Thabo Bester: Red notice | Carte Blanche | M-Net
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Zolile Sekeleni shuffled into the Bloemfontein Magistrates Court on Tuesday. Old and weathered, he looked a little bewildered by all the media attention. Just days before, Sekeleni would have passed for the concerned parent of a daughter accused of being an accomplice in one of the country’s most daring prison escapes. Now, he and a former prison warden face serious charges relating to the escape, including murder. It’s a story that began more than a year ago. At its centre, a convicted murderer and serial rapist and the lover accused of assisting his audacious escape from prison, Sekeleni’s daughter, Nandipha Magudumana. Now, Sekeleni’s fate appears intricately tied to that of his daughter, a once successful doctor turned alleged accomplice to Thabo Bester, the now-infamous Facebook Rapist. Their dash for freedom has lifted the lid on a violent, almost unbelievable tale of murder and arson which ended this week in their arrest in Tanzania. Carte Blanche goes behind the headlines of a story that’s shocked a nation.
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Jacob Zuma is evidence of a dysfunctional prison system.
Noted
Lol
The reason why Thabo stuck around and appeared in public spaces even after a successful escape means he knows whoever facilitated his escape is more powerful than the entire judicial system.. wait and see
Now that he's caught, those powerful people will try their best to make sure he didn't start singing. Wait for a mysterious illness to take his life. Or some paid inmate killing him.
Similar with AKA murder. It has to be someone powerful
You are right
Has to be! There’s no way in less than a few months you’re walking around with hardly any disguise in the country you’re suppose to be dead in.
Vele
We thank the person who posted that picture of Nandipha and Thabo while shopping
I cannot wrap my head around this. It's just mind boggling. Everything. I struggle to believe that this is what our country has been reduced to.
Just about Everyone is for sale in south Africa.
its because De Klerk sold out the white people by unbanning the ANC
With you - running a business from jail? Rolls of money in prison? Cellphones in prison? 5-star hotel.
@@thetradingpostcapetown I was infuriated by Minister Lamola laughing when asked questions about this situation. It's just a joke to our leaders. He didn't even deny that prisoners have mobile phones. Apparently they go live on TikTok, even contact young women on social media. Imagine. How safe is the public when ppl who have been convicted for horrendous crimes have unmonitored contact with the outside world. They might as well roam the streets.
@@nette2144 he's an infant - mind blowing how he got to be a minister
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...and beautiful, well dressed presenter
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Had there been the death penalty this would not have happened. Billions or even trillions are spent on criminals yet innocent people are without food and shelter daily.
Exactly! or at worst there should be some sort of torturing that they in-force in prisons. It should basically be hell on Earth for criminals.
Indeed!!
This murderer and rapist already got the maximum sentence now is there any other sentence they are trying to give him wasting the taxpayers money. All the infrastructure money is being wasted like this. No other case like this in SA history.
Yet the US with the death penalty has the most serial killers.
@@just_juice and the most innocent people put on death row
Private prisons should be illegal. We should learn from what the privatization of the prison system has done in the united states.
100% agree..
Government should be there for security and army. And public service. Nothing else they fail at everything else let roads and power and building be privatised.
He can bribe government prison staff aswell. When you make no money a month if someone comes and says he will pay this amount it is quite something.
@@jacooosthuizen3593 I don’t think that’s his point. People profit of incarceration other people, that’s the problem with private prisons.
True
I love Carte Blanche so much 😭 always a plug.
And you can trust that they share facts 💯
Same here I was waiting for Carte Blanche unlike these youtubers who report opinions
@@mbalikambule6053 Exactly chomi
But they are saying exactly what the youtubers have said.
@@phelphel6157 exactly 💯, they just dramatised their presentation,yes it was well delivered
This whole incident is another piece of evidence that exposes the gross negligent characteristics of this government.
Corruption of people in power.* Not so much negligence.
There was no negligence in this case, just pure corruption. Unless they are the same.
I suppose you could say that their sheer levels of corruption has left them negligent, too caught up with the power of money to worry about the details of anything.
What protection is inmate X receiving? His life is at risk with the corrupt wardens
The numbers gang too
He might be mistreated and I think he should be transferred to somewhere
They didnt even do a good job by hiding his identity
Exactly, they did not really hide his identity. Hands and nails colour and sizes are enough to identify someone in a confined space. Plus they mentioned that he had requested a meeting with prison officials about the fire. Basically @Carte Blanche has just exposed him big time!
@@joesamson8666 they used an actor, it is not the inmate they interviewed, listen properly at the beginning bro
It's a mess. all the people involved should be brought to books.
Not in SA. They are going to walk scot-free. Our justice system is a joke. I stand to be proven wrong.
Way too many 'people' involved 80% of SA would be in prison 😮
Senohe & Teboho cannot be the only 2 who assisted Bester, the list must be very long, & we need answers
And people much higher on the food chain than them. G4S top people are a good start!
VERY long, indeed
He wasn't loose because of state incompetence, he paid for for every corrupt act.
Without the incompetence from the police, correctional facility officers and Home Affairs his escape wouldn't be possible. The friends/ acquaintances of Nandipha Aldo didn't report/ question his presence outside prison because South Africans are aware of said Corruption/ Incompetence that they didn't report seeing him after he was reportedly "dead" to authorities.
@@petauification that's not incompetence. That's corruption.
You can be corrupt and quite competent at it.
@@petauification Its not incompetence if you turn a blind eye or directly participate in a crime. Incompetence would mean they never wanted him to escape which is simply not the case. It is clear bought and paid for corruption.
Even if it’s a dead body purposely burning a person is CRIMINAL
Mastermind. I'm sure his story will b a movie soon.
I think calling him inmate X but still mentioning that he shared a cell with Thabo Bester, is as good as mentioning his name to the prison wardens. I say so because they know who shared a cell with Thabo. My opinion.
They shared the same unit not cell.
They shared a unit, not a cell. No one shares a cell in solitary confinement where as in a unit you have a number of inmates unless you tell me they gonna kill everyone in that unit.
@@mokgoshimakena334 still only so many names on that list - won't take a rocket scientist to find and kill him
Well, he asked questions & got transferred. His identity is clear to the officials
We need more on this story. We need whole documentary once all info is gathered🤞🏽
Easy:
1. Accused conman, rapist and murderer got arrested and sentenced to 12yrs to prison.
2. In said prison, he was occasionally let out to sex his girlfriend at a nearby hotel, by the head of the prison there. The head was in his pocket.
3. His girlfriend, a doctor, stole cadavers from a mortuary, multiple times , at certain points dumping the bodies ina river, presumably because her plans weren't working.
4. After she successfully got hold of a body, which was hidden in a TV stand, tye body was taken to the prison, the driver, being the head guard himself.
5. The guard snuck him out of the prison, and after some minutes, they set the decoy body on fire in the cell the criminal was in.
6. Before the prison could notify his next of kin that he killed himself, his girlfriend's father showed up immediately demanding for the body, which the prison officials refused since he was not on Thabo's registered next of kin list. His girlfriend also went to the prison to collect the body but was also refused.
7. Time went by and people thought that he did actually die when in reality he was still living in S.A, at a hotel, sometimes at a mansion.
8. Some, probably disgruntled corrupt police officers who were part of his cronies, broke the secret to the news/police , who (the police) then went and conducted a DNA test on the body and found out it wasn't Bester, something that they should have probably done in the first place.
9. Police followed him to his hotel and other places where he was alleged to have been hiding, but he kept eluding them.
10. Eventually he got caught on his way to Kenya and here we are.
This guy is already serving life. To bring him back to the court, is like parole for him. This thing may seem to go deeper, and may involve politicians. Not sure if Netflix is getting producers ready
Well documented article, understandable, keep us informed please
Would make a Good Seried
Remember the docs brother said one should not believe his sister's innocent face... she is evil? Remember
Ja, yet another Cluster B Personality Disordered woman...the world is over run with them lately...
I haven't recovered from Senzo Meyiwa now this. SA is a piece of work! Love and prayer from Dubai
I m still reeling from AKA s demise
@@drtalkboxsa9412 Truth is stranger than fiction down there. The deets are of Hollywood proportions 😔 😥
Thabo will be taken out before he tells who aided him in the escape...as it's said his politically connected..like that epstein fellow we read about😂😂😂😅
Good point.
Ouch yes
Law should be faultless it's supposed to protect the rights of all people
South Africa is a movie, it's a series everyday you will wake up and be shocked.
Beautiful Storytelling from you guys thanks for this.
😂😂😂
Thabo Bester is so intelligent his taking everyone down with him 👏🏾 imagine helping someone who is sentenced for life 🤣🤣Good job Bester
Smooth criminal 😎
I dont think he's intelligent. He has powerful people that were helping him.... The question we should be asking our self is who & why??? At this point no one can't be trusted.
If he was intelligent he wouldn’t be where he is today and firstly he wouldn’t kill or rape people
You can never go wrong on Carte Blanche presentation and storytelling, strictly impeccable.
What is worse, that the whole country and the world knows that the ANC is corrupt to the core, or that they remain in power because the public keeps voting them back into power.
Have we as people of South Africa lost our way and have no longer any moral compass.
Its good that the world out there sees this all
I wished the court would have allowed him to speak at his first appearance
Ground up did spectular work !! Jornalism at its best, if it wasnt for them to this day SA wouldnt know about this. 17 April 2023: Aren't people going to court transported in a SAPS van, aren't people in in holding cells removed all jewellery? Why is Dr Nandipha transported in a private car to court and why does she still has a ring in her finger?🤔
Please protect that prisoner surely his life is danger, I don't care about bester
From what they are saying she is a high risk so they use different cars as a decoy and the windows should be tinted so that you don see her...
Your family gets to bring you clothes & even jewelry to wear for the court. Its common.
South Africa is a movie 🎬
A horror one at that
@@mpedi_mo investigation discovery has nothing on you guys 🤣🎬
@@mpedi_mo a comedy of note as well😅😅
My dear we always in awe..the things that happen here at home🙇😂😂
Speaking as an honest Kenyan, they would not have arrested them so fast if at all here in Kenya if they had managed to cross the border. Good job Tanzania
They would have arrested him..google how many fugitives have been arrested in Kenya. Just recently a German guy was arrested when he fled for incest and donating sperm illegally. 2021 a Czech fugitive was arrested at the loitokitok border from Tanzania over fraud after 15yrs on the run, he had stayed in Southern Africa countries and he was leaving Tz to stay in Kenya as he always did, still 2021 2 Netherlands were arrested in Kenya as they were fleeing from smuggling drugs in Europe.. let’s give our police benefit of doubt sometimes
The authoritys worked with him. He paid them allot of money they had to guarantee his excape and they had to turn a blindbeye
There is so much more to this story 😎🍿
Absolutely..
Beautiful story telling and summary - I would be keen to see another video by you guys after all these ongoing investigations and court appearances of these people.
Love love love this channel ❤ . Please keep us updated with this story . More detailed
When the Dr claimed the body, the cops became suspicious yet they never bothered to follow up on her even though it was clear to them, something was amiss.
This point was raised at the commission of inquiry by one of the MP's
Good work well done Carte Blanche, can't wait for more to come
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Well done with great reporting to carte blanche,always accurate and diligent work by these reporters,Thank you for keeping us informed by facial and fearless hard work to Carte Blanch,
Please keep us updated as this story progresses !
A movie of the year, Netflix can take over.
...why is Thabo worried about getting killed? He has already "died" and someone else was murdered as a result. #Karma
Carte blanche should start making full on docu series the level of investigative journalism n the suspense on every episode just cause its all 15mins or less leaves me craving fr more .dnt let aljazeera lead on uncovering scandals in southern africa eg Gold mafia the news dnt taste the same #disgruntledviwer 😢
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I feel really sorry for the unknown person whose body was victimized. I hope he gets a decent burial soon or someone tries at least to find DNA matches with his relatives.
He was found. Katlego was his name. He wasn't an inmate. We don't have all the details yet. So sad. This is horrific. We indeed pray for justice for the him and his family.
He was found his name is Katlego ... Whom a missing case was opened last year n was never found 😔
@@zethumagnificient8282 I'm so glad to hear this, it's time to rest now Katlego. May you be afforded the respect you deserve & RIP.
@@sallynhlanhla omw that's so sad - human life has no value in this corrupt country
Journalism at its Superb BEST😮
The fascination with Thabo , the prison escape should not make us forget the murder and rapes he committed. The escape isn't amazing. The reality is that corruption, incompetence of Police, Correctional officers , Home Affairs made the story of Thabo Bester possible.
You are right!!
Carte blanche , dont care about thabo bester , we care about who is stealing billions from eskom for years and why zumas wealth has not been ceased and why he is not jailed . We care about why state hospitals struggling to provide adequate care to south africans and we care about the unjust high costs of utilities in cape town , we care about The DA using tax funds to alter roads for my citi buses that directly impact on the taxi business in cape town , we care about low water pressure while being charged high costs for water , we care about the ridiculous added costs on utility bills for houses valued 1million and up that makes no sense and now the intended increAse in costs . Why is the media and investigative programs focusing on things that does not impact on ordinary south africans?!
It's all tied together. One big rotten State.
Why don't they release Thabo and have him live in your house,you won't have a problem as long as you have lights on and the pressure of water in your house is up to standard.
@@preciousprecious7581 🤣
so u dont care about justice of yr family members . what comes around goes around . tomorrow can be your children wife yrself may became victims.
What you mean you don't care about Thabo?how about the people he killed ,what about justice?have you thought about that, you saying you don't care what he did ?
Dr. Nandi lost her license to practice. It seems she really needed money to maintain her 'online presence'. Thus, Bester sounded like the best plan yet.
For the love of money a celebrity doctor can go against her oath in office. All the way to murder. She must go!
Suspended because she missed a payment not enough justify her role in all this
I wonder why she allowed her registration to lapse. Why did she ignore those renewal notices? Seems like it was not a priority because trips to see TB were more important. Then on top of that she continued to practice without rego, another violation of the code of conduct/ethics. This obssession with wanting to be seen as wealthy will be the end of many people. Why should a person wake up everyday wanting to be validated by strangers? Why does looking successful matter so much, especially to people who don't even care about you? Why is fame that important. The world knew her, she was famous and basking in the glory of "being admired, looking better than most people, rubbing shoulders with the well known". It made her feel good, forgetting that she is a human being with flaws. Flaws are now exposed, so she is not even able to go through this dark phase of her life in private. She can't even protect her children because when she had the power to keep them away from the public eye, she paraded them like accessories on social media. To show the world that she has the best life, with the perfect kids and white picket fence. Now poor kids are everywhere on the internet, and this time not for a good story. Lessons are galore in this Nandipha & TB story.
We want to know about his extended family and community and how a beast like this was born?
According to an interview his mom, Bester was a product of a brutal Rape. She did not raise him. He was raised by his grandmother.
I've been searching the mind to think how anyone could claim bodies of strangers and dispose them in such deplorable manner. I shudder at the thought. This what I call 'married in the mind' for these criminal soul mates. This could have killed many of these prisoners, through smoke inhalation.
It would seem to me it would have seemed smarter to these criminals to have burned down the entire prison, but I suppose some of them would have been jobless from that and it would have cost more to cover up.
and the fact that nothing happened after they pressed the panic button initially
Is the journalist of Ground Up not scared for her safety?
This is unbelievable at its best
They can catch Bester in Tanzania, but what about AKA? 😢
Do if this was a movie length (1:30 min), I would watch the whole thing. 😅 they should give this to Netflix 🤞
How did they make their millions though?
Thabo, apparently ran a fake media company, while in prison.
Stupid gullible people gave them the cash😂
Scamming. Fraud.
Insurance policies on the 3 bodies was paid out...millions
Him and her lover Magudumana where high class scammers
Many people must go to Jail...mastermind are out
The amount of details that is being revealed about the person you are trying to hide will not make his identity hidden for long.
Unbelievable story this. I believe the SA public would be totally astounded by what goes on in so many prisons, townships, and organizations that appear smooth running.
This saga makes me feel robbed and violated myself as if there’s no Justice or law in SA and am wondering where then does it all lead.
Back to the dark ages?
I saw so many horrendous comments on Tweeter. Apparently prisoners have mobile phones, they are on TikTok daily. Some ppl even claim that prisoners are let out at night to go and commit crimes outside the go back in the morning..imagine😮😮😮
Let this sink in the news and everyone else running this story about this guy breaking out of jail meanwhile the power problem is getting worse but no one is talking about the power or Eskom don't look here look over there lol
Notice they very "quietly" kicked it up to Stage 8 but are calling it "switching between stage 6 and 5"
What a joke.
You folks are the best…impeccable reporting
If only he’d put his very resourceful mind to something positive and constructive, he’d have gone places.
Thanks for good reports
I love Carte blanch
" I should have given him to those indian people from lenasia" thabos mom 😂
I have seen Indians take young kids & raise them just to turn them into 24/7 slaves. So we never know could have turned out worse.
I think Bester was using Nandipha, but had he managed to get where he wanted to, Nandipha would have mysteriously disappeared as she would have known too much and he would have felt she was a threat.
They were using each other. She sought him out exactly for this - the oppulent lifestyle. She knew he would "execute the perfect plan" bcos he is all about fraud. The love for power and money hypnotises people so much. All common sense goes out of the window.
Knowing the justice system of our country and the corruption, I will not be surprised if she walks free.
why is South Africa paying for a private prison? Surely it's more cost-effective to build a government one, or is this another money under the table to some ANC cronie/cadre?
That's exactly what it is!! Some people from our wonderful government is getting massive kickbacks. I'm still struggling to get my head around R 1 billion a month. 😮😮 It's unbelievable!! Yet we have so much of poverty and unemployment. Lack of hospitals, schools, housing etc.😢😢 😢😢
At this point am now thinking a lot of prisoners from these maximum prisons have been released and are living freely..Thabo bester was jst unfortunate
You did not do enough to protect this individual in your interview. I sincerely hope hope the distinguishing features shown are not his. Please for goodness sake blur EVERYTHING.
Listen again, they have used an actor.
Fascinating story. Would someone please shoot a film about this story. Thanks.
Shocked to see so many comments on a Carte Blanche episode
Same😂😂😂cause they hardly get comments
Haha true!!
We definitely need a movie with this story
We need the death penalty being brought back. That'll solve a lot of problems that we're facing in the country.
Why?
Are u white ? Death penalty caused many brown and black ppl to be incarcerated for crimes they did not commit but was threatened with death penalty so they plead guilty to crimes . Death penalty never worked in south africa but it was used to unjustly incarcerate innocent brown and black people for 25 years or more and many died in prison .
I would agree to death penalty if it was a deterrent but its not a deterrent. More money must be invested in the criminal justice system but unfortunately increasing budgets will end up increasing corruption because we dont have people who care enough about the country being employed in the justice system . South africa is fckd
@@recatoeberwein1477 does that fear you ?
@@arlenespencer5850 fear me? What must I fear?
He had everything,have money you get the world ,but God watching us ,from a distance, u remember the song
Dstv was also questioned on its involve with Bester in the even that's happened while he was in prison.When Dstv were asked for there comments they chose not to respond.I'm interested in Dstv involvement and think this is getting the list interest.
Now I fully understand why Bester says he's scared they might poison his food... Here's the thing the officials who helped Bester escape might want him dead so to cover evidence because at the end of the day Bester will mention their names. He's life is danger for sure.
Of course. But the authorities are not having it. They would rather have him dead than heed to his safety needs. Prison is for keeping the community safe not rge prisoner safe. I don't know.
This needs a Netflix special
Did she make deals with state already?
Justice will b served .
Private jails should be run by non-profit organizations and prisoners should be put to work to pay for their own food and costs. You would have a lot less crime in a country if criminals know they would work in public chain gangs when they are in jail.
Well it seems that he displayed sociopathic tendencies from a young age.
Thief from young and nothing to do with growing up poor
How many other "bester" are out there running free ?
Are there no inspectors that go to the prisons to check the conditions of the prisons and the fact that some prisoners get stabbed, bullied and raped.
Why are prisoners allowed laptops, cellphones etc .
How do the drugs get into the prisons.
The majority of the wardens are corrupt they are the ones that smuggle various things into the prison.
Why is it called correctional services when drug addicts that are arrested are not sent to government rehabilitation centre's.
The majority of prisoners come out of prison and resort to the same crimes and go back into the use of drugs.
Do they have psychologists and medical staff to do tests and discover those that are addicted to drugs and take the necessary action to rehabilitate the addicts.
Our Government has failed us.
It is time for change everything is going down hill.
Acceptance of bribes by the law makers.
Peoples lives in this country mean nothing there are paid hitman.
Investors will not come to this country as we are a failed and mafia state.
Like a movie script, it's still so unbelievable
Bring the death penalty back 😮
I smell a movie! Unbelievable!😳
Not the only guy who escaped. Few weeks later another guy too
Crime is a choice.....maybe the parents and community are not even involved...
@@maipeloboaa8731 absolutely 💯 accountability. But then love makes us do crazy things! 😆
This is truly a story for Netflix our country is rotten to its core whats sad is woman are involved with such an evil man.
To think that G4S still insisted the corpse was Thabo Bester!!! Is flabbergasting!!
Lol yup
"Panic buttons in their cells", it really is a Private prison
but that makes sense because if there is an emergency in your house you can just leave. prisoners are locked in so they cant just leave
podcast n chill content there😀😀😀
When inmates can be let out of jail for a day or two and go back to their hiding behind n prison. The crime is at gear number 5 in SA. We are all in a state of high alert 🇿🇦☹️
This is deep. I just want to know how much reward is prison x getting for this information.
The death penalty should be reinstated in our country.
Thats a very weird comment.
@@recatoeberwein1477 nope
How is the death penalty going to deter people from not killing people ?
@@anniedeedrix6732 it will prevent them from getting out and killing again. a murderer only goes to jail for about 5 years in this country.
How old are u and what is ur race ? If u know anything about what the death penalty did to brown and blck ppl in south africa u would hopefully see why it wont work .. death penalty was used to threaten brown and black ppl into pleading guilty for crimes they did not commit but had no way of getting adequate representation to fight the charge of murder so they spent years in jail , many dying in jail , some being freed post apartheid and never getting justice for being unjustly incarcerated .
Very good job
Scary Stuff! There are still so many questions about how this happened.
we definitely need to have movie on this story
Definitely
As long as you have money you can make mountains move in this country, your past don't matter, but if we still have some people who won't turn a blind eye it won't be smooth sailing. Like Plato said "the price good men pay to the indifference of public affairs is to be ruled by evil men."
100% agree.
Do no just blame this on private prisons.
Bring back the death penalty
House them in one cell
Bring back death penalty than u won't hv over crowding ND escape
The broadcast is rushed lacks some crucial information about the story in its entirety.
So journalists got him caught not the police looking for him . Says it all
Weldone reporters