A list of higher-ups who mingled with Thabo Bester and Dr Nandipha

Thabo Bester’s name has been ruling the news cycle as of late.

Since the Facebook Rapist was discovered shopping at Woolworths with his girlfriend and accomplice Nandipha Magudumana, the updates to the story have become eerier by the day.

Some of the most shocking discoveries in the case include the association of higher-ups. Their power-adjacent relations allowed them to get away with murder, literally.

Here is a list of some of the A-listers who found themselves mingling with a murderer and an alleged accomplice.

Former SA president Thabo Mbeki

Dr. Nandipha has been snapped with South Africa’s former president, Thabo Mbeki. She found herself celebrating his 77th birthday and advocated for the Thabo Mbeki Foundation.

 

Nigerian star, Davido

When Nigerian superstar, Davido finds himself in South Africa, Dr. Nandipha and Optimum Medical Aesthetics Solutions are one of his essential stops.

Former Miss Universe Zozi Tunzi

South Africa’s sweetheart, former Miss Universe and Miss South Africa, Zozibini Tunzi was a client of Dr. Nandipha’s. Optimum Medical Aesthetics Solutions, the aesthetics clinic owned by Dr. Nandipha was the official sponsor of the Miss SA pageant in 2020.

Based on their social media interactions, it looks like the pair engaged in a heartfelt friendship throughout the years,

Image credit: @dr.nandipha (Instagram)

Mzwanele Manyi

Former government spokesperson, Manyi is a political figure, who formed ​​the All Africa Decolonisation Congress (AADC). He was later dismissed from the party and is currently part of the African Transformation Movement (ATM) and a spokesperson for the Jacob Zuma Foundation.

Mzwanele Manyi was mockingly called out on Twitter for attending the five-star event organised by convicted Facebook rapist Thabo Bester at the Hilton Hotel in Sandton.

Dr. Mmereka Patience Martha Ntshani, better known as Dr. Pashy

Socialite and medical doctor, Dr. Pashy, through her foundation, the Dr Pashy Foundation, in collaboration with Power Women Group and International Power Women Foundation hosted a women’s seminar where accomplice Dr. Nandipha was a guest speaker back in 2020. Later, the Dr. Pashy Foundation then reportedly entered into a public relations management agreement with a company owned by Dr. Nandipha, Vibes Africa Incorporation International.

According to reports, Magudumana was travelling under Dr. Pashy’s name when she and Bester were arrested in Tanzania.

Phumudzo Thenga

Thenga was the sole director of 21st Century Media, the media company allegedly run by Bester from the Mangaung correctional centre. 21st Century Media is also responsible for drawing in a ton of A-listers at the “Women in Media” conference in Sandton.

After the story of Bester and Dr. Nandipha broke, the company closed down and Thenga went on to create Lwendo.

According to a GroundUp report, this new group of companies started off offering media services, but as it turns out Lwendo is now a company dedicated to supplying and transporting fuel and coal.

Its clients include the likes of Eskom, Exxaro, and Emfuleni Municipality.

Thenga is also married to a senior official in Ekurhuleni Municipality and claims to be a victim of Bester.

Former Miss Rwanda, Jolly Mutesi

Miss Rwanda 2016, Jolly Mutesi recently revealed that she was targeted by Bester and Dr. Nandipha’s media company, Arum Holdings to go to Cape Town under the guise of a Netflix show starring reality TV star, Kylie Jenner and Canadian musician, Drake.

In this case, Bester was operating under an alias, TK Nkwana, and offered Mutesi a $3m deal.

According to IOL, she did her due diligence and requested the company’s profile, an official invitation, and a hotel booking, which she presented to the authorities for advice and help me to know how legit it was.

“I was advised not to go because everything found about the company was screaming scam,” said Mutesi.

Complied by  Marian Volkwyn 

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