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True Crime South Africa covers solved and unsolved South African true crime cases.

This is a TCSA Rewind episode - designed to bring more attention to some of the back catalogue of episodes and provide updates in cases I've...

Occasionally, a group of criminals commits a series of crimes so infamous that the story becomes part of South African crime folklore. When...

As South Africans, it's not uncommon for us to hear an accused person claim that the devil made them do it. In her new book, accomplished ac...

28 year old Donovan de Jongh was a vulnerable man living with intellectual disabilities in the Western Cape when he was lured into a vehicle...

In the early 1990s Norwood was shaken by a series of violent rapes and murders. When the violence spread to areas on the East Rand, police h...

In 2019 and 2022 two major events changed the legislation which governs the publication of the names of minor offenders, victims and witness...

Where the heck is episode 200, Nicole? I’ve been asked this question a lot recently, and if you don’t follow the podcast on social media you...

I am very quickly popping into your feed to tell you about two new movies hitting the big screen on the 6th of February. You’ll hear ads for...

Gangsterism continues to stand in the way of communities trying to live peaceful lives and raise children in safety. In this discussion with...

The brand-new release movie Dead Man's Wire hits cinemas across South Africa on 23 January, and it is based on a very real and incredibly bi...

Part 2 of 2 In 2015 a slew of Hawks officers descended on a nondescript home in Bloemfontein. After detaining Danish national Peter Frederik...

In 2015 a slew of Hawks officers descended on a nondescript home in Bloemfontein. After detaining Danish national Peter Frederiksen the offi...

This is a TCSA Rewind episode - designed to bring more attention to some of the back catalogue of episodes and provide updates in cases I've...

In the 1950s in the KZN Midlands, one of the country's first recorded serial killers began a series of crimes which would go down in history...

When a well-known magistrate is found murdered in her home, the Crimes Against the State unit are called in to investigate what could be ano...

This is a crossover episode from Jonathan Ball's Pagecast podcast. In this episode, Nicole Engelbrecht is interviewed by journalist and dire...

In 2023, a middle-aged accountant stood in the dock in the JHB Specialised Crimes Court at Palm Ridge and received a 25 year sentence. Her u...

When a family of four is attacked in their home and there is only one survivor, with a regularly alternating version of what occurred, Vande...

The brand-new release movie Shelby Oaks hits cinemas across South Africa today, and in addition to being an incredible film in the horror ge...

In 2002 Claudia Mokone was killed after being struck with shrapnel from a bomb blast near her home. Her senseless death was part of a much l...

In 2004 a recreation spot in Newcastle became the hunting ground for a serial predator. In a series of crimes that mirrored the still-unsolv...

Recent headlines about SA influencers promoting an allegedly exploitative work program in Russia had the public in an uproar, but those who...

I’m dropping into your feed to tell you about a very cool podcast I’ve just discovered that I think you’ll really like. Radio Workshop is a...

This episode was first published in the Patreon feed in May 2023. Working in a prison environment is a dangerous undertaking, but most corre...

Stolen Girl Official Companion Podcast Part 2 of 2 - Child Abduction in South Africa In part 1 of the Stolen Girl Companion podcast we delve...

Stolen Girl Official Companion Podcast Part 1 of 2 - Finding Nadia When Maureen Dabbagh's ex-husband fails to return their two-year-old daug...

When Rachel Dolly Tshabalala was discovered deceased in her partner's home, the riddle of her murder seemed simultaneously obvious and utter...

This is a TCSA Rewind episode - designed to bring more attention to some of the back catalogue of episodes and provide updates in cases I've...

This is a TCSA Rewind episode - designed to bring more attention to some of the back catalogue of episodes and provide updates in cases I've...

This is a TCSA Rewind episode - designed to bring more attention to some of the back catalogue of episodes and provide updates in cases I've...

When an ordinary South African finds herself in the middle of a murder investigation, she starts to see the gaps in the system that are deep...

Dillie Scholtz didn't have far to go. It was just 56 metres from her house to her car, but somewhere in between those two points she vanishe...

As the new Showmax Original series, The ABC Killer, drops, I revisit the case I first covered in episode nine with a review of the series, a...

In a single weekend in 1998 four men wrought havoc on Cape Town and its surrounds. By the time their horrendous spree was complete four peop...

In 2022, Stefan van Niekerk ran into a community clinic and handed over a small bundle wrapped in a blanket to nurses. His claims of a terri...

In February 2000, the silence of a Western Cape farm is ripped apart by a mass murder. With seven people dead and three more injured, the pe...

This episode was first published in the Patreon feed in April 2023. When Elizabeth Martiens said goodbye to her father after the school holi...

This episode was first published in the Patreon feed in December 2021. When a Dutch exchange student goes missing while in South Africa, her...

In 1997 amidst a surge of serial murder cases across the country, one man began hunting victims in Kroonstad. After very nearly getting away...

Almost two decades after the horrendous double murder, the families are still dealing with the fallout of the crimes and unresolved grief. T...

In 1966, in Odendalsrus, two 12-year-old cousins, Petro Nel and Issie Fourie, walked to the swimming pool to cool off. They were never seen...

This is a TCSA Rewind episode - designed to bring more attention to some of the back catalogue of episodes and provide updates in cases I've...

This is me popping into your feed with some updates on a few project deadlines I'm juggling and news on what you can expect to see on TCSA i...

In 1985, a single night of unprovoked violence in a tiny fishing village on the West Coast would change the town forever. The man with the a...

A group of people, mostly ordinary South Africans, but also a few multimillionaires, woke up one morning in October 2023 to discover that an...

On a street in Springs, Gauteng, a barbershop sat among many other businesses. Besides being boldly painted there was little that set the pr...

In 2004 in Inanda, KZN, a man lost his life, and two others were injured in an armed robbery of a vehicle. When an arrest was made the next...

If you follow the podcast on social media, you’ll have seen me talking about True Crime South Africa taking part in an international event t...

When Lynette Volschenk failed to arrive for work, her colleagues were immediately concerned and went to her home. The young man they found i...

When a 3-year-old girl goes missing from her home, a desperate 9-day search ensues by police, her family and community. All manner of possib...