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GroundUp reporters win prestigious journalism award

17 September 2023 | ARTICLE

By Nathan Geffen

Marecia Damons addresses the Nat Nakasa Awards Ceremony on Saturday evening in Johannesburg. Photo from South African National Editors Forum Twitter stream Marecia Damons and Daniel Steyn, GroundUp’s...

Nandipha Magudumana denied bail

11 September 2023 | ARTICLE

By Daniel Steyn

Nandipha Magudumana lost her bid to be released from jail at the Bloemfontein Magistrates’ Court on Monday. She is expected to remain behind bars until she appears with her 11 other co-accused in Oct...

Nandipha Magudumana’s kidnapping claim questioned by state

4 September 2023 | ARTICLE

By Daniel Steyn

Dr Nandipha Magudumana with her father, Zolile Sekeleni, leaving the court. Photo: Becker Semela Nandipha Magudumana’s bail application continued for a third day in the Bloemfontein Magistrates’ Cour...

“No one was looking for her”: Magudumana’s lawyer hits back at state

30 August 2023 | ARTICLE

By Daniel Steyn

Nandipha Magudumana escorted by a police officer at the Bloemfontein Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday. Photo: Becker Semela Nandipha Magudumana’s lawyers argued that the state has not successfully sh...

State rubbishes Magudumana’s claim that Thabo Bester kidnapped her

29 August 2023 | ARTICLE

By Daniel Steyn and Becker Semela

Applying for bail, Nandipha Magudumana told the Bloemfontein Magistrates’ Court that she had been kidnapped by Thabo Bester. The state disputed this. Photo: Becker Semela Nandipha Magudumana told th...

Analysis: The troubled history of Mangaung prison

24 August 2023 | ARTICLE

By Daniel Steyn

The Mangaung Correctional Centre was seen as a model prison when it opened in 2001. Archive photo: Becker Semela The suicide of an inmate at Mangaung Correctional Centre has again put the spotlight o...

Mystery surrounds black empowerment gains from G4S prison contract

23 August 2023 | ARTICLE

By Daniel Steyn

The multi-billion-rand contract for the building and running of Mangaung Correctional Centre was supposed to benefit the community of Bloemfontein. But 20 years after it was signed by the Department ...

Thabo Bester and Nandipha Magudumana allege inhumane treatment while in custody

8 August 2023 | ARTICLE

By Daniel Steyn and Becker Semela

Thabo Bester and Nandipha Magudumana appeared in the Bloemfontein Magistrates Court on Tuesday along with seven other accused. Photo: Becker Semela Lawyers for convicted rapist and murderer Thabo Bes...

G4S in last-ditch bid to keep Mangaung Prison contract

27 July 2023 | ARTICLE

By Marecia Damons

Bloemfontein Correctional Contracts has made a last-ditch attempt to prevent the Department of Correctional Services from taking over the Mangaung Correctional Centre, where the Facebook rapist Thabo...

Court dismisses Dr Nandipha’s application for leave to appeal

18 July 2023 | ARTICLE

By Daniel Steyn

Illustration: Lisa Nelson Nandipha Magudumana’s application for leave to appeal the Free State High Court ruling that she had consented to return to South Africa, has been dismissed with costs. Magud...