Thabo Bester was engaged to another rich woman before Nandipha

Before he seemingly convinced Nandipha Magudumana to become his partner in crime, Thabo Bester was engaged to a billionaire businesswoman. This, while he was imprisoned at the Magaung Correctional Centre.

These details emerged in an eNCA interview with Bester’s former prison mate.

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THABO BESTER ENGAGED TO WEALTHY WOMAN

The inmate – who spoke anonymously –  reflected on Thabo Bester’s life behind bars at the Magaung prison. Bester was sentenced to life in prison in 2012 for the conviction of rape and murder.

The inmate said of Bester: “He is a psychopath…he would sit in his cell for two or three months. He was anti-social.”

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The fellow prisoner claimed Bester was fixated on his business ventures, which he ran from inside his prison cell.

And before his alleged accomplice Nandipha Maguduman came into the picture, another prominent figure was in Bester’s life.

He continued: “He was linked to a CEO. She was engaged to Thabo Bester in 2016”. While the man on the phone says the woman’s name, eNCA bleeps it out.

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The channel also bleeps out the names of celebrities allegedly linked to Bester. “He even bought them cars,” the inmate alleges.

Last week, actress Simz Ngema confessed to visiting Bester in prison in 2018.

According to the screen star, it was strictly business, as she had sought payment for work done through his company, 21st Century Media.

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IT’S NOT MAMKHIZE!

Earlier this month, the Royal AM CEO trended over false allegations linking her to the convicted criminal.

This, after popular Twitter account Man’s Not Barry Roux tweeted: “Shauwn Mkhize aka Mamkhize is accused of allegedly visiting Thabo Bester in jail before he walked out”.

The Twitter account later backtracked on the allegations.

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The wild allegations come after News24 reporter Karyn Maughn claimed that a “well-known celebrity” was linked to Bester. Speaking to Newzroom Afrika, she also alleged that a “billionaire” businesswoman had visited Bester at the Mangaung Correctional Centre.

Clarifying her own comments, Maughan tweeted: “The prison records provided by @G4S do not list Shauwn Mkhize as having visited Thabo Bester in prison. She was not one of the celebrities that we know who visited him.

“I’m not sure where her name entered into this story. I certainly did not name her”.

Just to clarify: The prison records provided by @G4S do not list Shauwn Mkhize as having visited Thabo Bester in prison. She was not one of the celebrities that we know visited him.
I’m not sure where her name entered into this story.
I certainly did not name her. https://t.co/uw7MYJ9yoW

— Karyn Maughan (@karynmaughan) April 30, 2023

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This article was originally published by Megan van den Heever.