The couple had numerous passports in their ownership with various names In a quickly organized interview, frequently incoherent and with couple of information offered, the Ministers of Justice and Police verified on Saturday that Thabo Bester and Dr Nandipha Magudumana were apprehended in Tanzania on Friday night. Bester and Magudumana were detained in addition to a Mozambican nationwide who was helping them. They were discovered in ownership of a number of passports, with various names, and none of the passports had actually been marked. Cops Minister Bheki Cele stated that Tanzanian cops had actually followed the fugitives as they were leaving their hotel in a black SUV. It is thought that they were on their method to crossing the Tanzanian border, most likely into Kenya. They were discovered in the Arusha area of Tanzania – which is close to the Kenyan border. “We have actually verified with all appropriate authorities in Tanzania that the fugitives are being processed in the Tanzanian justice system,” Justice Minister Ronald Lamola stated. “We are positive that we will get optimal cooperation from our sis nation Tanzania.” Lamola stated it is most likely that Bester and Magudumana will be deported to South Africa as they remain in Tanzania unlawfully. Delegates southern African authorities and Department of Correctional Service will leave for Tanzania on Sunday. Bester left from Mangaung Correctional Centre on 3 May 2022 after fabricating his death in a cell fire. The burned remains discovered in the cell was gathered by Magudumana however it was later on taken by authorities. Register for totally free AllAfrica Newsletters Get the current in African news provided directly to your inbox Magudumana then approached the Pretoria High Court, requesting the remains to be gone back to her and declaring to be Bester’s popular law partner. Court documents submitted by the South African Police Service exposed that there was no DNA match in between the remains and Bester’s biological mom, for that reason, the body discovered in the cell was not Thabo Bester. After leaving from jail, Bester and Magudumana resided in a leased estate in Sandton. Bester utilized an ID file and motorist’s licence under the name ‘Katlego Nkwana’. The couple ran Arum Properties together, scamming numerous individuals into paying millions for building and construction jobs that were never ever finished. The residential or commercial property supervisor of the leased estate informed GroundUp that Magudumana lagged on the lease. Days after GroundUp initially reported that Bester had actually left, the estate was left. It was robbed by cops 2 weeks later on, on 4 April. The Citizen released a video today of Magudumana being faced by a private detective in January this year. The detective challenges Magudumana about a R1.35-million Mercedes Benz she presumably drove throughout the Zimbabwean border after stopping working to fulfill payment commitments.
South Africa: Thabo Bester and Nandipha Magudumana Arrested in Tanzania
