In this week’s spotlight minisode we discuss two very different cases which both represent cautionary tales – the murder of Abongile Mafalala and the murder of Magda van Heerden. Abongile Mafalala Mafalala, 31, from Dunoon was publicly murdered after false allegations of alleged kidnapping arose in the area. Hundreds of residents came out, beat and Read more
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In the early hours of February 1 1989 passers-by on a road near Germiston saw a car engulfed in flames, and a man nearby kneeling with his hands covering his face. When asked, Gert Swart said his best friend, 21-year-old Dean Plank, was the man in the car. He said he had tried to
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True Crime South Africa was recently lucky enough to be 1 of 6 podcasts from the African continent to be selected by Spotify to participate in their Africa Day celebrations on 25 May 2022. To commemorate the occasion, Spotify celebrated local voices through the new Sounds of Africa campaign. The campaign highlighted six artists and
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Desiree Reid disappeared on the 28th of January 2000. For 22 years her sister Janet and her mother, Jeanette have fought to raise awareness around Desiree’s case in the hopes that one day, they might be able to bring her home. Nicole Engelbrecht of TCSA explains: I started my podcast, True Crime South Africa in
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In this very special episode we discuss updates in the missing person cases covered on the podcast so far and reveal a super-exciting project that TCSA has been working on with two very talented musicians. You do not want to miss this. Content hosted by iono.fm Download Void by Fragmented. Watch the Official Music
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