Episode 172 The Serial Crimes of the Smeddles

As South Africans wait to hear whether the Gupta brothers will be extradited from Dubai to face fraud and money laundering charges, our country faces increased pressure from the international communit...

23 Okt 202356min

When the bodies of two women are found just 432m apart on the same property in Gqeberha in 2007, local police almost immediately suspect they have a serial murderer on their hands. The unravelling of ...

16 Okt 20231h 2min

In this week's spotlight minisode, we discuss three recent cases - a trip to the ATM that turned deadly, the father and son pair facing over 700 sexual abuse charges in Jeffrey's Bay, and a horrific f...

7 Okt 202324min

On the 23rd of July 2020 Keegan Du Plooy allegedly appeared in Pretoria North Court. That is the last time he was seen. For three years, the mystery of where this young man disappeared to and why has ...

29 Sep 20231h 22min

In 2007 the rural village of Tholeni in the Eastern Cape became the scene of a series of murders that would span the next five years, take 20 lives, and scar the people of the village forever. (24-hr ...

16 Sep 202354min

Lakes and dams are intended to be places of recreation and enjoyment, but it is not uncommon for them to be used by murderers hoping to submerge their victims and crimes forever. In this episode I cov...

14 Sep 20231h 3min

On the 31st of August 1986, Jermaine Abrahams was getting ready for school when there was a knock on the door of her home. Answering that door set in motion a sequence of horrific events that would le...

27 Aug 202353min

When 20-year-old Palesa Madiba disappeared after spending a long weekend with a childhood friend, her family had no idea that they would wait almost a decade for justice to be done in her case. (24-hr...

24 Aug 202356min