South African True Crime Podcasts
If you love a gripping investigation, South Africa's true-crime podcasters deliver. From landmark cases to chilling cold cases, these shows dig into the stories that gripped the nation. Listen free, on demand.
7 podcasts
Casefile True Crime
Casefile Presents
Fact is scarier than fiction.
12 episodes · Updated 6 days ago
Murder and Mayhem: South African True Crime
Bella Monsoon
The Murder & Mayhem: South African True Crime podcast explores real life crimes occurring within South Africa from a psychological viewpoint. Every…
12 episodes · Updated 8 days ago
My Only Story
Deon Wiggett
Two years ago, we hunted down a serial paedophile. This time around, we’re thinking bigger. In My Only Story Season 2: Back to School, published…
12 episodes · Updated 10 Dec 2021
Pretty Lies And Alibis
GiGi McKelvey
"Pretty Lies and Alibis" is a true crime podcast hosted by GiGi McKelvey covering stories from across the world, focusing on providing fact-based…
12 episodes · Updated 2 days ago
RedHanded
RedHanded
RedHanded the podcast jumps head first into all manner of macabre madness. We cover everything from big time serial killers (and those you may never…
12 episodes · Updated 3 days ago
Too Many Enemies
Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime / Volume Media Ltd
What does the assassination of billionaire Wandile Bozwana mean for the state of politics, crime and justice in South Africa today? It's a story…
6 episodes · Updated 21 Jun 2025
True Crime South Africa
Killer Audio Creations
True Crime South Africa covers solved and unsolved South African true crime cases.
12 episodes · Updated 6 days ago
Latest episodes
Elena Moore is missing out of Lexington, SC. Recapping what we factually know so far. Link to Ring Cam Footage Couldn't do what I love without all y'all) Venmo - @prettyliesalibis…
2 days ago6:01
From crypto scams to ‘diet tea’, intellectual property fraud and everything in between, clan Kardashian has set the blueprint for turning followers and influence into cold, hard…
3 days ago24:48
This is a Rewind release of an episode originally published in May 2020. The episode has been re-recorded and updated with new and additional information. Sipho Dube was the…
6 days ago48:40
When 52-year-old Julia Wallace was found brutally murdered in her Liverpool home in 1931, no one could have anticipated the complex and challenging investigation that would…
6 days ago1:40:31
Mickey Stines hearing recap - his aunt testifies to his state of mind the night before and the day of the murder. The state wants a new psych evaluation, the defense says no. The…
7 days ago6:51
Frequently asked questions
What is the best South African true crime podcast?
True Crime South Africa and My Only Story are among the most acclaimed local true-crime series. Browse more below.
Are these podcasts based on real cases?
Yes — these are non-fiction true-crime shows covering real South African investigations and court cases.