Bester and Magudumana, and seven other accused made an appearance at the Bloemfontein.

Collectively, the group faces charges ranging from assisting a convicted criminal to escape from custody to tampering with a corpse, fraud, and defeating the ends of justice.

The accused will appear again in court on 8 August, pending further investigation.Although appearing in two separate courtrooms, both Thabo Bester and Nandipha made a stylish entrance.

 

 

Thabo – appearing via Audio-Visual Remand, wore a black and white Louis Vuitton sweatshirt priced at a whopping R18 000.It was no surprise that the skin specialist has naturally beautiful skin and nails. But clearly, Nandipha Magudumana had some help in the beauty department, particularly whilst in police custody.

Nandipha is currently remanded in custody at the Kroonstad female prison.

Speaking to Thando Thabethe on 947 last month, Correctional Services Singabakho Nxumalo said: “In our facilities, both male and female, we have salons where they are taught different skills.

“In those salons, they are taught hairdressing, nails and other things. They can take advantage of that facility, it is allowed”Nxumalo said convicts and those awaiting trial have to pay for the service, which is done using a special cash-less system.

On the issue of Nandipha and Thabo Bester’s clothing – which included the latter’s R18 000 Burberry hoodie, Nxumalo claimed that everything was above board.