Thembekile Molaudzi

Learn more about Thembekile Molaudzi’s 11-year battle for freedom on this interactive website, designed by final-year UCT Film and Media Production student Ricky Stoch. The site does a great job of chronicling Thembekile’s journey from start to finish, including his many attempts at seeking justice. Visit the website here.

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Thembekile’s story in the media

After 3 years of investigation by senior WJP journalist Carolyn Raphaely, Thembekile’s story was featured in several prominent newspapers around the country. Read Carolyn’s groundbreaking accounts of Thembekile’s lengthy battle below:

Innocent man’s long walk to freedom – The Star
For Thembekile Molaudzi, justice delayed was justice denied – Daily Maverick. Also appeared in AllAfrica
Wrongful Arrest: 11 Agonising Years Behind Bars – EWN
Wrongfully Arrested Man Opens Up About 11-year Imprisonment – EWN
Man Finally free after 11 years of wrongful imprisonment – North Eastern Tribune
Onskuldige Pta-man vry na 11 jaar agter tralies – Nuusneus
My Fight for Freedom (Part I & Part II) – You Magazine

The radio and television interviews, in particular, offer an in-depth look into the case and give you the chance to hear Thembekile telling his own story:

Medium	Radio and Host	Podcast/Link
Radio	Radio 786 –Interview with Hassen Sera	Listen to podcast here
Radio	Radio 702 – Redi Thlabi	Read article and listen to podcast here
Radio	Cliff Central – Gary Herzberg, on “Laws of Life”	Listen to podcast here
Radio	Kaya FM – Today with John Perlman	Listen to podcast here
Radio	Power FM – Power Life with Masechaba Lekalake	Listen to podcast here
TV	Al Jazeera – Tania Page	Watch news insert here
TV	ENCA – Thulasizwe Simelane	Watch news insert and feature here

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Thembekile’s journey with the WJP [Gallery]

: Thembekile on the day he was released from Kgosi Mampuru Correctional Facility in Pretoria.

: Thembekile on the day he was released from Kgosi Mampuru Correctional Facility in Pretoria.

: Senior Journalist at the WJP, Carolyn Raphaely, was there to meet Thembekile upon his release.

: Thembekile and his son Mark.

: Thembekile with his family at their home in Onderstepoort.

: Armed with only a grade 10 education and certain of his innocence, Thembekile taught himself the law and fought tirelessly to win his freedom.

: Thembekile celebrating his freedom after 11 years behind bars for a crime he did not commit.

: Thembekile speaking at his welcome home party organised by the WJP.

: Thembekile and his family singing ‘Amazing Grace’ after his speech.

: Thembekile at his welcome home party with Nooshin Erfani-Ghadimi ( WJP Project Coordinator), Carolyn Raphaely and his son Mark.

: Thembekile formed part of the 2015 Justice for Breakfast panel discussions. He advocated strongly for electronic recordings in court proceedings. Thembekile struggled to obtain his court transcripts for 8 years.