eNCA learns more about Bester's childhood

[@lamlogimasaphokati2452]

😭 Bester's story is really touching. Upbringing can make or break a child

[@kgalanet]

The child who is not embraced by the village will burn it down to feel its warmth - african proverb.

[@DesignThinkingWithLungile]

The sad thing is that none of the broadcasters profiled or interviewed the victims of his crimes and their families. Nomfundo’s death is just a small detail in what has been Thabo Bester’s glamsrous story. This is so sad, we send love to the victims and their families .May Nomfundo Tyhulu rest in peace. She would have been 38 years old this year.

[@softlife4700]

Exactly, I only feel for the victims here, his childhood is no excuse to be inflicting pain on innocent people in the society. Any of us could fall victims to these type of crimes and there should never be any excuse to justify that.

[@beautifulcrazy]

....and other flimsy social media channels say she was Bester's girlfriend. BS

[@lindelwanothandongcobo8863]

😢 and true

[@katenokulungagabayi8912]

Exactly now they are actually saying he had a rough childhood,I wonder how much bester paid these reporters.this is the first criminal to be praised

[@callmemrsdlamini]

So true. I have been waiting and waiting for more coverage on the victims and NOTHING. sad 💔💔

[@VelileLifestyleDecorTV]

So Thabo Bester’s father is walking the streets and watching this whole saga and he could be another possible rapist on the loose. Jah neh.

[@teraandroidgames6721]

Chills 🥶

[@hlengiwemasondo2858]

So true

[@hlengiwemasondo2858]

They must find him

[@chrisMchon]

What he has to do with this

[@makhutsisabapela7697]

Was he even convicted for raping Thabo’s mom 😔, and how many kids did he produce

[@makhosazanamaseko2034]

Thabo really had a challenging childhood but it is no excuse for what he has done.

[@cecilthurstonvanreenen2001]

Very challenging

[@bella357]

Yaah, shame

[@Jesussaves-q1c]

And he might have been teased for looking different. So many things that could lead to anger issues as well

[@jennifermalesa6261]

But now that we know how he grew up its sad ...bcoz we know what caused all this

[@PrincessVelaryon]

​@Jesus Saves you have a point. He probably has an identity issue since he seems to take on many identities.

[@mazandlovu8174]

i am also a teacher who is pensioned really its very easy to recognise your student especialy the student who was do popular related to sports even those who were bright its not easy to forget your students and their behaviour even after 35 years you still recognise them professional teachers will agree with me its not easy to forget pupils whom you taught even after so many years

[@mimingonyama9100]

I fully agree. I'm also a retired teacher

[@TheFirstDaysOfLifeWithLolaAduk]

Thabo is one of the many cases of how systems continously crumbles the future of many vibrant and intelligent generations. No one would be able explain how hard his struggles was. No one would be able to understand what happened inside of him. (How the monster was created). It is explicitly a childhood ordeal. What is life? When you are been denied the key to basic life, parental guidance & care ...where do you run to when the systems shut the door off you?. There are many cases of undocumented children, of course the future bleaks except for intervention. Many children are being denied and continuously denied not only the right to education but also the right to thrive in a complex and competitive world. The system needs overhauling to protect and safeguard the future generations

[@sonyamoz9347]

What about parents? Why people think that someone owes them to raise their kids for them? They should sterilise mothers like his.. So the rest would think twice before just popping babies one after another..

[@lamlogimasaphokati2452]

I'm so emotional about this story; a great mind gone to waste due to upbringing. May God restore this child 🙏.

[@rethabilenxumalo9742]

💔

[@ivydaba9923]

That is so true. I read a few stories of children that dont have documents& how home affairs is turning them back without help. It's frustrating and only can they end up deciding to become monsters that the sytem creates inside of them.

[@patriciatshitake3187]

He's very intelligent and well spoken for someone didn't further his studies, the things he pulled off are not that of a person with with an average IQ

[@lesanyanemoremi]

The information that we heard today, let it be a lesson to parents as well, don't bring a child in this world without playing any role in the child's/ children's life, it shows us that he grew up with this anger that led him to turn out to be what he is today, short temper, aggressive behaviour and of course no remorse, he cried out loud negatively, yet He seeks help and his family 🙏

[@AmberjoyJohnson]

We can only dream... People today have children like they are objects.. Our Society is in ruin...

[@lesanyanemoremi]

What about TB's foundation that will open doors opportunity for those who are in the same situation, and again it can bring some changes into our society, why???? The money that he has can be a sponsorship for those victim's not negatively, but positively impact for SA kids, by the way, where are they (ministers of department, social development sassa, etc. deciding factors.

[@PrincessVelaryon]

​@Amberjoy Johnson Its sad because kids don't get to choose it be born and the environment they are born in to.

[@Buddhas_last_born]

Bester's mother didn't wake up and decide to have a child she was raped at a very young age and was forced to be a mother

[@lesanyanemoremi]

@@Buddhas_last_born If Competence, Consideration, Legislative, Justification, Law Enforcement, were prioritized as the main Factors in SA, what is happening now it should have been better compare to other countries.

[@sindibengu5228]

When all this is over,Sli must interview Bester. I would love to hear what he has to say about everything.

[@boitumelomel5724]

😂😂😂

[@xolisamfobo2934]

That's exactly where it will get to😂😂😂😂

[@Wyntah888]

Enca is going to milk this until ain’t no milk left,I’m here for it🌚

[@justpinks]

😂

[@vuvulicious41]

As they should.

[@mbalichristinamkwanazi9875]

So true 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@thegift9007]

😂😂😂

[@gcinabantungozi8723]

You see it as a joke...you are clueless!

[@ewaldwatson4446]

Wake up South Africa there is a lot of Thabo's the system is failing a lot of youth!

[@mpongokazingelwayo3574]

Thabo had problems that were 1000 times more than his age before he was even born, he never experienced the love of a parent coz his mom had to work and being in the care of a drunkard granny. May God show him love n mercy he really needs God's love now

[@sonyamoz9347]

Why did she gave him birth, if she knew that she wont be able to take care of him? She could give him for adoption, if abortion not an option.. But the easiest way is to just use condoms..

[@priscilamadamombe6944]

Amen 🙏

[@mphonkuna9490]

He needs repentance and he has to expose all those politicians who took advantage of his vulnerability and disadvantaged upbringing.maybe he started as an errand boy for high profiles

[@LightningSoucerer]

The way Silindelo is so invested in Thabo's younger years, I won't be surprised if next time she tells us who his father is😊

[@etvscandalfanpage2011]

🤣🤣🤣

[@petrosmduduzi2087]

😂loooooool that's SA for us😂🤞🤞🤷‍♂️

[@tshepomodiga4253]

Whats she gonna cover after this story??? Okare all her eggs are invested in this basket

[@dee-global]

@@tshepomodiga4253 Senzo Meyiwa's case. It's resuming in court beginning of May.

[@SheCanSmile]

That may heal parts of him too.

[@carolinephorosi2345]

Parenting yourself before parenting your children is very crucial

[@ShaqleeToine10.02]

The mom was raped...

[@fabricembubakasongo]

This case has opened quite a lot in our societies in terms of what we need to correct.from Thabo's mother as a rape victim;social services need to come up with a plan especially when the outcome result is a pregnancy ( from the clinic or hospital where the delivery will take place: need for serious councelling sessions) issue of a child disadvantaged by the society because of parents irresponsibilities; check now all those street kids we have and are becoming criminals tomorrow. not talking much of our correctional services where people are supposed to come out rehabilitated to rejoin the society. Nowadays companies are getting work force from prisons where inmates are doing some manufacturing within the prison and getting paid so after their sentences they can claim the money and start a new life. It is really a learning curve for all of us.

[@jellybite1]

A very sad & painful learning indeed

[@dothadance1]

You live in a communist country. A criminal factory.

[@ruthmay8446]

I pray he finds Jesus in prison. Jesus came for all the broken hearted, for every soul, for everyone who needs a Saviour. And when He meets this Saviour he will have eternal life in a better beautiful place. John 14:6 I am the way, the truth and the life. No man cometh to the Father except through me” Jesus can heal all these deep scars of Thabo and the victims. May we pray for our country 🙏

[@leereloaded7614]

Amen 🙏

[@fireitup4511]

When is slindelo getting a promotion for such hard work.

[@thapelothapelo6979]

She must be a news reader right? Not a reporter

[@mmeme5861]

Slindelo please my baby...let's go back to the Thembisa 10 story...it can't dissappear like that...

[@gdewyg]

He seems to have grown up like street kid

[@chiefer1325]

It seems Dr Magudumana knew nothing about the person she was dating, not ever his family and friends. She continued to date a stranger and her family approved. Wow....

[@miteamatsheka5655]

Thabo sounds like great potential not realised

[@petronilaahono9885]

True brilliant mind

[@happinesschannel3782]

In the first conviction of Thabo Bester his sentencing shouldn't have been that extreme as social services where required to investigate if he has any psychological issues or any childhood trauma. The findings where that he was of sane mind and had no mental issues unfortunately his upbringing shows that a monster was created. He could have been something judging from his intellectual capacity no person of low iq and without gut could pull all these stunts off. The law needs to balance as those who are hurt , hurt others.

[@raucillamarsh]

I totally agree. His sentencing was extreme, apparently that time he had legal aid and we all know those lawyers simply don't care, they just there to get payed. This story has just touched my soul. Thabo just needed love from the mother that told to journalist that someone wanted Thabo and if she knew his was going to be naughty like this she would have given him to the person that wanted him when he was still a baby. I think she should have given him to those people, he would have been a better person. Sentencing people to 60 years in prison is not the answer, these kind of people just needs deliverance and healing, rehabilitation is what prisoners need because no one on this earth was born without a purpose and even those that was conceived out of rape, there is a reason why God allowed that child to be born in the world. All he needed was love and support. I still believe there is hope for him, no one is to bad to become good. God delivers and restores.

[@happinesschannel3782]

@@raucillamarsh True Raucilla you are 100% correct I also believe he needed love and support plus not having an ID is just something else.

[@trueblue5336]

He never stood a chance from the moment he was born. It's so sad.

[@thembalihlemiya3395]

Some people are cursed from birth😔

[@winrosesargoi4176]

He struggled to survive. Spirit of Rape from his father entered him Very unfortunate. His life was miserable. God have mercy upon this soul

[@SheCanSmile]

he raised himself shame it's upsetting the conditions regarding his conception and his formative years since his granny died he stole to survive. the abandonment and trauma of being a child of rape I think made him snap.

[@cecilthurstonvanreenen2001]

This is extremely deep

[@phethilentshangase5475]

This is sad

[@princejay6909]

@@phethilentshangase5475 very sad

[@mkhulekothulane5780]

Esh it’s really bad and kubuhlungu

[@SheCanSmile]

@@mkhulekothulane5780 And thousands of kids in the country are vulnerable to this. Children need safety, structure, and stability in their lives otherwise the evils of this world take over.

[@lebogangchiloane7251]

If the same attention can be given to the failures of Cyril AND ANC on unemployment and the recent situations the country is facing, that will be appreciated ENCA

[@reabetsweimanmoabi7911]

Unemployment is not a government problem it's an Entrepreneurial problem.

[@Lunar.cipher]

@@reabetsweimanmoabi7911 Your statement is not entirely accurate. While entrepreneurship can help create new job opportunities, unemployment is a complex issue that cannot be solely attributed to the actions of entrepreneurs. Governments have a crucial role to play in creating an environment that fosters job creation, such as investing in education and training programs, providing incentives for businesses to locate in certain areas, and implementing policies that encourage job growth. Furthermore, unemployment can be caused by a variety of factors, including economic downturns, changes in technology, and global competition. It is not solely the responsibility of entrepreneurs to solve these issues. While entrepreneurship can be a part of the solution to unemployment, it is not accurate to say that unemployment is solely an entrepreneurial problem and not a government problem. Some of you come online and say things you don't understand. 🤦🏾‍♂️

[@lebogangchiloane7251]

@Reabetswe Iman Moabi I wonder who's been feeding you lies Rea, you need to distance yourself away from that and start using brains why this country is messed up. The failures of this country all point to a failing government. This government you're defending must and should be held accountable one day. We need a critical thinking government that can solve problems, not create new ones each year and cover them up with R350 grants.

[@timothytshepothobane915]

Slindelo is a hardworking,shame,jealous down

[@triciakekana]

I guess the teachers were correct, he is somebody huge today, trending everyday

[@primrosesalika398]

😅 he is trending for sure

[@bopilaopila931]

For some weird reason it seems Nandiba got to know the real person and not the picture of a dangerous picture we all have of him.

[@ShaqleeToine10.02]

There is no "real person" with a psychopath...He clearly has a form of Antisocial personality disorder...

[@mphonkuna9490]

True that

[@nenesibanda4171]

Thabo Bester is so fascinating...

[@anoushamanilal143]

Not having documents is no excuse for committing a crime. He should of asked people to help him to get an Identification.

[@buhlemdletshe4115]

it is easy for you to say that, I don't have it also and it is hard the system keep on kicking me out like I tried everything and it is painful not having access to some things...

[@sandrahorstmann9013]

I 100% agree. BS story about the ID..now people feel sorry for him

[@southernafricanboy4148]

​@@buhlemdletshe4115 so how do you get a job, open a bank account etc. Sorry to hear it eish😢

[@anoushamanilal143]

Exactly BM ,that's our system and government therefore all the criminal activities.why SHOULD they make it so difficult for individuals to obtain identification.

[@jobe1888]

It's actually quite difficult for children whose parents abandon them or die. You need your parents' details and documents to get an ID.

[@786nobby]

Not having documents does not justify murder

[@mbalenhlendaba497]

He believed having no finger prints at the home Affairs he thought he won't be traced .

[@AmberjoyJohnson]

Exactly 👍

[@duduzilekondo2442]

True

[@rozaynekasindamalyo5206]

I don't understand why they didn't get a birth certificate and ID. And how did he supposedly have a USA passport? I guess we will never know the entire truth about TB.

[@phethanimaphaha2957]

USA couldn't trace the passport.... It's fake

[@onkarabilemoletsane6264]

Given his reputation obviously the passports were fake. It's not a lie that he didn't have ID.

[@thembalihlemiya3395]

The USA passport is fake as well as those documents he used

[@LiamEil]

I know I taught at a farming school in Phillipi in western cape and had learners with no documentation and the school principal made special effort especially for the athletes and home affairs officials at that time was extremely helpful

[@TheFerroli1]

😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊⁷😊⁷😊⁷😊

[@trishmncube3384]

Yes thats my thoughts exactly… the school also let him down… surely as they speak now they could see the boy had no one … why didn’t they arrange as you say and social workers where where they… or was he just ignored because he looked different 🤔

[@scdbpc965]

His childhood is no excuse for he did that affected other lives. We all have choices in life and we can either blame our childhood parents, whoever, but as adults we are accountable for our actions. I know many people who have been through worse in their lives and chose to make good choices

[@softlife4700]

Bad childhood or not, we are responsible for our choices at the end up of the day. Especially bad choices of taking a life, inflicting pain on others, rape and so on. I know people who also had rough childhood but chose to be the best they can be when grown up.

[@siphiwemchunu3058]

Agree with you. We all hv a choice

[@SEOLAB-nq4vf]

Yup. I agree 100%. We have free will. His greed got the better of him

[@selimona2816]

How I wish for God to intervene in his life. And maybe get another chance to correct his life. I don't know, but I feel for him. Its not an excuse what he did, but eish I'm lost for words. I really like if given a chance he can become a good person. People do change. I pray that God and his ancestors can intervene. He needs a serious deliverance. May his angels surround him, even in his sleep and avail themselves to him.

[@preciousprecious7581]

The 10years he spent in prison was meant to rehabilitate him

[@ravenwilson2659]

I see sum ppl blame the mom for his upbringing but remember there are pastors out there who did bring up their kids in good homes and the kids turn out murderers,rapist,fraudsters ect so it have nothing to do with the upbringing u a grown ass person who make your own choices in life,don't look for excuses for his horrible deeds

[@TeeTeeX290]

👏👏that's true

[@hlengiwemasondo2858]

I know someone like Thabo they also were brilliant child

[@vedaventer7800]

We must remember that all along he made choices. The mom will pay for her mistakes and lack of responsibilities, but so will he... He is a full grown man that seems to get along by manipulating defenseless people. He has innocent blood on his hands. Step up to the plate and own your deeds

[@enmn6001]

The problem is bad upbring

[@kgalanet]

Send your own kids to the streets. Let's see them become responsible

[@jkb98274]

Very judgemental

[@jadelorna4902]

Bester's upbringing is so touching...

[@ShaqleeToine10.02]

The mom was raped...you have to consider how she may have felt conceiving a child after such a heinous act perpetrated against her...She may have never had the opportunity to fully heal from that..possibly why he ended up with the grandmother..some people in that traumatic state do not have the privilege to think of the possibility of a concept such as "Choice". We always say that people have a choice, however for some people "Choice" is a privilege...

[@RaymundaNdlovu-rn2pn]

I fully agree that his up bringing has a lot to do with these crimes, thabo needed to belong ,he needed a stable home ,he. Needed to be loved, he never got these ,his mother why she didn't arrange for his papers,?????I think subconsciously this mother hated this child because of the way he was conceived, but then she should have aborted rather than leaving him on the streets to be raised by different people, my question is where was she,?????I will never support what thabo has done but at the same time my heart bleeds for him,he wanted to be noticed ,he wanted to be recognized he needed his mother but she wasn't there for him,he raised uhimself up actually. It's only God who can do the impossible in this man.i hope he will accept Jesus Christ in jail before he dies, honestly only His Father God in Heaven is The only one who can remake thabo to be the person He created him to be. As For nandipa I don't have words to say, only that she too needs Jesus Christ The True Son of God, before its too late because right now I can assume that Nandipa doesn't want to live at all.

[@MissB2040]

Thabo's mother also highlighted that her employer did not want to give her a day off to go to register at the dept. That is something we should look at as well. Why couldn't they allow her to go?

[@sonyamoz9347]

They register kids at the hospital, you dont have to go anywhere.. She is lying or just plain stupid.. If she knew that she wont be able to raise this kid, why she gave him birth..

[@hannavanderwat5689]

Not having documents is no excuse for criminal behaviour.

[@fireitup4511]

I agree with you.

[@phethilentshangase5475]

Poor upbringing lack of love psychologically it affected him.

[@spirit-uplifting]

This the whole sad story😢...

[@matomem]

Home Affairs Minister did reveal that his grandmother passed away the year he dropped out of school in 2002 and his mother didn't even have her own brith certificate. His mother only got her ID in 2002.

[@thokozilemakaula4140]

and he asked in his court appearance that how did the authorities identify him because he has no ID and i thought he was acting smart

[@mphonkuna9490]

Yhooooo it's kuningi type of situation......too broken hey

[@mathapelofalatsa222]

It's high time for men to stop rapping women n also for me to be fully involved in their children's live and also we need to stop blaming mothers only when children start misbehaving

[@chabalichabali8714]

We blame those responsible whether men or women

[@TeeTeeX290]

👏👏well put

[@aafiyahafizar2791]

Growing up knowing that your father doesn't exist because your mother was raped it's really not the easy thing...😢

[@ayandamoeketsi883]

ENOUGH ABOUT THABO BESTSER WE ARE ON STAGE 6

[@mercyhopeventeleko3884]

Indeed his brilliant and smart

[@conrad8777]

The story keeps getting worse. How and why was an identity document not sourced from Home Affairs. It seems as if everyone failed in this man's upbringing. Thabo's crime spree seems to have started at birth, giving a new meaning to what a career criminal is.

[@sifisodube4686]

Ya me thabo nester must right a book the boy his beyond smart.but rape and murder no no his bad

[@ToastwithBaity]

Thabo's birth mom failed him big time

[@mathapelofalatsa222]

What about the rapist father? Why do we always blame only mother's when the child misbehaves, what about the father? We can't judge the mother, imagine raising a product of rape. She needed therapy n help but unfortunately those days such facilities were only for the rich. My prayer goes for both of them

[@lightscamerachloe7671]

Is there no way to hold the rapist responsible, Thabo's mom was a child when she was raped, not at all taking away from the crimes he committed, but honestly, what fighting chance did he have really?

[@jobe1888]

She too was failed as she had an ID only at 37.

[@amb549]

And the rapist father ??

[@stephanied9542]

The story the mother told about rape doesn't match what the community they are from said. They said Thabo's mum got pregnant from a local shopkeeper not a stranger that gave her a lift and raped her. Read the 2011 article about Thabo Bester and the Kimbler Park family he grew up next to. It states many things people should know

[@dannyc5971]

Why blame Thabo for not having an identity. I blame our system with home affairs. When a child is born with SA parents the hospital registers the baby. That does not happen anymore. They send you to home affairs and they send you from one office to another. I have a 3 yr old granddaughter who's still not registered. It's pathetic how our system works.

[@Ramosibudim]

how was he admitted in damelin without any matric certificate

[@nomkhosishoba2454]

My question axactly and without an ID

[@timothytshepothobane915]

I wanna give u some breaking news about Senzo Meyiwa case, one legal practitioner is asking for postponement on 2 May bcos has another matter with another court on that day,before the same presiding officer who handled bail application for accused 2,so that legal practitioner doubled booked or knows that the matter will on 2 May 2023 not anyway proceed,with thabo bester matter,they bring it to the picture to divert attention from Senzo Meyiwa case,so that the public in general can forget about it,watch the space

[@keabetswehlahasaone555]

Only if they were putting this much effort by exposing the corruption in the government system.

[@jellybite1]

For all those saying, "he chose to, he chose to...", let's take a moment to consider that (though I hate to phrase it like this) he was a product of r*pe. That means that some guy out there, saw it good and well to violate his then young mother. He had some sick twisted pleasure causing her that type of pain, then disappeared into the dark. It takes a very disturbed individual to do such...this guy; his genes run in Thabo's blood. Am I saying that all that are "products of r*pe" will grow up and do that exact same thing? No, am I saying, however, in this particular case, the factor carries significant weight. Thabo says he himself was also assaulted in like manner, growing up....from mere observation, people who have endured such a trauma and not gone through the necessary healing do not have healthy s*xual interactions....so, there's that. Is that any excuse for his actions? Not in the least.... Then there's the fact that his mother wasn't around. That is a painful thing for anyone to live with. And his mom; imagine falling pregnant from such an ordeal...the trauma of the crime alone, is enough to make anyone want to do certain things...then finding out that you are carrying a child because of it😢😢😢 How does a woman hold that baby in her arms and not feel angry, hurt, disappointed, etc etc? That child is a constant reminder of what was done to her.... Back to Thabo "choosing"....if those factors weren't bad enough, what about everything else that's been detailed concerning his formative years....and everything else that hasn't? Yet, in the same breath, what about his victims? What about justice? Look, my opinion; he did the crime so he must do the time....but that can't be the big win. Sadly, the families of his victims will never get their daughters back...nothing will ever be the same. We can only wish them healing. There is no win here. Let's take a step back, as society and look at this matter from as many directions as possible. What if you had known young Thabo personally when he was growing up? What if at some point, you were friends...and later found out that he was a very disturbed individual. Would you have helped? Turned a blind eye? Would you have done something to lessen the chances of there being another Thabo Bester case? If so, what would you have done.... 😢😢😢healing to everyone hurting Wisdom to those handling the case Healing for SA

[@nombusozondo3183]

😢😢I am glad I manage to finish ur sms...thank you,u were able to make me understand all this in a special way...salute to you@!! I thank you bcz of you I see all this in a different angle....

[@nombusozondo3183]

😢😮😢😢😢

[@user-yc8rn4yb1i]

Who is the guardian of Bester, that's where you will get the answer about him.

[@stephanied9542]

His grandparents (they're deceased now)

[@thembalihlemiya3395]

His grandmother, he was raped while living with her by his grandmother's "friend" the grandfather.

[@wendynhlangulela5144]

eNCA just give us a documentary please

[@fezilemda8127]

Bester was smart, he played sport, he was abused, he's the product of rape, he's charming, he didn't have an 🆔, Where are we going with all of this? Are we supposed to feel sorry for him or you want the judge to give him a lenient sentence? I'm hearing less of him being a serial rapist or murderer. Media has a power to build or cancel, who deserves what?

[@SEOLAB-nq4vf]

Exactly! As a Christian I'm told to pray for him but also not accept the sin. We are given a free will...it is our choice to choose good or evil

[@paleraluswinga]

I honestly don't understand the purpose of eNCA digging up his past like a forensic psychologist, can we focus on the crimes he committed please, we all have had tough upbringings but we forge on ahead.

[@SEOLAB-nq4vf]

Exactly 💯

[@boitumelomel5724]

His life requires divine intervention, the likes of Sis Thembi, Lloyd Radebe

[@judymarais6500]

Not feeling sorry for him. I had no parents from age of 9 years. Did not let become a rapist or murderer. I made something of my life. Got married. Lost my husband, at the age of 35years. Without any benefits. I worked hard every day, even Sunday. To give my 3 girls a good education. My 3 girl graduated from university. One with a honors degree. And all pass with distinctions. So no excuse to become a skollie. At the age of 65 years I'm still working. There a great living GOD. AMEN

[@AmberjoyJohnson]

Is this now to water down his crimes.. I was an abandoned baby in 1948.. Also grew up with my Grand-mother under very difficult emotional circumstances.... Ran away from home when I was 17.. but I got an ID, a job and became a responsible citizen... So don't water down these crimes.

[@trueblue5336]

Nobody is watering down his crimes. People just want to know how he became what he is.

[@raucillamarsh]

Not everyone is as strong as you. Some people allow the devil to take control over them...

[@matetemahlatji8484]

😮😮so this guy was like Leo DiCaprio in that movie, "Catch me if you can"

[@gcinabantungozi8723]

Which information is mixed up by home affairs?

[@missbae28]

Upbringing has got nothing to do with people who turn out to be criminals. I know many people who had a tough upbringing but turned out to be good law abiding citizens

[@lindenihedebe8108]

following this it brings back bad memories of my childhood but I'm glad i didn't choose easy way out it was hard many people won't understand the things we go through it pains me to see what he had become i wish he had chosen a different path of life and I'm sorry to all the victim of crimes he committed

[@786nobby]

There is no way a teacher can remember a child 30 years later....its an absolute lie

[@babramhlanga1607]

True,now everyone will just create juicy lies about him as long as they knew him and cameras coming to them and a chance to be seen on tv

[@thembimaseko9600]

I agree with you unless he was popular.

[@mandy7168]

If he was smart as they say , but we can also see he’s intelligent but using it in the wrong things , why say 30 years though

[@sandrahorstmann9013]

True, BS story.

[@mnn440]

​@@mandy7168by merely looking at that teacher i dnt think he has more than 20 years experience in the service thereby making them Thabo ' s teacher

[@kgomotsotlhapane2076]

My hope is that Thabo and his Mom go for therapy because the both of them are deeply wounded, they need joined and individual therapy. I t truly believe that the Mother abandoned or gave him up because the child would somehow remind her of how she was violated and how the child came to be. It might be that Thabo found out at the of 17 that he was a product of rape then he decided to run away from home and probably fell in the wrong hands who introduced him to crime essentially. He obviously grew up with a lot of hate and anger in his life hence he became the monster that he is today, he was rejected by his Mother and had no positive role model or a figure to look up to in his life. They both need to find healing, forgive one another and most importantly they both need to deal with their traumas. It is my wish that the Mother visit him in prison going forward and encourage, support him he needs to know that he is loved and that he is seen. He needs to be rehabilitated in the form of therapy so that by the time he comes out of jail after 30 years he comes out a better and changed human being . For as long as they dont deal with his childhood traumas there is no going forward he will even be a worse monster that what we are seeing. He looks to me like someone who is capable of being remorseful so there is definitely hope there.

[@sonyamoz9347]

In SA 80% of parents dont raise kids, all SA must get therapy, before thouse kids will grow to become another Thabos..

[@materenemolaoa1752]

It’s funny how such a truthful analysis gets backlash from society with, “it’s no excuse.” The more we refuse to deal truthfully with these as black people, the more we breed animals among us. We must heal.

[@kgomotsotlhapane2076]

@@materenemolaoa1752 absolutely!

[@Fifi.T]

Bester may have charmed Nandipha but Nandipha was more charmed when she learned all this wild things that Bester did. She jumped into this opportunity to explore and experience the wild life she's been dreaming about, and she was ready to jump in board to team up wth Bester. Then she started coming with her brilance mind to tell Bester how he can escape prison. What if Dr. Nandipha is a real criminal behind Bester's actions? What if she's the psycho behind all these saga? She saw Bester's venerables and used him. How did Nandipha father get involve? Nandipha has relationship with her father not Bester. How did she convince her father to get involved? I'm saying this after seeing the video of Nandipha eating her salad calmly when she was conftronted about the car she abandoned at Zim borders and outstanding payment.

[@dumsanivilakazi3938]

we have no interest in his childhood all we want to know who assisted him to escape prison and how finish

[@mobalance4736]

Bester is what you describe the Word Bastard...his mum said she never knew that rapist guy who caught her on the road n raped her,but yes still no excuse to become the hardened criminal that he is ..He just wanted to get sex fast and Rich without working for it...Lux Life... don't know why people are giving these people so much attention.Treat them like the criminals that they are period

[@noreenm5018]

Is the woman who claim to be TB's mother, the real mother? Nothing justify his actions, but I still don't understand why the grandmother didn't arrange an ID for the Child? Why the gaurdain family didn't arrange it, they seem to like him? His mother was clearly too traumatized to deal with her son, if the story that she was raped is true. TB's life is eventful.

[@miavos3610]

Conflicting information. He joined school only at 11 years old and left school after grade 5. It sounds like identities are getting mixed up. Where does his name BESTER come from. It's a very Dutch name.

[@ginger0208]

He has you all wrapped around his finger. Can you not see that all of this is just to distance you from real problems we are facing? Many kids have hard childhoods, yet not all choose to rape and kill, he made that decision himself. Why are we finding out about his past and not following up with his victims and how THEY are coping due to HIS actions.

[@Arun71150]

THIS!!

[@beautifulcrazy]

I have a theory that his "mother" is not his real mother. My theory is that he was stolen at birth. I think that both he and his mother should have DNA tests done by at least 3 different independent pathologists. If you look at Bester, he has straight hair. His "mother" is Black African. Then, it was something she said when interviewed. She said that many Indian people wanted her to give them the child, but she refused, and in hindsight, she should have given him away. I know he is a monster, but he is a damaged human being. She was raped, and I can only imagine the things she said to him about that. This is a man who is destructive because of the act of rape in which he was conceived. Behaviour starts when the child is on the womb. This can be scientifically proven today.

[@lesliejay01]

Couldnt have said it better @beautifulcrazy

[@southernafricanboy4148]

I agree. I too suspect that's not his real mom

[@pennygooms1539]

You are describing a normal fixtures of mixed or coloured people. Nothing to do with child theft. Except in this case the Black young woman was raped ,allegedly.

[@naledi0017]

His dad is Indian guys

[@pennygooms1539]

@@naledi0017 He does look half Asiatic not necessarily Indian ,unless you know the father .

[@aubreyvanloggenberg7827]

Was the surname of the guardians surname probably Bester by any chance???

[@michellemoreana1938]

Born in the 80s but started school in 97 and this gent speaking was probably in school in 97 please guys get reliable sources

[@bongiweqilishane4379]

It really doesn't make sense. He was 11 I'm 1997 so how can he start school at 11?

[@mzansistreets8027]

They have been saying he started at 11

[@nelingwenya4250]

True

[@dozar03]

Maybe he stayed in the farms with his gogo and never went to school till the guardian intervened.

[@monicaolwagen9426]

Yes, we have choices ….. however us adults so many times fail children….. it does not necessarily have to be your child.

[@wendy7915]

Let's not feel sorry for him please. Let's not.

[@katenokulungagabayi8912]

Now we giving criminals a chance to embrace being criminals by their past.aiy no This is no excuse definitely not something you can share in Sa

[@nombusozondo3183]

Ayi this case is playing wt my emotions 😢😢 All along I was looking at Thabo as a monster and now after all dt I am hearing all I feel z tears.....totally confused now

[@mohhamedsalah1234]

He is a child denied of Education by people who were negligent and didn't give him love that he deserved as an honest soul.There are a lot of kids who are products of rape but their parents make sure that they protect them against going wrong.Eish rough life and he was soo unfortunate not to get someone who can adopt and accept him.The mother really failed the boy psychological all kids need the mother's care as they bond with them b4 they are born.Parents really need to learn a lot from this.

[@patriciatshitake3187]

Exactly how does he have a mother who is being interviewed as the mom, but he doesn't have a birth certificate,why don't they ask her why he doesn't have a birth certificate yet she wanted his body from nandipha, because he's on the spotlight she is going to act like she cares.

[@RaymundaNdlovu-rn2pn]

Thabo speak good English, I heard him when they were interviewing him regarding his killing of the innocent Nomfundo,did he learn that in prison

[@bridgetsiyothula4915]

He grew up in a farm where her grandma was working. I assume the farmer was white, which means he could have learned English. Remember children are very fast learners. I think he is actually bilingual

[@Mylord2902]

Can the court prove beyond reasonable doubt that this is Thabo Bester ? Without necessary documents profiling him.

[@bridgetsiyothula4915]

What should they prove? His fingerprints were always taken in police stations, since he started crime from his young age. The criminal records have his fingerprints. When they fetched him from Tanzania they took his fingerprints and put them in their system, and boom his criminal records appeared. What more should be proved?

[@princemthembu1995]

Sicela movie ngo Mr Bester plz

[@afurakashomara3409]

thanks for those insights

[@Maria63756]

I agree children are not born monsters something happen in lis life the only thing he needs is God in his life 🙏 to get better person and he needs a lot of prayer

[@winkymabija3936]

Looking at his upbringing he had no chance in life he did well 4himself atleast now he can served his life sentence with his own honour Nd with some gud memory's bcz he has shaken SA everyone is talking abt him he even dated a celebrity doctor with only grade7 while graduate struggle 2get a job or 2 create they own employment Wow😢 bt l don't condone the rapping Nd Killing

[@jadelorna4902]

He is indeed a genius.... Wish there was no killing, I feel sorry for Bester.... It's not for me to judge...

[@pietmuskiet5586]

Does he knows that or must you go and teach him who he is suppose to be.?

[@samanthamashangavira1490]

Because his intelligence of escaping the prison is not normal at all, and it seems whatever he does he gets caught up, it shows the devil is just trying to destroy him in jail 😢😢

[@elshaddai7253]

When beater grandparents died who buried them who took him. In where was his mother why didn't she step up was it because she resented him because of rape. Now I'm sure he has brothers and sisters How are they feeling swing their brother. Bester seemed unbothered. Why didn't he build his mother a house like other criminals we know who are operating in jail but still make sure their family is well feed

[@elzabrowning2127]

If he was allowed to register at the school without papers, why did the authorities not help him to get his papers.

[@lulamelamdzula1715]

Good they made research about his childhood now they know he knows pain....how can he do something painful to other person while he knows how it's like to be in tears....once bitten twice shy....he deserves to rot in hell....I was poisoned to death and i never talked about it that doesn't mean I should poison another person because I know it's pure evil and it's painful 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭 now am treated as dead they even created group for me 😭😭😭😭 I still don't talk about how painful I feel

[@futuremmola2489]

Wishing you strength and comfort 🙏, he should know better than the rest of us

[@robertfanuelchunani7455]

Hey guys stop wasting time Thabo Bester is an adult man must be changed for the crime that he committed, the are more dangerous criminals that walking around the stree,SA wake up , no justice in this country

[@kingraymmcrm5475]

Honestly wat ever bester did no excuse of it but kids r innocent I being a imgrent child my self in SA a section 27 since 1993 lost so much much opportunities in my younger year who was brilliant in sports was selected for the under 12 SA team who the world cup couldn't go coz had no docs... Today how many Thabo besters r there who r not registered n seeing him as a role model to turn to crime coz u couldn't follow a course or path coz of identity... Home affairs must sort this mess out... Take the murders n rape out I'm proud of him n understand him he lived n made best of his life given the odd he was made to fail by society... Government fail him

[@sylviasibeko4644]

Very sad abt his childhood.

[@nozukojembula8875]

How is it possible that he start school till grade 7 without his identity papers been sorted?

[@neelsackerman1202]

Why all the concern for a convicted criminal.

[@Teekay_ZA]

The find the root cause and possibly prevent others from following in the same footsteps

[@kgalanet]

Poor parenting causes alot of suffering. Believe it or not Thabo is a victim also.

[@amandavan55]

@neelsackerman1202 To know what makes a person tick, gives you the opportunity to deep dive into his psyche.....

[@lesleypetersen805]

He could of applied for an Identity document himself. What was stopping him?