12 Best South Africa True Crime Podcasts

1. True Crime South Africa

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True Crime South Africa covers solved and unsolved South African true crime cases.
Host Nicole Engelbrecht
Producer/Network TimesLIVE Podcasts
Email ****@gmail.com
Location Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
Estimated Monthly Listeners 10k-50k
Recent Guests James Fouche, Rosie Motene +1 more
Apple Rating 4.6/5Apple Reviews 228Facebook 1.1KTwitter 3.8KInstagram 5.9K Avg Length 46 min Format Long form Since Jun 2019 Get Email Contact Get access to full database of 2.7M podcastsCreate podcast lists, export in spreadsheet or CSV file with email contacts and start your podcast outreach in minutes.Sign Up for Free with Email Continue with Google

2. Profiler: True Crime Africa

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Profiler Africa is your front-row seat to the darkest corners of South African crime. Hosted by journalist Paul Llewellyn and forensic psychologist Gerard Labuschagne—former Head of Forensic Investigation at SAPS—this gripping podcast explores the psychology of serial killers, violent criminals, and the justice system that pursues them.🔎 Exclusive interviews, real crime scene analysis, and untold details from SA's most notorious cases.🎧 Subscribe now and uncover the truth behind the killers who stalk the streets.more Hosts Paul Llewellyn, Dr. Gerard Labuschagne
Producer/Network plotshift.co.za
Email ****@gmail.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 10k-50k
Recent Guests Brig. Danie Hall, Quinton Taylor +2 more
Apple Rating 4.9/5Apple Reviews 222 Avg Length 67 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

3. Huisgenoot Ware Lewensdramas

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Ons herleef dié eeu oue tydskrif se dramatiese en ikoniese stories. Ons besoek die karakters, kenners en joernaliste agter die stories.
Producer/Network Huisgenoot
Email ****@media24.com
Location Gauteng, South Africa
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 1 Avg Length 31 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

4. Murder & Mystery Mzansi | South African True Crime

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Welcome to Murder & Mystery Mzansi, the true crime podcast where we dig into South Africa's most chilling crimes, unsolved mysteries, unimaginable tales and stories that'll have you triple checking your burglar bars every night. I'm Savannah, your host, and just like you, I'm obsessed with true crime, the unexplained, and the downright bizarre. From township legends to high-profile heists, cold cases that haunt our communities to serial killers who slipped through the cracks - we're covering it all. It's Mzansi like you've never heard it before...more Host Savannah
Email ****@gmail.com
Location South Africa
Estimated Monthly Listeners 100-1k
Recent Guests Chris Taylor, Jeanette
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 5 Avg Length 20 min Format Short form Get Email Contact

5. True Crime South Africa die Afrikaanse weergawe

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True Crime South Africa die Afrikaanse weergawe vertel die ware intrigues agter van Suid-Afrika se mees berugte en skokkende misdade ooit. In dié veel bekroonde potgooi, vertel Jacaranda FM se Gerda de Sousa die stories agter ware misdaad verhale regoor die land. Die stories se tentakels strek van die Wes-Kaap tot by die noordelikste punt van Suid-Afrika se Limpopo provinsie. Misdaad ken egter geen grense nie, en dié potgooi volg Suid-Afrikaanse misdaad verhale ook in ander dele van die wêreld...more Host Gerda De Sousa
Producer/Network JacPod
Email ****@jacarandafm.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Recent Guests Shaun Oosthuizen, Craig Warriner +4 more
Apple Rating 4.8/5Apple Reviews 87 Avg Length 37 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

6. Murder and Mayhem: South African True Crime

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The Murder & Mayhem: South African True Crime podcast explores real life crimes occurring within South Africa from a psychological viewpoint. Every week a new case is examined and we delve head-first into the motives that drive people to do what they do. Join me on a journey into the minds behind the macarbe.more Producer/Network Bella Monsoon
Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Apple Rating 4/5Apple Reviews 61 Avg Length 39 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

7. My Only Story

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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 weekly from Sept 16 2021, we hunt down the predators hiding in your child's classroom.more Host Deon Wiggett
Email ****@gmail.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 50k-250k
Apple Rating 4.8/5Apple Reviews 800Facebook 4.7KTwitter 711 Avg Length 34 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

8. Devilsdorp - The Official Companion Podcast

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In a South African first, Showmax brings you Devilsdorp The Official Companion Podcast to the Showmax Original series Devilsdorp. Join true-crime podcaster Nicole Engelbrecht in a deep dive of the Krugersdorp Cult Killings case in which the themes presented in Devilsdorp are explored in greater detail and from different perspectives...more Producer/Network Killer Audio Creations
Email ****@gmail.com
Location Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Apple Rating 4.9/5Apple Reviews 77Facebook 1.1KTwitter 3.8KInstagram 5.9K Avg Length 41 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

9. Stella Murders: The Official Companion Podcast

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In the official companion podcast to the Showmax Original documentary Stella Murders, true crime podcaster and author Nicole Engelbrecht delves down into the themes presented in the documentary and attempts to answer the unanswered questions about the murders of Stella schoolgirls, Sharnelle Hough and Marna Engelbrecht.more Producer/Network Killer Audio Creations
Email ****@gmail.com
Location Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Apple Rating 4.9/5Apple Reviews 16Facebook 1.1KTwitter 3.8KInstagram 5.9K Avg Length 29 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

10. Rosemary's Hitlist: The Official Companion Podcast

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Join hosts Nicole Engelbrecht and Mfundo Ndala for a 4-part companion podcast that deep-dives into the Showmax Original documentary Rosemary's Hitlist.
Producer/Network Killer Audio Creations
Email ****@killeraudiocreations.com
Location South Africa
Estimated Monthly Listeners 100-1k
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 3Facebook 4.5K Avg Length 42 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

11. News24 | MISSING MATTHEW

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In this new podcast series by News24 we delve into the disappearance of 9-year-old Matthew Ohlsson who vanished without a trace 23 years ago. It's a cold case that has baffled police officers and private investigators.more Producer/Network Media24
Email ****@spacemail.co.za
Location Mitchells Plain, Western Cape, South Africa
Estimated Monthly Listeners 100-1k
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 2 Avg Length 16 min Format Short form Get Email Contact

12. Alibi

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Alibi is an award-winning investigative podcast series. It was created by Paul McNally and is produced for Develop Audio. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Host Opoka pArop Otto
Producer/Network Develop Audio
Email ****@volume.africa
Location Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
Estimated Monthly Listeners 10k-50k
Apple Rating 4.2/5Apple Reviews 174Facebook 80Twitter 106 Avg Length 33 min Format Medium form Since Feb 2019 Get Email Contact