“Facebook rapist” ran high-end media company from prison

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

After it emerged that Henson was not aware of the event, 21st Century Media issued aThe company said that 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. “They ruined so many lives,” said one employee, who quit her job to join the company. Almost four years after the “Women in Media” debacle, she has not been able to find another job.Phumudzo Thenga, the sole director of 21st Century Media, describes herself as a “serial entrepreneur” on her LinkedIn Page. After 21st Century Media shut its doors, Thenga started a new group of companies called Lwendo.

Lwendo Minerals was recently told by police to evacuate a residential property in Johannesburg. The company was illegally parking fuel tankers on the property. According to the Correctional Services Act, sentenced offenders are not allowed to work or conduct business “on their own account”. Laptops were allowed in the prison for inmates who were studying. GroundUp has previously reported that, according to Magudumana, Bester was studying through Damelin.

 

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