On the 5th of July 2018, Hlompho Mohapi Koloi set out for a job interview. She would never return home. The investigation into her murder would reveal not just the coldblooded reasons behind her own death, but also how a man the community trusted had been fooling them all along.
In July 2018, 25-year-old mother of two Hlompho Mohapi Koloi was job hunting. Amid her desperate efforts to support her daughters and help her mother financially, a call came from the pastor of God’s Work Ministries, seemingly the answer to her prayers.
Self-ordained Pastor Melisizwe Monqo told Koloi he had a job interview lined up for her at George Airport. He had arranged everything – transport, her application. All she had to do was be available for pick-up on the day.
Hlompho was collected for that interview, but she never returned. Instead, her body was found hours later on a gravel road near Voëlklip. She had been stabbed and her throat had been partially slit.
The investigation into the young woman’s murder would reveal a complex web of lies, fraud and violence, all hidden just beneath the surface of a community church and its leaders.
In episode 93 of True Crime South Africa, we attempt to navigate the complex crimes of a husband and wife who had their entire community fooled.
SHOWNOTES:
Host: Nicole Engelbrecht
Producer: Nicole Engelbrecht
Music: Snippet (with permission) from Prime Circle’s Evidence
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