Nandipha Magudumana has gone from having a head full of healthy hair to a thinning and non-existant hairline. And that may have something to do with the stress of her high-profile court trial alongside co-accused partner Thabo Bester.

The celebrity aesthetics doctor is facing charges of assisting Bester’s prison escape, fraud, corruption and violating multiple bodies.

Thabo and Nandipha – who was previously denied bail – alongside seven others, will return to court on 5 June 2024 for a pre-trial conference.

NANDIPHA’S HAIRLINE HAS X USERS GASPING
Unlike the glamorous pics posted on her Instagram account, Nandipha appeared a shadow of herself as she entered the Free State High Court.

The 35-year-old looked sad and dejected and avoided eye contact with her co-accused, including Thabo Bester. She later was seen silently reading her bible ahead of court proceedings.

While she sported a full-glam face of makeup and stylish box braids, X users were quick to spot her evident hair loss.

@CubOfALioness1: “Stress is chowing Nandipha’s hair. What happened to her hairline? Her beautiful hair is gone.”

@Pinkygirl5688: “Thabo Bester looks ever so fresh and clean while Nandipha looks so drained, no hairline, no freedom, no career.”

@cozmino_: “Jail time is dealing with Nandipha’s hairline so harshly.

 

Nandipha Magudumana is currently remanded in custody at the Kroonstad female prison. So where does she get her hair styled and make-up done?

Speaking to Thando Thabethe on 947 last year, 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.