Good Morning, SA | Bester advocate withdraws because of 'funding' after being asked about his own criminal trials

Cele urges Ramaphosa to deploy army

View Online Good Morning, SA Facebook rapist and killer Thabo Bester's latest advocate, Tsoeunyane Jeremiah Pela, has withdrawn from the case – moments after News24 asked him about the tender fraud and corruption trials he is facing. Here are your top stories for Tuesday, 2 May. KELLY ANDERSON, AUDIENCE ENGAGEMENT EDITOR Bester advocate withdraws because of 'funding' after being asked about his own criminal trials The background: Facebook rapist and killer Thabo Bester escaped from the Mangaung Correctional Centre on 3 May last year, after faking his own death.   What now: The advocate who had stepped up to represent Bester – Tsoeunyane Jeremiah Pela – has withdrawn from the case, after being asked by News24 about the charges against him.   The details: Pela is due to go on trial in June for alleged corruption involving security tender bribery at the Motheo TVET College in Bloemfontein.    Read the full story Cele urges Ramaphosa to deploy army to curb ongoing conflict in Port St Johns villages The story: Police Minister Bheki Cele has announced interventions to deal with the ongoing violence in KwaMajola, near Port St Johns, in the Eastern Cape.   What we know: Cele told residents on Monday a request to deploy SANDF members to the area has been made to President Cyril Ramaphosa.    The background: The conflict in villages around KwaMajola have seen 22 people killed and 140 homes razed over the last three years. Read the full story Costa Titch: Ultra SA, emergency medical company deny claims of negligence in treating rapper The story: Ultra SA and an emergency medical services company have denied claims of negligence after rapper Costa Titch collapsed on stage in March.   What happened: Close friends of the rapper and his manager have claimed that he did not get proper medical assistance in the moments immediately after he collapsed.    What's more: His mother said there were no words to express the trauma and anguish the family was going through.   Read the full story News for You NEWS Eastern Cape station commander arrested for murder, assault after house burglary The Independent Police Investigative Directorate (IPID) has arrested an Eastern Cape station commander on charges of murder and assault. POLITICAL-PARTIES Here is what the ANC's elections strategy workshop in May will entail When the ANC holds its elections strategy workshop in May, on the agenda will be thrashing out guidelines to select the best candidates to serve in government if it gets a 'decisive victory' in the 2024 national elections. POLITICAL-PARTIES Cosatu celebrates Workers' Day with clarion call 'to advance working class struggles' The Congress of SA Trade Unions celebrate Workers' Day as the country's economic crisis deepens. Litmus test for ANC, DA, ActionSA in Joburg metro showdown The electorate needs to keep a close eye on the ANC, DA and ActionSA in Johannesburg on Tuesday for clues to how they would behave in a governing coalition, writes Adriaan Basson. ADRIAAN BASSON Must-read in lifestyle Power cuts and food safety: how to avoid illness during load shedding Keeping too much food in fridges increases the potential risk of food-borne illness, given our current energy crises. Read more Kaizer Chiefs stumble again in Champions League race as Swallows edge closer to PSL safety Swallows earned a vital three points in their quest for DStv Premiership safety after clinching a 2-1 victory against CAF Champions League-chasing Kaizer Chiefs on Monday at the Peter Mokaba Stadium. Read more Dweba, Grobbelaar vying to open Bok 'closed shop' Joseph Dweba and Johan Grobbelaar may be seeking to change Bok hearts in their expected URC quarterfinal hooker duel. Rob Houwing explains. Read more King Charles III's coronation: A guide The coronation of King Charles III and his wife Camilla on Saturday, 6 May, is the centrepiece of a weekend of events to mark the occasion. Read more Meanwhile, in the rest of the world The UN thinks the exodus from Sudan could grow to 800 000 people if there isn't an outbreak of peace soon. Its neighbours are worried.   Forensic experts started examining the bodies of victims of Kenya's starvation cult; results are expected in about a week.   A Russian freight train was derailed, apparently by an explosion, in a region bordering Ukraine. That was not long after a fuel depot in Crimea went up in flames, after an apparent drone attack.   Australia said it had to revamp its military for fear of Chinese economic coercion. The US told China to stop harassing Philippine ships.   Dutch police arrested one "Boris Johnson", according to his Ukrainian driver's licence, after a crash into a pole.   And a boy died in the Gaza Strip after he breached a fence and a caged lioness bit him on the head.   Speakers, schedules and tickets: Here's everything you need to know about News24's On The Record summit in Cape Town DOWNLOAD THE NEWS24 APP CONNECT WITH US

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