Huisgenoot: Ware Lewensdramas

The series is based on stories that appeared in Huisgenoot magazine. It focuses on the characters, experts and journalists behind the stories.

Documentary

Seasons

1. Die Griekwastad-moorde

Air Date: 2017-07-27

We take a look at the Griekwastad-murders.

2. Inge Lotz Moord

Air Date: 2017-08-03

3. Marthella Steenkamp

Air Date: 2017-08-10

4. Joost van der Westhuizen

Air Date: 2017-08-17

5. Hansie Cronje

Air Date: 2017-08-24

6. Vanessa Goosen

Air Date: 2017-08-31

7. Baba Jordan-moord

Air Date: 2017-09-07

8. Chris Barnard

Air Date: 2017-09-14

9. Adlington-moorde

Air Date: 2017-09-21

10. Taliep Petersen

Air Date: 2017-09-28

11. Gert van Rooyen & Joey Haarhoff

Air Date: 2017-10-05

12. Lotter-moorde

Air Date: 2017-10-12

13. Oscar Pistorius

Air Date: 2017-10-19

1. Pippie Kruger

Air Date: 2018-08-16

2. Andrea Venter

Air Date: 2018-08-23

3. Advokaat Barbie

Air Date: 2018-08-30

4. Chenelle Henning

Air Date: 2018-09-06

5. Die Ina Bonnette-storie

Air Date: 2018-09-13

6. Die Jayde Panayiotou-moord

Air Date: 2018-09-20

7. Mundolene Vosloo

Air Date: 2018-09-27

8. Anika Smit

Air Date: 2018-10-04

9. Louisa Chatburn

Air Date: 2018-10-11

10. Zephany Nurse

Air Date: 2018-10-18

11. Henri van Breda

Air Date: 2018-10-25

12. Die Rohde-saak

Air Date: 2018-11-01

13. Die Afspraakmoorde

Air Date: 2018-11-08

1. Leigh Matthews-ontvoering

Air Date: 2019-07-15

2. Bob Hewitt

Air Date: 2019-07-22

3. Die Waterkloof-4

Air Date: 2019-07-29

4. Die Samoeraaiswaard-moord

Air Date: 2019-08-05

5. Gill Packham-moord

Air Date: 2019-08-12

6. Krionskema

Air Date: 2019-08-19

7. Die Standerbende

Air Date: 2019-08-26

8. Michael van Eck

Air Date: 2019-09-02

9. Hoërskool Driehoek

Air Date: 2019-09-09

10. Piet Byleveld

Air Date: 2019-09-16

11. Chanel du Toit-moord

Air Date: 2019-09-23

12. Suna Venter

Air Date: 2019-09-30

13. Hannah Cornelius

Air Date: 2019-10-07

1. RAU-TEM Raaisel

Air Date: 2019-10-14

2. Chantelle Barnard-moord

Air Date: 2019-10-21

3. Westdene-busramp

Air Date: 2019-10-28

4. Springs gruwelhuis

Air Date: 2019-11-04

5. Natasha Mans-moord

Air Date: 2019-11-11

6. Swartland-gesinsmoord

Air Date: 2019-11-18

7. Pieter Pieterse

Air Date: 2019-11-25

8. Knysnamoorde

Air Date: 2019-12-02

9. Herman Pretorius Swendelsage

Air Date: 2019-12-09

10. Erin van Rensburg-moord

Air Date: 2019-12-16

11. Episode 11

Air Date: 2019-12-23

12. Episode 12

Air Date: 2019-12-30

13. James Small

Air Date: 2020-01-06

1. Liam Nortje

Air Date: 2020-07-27

2. Oceanos

Air Date: 2020-08-03

3. Wynand du Toit

Air Date: 2020-08-10

4. Johan Heyns

Air Date: 2020-08-17

5. Martin Brits Pastoriemoord

Air Date: 2020-08-24

6. Merriespruit-slikdamramp

Air Date: 2020-08-31

7. Johannes Kerkorrel

Air Date: 2020-09-07

Ralph Rabie, better known as Johannes Kerkorrel, was part of the Voëlvry movement which protested against the apartheid government through music. His musical contribution is still celebrated years after his death.

8. Van Oudtshoorn-moorde

Air Date: 2020-09-14

Cathy was adopted as a small child by Chris and Jorina from Oudtshoorn. She would later marry her adopted father and also be charged with his murder.

9. Helderberg-vliegramp

Air Date: 2020-09-21

10. Uyinene Mrwetyana-moord

Air Date: 2020-09-28

Uyinene Mrwetyana became a symbol of the gender-based violence movement when she was raped and murdered by Luyanda Botha in the Clareinch post office in Cape Town.

11. Piet Koornhof

Air Date: 2020-10-05

Piet Koornhof was a prominent figure in the South African government during the apartheid era. In a shocking turn of events, Piet leaves his wife for Marcelle Adams in 1993.

12. Heidelberg-moorde

Air Date: 2020-10-12

Jealousy drives Johan Rosslee to kill his ex-girlfriend and three other innocent victims.

13. Stella-moorde

Air Date: 2020-10-19

Sharnelle Hough and Marna Engelbrecht's young lives were tragically cut short in Stella High School's dormitory. Sharnelle's ex-boyfriend, Xander Bylsma, is found guilty two years later.

1. Corrie Sanders

Air Date: 2020-10-26

Corrie Sanders became the WBO heavyweight champion in 2003 when he knocked out Wladimar Klitschko in the second round. He was fatally wounded on 22 September 2012 during an armed robbery.

2. Oos-Asië Tsoenamie

Air Date: 2020-11-02

We look at the 9.0 magnitude earthquake that struck the Indian Ocean in 2004 and triggered a series of fatal tsunamis. The impact of the tsunamis was also felt on the South African coast, some 5000 miles from the earthquake.

3. Gé Korsten

Air Date: 2020-11-09

Gé Korsten won hearts with the iconic song "Liefling". However, few people knew about his battle with depression which in all probability led to his suicide in 1999.

4. Sean Davidson

Air Date: 2020-11-16

In 2019, the euthanasia activist and founder of Dignity South Africa, Sean Davidson, is found guilty of murder for his role in the assisted suicide of three people.

5. William Endley

Air Date: 2020-11-23

6. Charmain Phillips & Pieter Grundlingh

Air Date: 2020-11-30

7. Ruben Kruger

Air Date: 2020-12-07

Ruben Kruger, a captain in Cravenweek rugby and later a member of the 1995 World Cup team that won the tournament, was diagnosed with brain cancer in 2000 and died from it in 2017.

8. Bles Bridges

Air Date: 2020-12-14

We look back at the life of Bles Bridges before he died in a car accident in 2000. Bles is known for his song "Ruiter van die Windjie" and was also the first Afrikaans singer to perform in the Sun City Superbowl.

9. Flippie Venter

Air Date: 2020-12-21

10. Laingsburg-vloedramp

Air Date: 2020-12-28

In January 1981, a large part of Laingsburg was washed away during a devastating freak flood. A cloudburst resulted in a bank of water rushing down the Buffalo River, destroying everything in its path.

11. Deon Helberg

Air Date: 2021-01-04

12. Retief Liebenberg

Air Date: 2021-01-11

13. Shrien Dewani

Air Date: 2021-01-18

Shrien was charged in 2010 with planning the murder of his bride, Anni, during their honeymoon in South Africa. It took four years to get him extradited from Britain to South Africa. In 2014, judge Jeanette Traverso found him not guilty in an application for dismissal.

1. Die Sondagverkragter

Air Date: 2021-04-12

2. Tereza Troskie-Herbst

Air Date: 2021-04-19

Tereza Troskie-Herbst is a well-known social butterfly, beauty queen and businesswoman, but in 2016 she and her family had to deal with an incredibly traumatic loss.

3. Nathaniel Julies

Air Date: 2021-04-26

One night, an innocent 16-year-old boy, Nathaniel Julies, stands in front of a truck in Eldorado Park and eats cookies, not knowing that these would be his last moments on earth.

4. Beau Brummell

Air Date: 2021-05-03

Michael Bush, aka Beau Brummell, was known as South Africa's naked king, but his controversial nudist resort near Bela-Bela in only a small part of its colorful history.

5. Die Knysnabrande

Air Date: 2021-05-10

In 2017, the Garden Route was crippled by a devastating fire. The fire destroyed almost everything in its path - houses, vehicles and unfortunately also several lives.

6. Naka Drotské

Air Date: 2021-05-17

When Springbok legend Naka Drotské and his loved ones were attacked on a farm in 2018, he instinctively did what he had done for years on the rugby field and outwitted his attackers. The act of heroism almost cost him his life.

7. Sizzlers-moorde

Air Date: 2021-05-24

8. Somalië-ontvoering

Air Date: 2021-05-31

Debbie Calitz and Bruno Pelizzari are kidnapped by Somali pirates. For 20 months they were held at 17 different places and their lives were hell on earth.

9. Jimmy Abbott

Air Date: 2021-06-07

Jimmy Abbott was not only a giant in the boxing ring, but also in the lives of the people he touched. All his life he fought against his circumstances, his opponents and his weight. Unfortunately, in his last battle, against his health, he bowed the knee.

10. Baba Mienke

Air Date: 2021-06-14

On August 25, 2017, Verna and Ryno Mulder had to live out their biggest nightmare, when their daughter Mienke choked on milk at her daycare and stopped breathing. Miraculously, the doctors were able to revive her, but Mienke had already suffered severe brain damage. This is where the Mulder family's difficult path began.

11. Shaninlea Visser

Air Date: 2021-06-21

Shaninlea Visser is not someone who just lies down. After literally losing half her body to sepsis, she has a renewed zeal to make a difference. While she inspires others, she also dreams of being able to walk on her own again.

12. Marike de Klerk

Air Date: 2021-06-28

She was a formidable first lady who had to endure the pain and humiliation of her divorce in the public eye. Just when it seemed that she had found her feet again, she was murdered in her apartment on Bloubergstrand.

13. Glenda Kemp

Air Date: 2021-07-05

In the 1970s, in conservative South Africa, a young stripper, Glenda Kemp and her python "Oupa" made headlines. She was arrested several times and even named Rapport's "Newsmaker of the Year". Her life then took several interesting turns, from teaching to ministry.

1. Driedubbele Raaiselsterftes

Air Date: 2021-08-09

We are reliving the events of April 2021. On that day, three people died in mysterious circumstances in a house in Pretoria. Months later, police and private investigators are still scratching their heads over what exactly happened that night.

2. Anton Lubowski

Air Date: 2021-08-16

3. Palma-aanval

Air Date: 2021-08-23

4. Brett Goldin & Richard Bloom

Air Date: 2021-08-30

5. Twee Seuns: Storm en Andries

Air Date: 2021-09-06

6. Careltjie van Aswegen

Air Date: 2021-09-13

7. Debbie Venter

Air Date: 2021-09-20

8. Daniëlskuil-Watergraf

Air Date: 2021-09-27

9. Melissa Dyer

Air Date: 2021-10-04

10. Chantelle Barnard & Andrea Venter

Air Date: 2021-10-11

11. Yolandi Botes

Air Date: 2021-10-18

12. Andrew Merryweather

Air Date: 2021-10-25

13. Annie Liebenberg & Michael Zantow

Air Date: 2021-11-01

1. Boksburg-ontploffing

Air Date: 2023-05-01

On Christmas Eve 2022, the lives of many South Africans were irrevocably changed when a gas tank exploded in Boksburg. 41 People lost their lives as a result of the tragedy.

2. Johannes Britz

Air Date: 2023-05-08

The story of the serial rapist and murderer, Johannes Britz, is told. Unfortunately, he was a nightmare of a man to many women until his last moments.

3. Brakpan-gesinsmoord

Air Date: 2023-05-15

We analyze the 2019 Brakpan family murder. With a police investigation that has been unable to provide any answers for years, the entire country is waiting in suspense to know what really happened on that tragic day.

4. Jesse Hess

Air Date: 2023-05-22

In August, there was a spate of gruesome murders against women. Jesse Hess, a beautiful young lady, who gave her life to the Lord, is killed without warning.

5. Allison Plaatjies

Air Date: 2023-05-29

Allison Plaatjies knew in her heart that her partner, Phillip April, would kill her if she ever left him. Unfortunately, this fear came true.

6. Jacobus Geldenhuys

Air Date: 2023-06-05

Jacobus "Kobus" Geldenhuys' actions escalated from minor crimes to rape and murder. From a young age he acted differently from others. Today, the ex-cop is a notorious serial killer.

7. Cameron Wilson

Air Date: 2023-06-12

Cameron Wilson sowed shock, fear and terror in his community. No rational person can understand what the motivation behind his seemingly mindless murders, attacks and rapes could be.

8. Kiernan Forbes "AKA"

Air Date: 2023-06-19

Kiernan Forbes, aka "AKA", was one of South Africa's most successful musicians when, after nearly two decades of fame, he was shot dead in the street among friends.

9. Liezel de Jager

Air Date: 2023-06-26

Reverend Liezel de Jager was a beloved minister and mother of two. After her brutal murder in the vicarage's garden, stories of personal problems and sadness begin to surface.

10. Kalahari Brand Tragedie

Air Date: 2023-07-03

Three close families sail into the Kalahari to enjoy the incredible natural beauty. However, a heartbreaking tragedy tears all three families apart forever within a few moments.

11. Avril Gordon

Air Date: 2023-07-10

Avril Gordon's monster husband tortured her to the point where she was almost unrecognizable. Detectives say it was one of the worst cases of abuse they have ever seen.

12. Mooinooi-Moord

Air Date: 2023-07-17

One of the most violent murders in South Africa's history is analyzed.

13. Boetie Boer

Air Date: 2023-07-24

'Boetie boer"s cruel deeds will leave you lying awake.

1. Anne-Marie Engelbrecht

Air Date: 2023-07-31

Anne-Marie Engelbrecht begged several times for protection from her violent husband, but was sent from port to starboard. Finally, she takes matters into her own hands.

2. Tanya Flowerday

Air Date: 2023-08-07

Tanya Flowerday's bright future was shattered when she met drug addict Ronald Grimsley. Her murder is described to this day as one of the most brutal in South Africa's history.

3. Karl Greyvenstein

Air Date: 2023-08-14

When Karl Greyvenstein's parents and brother are shot dead in their beds, all evidence points to him. Karl is indeed described by acquaintances as a pathological liar and this complicates the investigation.

4. Ralf Krebs

Air Date: 2023-08-21

With marital discord, violence, sex and betrayal, the murder of Ralf Krebs in the late 1980s plays out like an episode of a soap opera in South Africa.

5. André Klynsmith

Air Date: 2023-08-28

After the murder of André Klynsmith, it is difficult to distinguish the truth from the lies. Hanna Henning, André's partner, as well as her son and his girlfriend, are all dragged into the murder case.

6. Stasiemaniak

Air Date: 2023-09-04

Ever heard of the "station maniac"? In the late 80s and early 90s, a string of young boys disappeared in the Mitchells Plain area. Then the beloved teacher Norman Simons was arrested for the murder of one of the boys.

7. Shawn Lategan & Maritza van der Merwe

Air Date: 2023-09-11

The unfairness of life is rarely as clear as when two innocent young people, Shawn Lategan and Maritza van der Merwe, are inhumanely and brutally murdered.

8. Unita Green

Air Date: 2023-09-18

A story of obsessive love, poisoning and body violation takes place in the Zeerust area when Unita Green kills her male friend with rat poison. But there's always two sides to a story.

9. Flower Gang

Air Date: 2023-09-25

A horrific farm attack by the so-called "Flower Gang" ruins the lives of three friends and a 4-year-old toddler.

10. Phindile Ntshongwana

Air Date: 2023-10-02

He is described as a good guy and a Christian, but when ex-Bluebull Phindile Ntshongwana is arrested for a series of gruesome axe murders, everyone is totally shocked by his actions.

11. Daniël Botha

Air Date: 2023-10-09

"Life has become cheap." These are the words that the judge uttered in the court case after Daniël Botha was beaten to death and kicked in a nightclub in Benoni in 2018 after an altercation got out of hand.

12. Ria Wolmarans

Air Date: 2023-10-16

In the mid-90s in Botswana, Ria Wolmarans is murdered. At first, a burglary is suspected, but when Mariëtte Bosch is arrested months later, and Ria's husband also marries Mariëtte, the case turns into what is internationally described as a circus. Mariëtte Wolmarans becomes the first white woman to be executed under bizarre circumstances in Botswana.

13. Die Skroewedraaier Maniak

Air Date: 2023-10-23

In the 1970s, William van der Merwe - known as The Screwdriver Maniac - wreaks havoc in South Africa. He rapes 9 women over a very short period of time after threatening them with a screwdriver. After many years behind bars, he is declared "sane" and released. But William's campaign of destruction was far from over.

1. Thabo Bester

Air Date: 2023-10-30

The controversial yet fascinating story of Thabo Bester made headlines from his almost perfect escape attempt from a South African prison. This case continues to grab the attention of the whole world.

2. Rina Radloff

Air Date: 2023-11-06

After Rina Radloff's gruesome murder in her own home in Kwazulu-Natal in the late 90s, the police investigation reveals stories of deception and rumors of the occult and Satanism.

3. Happy Sindane

Air Date: 2023-11-13

At the time, Happy Sindane claimed that he was kidnapped and raised by Rina Mzayiya as a child. There was great interest in the bizarre, confusing, and ultimately tragic story.

4. Gerco van Deventer

Air Date: 2023-11-20

When Gerco van Deventer is kidnapped in Libya in 2017, torture begins for him and his family. Even with help from the government and international organizations, after almost 7 years there is still no talk of rescue.

5. Ruan van Heerden

Air Date: 2023-11-27

Ruan van Heerden is adopted by the loving Barnie and Magda, but he's a problem child and mixed up with drugs. On January 9, 2020, he and a friend attack Barnie and Magda and leave them for dead.

6. Shaun Oosthuizen & John du Plooy

Air Date: 2023-12-04

Serial killers Shaun Oosthuizen and John du Plooy ran an inhumane reign of terror across South Africa, attacking, robbing and murdering vulnerable elderly people.

7. Louis Liebenberg

Air Date: 2023-12-11

Controversial businessman Louis Liebenberg is often in the news. The outspoken South African, who is friends with politicians and presidents, also often has to deal with the law. But who is the man behind the drama?

8. Lauren Dickason

Air Date: 2024-01-08

The story of Lauren Dickason, who killed her three children after the family moved to New Zealand, has shocked people. Lauren has long suffered from depression, but what sent her over the edge?

9. Jerobejin van Wyk

Air Date: 2024-01-15

When Jerobejin van Wyk (13) and a few other children steal fruit from a garden, he is allegedly chased through the streets, run over, kidnapped and brutally murdered, and his body burned.

10. Kristy James & Fallon Edwards

Air Date: 2024-01-22

Kristy James and Fallon Edwards from Mossel Bay were at one point more like sisters and friends, until a horrific incident led to one's death and the other behind bars.

11. Willem Kruger

Air Date: 2024-01-29

Willem Kruger's sudden disappearance after a happy outing caught the attention of the entire country. When his vehicle is later discovered in the Vaal River, there are suddenly many more question marks than answers and rumors of foul play immediately arise. What happened that night?

12. Natheem Jacobs

Air Date: 2024-02-05

To pay with one's life for the sake of a few hundred rand worth of goods is the nightmare that Doctor Natheem Jacobs van Ahtlone's loved ones relive every day after his senseless murder for a few car tires.

13. Hildegard Steenkamp

Air Date: 2024-02-12

Hildegard Steenkamp embezzles a few thousand rand from her job and gets away with it. After more than 300 illegal transactions and almost a decade of fraud, lies and theft, she is arrested. How did she get away with it?

1. Ingrid Koch

Air Date: 2024-02-19

A violent serial criminal is shockingly released on bail after attempted rape, but Ingrid Koch pays with her life when she and her husband are attacked on their farm.

2. Kyle Ruiters

Air Date: 2024-02-26

Kyle Ruiters was fascinated with serial killers from a young age. When he finally decides to target Lynette Volschenk, one wonders if there was ever hope for the young man.

3. Natasha Barnard

Air Date: 2024-03-04

The hideous attack and murder of Natasha Barnard one night after a fight in a bar turned violent has people shockingly buzzing.

4. Gerhard Ackerman

Air Date: 2024-03-11

Gerhard Ackerman maintained that he only wanted to help children from poor circumstances. The fact that he used and raped the young boys shook the whole country. Even more shocking is that Attorney Paul Kennedy was also implicated in the allegations.

5. Loretta Cook

Air Date: 2024-03-18

The longing to have her own child drove Loretta Cook to one of South Africa's most shocking acts when she cut an unborn child out of her pregnant neighbor's stomach.

6. Yolande Maritz

Air Date: 2024-03-25

Yolande Maritz founded the midwifery brand: You & Me to assist women during home births. After rumors of the unethical administration of medication, the truth surrounding this matter is breaking loose.

7. Desiree Baartman

Air Date: 2024-04-01

Desiree Baartman disappears from her home in Gqeberha. Her husband only later officially reports her as missing and questions about what really happened start to emerge.

8. Michal Willemans

Air Date: 2024-04-08

Inveterate conman, Michal Willemans, has exploited and defrauded hordes of people over the years. He was finally caught in 2023 but the question remains: How did he get away with it for so long?

9. Mari Hoon & Jean Vosloo

Air Date: 2024-04-15

An innocent farm getaway in the Eastern Cape ends in the tragic death of the engaged, Mari Hoon and Jean Vosloo. After nearly a year of unanswered questions, disturbing facts are beginning to emerge.

10. Naeema Marshall

Air Date: 2024-04-22

Naeema Marshall, a grade nine pupil from Mitchell's Plain, paid with her life when a 14-year-old gang member set his sights on her.

11. Chevonne Rusch

Air Date: 2024-04-29

Children often have to pay for the sins of their parents. This is how two-year-old Chevonne Rusch had to pay with her life. The full truth that comes out in this court case is disturbing.

12. Altecia Kortje

Air Date: 2024-05-06

Violence against women and children is one of South Africa's most disgusting features. When Altecia Kortje and her daughter Duer Altecia's ex are stabbed to death, it becomes clear how far our country still has to go.

13. Jagersfontein Slikramp

Air Date: 2024-05-13

Decades of deterioration, years of complaints that fell on deaf ears, and even a last desperate maintenance effort, were not enough to prevent the catastrophic Jagersfontein Slikramp in 2022.

1. Jaco Cloete

Air Date: 2024-05-20

Jaco Cloete and his wife were prominent members of the Melkbosstrand community until his arrest for alleged fraud. He demanded millions of rand in damages and eventually declared bankruptcy.

2. Richard "Makka" Smit & Natasha Booise

Air Date: 2024-05-27

Richard "Makka" Smit and Natasha Booise's relationship was characterized by possessiveness and jealousy. On January 2, 2022, he kills her in front of her child and eyewitnesses.

3. Johan Jacobus Williams

Air Date: 2024-06-03

Johan Jacobus Williams was found guilty of three murders, rape, and several other crimes, after he lured women with the promise of work opportunities in 2018 and then killed them in cold blood.

4. Cheryl-Ann Kannemeyer

Air Date: 2024-06-10

Cheryl-Ann Kannemeyer, a well-known local real estate agent, was found dead in her car with serious injuries. Friends and family were shocked when the criminal was her own husband.

5. Robin Smith

Air Date: 2024-06-17

Robin Smith, known as Chris Boshoff, and his wife are arrested by the Hawks after they faked Robin's death. A life insurance claim of more than R1.7 million has been submitted to Old Mutual. They almost got away with it.

6. Nadia Lloyd

Air Date: 2024-06-24

The call no parent should get: The news that your daughter has taken her own life. Heartbroken, Nadia Lloyd's parents immediately set to work to learn the truth... with disturbing consequences.

7. Franschoekpas Moorde

Air Date: 2024-07-01

On July 7, 1999, three innocent friends rode out to enjoy the natural beauty of the Franschhoek Pass. Without any warning, a group of men decide to rob them, and gruesomely kill them.

8. Jaydon Glazer

Air Date: 2024-07-08

Jaydon Glazer and his schoolmate had once been great friends, but teenage hormones and egos gave way to rivalry, threats and cold-blooded murder.

9. Theuns Jordaan

Air Date: 2024-07-15

Theuns Jordaan was one of the most loved Afrikaans singers and songwriters. He touched the hearts of fans and friends and his name will not be forgotten for a long time.

10. Magogong Plaasmoord

Air Date: 2024-07-22

Another day, another senseless and horrific farm murder. While the families and community of Magogong near Hartswater try to pull their lives together, the country can only hope for any answers.

11. Lewis Bowman

Air Date: 2024-07-29

Lewis Bowman kills his friend and their parents in their house, and decides to live there, surrounded by their bodies. After theft, a drug marathon, and two rapes that include torture, Lewis is finally arrested.

12. Chane Bezuidenhout

Air Date: 2024-08-05

At two years old, Chane Bezuidenhout experiences unspeakable suffering at the hands of her parents who torture and break her. The judge's verdict shows their attempt to end her life.

13. Thys die Bosveldklong

Air Date: 2024-08-12

Thys die Bosveldklong has made the hearts of South Africans beat warmly for 3 decades. After personal tragedies, he leaves us in June 2024, but his music and laughter live on.

1. Afristat/Ecsponent

Air Date: 2024-08-19

When is an investment too good to be true? Afristat, formerly Ecsponent, lost billions of rands of many investors' money, which devastated families.

2. Timothy Michael Ova

Air Date: 2024-08-26

Two girls in Albertina were killed by "quiet" Timothy Michael Ova. The community is shocked, signs of his problems emerge from the investigation.

3. Chester Williams

Air Date: 2024-09-02

Springbok winger Chester Williams' legend begins in 1995. He was more than just a player - he was a father, coach and inspiration. His legacy lives on.

4. Ashley Oosthuizen

Air Date: 2024-09-09

After school, Ashley Oosthuizen explores Thailand, ready for adventure. Unfortunately, she crosses paths with someone who changes her life irrevocably.

5. Peter O'Rourke

Air Date: 2024-09-16

Peter O'Rourke was impulsively attacked in his driveway by 4, motivated by quick profit. The target was his car, but he pays with his life.

6. Madeleen Bredendhann

Air Date: 2024-09-23

Madeleen Bredendhann's mother and grandmother were attacked and killed with an ax in April 2003. After a dramatic court case as well as appeal cases, Madeleen herself is sentenced to life for the two murders.

7. George Gebou Ramp (1)

Air Date: 2024-09-30

On May 6, 2024, a building in George collapses without warning. Emergency crews are working tirelessly to try and save survivors. Was it a freak accident, or could something else have caused this tragedy?

8. George Gebou Ramp (2)

Air Date: 2024-10-07

9. Clifford Golding Aanval

Air Date: 2024-10-14

Clifford Golding was brutally attacked by two people he wanted to help and taking them off the street.

10. Bloemfontein Vergiftiging

Air Date: 2024-10-21

A mother is arrested and sentenced for poisoning her two children. The community wonders what drove the apparently dead-normal wife and mother to such a shocking action.

11. Shane Human

Air Date: 2024-10-28

The violent and racist Gareth Blight decides to make his innocent neighbor Shane Human's life hell. After many threats and attacks, Shane is killed in cold blood in the blink of an eye.

12. Tolla van der Merwe

Air Date: 2024-11-04

13. Keith Bird

Air Date: 2024-11-11

1. Charl Munnick

Air Date: 2024-11-18

The beloved Charl Munnick, who brightened society with his charity, is shot dead in cold blood during a robbery in his jewelry store. Four men were arrested for the murder and robbery.

2. Mario Nel

Air Date: 2024-11-25

Members of the SAPS are placed in the barrage on a daily basis. Sergeant Mario Nel greeted his family one morning and hours later was murdered in cold blood by Andile Nyoka, who had been released on parole.

3. Boswell & Wilkies Sirkus

Air Date: 2024-12-02

A happy day at the circus turns into a war scene when the circus tent collapses on the circus goers after a violent storm. At least 120 people were injured and a young child died.

4. Quinisha Sebrandt

Air Date: 2024-12-09

Was it jealousy? A broken heart? The effects of emotional trauma? These questions remain after Lesley-Ann Damons took 9-year-old Quinisha Sebrandt to the beach to swim, then killed her.

5. Die Breker van Pretoria

Air Date: 2024-12-16

We hear from Francois Leibrandt, the man with a horrific history of assaults. Innocent people, and even policemen, were victims of his actions.

6. Gabriela Kabrins Alban

Air Date: 2025-01-13

Two foreigners, a cold-blooded murder and a crime scene that raises many questions.

7. Die Noordhoek-verkragter

Air Date: 2025-01-20

In the 1990s, Johnathan Francke was known as the Noordhoek rapist. One of his victims comes forward and tells all in this episode.

8. Levona Jacobs

Air Date: 2025-01-27

In 2019, Levona Jacobs is found guilty on 10 counts of brutal crimes, but it is the events leading up to the sentencing that make the whole story sound outrageous.

9. Adam Pieterse

Air Date: 2025-02-03

When Adam Pieterse suddenly disappeared in 2015, the community was very worried. 18 months after his body was found, Martin Visser is arrested and the shocking truth is revealed.

10. Hester Koch & Arnold Schultz

Air Date: 2025-02-10

In 2012, Hester Koch and Arnold Schultz were murdered a month apart on their smallholdings. One can hardly believe it.

11. Zarah Hector Part 1

Air Date: 2025-02-17

Senseless and cold-blooded. It's the gruesome murder of Zarah Hector. To this day, the reason for this murder has not been determined.

12. Zarah Hector Part 2

Air Date: 2025-02-24