Zimbabwe News Update

🇿🇼 Published: 31 January 2026
📘 Source: The Citizen

Thabo Bester appears at Bloemfontein High Court on 5 June 2024. Picture: Gallo Images/Mlungisi Louw In the news today, convicted rapist Thabo Bester has been transferred to another prison. Meanwhile, EFF leader Julius Malema has defended his luxurious lifestyle while addressing a party gathering in Boksburg.

Furthermore, the department of international relations and cooperation has declared the chargé d’affaires at the Israeli Embassy, Ariel Seidman, persona non grata. The South African Weather Service has forecast mostly warm to hot conditions for Saturday, 31 January, with cloudy skies and thundershowers expected across the country. Meanwhile, KwaZulu-Natal is warned to brace for more hot, humid and uncomfortable conditions.Full weather forecasthere.

Stay up to date withThe Citizen– More News, Your Way. The Department of Correctional Services (DCS) has confirmed that convicted rapist Thabo Bester has been transferred to another prison, the country’s tightest security facility. The department on Friday said that Bester has been moved to eBongweni Super Maximum Correctional Facility in Kokstad, KwaZulu-Natal.

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eBongweni Super Maximum Correctional is about 700km away from the Kgosi Mampuru C Max facility, where Bester was being held. EFF leader Julius Malema defended his luxurious lifestyle while addressing a party gathering in Boksburg on Friday.

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Originally published by The Citizen • January 31, 2026

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