On February 27 2016, just one day before her 11th birthday, Shamonique Claasen disappeared without a trace from her home in Paarl, Western Cape. After her body was discovered, a police investigation would reveal that Shamonique’s murder was the horrific crescendo in a torrent of domestic violence that had been building for years within the Read more
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In today’s spotlight minisode we explore three cases that are in the media right now: the murder of Yolandi Botes, the murder of Naadira Vanker, and the ongoing trial of serial murderer and rapist, Xolani Sojada. Yolandi Botes Yoladndi Botes went missing on April 26 after calling an e-hailing service vehicle at Johannesburg’s OR Tambo
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When Francois Swanepoel allegedly told his wife, Sonjia, that their marriage would only end in bloodshed, this is very likely, not what he had in mind. As two shots ring out in their Sunnyside home in 1970, skeletons start to spill out of the closet and the hangman’s noose is readied, but whose neck belongs
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In today’s episode, I speak to Mark Shaw, the author of the new book, Give Us More Guns. The book reveals how South Africa’s gangs were armed and pulls back the curtain on the links between organized crime and so many other facets of our society. The assassination of police investigator Charl Kinnear in Cape
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In this final part of episode 52, we reveal the blood evidence that spoke on behalf of the victims and consider what may have really happened in the Van Breda home that night. Content hosted by iono.fm SHOWNOTES: Host: Nicole Engelbrecht Producer: Nicole Engelbrecht Music: Snippet from Prime Circle’s Evidence We would love to meet
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