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Convicted rapist and murderer Thabo Bester was running a multimillion-rand scam while serving a life sentence for rape and murder at Mangaung Correctional Centre. | GroundUp_News

After it emerged Henson was unaware of the event, 21st Century Media issued a The company said the conference was intended to"build leadership and women empowerment in Africa".It called it a non-profit initiative funded by 21st Century Group"as a means of giving back to women in Africa".

But even after this debacle, the company apparently signed a lease for an additional floor of office space in Sandton, which stood empty for about six months. Phumudzo Thenga, the sole director of 21st Century Media, describes herself as a"serial entrepreneur" on her LinkedIn page.At first, Lwendo offered media services, but it now focuses on minerals and resources.

Thenga is married to a senior official in the Ekurhuleni Municipality. He is a director of one of her companies, Lovebirds Transport, and was a director of Lwendo Foods.She first responded she believed she had been scammed and arranged to meet us via video call. But shortly before our scheduled meeting, she emailed us to say that on legal advice, she would not attend the meeting.

It is astounding a convicted violent sex offender should have free access to the internet. It is weird he had access to a suit. We spoke on the phone to Stephan Page and Gert Byleveldt, the head of HR and audit, respectively, at Mangaung Correctional Centre. Both declined to comment.At the time of publication, G4S's communications team had not responded to our enquiries.

 

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GroundUp_News Guy seems pretty smart, pitty he chose the wrong path.

GroundUp_News Journalism is dead💔. We need you guys to pursue this like that Journalist pursued Anna Delvey.

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