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The Murder of Lucky Dube. Episode 94 + Bonus Interview with Dr Richard Shepherd

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On the 18th of October 2007 South African music icon Lucky Dube was murdered in a botched hijacking. The 43-year-old musician was shot by three gunmen as he dropped off his son in the Rosettenville suburb of Johannesburg. Born in 1964 to an impoverished family in northeastern Mpumalanga Province, Lucky Dube released his first album Read more

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The Windward Episode 91

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On March 1 2021, the Saldanha Bay harbour was swarming with police officers. The object of their attention was a fishing and small-cargo vessel – The Windward – which had docked in Saldanha two months earlier. Aboard the boat, special operations officers would uncover the Western Cape’s largest haul of cocaine up to that point

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The Murders of Brett Goldin & Richard Bloom Episode 90

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On the 15th of April 2006, Brett Goldin and Richard Bloom said goodbye to friends in Camps Bay and headed down the street to their cars. That was the last time they were ever seen alive. The four men lurking in the shadows were looking to steal a car, and when they saw the two

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Spotlight Minisode 44

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In this spotlight minisode we discuss updates in the cases of Jesse Hess, Tshegofatso Pule, Hillary Gardee, Megan Cremer, and the trial of Lauren Dickason. Content hosted by iono.fm SHOWNOTES: Host: Nicole Engelbrecht Producer: Nicole Engelbrecht Music: Snippet (with permission) from Prime Circle’s Evidence We would love to meet you on our Social media Platforms,

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The Murder of Captain Anna-Marie Potgieter Episode 87

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When the body of Child Protection & Sexual Offences investigator Captain Anna-Marie Potgieter is discovered her colleagues arrest a man, believed to be her killer, within 48 hours. Potgieter, a member of the Family Violence, Child Protection and Sexual Offences Unit, had earned the respect of her colleagues by “giving her life to the police”,

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