True Crime South Africa

True Crime South Africa is the first victim-focused true-crime podcast in the country.Host, Nicole Engelbrecht, researches each case herself using media coverage, trial footage, social media sources and often by talking to some of the individuals involved. Using her skills as a creative writer and her passion for true crime, she crafts each script to ensure that listeners are given a deep dive into the case mechanics as well as an understanding of the victims as human beings.The podcast covers both solved and unsolved South African true crime cases. The unsolved cases are often cold cases which can benefit from awareness being brought to them. This concept has been used in the US for many years and to great success. The listenership formed around true crime podcasts becomes a community that advocates for victims and resolution for families. South African victims now have their own voice too.True Crime South Africa publishes weekly, alternating between full-length case episodes and shorter minisodes which discuss true crime cases that are currently in the media. The podcast launched on the 22nd of June 2019 and is making waves in the South African podcast community. On the True Crime South Africa social media pages, South African true crime fans finally have a place to call home where they can express their views on cases and discuss the details with like-minded people.True Crime South Africa is published in conjunction with Arena Holdings, publishers of TimesLIVE, BusinessLIVE, and SowetanLIVE. Keywords: crime, true crime, murder, abduction, South Africa, police, law and order

Recent Episodes
  • Episode 186 The Murder of Marleen Konings
    Jun 1, 2025 – 50:52
  • Episode 185 The Serial Crimes of Moeketsi Ramaisa
    May 30, 2025 – 38:37
  • Episode 184 The Murder of Petro Nel & Issie Fourie Part 2 of 2
    May 22, 2025 – 1:18:20
  • Episode 184 The Murder of Petro Nel & Issie Fourie Part 1 of 2
    May 22, 2025 – 59:49
  • TCSA Rewind: Episode 30 The Murder of Taliep Petersen (with updates)
    May 11, 2025 – 55:48
  • Deadlines, Updates & What to Expect in May & June
    May 9, 2025 – 8:57
  • Episode 183 Spree Killer: Koos Sampson
    Apr 29, 2025 – 39:13
  • Episode 182 The Crimes of Craig Warriner
    Apr 20, 2025 – 52:21
  • Episode 181 The Sebati Family Massacre
    Apr 13, 2025 – 49:48
  • Episode 180 The Barbershop
    Apr 2, 2025 – 48:01
  • Episode 179 The Murder of Zahida Ahmed
    Mar 25, 2025 – 41:46
  • Episode 178 The Wrongful Conviction of Sibusiso Bulose
    Mar 24, 2025 – 59:24
  • Sexual Violence in South Africa - A Podcasthon Episode Dedicated to Rape Crisis Cape Town Trust
    Mar 20, 2025 – 1:02:51
  • Episode 177 The Murder of Lynette Volschenk (Bonus Interview with Tim Tate)
    Mar 16, 2025 – 1:29:40
  • Episode 176 The Murder of Courtney Pieters
    Mar 3, 2025 – 1:06:19
  • Episode 175 The Serial Crimes of Velaphi Ndlangamandla
    Feb 21, 2025 – 57:56
  • Episode 174 The Murder of Jaco Engelbrecht
    Feb 3, 2025 – 1:02:47
  • Special: Human Trafficking - Part 3
    Jan 25, 2025 – 37:34
  • Episode 173 The Murder of Andre Klynsmith
    Jan 6, 2025 – 55:17
  • Episode 172 The Serial Crimes of the Smeddles
    Jan 1, 2025 – 38:32
  • Episode 171 A Dangerous Adventure
    Dec 18, 2024 – 46:27
  • The Station Strangler: Interview with Nadine Cloete
    Dec 9, 2024 – 42:01
  • Introducing...Stripped
    Dec 5, 2024 – 3:12
  • Episode 170 The Murder of Allison Plaatjies
    Dec 4, 2024 – 1:03:14
  • Interview - The Fact & Fiction of Crime in SA with Deon Meyer
    Nov 21, 2024 – 46:17
  • Introducing ... Something Shifted
    Nov 20, 2024 – 2:40
  • Episode 169 The Serial Crimes of Shaun Oosthuizen
    Nov 19, 2024 – 51:32
  • Episode 168 The Matjane Family Murders
    Oct 31, 2024 – 1:24:29
  • Introducing: When Change Happens
    Oct 17, 2024 – 42:55
  • Episode 167 The Serial Crimes of Sello Mapunya
    Oct 10, 2024 – 45:00
  • DNA Hits of the Year 2024: Bonus Episode Brough to you by Solal
    Oct 1, 2024 – 51:06
  • Episode 166 Death on Mdlalose Street
    Sep 29, 2024 – 51:10
  • Episode 165 The Murder of Alberto Costa
    Sep 16, 2024 – 41:31
  • Episode 164 The Murder of Tshepang Pitse
    Sep 9, 2024 – 38:28
  • Episode 163 The Wrongful Conviction of Nolubabalo Nomsuka
    Aug 30, 2024 – 33:31
  • Episode 162 The Brits Family Murders
    Aug 25, 2024 – 31:22
  • Episode 161 The Serial Crimes of Elvis Zulu
    Aug 21, 2024 – 1:00:00
  • Interview - Killer Stories with Dr Brin Hodgskiss - Pagecast Crossover
    Aug 13, 2024 – 40:58
  • Introducing….World of Secrets S3: The Apartheid Killer
    Aug 5, 2024 – 5:20
  • Episode 160 The Langeveldt Family Murders
    Aug 3, 2024 – 28:19
  • Episode 159 The Serial Crimes of Sipho Twala
    Jul 28, 2024 – 45:19
  • Episode 158 The Murder of Lindokuhle Cele
    Jul 16, 2024 – 33:23
  • Episode 157 The Murder of Octavia and Maximo Engelhorn
    Jun 30, 2024 – 1:22:05
  • Episode 156 The Serial Crimes of Blessing Bveni
    Jun 16, 2024 – 52:18
  • Special: Human Trafficking - Part 2
    Jun 3, 2024 – 31:12
  • A Message from Me: Pod Update & JHB Book Launch
    Jun 3, 2024 – 1:00
  • Catch Me A Killer: Official Companion Podcast Brought to you by Showmax (Episode 10)
    May 26, 2024 – 11:52
  • Catch Me A Killer: Official Companion Podcast Brought to you by Showmax (Episode 8 & 9)
    May 26, 2024 – 11:34
  • Catch Me A Killer: Official Companion Podcast Brought to you by Showmax (Episode 7)
    May 26, 2024 – 13:08
  • Catch Me A Killer: Official Companion Podcast Brought to you by Showmax (Episode 6)
    May 26, 2024 – 10:58
Recent Reviews
  • D-B-007
    Two versions
    There are two companies for this cast multimedia live and another but it doesn’t matter just don’t miss this one.! I love it and I think true crime fans will also
  • uktopgear
    Quickly became a favorite!
    The host’s voice and accent are easy to listen to - beautiful in fact - despite the horrific crimes she relates in this podcast. Very interesting cases. Peppered with the host’s concern for the victims and disdain for the perpetrators, a very well done true crime podcast. I will be $$ supporting it.
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