Private security companies join manhunt for Thabo Bester

JOHANNESBURG - The search for Facebook rapist Thabo Bester continues.

Concerns on whether he's fled the country are mounting.

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eNCA understands that police are now working with private security companies to apprehend him.

Agencies like Fidelity ADT have offered a R100,000 cash reward for information that will lead to Bester's arrest.

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In May 2022, Bester faked his own death and escaped from the Mangaung Correctional Centre.

The Correctional Services Department has now taken over operations at the prison.

* eNCA's Silindelo Masikane reports.