Dr Nandipha Magudumana, the girlfriend of convicted rapist and murderer Thabo Bester, appears before the Bloemfontein Magistrate’s Court on 13 April 2023. Picture: Screengrab/YouTube
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The girlfriend of convicted Facebook rapist Thabo Bester, Dr Nandipha Magudumana, has been remanded in custody after making her first court appearance.
Magudumana appeared in the Bloemfontein Magistrate’s Court on Thursday afternoon. She has not been formally charged yet, but according to police, she will face charges of aiding and abetting an escape from prison, murder, violation of bodies and fraud.
READ MORE: Dr Nandipha remanded in custody after appearing in court for murder, other charges
The Western Cape High Court has dismissed with costs suspended Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane’s application to have the chairperson of Parliament’s Section 194 Committee recused from chairing her impeachment hearing.
Mkhwebane had approached the high court to set aside committee chairperson Qubudile Dyantyi’s decision not to recuse himself from the inquiry as well as Democratic Alliance (DA) MP Kevin Mileham.
READ MORE: Court dismisses Mkhwebane’s application to recuse Section 194 Inquiry chair, DA MP
The Department of International Relations and Cooperation (Dirco) will reportedly issue a démarche to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) ambassador to South Africa following government’s failed extradition of the Gupta brothers.
A démarche is a formal diplomatic representation of a government’s official position, views, or wishes on a given subject to an appropriate official in another government.
Seven suspects have been arrested in connection with the murder of retired journalist, Jeremy Gordin.
He was killed during a robbery at his home in Parkview, Johannesburg, on 31 March and was found lying on the floor.
READ MORE: Seven arrested for murder of retired journalist Jeremy Gordin
READ MORE: Dirco to démarche UAE ambassador over SA’s failed extradition of Gupta brothers
Ban all overseas-based South Africans from playing for the Springboks!
That’s the only way South Africa’s top rugby franchises will be able to compete against the European powerhouses, according to Bulls director of rugby Jake White.
READ MORE: Jake White: Ban overseas players from playing for the Boks
