Matthew Gruter, a South African engineer, landed at OR Tambo after being deported from Australia for a farright rally. He was met by counterterrorism officials and reporters, his face plastered across news. With no home, he listed a Postnet mailbox as his address. His career is now in ruins, facing blacklisting and intense scrutiny, while his family navigates a life turned upside down by a brief, hateful act.
On Monday, June 5, the Free State High Court in Bloemfontein is expected to deliver judgement on the urgent application of Dr. Nandipha Magudumana, a celebrity doctor, to have her arrest declared unlawful. The case has gained widespread attention and is centered on the circumstances surrounding Magudumana’s arrest in Tanzania and subsequent deportation to South Africa.
Thabo Bester, a South African fugitive, and his accomplice, Dr. Nandipha Magudumana, were arrested in Tanzania on Friday night, after a prolonged investigation and search. Bester escaped from the Mangaung Correctional Centre on 3 May 2022 by faking his death in a cell fire. Since then, he and Magudumana had been living in a rented mansion in Sandton, where they operated Arum Properties together, scamming several people into paying millions for construction projects that were never completed.
