The High Court in Johannesburg dismissed Facebook rapist Thabo Bester and his alleged lover Nandipha Magudumana’s application to stop the four-part docu-series from broadcasting on Friday afternoon.
JOHANNESBURG - Streaming service Showmax has been given the green light to broadcast its highly anticipated documentary titled Tracking Thabo Bester.
It emerged that one of the state witnesses in Bester’s upcoming trial featured on the documentary, which his lawyers said may infringe on his rights to a fair trial. At the same time, Magudumana’s legal team argued that Showmax stood to make a profit from broadcasting a documentary produced without her consent.
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