Neelam Rahim | neelam@radioislam.co.za

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14 April 2023 | 17:08 CAT

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On Tuesday, the Health Professions Council of SA (HPCSA) said it would investigate allegations against Thabo Bester’s partner Dr Nandi Magudumana.

The council said this comes after numerous media reports regarding allegations against Magudumana.

HPCSA spokesperson Christopher Tsatsawane said the council would investigate if she behaved unprofessionally.

He said the HPCSA would work with the police, health departments, home affairs and correctional services “to ensure a comprehensive investigation process”.

Speaking to Radio Islam International, Dr Angelique Coetzee said Magudumana had been suspended for “failure to pay annual fees when they were due on 1 April 2021.”

Bester became widely known as the “Facebook rapist” after it emerged that he used the social media platform to lure attractive young women with promises to help them advance their modelling and entertainment careers. Instead, he raped, assaulted and robbed them.

Bester pleaded guilty to two charges of rape and one murder in trials in 2011 and 2012 and was handed an effective life sentence.

Meanwhile, celebrity doctor, Mmereka Ntshani, better known as Dr Pashy, is seeking legal advice on allegations that Magudumana assumed her identity while on the run with Bester.

The two fugitives were arrested in Tanzania on Friday.

Bester and Magudumana had been on the run since the news of his prison escape was revealed by news publication GroundUp last month.

Listen to the full interview on Radio Islam’s podcast.