True Crime South Africa
True Crime South Africa covers solved and unsolved South African true crime cases.
Introducing the "So What?" Podcast
Introducing the "So What?" podcast If I say “Ruda Landman” I’m pretty sure that for most South Africans the Carte Blanche music and Sunday nights come to mind. For years, Ruda was, along with her colleagues at Carte Blanche, the source of hot topic reporting and important insights, and just…
Introducing We Filmed a Zoo
Introducing We Filmed a Zoo - Ever wondered what goes on behind the scenes at Joburg Zoo? Dream Stream has collaborated with Joburg Zoo Friends to create, We Filmed a Zoo. This weekly show documents what’s happening at the Johannesburg Zoo. The show was created to help raise funds for…
Episode 154 The Taljaard Family Tragedy
In November 1992, the Taljaard family were settling down for the night in their home in Vereeniging, but not everyone on the property was getting ready for bed. Two figures stood in the shadows, waiting for their chance, and they were about to permanently alter the course of countless lives…
Episode 153 The Murder of Sasha-Leigh Crook (Bonus Interview with Steven Keogh)
In 2003, 8-year-old Sasha-Leigh Crook disappeared from her grandparents' garden. Nine days later her body was discovered, and a suspect was arrested almost immediately. Although justice seemed to have been served, questions still linger as to whether more could have been done by authorities to possibly save the child's life…
Episode 152 A Serial Killer Among Us
In 1992, sex workers began disappearing from the streets of Parow. By 1996 when a task team was assembled to investigate, 19 women had been murdered. Even after a likely suspect was identified, though, the case was far from solved. (24-hr trauma helpline 082-821-3447) (Support the show on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/truecrimesa)…
Special: The Sex Offenders Register
True Crime South Africa Specials focus in on one specific true crime topic taking listeners on a deep dive. This special focuses on South Africa's Sex Offender Register - What is it? Where is it? Who can access it? (24-hr trauma helpline 082-821-3447) (Support the show on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/truecrimesa) (Support…
Episode 151 The Serial Crimes of Chris Nel
When a new resident moves to Upington in 1997, no one knows much about his background. Then, the women of the area start experiencing horrific acts of violence, and it becomes evident that there is a predator among them. (24-hr trauma helpline 082-821-3447) (Support the show on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/truecrimesa) (Support…
Episode 150 The Murder of Isaac Miggels
When a young boy goes to visit his grandmothers on a farm for the December holidays, his parents believe he is safe from the evils of the city. They could have no idea, that danger in the most unexpected form was already waiting for him there. (24-hr trauma helpline 082-821-3447)…
Episode 149 The Serial Crimes of Rosemary Ndlovu Part 4
When a police officer was arrested for a string of "killsurance" murders executed on her own family members and loved ones, South Africa was aghast at the enormity of the killer's deeds and the coldness of her crimes. Rosemary Ndlovu's public story, though, is only a fraction of the truth…
Episode 149 The Serial Crimes of Rosemary Ndlovu Part 3
When a police officer was arrested for a string of "killsurance" murders executed on her own family members and loved ones, South Africa was aghast at the enormity of the killer's deeds and the coldness of her crimes. Rosemary Ndlovu's public story, though, is only a fraction of the truth…
Episode 149 The Serial Crimes of Rosemary Ndlovu Part 2
When a police officer was arrested for a string of "killsurance" murders executed on her own family members and loved ones, South Africa was aghast at the enormity of the killer's deeds and the coldness of her crimes. Rosemary Ndlovu's public story, though, is only a fraction of the truth…
Episode 149 The Serial Crimes of Rosemary Ndlovu Part 1
When a police officer was arrested for a string of "killsurance" murders executed on her own family members and loved ones, South Africa was aghast at the enormity of the killer's deeds and the coldness of her crimes. Rosemary Ndlovu's public story, though, is only a fraction of the truth…
Catch Me A Killer: Official Companion Podcast Brought to you by Showmax (Episode 5)
In this companion podcast series to the Showmax Original Catch Me A Killer, True Crime South Africa host and creator, Nicole Engelbrecht, delves into the details of the case presented in the series. In this episode (the companion to episode 5) we look at the case of the The Donnybrook…
Episode 148 The Serial Crimes of Jimmy Maketta
In 2005, the Philippi community knew that there was a serial predator among them. It would take far too long for the SAPS to acknowledge this though, and during that time, the killer did as he pleased. When one of the Western Cape's best detectives gets the docket, though, things…
Catch Me A Killer: Official Companion Podcast Brought to you by Showmax (Episode 4)
In this companion podcast series to the Showmax Original Catch Me A Killer, True Crime South Africa host and creator, Nicole Engelbrecht, delves into the details of the cases presented in the series. In this episode (the companion to episode 4) we look at the case of the ABC Killer,…
Catch Me A Killer: Official Companion Podcast Brought to you by Showmax (Episode 3)
In this companion podcast series to the Showmax Original Catch Me A Killer, True Crime South Africa host and creator, Nicole Engelbrecht, delves into the details of the cases presented in the series. In this episode (the companion to episode 3) we look at the cases of the Cleveland Serial…
Episode 147 The Murder of Debbie Venter
In May 2020, South Africa was in the grips of the covid-19 lockdown when stage-4 cancer sufferer, Debbie Venter vanished without a trace. The woman who had elected to care for Debbie in her last days claimed she'd left of her own volition, but the detective tasked with finding Debbie…
Catch Me A Killer: Official Companion Podcast Brought to you by Showmax (Ep 1 & 2)
In this companion podcast series to the Showmax Original Catch Me A Killer, True Crime South Africa host and creator, Nicole Engelbrecht, delves into the details of the cases presented in the series. In this episode (the companion to episodes 1 and 2) we look at the case of the…
Episode 146 The Murder of Jacques du Plessis
When a man is shot dead in his home, his wife says that an intruder walked in the door and killed him. Several CCTV cameras, in the home, though, will provide evidence of the truth behind Jacques du Plessis' murder. (24-hr trauma helpline 082-821-3447) (Support the show on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/truecrimesa)…
Episode 145 The Murder of Marie Verwey
When an 81-year-old resident of Paradyskloof is found brutally murdered in her home, it's clear that robbery was the motive, but it seems to investigators that this may not have been a random home invasion and the perpetrator is disturbingly close to home. (24-hr trauma helpline 082-821-3447) (Support the show…