Crime Central South Africa

Sixteen year old Deveney Nel disappeared after a school sports day in Caledon. Hours later, her body was found inside a storeroom on the same campus. The investigation uncovered a disturbing timeline, a history of earlier allegations involving the teenage offender and a series of systemic failures that allowed him to remain in ordinary circulation. In this episode of Crime Central SA, we examine w...

He called himself a man of God. His followers called him ‘Daddy.’ Behind the pulpit, Timothy Omotoso built a ministry on control, fear and silence. When brave young women like Cheryl Zondi stepped forward, their stories shook South Africa — and exposed the cracks in a justice system unprepared to confront power in the cloth. This episode of Crime Central SA takes you inside the rise and fall of a...

He was a ghost in the system — a man who moved billions through tenders, bought influence in SAPS, and left a trail of blood behind. In this gripping episode of Crime Central SA, we uncover how Vusimuzi ‘Cat’ Matlala rose from cash-in-transit heists to capturing government contracts worth hundreds of millions, and how his empire collapsed under the weight of assassinations, bribes, and betrayal. S...

In January 2023, four-year-old Nada-Jane Challita lost her life at the hands of her stepmother, preschool teacher Amber Lee Hughes. Convicted of murder and assault, Hughes’s case forced South Africa to confront the reality that women, too, can commit unthinkable acts of violence. In this episode of Crime Central SA, we break down the trial, the forensic evidence, Hughes’s shifting confessions, and...

Between August and September 2025, Cape Town endured one of its bloodiest waves of gang violence. More than 50 shootings in Mitchells Plain, assassinations outside courthouses, and even the killing of a two-month-old baby shocked communities into silence. At the centre of it all, one name kept surfacing: the Fancy Boys. In this episode of Crime Central South Africa, we investigate how this so-call...

On 20 November 2022, South Africa woke to the brutal assassination of Oupa John Sefoka — better known as DJ Sumbody. From Pretoria taxi ranks to music stardom and the luxury of Ayepyep Lifestyle Lounge, his journey symbolised ambition, resilience, and success. But behind the glitz of nightlife lurked the underworld. In this episode, Crime Central South Africa investigates the rise, fall, and unres...

In this chilling episode, we explore the shocking case of Henri van Breda , a young man convicted of brutally murdering his parents and brother in their luxurious South African home. We dive into the details of the crime, the investigation, and the trial that gripped the nation. Was this an act of calculated violence or something more sinister lurking beneath the surface? Tune in as we uncover the...