By: Natasha Archary

The Johannesburg High Court has dismissed the applications by Thabo Bester and Dr Nandipha Magudumana to stop Showmax from releasing the documentary Tracking Thabo Bester.
On Friday, 15 March the day Showmax was set to air the 4-part series, the “Bonnie and Clyde” couple put forward a last-minute urgent application to stop the documentary from airing.
Thabo Bester, a convicted rapist and murderer and his lover Dr Nandipha Magudumana, through their legal representatives said the documentary threatens their rights.
Last week, Magudumana and Bester through their legal team have claimed that no in-person interviews were conducted, and citing that streaming the series could result in irreparable harm.
Apart from threatening further lawsuits for damages, Magudumana asserts that she did not grant any party the right, permission or authority to film the documentary.
Meanwhile, her lover, convicted rapist and murderer Thabo Bester, says he has not granted Showmax or any person the rights or authority to produce, distribute or commercially explot a documentary of film based on or taken from his life.
MultiChoice maintains that the public has every right to view the documentary and form their own opinions after watching how the infamous couple allegedly planned and executed Bester’s brazen escape from the Mangaung Correctional Center in May 2022.
“The allegations against Mr Bester and Dr Magudumana are incredibly serious and Showmax strongly believes that it is essential for viewers to have the opportunity to watch the documentary and form their own informed opinions.
Showmax is of the view that the attempt to stop Showmax from doing so is without any legal merit and breaches the constitutional rights of the public.”
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