On Tuesday, June 13, 2023, Zanda Moyo made her appearance in the Bloemfontein Magistrate Court. This takes the total of those accused of aiding the murderer and rapist Thabo Bester’s jail escape to nine. On June 20, he will show up in court for the criminal trial. Moyo is accused of fraud, corpse snatching, and harboring and hiding an escaped criminal. On May 3, 2022, Bester broke out of the Mangaung Correctional Facility. Police suspect Katlego Bereng’s charred body, which he left behind after faking his death in a fire in his cell, is that of the man.
Who Is Zanda Moyo?
The state claimed that Nandipha Magudumana, Bester’s girlfriend, stole three remains from Bloemfontein morgues, one of which was used in the escape, during the bail hearings for five of the defendants last month. The state said that when Magudumana claimed the second body, she informed the mortuary staff that it belonged to her friend Zanda Moyo’s brother. Police then discovered that the man’s casket was filled with maize flour after a phony funeral was staged for him.
GroundUp has also found proof that Bester used Airbnb to reserve a luxurious home in Ballito for Nandipha Magudumana and three other persons to stay in between April 19 and April 30, 2022. The total cost of the reservation was R90 800. BZ Moyo and Zanele Moyo were among the visitors who were granted security entry to the home. They gave the landlord copies of their Zimbabwean identification papers. Moyo stated in court that he was unrepresented and requested permission to get in touch with his family. His plea was granted, and Magistrate Mohlolo Khabisi instructed him to make free use of LegalAid’s services. On June 20, 2023, Zanda Moyo will join eight other defendants in the criminal prosecution of Thabo Bester.
In the lawsuit against Bester’s girlfriend Nandipha Magudumana, her father Zolile Sekeleni, and five people who worked at the Mangaung Correctional Center, he was legally added as an accuser. The trio is charged with being a part of Bester’s daring jailbreak in May of last year. When asked by Magistrate Motlholo Khabisi if he would hire a lawyer on his own or utilize legal assistance, Moyo said that he still needed to talk to his family. His case has been continued until June 20. At that time, he will appear alongside the other defendants and may even make a bail request. To give the state time to confirm the facts he provided on the bail application, the state prosecutor requested a postponement. On Sunday, Moyo was detained in Johannesburg. He is accused of fraud, violating a body, aiding and abetting a prisoner, and harboring an escaped felon.