Discussion | State of prisons in SA

JOHANNESBURG - Convicted Facebook rapist Thabo Bester is back in the Free State High Court for a pre-trial hearing.

He will be accompanied by eight co-accused, including his alleged partner in crime Nandipha Magudumana.

In June, Bester addressed the court in a dramatic monologue.

He accused Correctional Services of infringing on his rights to a fair trial.

The matter was postponed over Bester’s change of legal representation.

Professor Jacob Mofokeng of the Department of Safety and Security Management at the Tshwane University of Technology has more on this.