Fugitive and convicted murderer-rapist Thabo Bester and his lover Nandipha Magudumana were spirited back into the country late on Wednesday night.

Nandipha Magudumana and her lover, the prison escapee Thabo Bester, allegedly tried to cross into Zimbabwe with a luxury vehicle she had made only a handful of payments on.

Police, who launched an extensive forensic operation at the upmarket Johannesburg hideout of Facebook rapist, murderer and conman Thabo Bester this week, are believed to be searching for his missing domestic worker and gardener.

The global security company has written to the portfolio committee on justice and correctional services requesting a formal invitation to appear before the committee to address the escape.

The correctional services department has confirmed that Facebook rapist Thabo Bester escaped from Mangaung maximum security prison.

Ransom reportedly running into millions of rands has been demanded from her family who own various Thohoyandou businesses

Esmael Nangy, the alleged head of a transnational kidnapping syndicate operating in South Africa and Mozambique, is an apparent victim of a violent domestic abuse which has resulted in attacks on him.

Esmael Nangy, who has eight children through his two wives, launched his bail application in court on Thursday.

Enoch Godongwana is set to know soon whether police will be instructed to continue their investigation into him.

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