Thabo Bester moved to SA’s tightest security prison

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30 January 2026 | 8:13

His lawyers said that they learned this from a family friend who was planning to visit.

Thabo Bester moved to SA’s tightest security prison

FILE: Thabo Bester appeared in the Bloemfontein High Court on 5 June 2024. Picture: Katlego Jiyane/EWN

Convicted killer and rapist Thabo Bester has been moved to the Ebongweni Prison, the country’s tightest security prison.

His lawyers said that they learned this from a family friend who was planning to visit.

Bester was being held at the Kgosi Mampuru C Max facility.

This is after his brazen escape from the Mangaung private security prison in 2023, where he was serving a life sentence.

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