Supreme Court dismisses Dr Nandipha Magudumana’s deportation appeal
Dr Nandipha Magudumana appeal has been dismissed.
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Dr Nandipha Magudumana’s appeal to have her arrest and deportation from Tanzania in April 2023, declared unlawful has been dismissed by the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) on Friday.
Magudumana and her lover, Facebook rapist Thabo Bester were arrested in Tanzania after fleeing the country following Bester’s movie-likie escape from the Mangaugng Correctional facility.
The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) has welcomed the judgment handed down by the SCA.
The NPA’s national spokesperson, Advocate Mthunzi Mhaga, said it also noted the minority judgment upholding the appeal.
In June 2023, Judge Loubser dismissed Dr Magudumana’s application for her arrest and deportation from Tanzania in April 2023 to be declared unlawful and set aside.
“The NPA’s prosecution team will now focus on ensuring that the trial set down for July 21, to September 19, 2025, before the Free State Division of the High Court in Bloemfontein, proceeds without any unreasonable delay. Dr Magudumana and her co-accused are facing a total of 38 counts ranging from fraud, corruption, money laundering, assisting an inmate to escape, violation of the body, arson, and defeating the ends of justice,” Mhaga said.
The NPA said it is committed to ensuring that justice is not only done but manifestly seen to be done because of the alleged crimes’ impact on the rule of law and the victims.
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