Home Affairs Minister Aaron Motsoaledi says DNA test results have confirmed that Thabo Bester is Thabo Bester. ECRNewsWatch ThaboBester
"I want you to put this matter to rest. Bester's DNA matches the DNA of the mother who gave birth to him in 1986," Motsoaledi told MPs during his budget vote on Wednesday.
DNA tests were done last month after the murder convict and his girlfriend, Nandipha Magudumana, were deported from Tanzania.However, the issue of his identity's been the subject of speculation even after his appearance in court.He says the DNA match was 99%. "We told you that Bester, our Bester, was identified because of the mother who gave birth to him in Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital in 1986."
He added that there are numerous processes that are in place to ensure babies are registered at birth. "We told you that and you keep singing 'DNA DNA'. We told you the process of the late registration of birth is to get documents from hospitals where you were born, from churches if you attended them, from preschools, Sunday schools and all over and we give that document to a special tribunal in home affairs, that tribunal decides on the base of this document whether they give you a birth certificate and they register your birth late.
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