent “digestive issue” over the past three months. Mathe -- a serial rapist, murderer, hijacker and robber from Mozambique -- was known for his […]

28 December 2016

murderer

A high govt delegation to depart for Tanzania to bring back Bester, Magudumana

Family speak out against premature release of entertainer Taliep Petersen’s murderer

Meghan Cremer murder: Accused back in court on Monday

Kasur rapist-murderer sentenced to death in Pakistan

Notorious prisoner Ananias Mathe dies

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