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Katlego Bereng's charred body used as a decoy in the escape of Thabo Bester from the Mangaung Correctional Center will be buried at Mangaung in Bloemfontein.

The National Prosecuting Authority revealed that G4S guards were offered R105 000 to help Thabo Bester escape prison while CCTV operators were offered more/

The state has dropped the murder charge in the Thabo Bester escape case related to Katlego Bereng's body which was used to conceal Bester's escape from prison.

Dr Nandipha Magudumana and her co-accused, Senohe Matsoara and Teboho Lipolo, will apply for bail in the Thabo Bester jail escape case in a Bloemfontein court.

Thabo Bester escaped from the Mangaung prison by faking his death in a fire in his cell, he was re-captured in Tanzania. Two prison officials were arrested.

Reality TV star and business mogul Shauwn Mkhize denied that she is the female celebrity that regularly visited Thabo Bester at the Mangaung Correction Centre.

The family of Katlego Mpholo, the man whose body was used in Thabo Bester's escape, will take legal action against G4S and the government with Action SA's help.

Katlego Mpholo's father plans to sue the state after his son was found in Bester's cell. He said he doubts the police's story of events around his son's death.

The family of Katlego Mpholo, the victim found in Thabo Bester's cell, has spoken out. The devastated family could barely contain their grief over their loss.
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