Mapaballo Borotho

- The Pretoria High Court has dismissed Nandipha Magudumana and Thabo Bester’s urgent bid to block Netflix’s Beauty and the Bester documentary.
- The docuseries highlights Magudumana’s alleged role in Bester’s 2022 prison escape.
- Netflix confirmed the documentary will air on Friday, with the teaser already released.
True crime enthusiasts can now brace themselves for Netflix’s latest limited docuseries, Beauty and the Bester, after the Pretoria High Court dismissed an urgent bid to halt its release.
The court rejected applications by Dr. Nandipha Magudumana and her partner, convicted rapist and murderer Thabo Bester, who argued that the documentary would prejudice their upcoming criminal trial.
The pair dragged Netflix to court in a last-minute attempt to stop the broadcast, echoing their earlier failed effort to block Tracking Thabo Bester on Showmax.
The Netflix documentary shifts focus to Magudumana’s journey, from her rise as a celebrated aesthetic doctor to her dramatic downfall as she faces multiple criminal charges, including aiding Bester’s 2022 escape from Mangaung Correctional Centre and fronting his fraudulent businesses.
Reports allege she also hid Bester in her Hyde Park home before the couple fled South Africa in 2023. They were later arrested in Tanzania.
In her ruling, Judge Sulet Potterill dismissed both applications, noting a lack of legal grounds and stating that no judge would be influenced by the documentary.
Netflix has since released a teaser ahead of its Friday premiere.
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