In a surprising turn of events, the Department of Home Affairs has gifted notorious convict Thabo Bester a South African identity document (ID) card, putting an end to the ongoing controversy surrounding his multiple identities. Sunday World has learned that a home affairs official visited the Kgosi Mampuru correctional centre in the country’s capital last week to personally hand over the ID card to Bester, who was apprehended in Tanzania alongside his partner, Dr. Nandipha Magudumana. Speculations have arisen that the purpose behind this gesture was to facilitate his proper identification and sentencing, as Bester did not possess any official documents prior to this.

Thabo Bester’s criminal activities and the confusion surrounding his identity have long been a subject of public interest. With his involvement in various illicit operations, including fraud and money laundering, Bester had managed to elude authorities and adopt numerous false identities. This lack of a verifiable identity made it challenging for law enforcement agencies to bring him to justice and ascertain his true identity.

The Department of Home Affairs’ decision to issue an ID card to Thabo Bester has sparked a mixture of surprise and skepticism among the public. Some have expressed concerns that providing official identification to a notorious criminal could enable him to evade further legal repercussions or even commit further crimes under a new identity. However, officials from the department have clarified that their intention is to ensure transparency and due process in the legal proceedings against Bester