True Crime South Africa
True Crime South Africa covers solved and unsolved South African true crime cases.
Episode 122 The Murder of Leighandre Jegels
25-year-old Leighandre Jegels was taking the boxing world by storm. She was an incredible athlete, a brilliant varsity student, and much loved by her family and friends. But Leighandre was also being hunted. Her ex-boyfriend was a highly trained special ops police officer and he'd set his target on Leighandre…
Episode 121 The Serial Crimes of Pierre Basson
A young man starts a money lending business with a twist - none of his clients will get out alive. It will take at least four years for police to sit up and take notice, but when they eventually do, they'll be aghast at the string of murders that had…
Bonus Episode: DNA Hits of the Year 2023 (Brought to You by Change in One Generation Podcast)
This bonus episode is brought to you by Change in One Generation podcast from Change Podcasts and Bright Rock. A summary of this year's incredible DNA Hits of the Year from across the globe (including South Africa) where DNA testing was used in innovative ways to help bring justice to…
Episode 120 The Serial Crimes of Fanwell Khumalo
Between 1997 and 2001 the most prolific serial child rapist South Africa has ever seen walked the streets of Johannesburg. By the time he was caught the charges against him exceeded 100 counts, but he had not been hiding in the shadows - he'd been in the limelight all along…
Episode 119 The Murders of Annie Liebenberg & Michael Zantow (Bonus Interview with Donal MacIntyre)
When Annie Liebenberg's daughter couldn't get hold of her mother on the 20th of August 2021, family members went to the home of her partner, Michael Zantow where they discovered a scene of horror. (24-hr trauma helpline 082-821-3447) (Support the show on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/truecrimesa) (Support the show on PayPal https://www.paypal.me/truecrimesa)
Episode 118 Go Fly A Kite
Every now and then a South African court hears a financial crime case that is so bizarre and unbelievable that it goes down in the annals of history. In 1994, one such case popped up in the unlikely town of Oudtshoorn. (24-hr trauma helpline 082-821-3447) (Support the show on Patreon…
Introducing: Preview: Episode 1 Change in One Generation Podcast
This is a preview of the first episode of Change in One Generation Podcast The Change in One Generation podcast, hosted by Ruda Landman and Dr Frank Magwegwe, dives into the change stories of fascinating South Africans. Ever wondered how some of the most successful South Africans navigate the uncertainty…
Episode 117 The Murder of Beatrice Harrowyn
When 47-year-old interior designer Beatrice Harrowyn disappeared in November 2001, the missing person report filed by her friend coincided with the discovery of a body on the side of the N14. It would be the job of police to stitch together all the threads and tie up a possible serial…
Bonus Episode: 1985 Cold Case Solved (Brought to you by Change in One Generation podcast)
This bonus episode is brought to you by Change in One Generation podcast from Change Podcasts and Bright Rock. In 1985, Norah Coram succumbed to pneumonia as the result of a prolonged ordeal after a house breaking and assault on her. It would take 34 years for her killer to…
Episode 116 The Rhodes Park Murders
In 2015, the peace of Rhodes Park in Kensington was shattered by the horrified screams of two women who told those who rushed to their aid that they'd been attacked and their husbands had been dumped in the water. Soon the SAPS was searching for 12 men responsible for the…
Introducing: Change in One Generation podcast
The Change in One Generation podcast, hosted by Ruda Landman and Dr Frank Magwegwe, dives into the change stories of fascinating South Africans. Ever wondered how some of the most successful South Africans navigate the uncertainty of change in their lives to achieve their goals? The Change in One Generation…
Bonus Episode: Interview with Ted Botha - Author of Daisy De Melker
In this special crossover episode, Nicole Engelbrecht interviews author Ted Botha about his new true crime book Daisy De Melker: Hiding Among Killers in the City of Gold. This is a crossover to the interview I conducted on Jonathan Ball Publishing's podcast Pagecast. Subscribe to Pagecast for more bookish content…
Episode 115 The Murder of Nokuphila Kumalo
In the early hours of 14 April 2013, the badly beaten body of a young woman was discovered on the streets of Woodstock. On the other side of town, a wealthy artist pulled his Porsche into its garage, turned off the engine, and carried on with his life having no…
Episode 114 The Murder of Shahieda Valencia Farmer
In 1999, 14 year old Valencia Farmer went out with friends and never came home. Her brutal rape and murder would be one of the first in a wave of violence against women in the Western Cape that seemed inextricably linked to gang culture. (24-hr trauma helpline 082-821-3447) (Support the…
Episode 113 The Wrongful Conviction of Thembekile Molaudzi (Bonus Interview with Louise Shorter)
What would you do if you were wrongly accused, worst still, wrongly convicted of a murder you had no involvement in? In 2003, Thembekile Molaudzi was faced with this exact predicament as he and several other men were handed down life sentences for a crime they did not commit. (24-hr…
Episode 112 The Serial Crimes of Frank Ndebe
In just one week in January 1999, Mpumalanga became the hunting ground of a vicious serial killer leaving three women and one child dead and the lives of two others changed forever. It would not be the SAPS who would track this killer, though. Instead, he would practically be delivered…
Episode 111 The Serial Crimes of Andrew Jordaan
On the 28th of May 2018, Felicity Cilliers disappeared in Stellenbosch. When her body was found two days later, her father was sure that the case would be resolved quickly, there was so much evidence against the man he knew had done it after all. He could have no idea…
Episode 110 The Murders of Marna Engelbrecht & Sharnelle Hough
On the morning of the 26th of May 2018, the small Northwest town of Stella was ripped apart when the bodies of schoolgirls Marna Engelbrecht and Sharnelle Hough were discovered in their school hostel. What at first appeared to be a suicide would soon be shown to be a ruthless…
Episode 109 The Murder of Myrna Joy Aken
67 years ago an 18 year old girl lost her life to a calculated predator and although her memory should have long faded from the minds of those who knew her, for some, Myrna Joy Aken remains very much alive in their memories. (24-hr trauma helpline 082-821-3447) (Support the show…
Episode 108 The Murder of Baby Daniel
When paramedics arrived at a home in Johannesburg in June 2016, they found the lifeless body of a 3-year-old boy. His caregivers claimed he had died after an accidental fall into a bath of water, but the autopsy would tell a very different story (24-hr trauma helpline 082-821-3447) (Support the…