‘True Crime South Africa’ delves into the killings of the teenagers and how young love can turn deadly. On May 26 2018, the house mother at Stella High School’s girls’ hostel awoke to horror. In the early hours of the morning, two young residents had been murdered. From initial evidence it appeared teenagers Marna Engelbrecht and Read more
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In 2012, Hawks and officials from Cape Nature uncovered the largest single haul of illegal ivory in the country to that point. The discovery would herald changes in the way South Africa prosecuted wildlife crimes but the true horror of these crimes lies in their connections to a range of other underworld activities. Content hosted
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On December 4 2001, the body of Marike de Klerk was found in her apartment at the Dolphin Beach estate in Bloubergstrand, Cape Town. Widespread speculation that the former first lady had taken her own life seemed supported by the years of turmoil she’d experienced after her divorce and a public breakup from her fiancé.
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When 49-year-old Graham Chatburn is found in the Liesbeek River with a crossbow bolt through his skull, his friends and family cannot fathom who would want to harm the loving father and husband. As the pieces of the investigation start to fall into place, though, Graham’s family will have to accept that they have been
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When successful investment guru Herman Pretorius walked into the Icon office building in Cape Town in July 2012, he had only one thing on his mind: escape. His death and the murder of his partner would seemingly provide the way out he had so desperately sought, but for thousands of other South Africans, it was
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