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Revision as of 06:32, 16 March 2024
Dr Nandipha | |
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File:Nandipha Magudumana SA.jpg Magudumana in 2023 | |
Born | Nandipha Sekeleni 15 September 1989 Bizana, Eastern Cape, South Africa |
Nationality | ![]() |
Other names | Dr Nandipha M |
Education | Port Shepstone High School |
Alma mater | University of Witswatersrand |
Occupation | Medical doctor |
Years active | 2017–2023 |
Known for | Making the Mail & Guardian 200 Young South Africans finalist |
Television | Tracking Thabo Bester |
Criminal charges |
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Criminal status | Incarcerated |
Spouse |
Mkhuseli Magudumana (m. 2013) |
Partner | Thabo Bester |
Children | 2 |
Medical career | |
Profession |
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Field | Physician |
Institutions | Optimum Medical Aesthetics Solutions |
Sub-specialties | Cosmetic surgery solutions |
Website | optimumsolutions |
Nandipha Magudumana (née Sekeleni; otherwise known as Dr Nandipha),[1] is a South African medical practitioner. Born and bred in Bizana, Eastern Cape,[2] she is a celebrity doctor best known for making the Mail & Guardian 200 Young South Africans finalist,[3] SADC Top 100 Young Leaders,[4] and Top 20 Most Influential Young South Africans lists in 2018.[5]
She was co-accused alongside her partner Thabo Bester for several crimes including murder and aiding the latter's prison escape from the Mangaung Penitentiary.[6]
Personal life
Originating in Sandton, residing in Hyde Park, Johannesburg, and birth name Nandipha Sekeleni,[7] she was born on 15 September 1989 in Bizana, Eastern Cape.[4] Magudumana was married in 2013 to a fellow medical doctor Mkhuseli Magudumana and they produced 2 children, the couple entered a civil marriage and although they are not together anymore, according to the Home Affairs database, they are still registered as married.[7]
Education
She studied medicine and graduated from Wits University,[8] she holds a Bachelor of Health Sciences (BHSc) in Biomedical Sciences and Bachelor of Surgery (MBChB) and a Bachelor of Medicine.[4]
Career
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In 2017, she founded an Optimum Medical Aesthetics Solutions, a surgery that provides affordable cosmetic surgery treatments situated in Morningside, Sandton.[8]
See also
References
- ^ Ngcobo, Nokuthula (27 March 2023). "Who is Dr Nandipha Magudumana's ex-husband Mkhuseli?". The South African. Archived from the original on 9 June 2023. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
- ^ theethicalagency (28 June 2018). "Nandipha Magudumana (29)". Mail & Guardian 200 Young South Africans. Archived from the original on 11 December 2023. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
- ^ "'Smart, sophisticated': Psychologist who interviewed Thabo Bester in 2011 says he has 'worsened' in prison". TimesLIVE. Archived from the original on 26 August 2023. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
- ^ a b c Mbuthia, Mercy (13 September 2023). "Nandipha Magudumana: Meet the Doctor who plotted Thabo Bester's escape [Pics]". The South African. Archived from the original on 2 December 2023. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
- ^ Nkosi, Ntombi (13 April 2023). "Who is Dr Nandipha Magudumana and how deep in trouble is she?". Independent Online. Archived from the original on 14 May 2023. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
- ^ Mlambo, Se-Anne Rallsihle (20 February 2024). "TIMELINE: Everything we know about the Thabo Bester and Dr Nandipha Magudumana saga". iOL. Archived from the original on 12 March 2024. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
- ^ a b Ngcobo, Nokuthula (17 April 2023). "Mkhuseli Magudumana: 5 facts about Dr Nandipha's ex-husband". The South African. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
- ^ a b "Dr Nandipha Magudumana, 31 | Powerful Women". Archived from the original on 12 March 2024. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
External links
- Dr Nandipha on Instagram
- Dr Nandipha on X