Bester and Nandipha Magudumana approached the high court trying to stop the doccie being seen because they say it threatens their rights.
Bester and Nandipha Magudumana approached the high court trying to stop the doccie from being seen because they say it threatens their rights.
According to Budlender, none of the arguments made by Bester for why the broadcast of the Showmax documentary should be blocked are sustainable. “There is not even a remote possibility of any prejudice to the applicant. He has not established that any of the parties involved in the documentary are participating in his criminal trial; and even if they were, he has failed to establish that the broadcast of the documentary would prejudice his trial in any way.
“The failure of the South African Police Service to act timeously and with dedication following the escape of from prison; “The producers were also informed during this phone call that such permission is usually only granted in respect of educational programmes involving inmates or parolees and in such instances, the Department would be in partnership with the production company to produce such a programme,” Budlender said.Budlender said Bester has argued that he has a “right” to “fair and balanced media portrayal”.
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