IN-DEPTH | After Thabo Bester escape, private-prison company G4S ...

28 Mar 2023

The JICS has launched a probe into the conduct of private guards at the Mangaung Correctional Centre in Bloemfontein.

The JICS has launched a probe into the conduct of private guards at the Mangaung Correctional Centre in Bloemfontein.

The case of the missing "Facebook rapist" Thabo Bester has placed the state of correctional facilities, and particularly the privately-run G4S prison, in the spotlight.

The elaborate plot to escape from prison by faking his death was investigated by GroundUp and, eventually, it was confirmed that Bester had escaped.

As the country searches for answers, and the authorities search for Bester and his accomplices, the web of scams and lies that surrounds the man also known as "Tom Motsepe" grows.

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