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Judge rules Thabo Bester stays in Kokstad prison
The Citizen
|March 04, 2026
Convicted murderer and rapist Thabo Bester contended that his transfer to eBongweni Super Maximum Correctional Centre in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) was derailing his preparations for trial, but the judge overruled his argument and dismissed the case.
The dispute was argued before the High Court in Pretoria yesterday in a legal battle between Bester and the department of correctional services (DCS).
Currently serving a life sentence for the 2011 murder of his former girlfriend, Nomfundo Tyhulu, Bester is contesting his relocation from Kgosi Mampuru II Correctional Centre in Pretoria to the Kokstad-based facility.
His renewed challenge comes despite the court striking a similar application from the roll on 11 February.
DCS defended the decision, saying that the transfer in late January was carried out following a threat and risk assessment.
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