One year since Thabo Bester and Dr Nandipha Magudumana were brought back to SA: here’s what we know about the case that gripped the nation

On April 13, 2023, South African officials confirmed that Thabo Bester and Dr Nandipha Magudumana had been brought back to the country to face charges brought against them after they fled South Africa. What unfolded in the months after their return, left the country screaming ‘Bathong!’ as investigations sent us down the rabbit hole, into a world where an inmate played the ultimate puppet master, yielding power and control. Thabo Bester was arrested, charged and sentenced for offering young, aspiring models fake modelling gigs using Facebook. Bester pleaded guilty to two rape charges…