Zuko Komisa / Daine Hawker
“Rolex watches, gadgets, R670k in cash” – Thabo Bester’s R30 million of worth items lost upon arrest in Tanzania
On Tuesday morning, Bester and his eleven co-accused, including his alleged primary accomplice Nandipha Magudumana, made a brief physical appearance at the Bloemfontein Magistrates Court.
Bester’s lawyer claimed that some things vanished during Bester’s detention in Tanzania.
He shared the names of the officials who were present during his arrest along with the list of valuable missing items.
Bester revealed that 23 items valued at R27.72 million, were stolen when he was arrested in Tanzania in April 2023.
The things, which are all worth millions of rands, include cash, laptops, rolex watches, a wedding ring worth R350 000, sunglasses and a cellphone just to name a few.
Picture credit by Daine Hawker
The list also includes an iPad, 2 MacBooks, 3 cell phones and Tom Ford sunglasses. There is also money listed in various currencies. #ThaboBester pic.twitter.com/4x2AdPp0ZN
— Kaya 959 News (@KayaNews) August 8, 2023
Bester’s lawyer alleged that he had endured brutal treatment while a prisoner at Pretoria’s Kgosi Mampuru Prison and claimed that Bester was handcuffed in his cell for 23 hours every day.
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The list includes the following items:
– iPhone 14 Pro Max valued at R36,000
– Samsung S23 valued at R32,000
– Samsung Z4 valued at R40,000
– iPod 16 valued at R18,000
– Macbook Air 16 valued at R12,500
– Macbook Pro 16 valued at R34,600
– Burberry card holder valued at R15,500
– Burberry sunglasses valued at R11,500
– Tom Ford sunglasses valued at R9,500
– HP laptop valued at R41,000
– Louis Vuitton R51,000
– Wedding ring R350,000
– Two AMS watches valued at R2.5 million
– Two FM watches valued at R2.5 million
– Two Rolex watches valued at R2.6 million
– Another watch valued at R1,750 and
– Another item, only labelled as PP valued at R1.9 million
– Missing cash valued at R295,000
– Cash US$36,000
– Tanzanian currency to the value of TSh7,200,000
– Zambian currency to the value of ZK1.4 million
– European pound to the value of £500,000
– Swiss Francs to the value of CHF150,000
The case of Thabo Bester has been postponed to 11 October for further investigations.
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