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Siphesihle Maluleka was reported missing, after visiting her grandmother in Johannesburg nine days ago.

On Thursday a documentary titled ‘My Father Died For This’ made its world premiere on international news channel Al Jazeera.
The film follows Lukhanyo Calata’s quest for justice to have his father Fort Calata’s killers brought to book.
His father was one of the Cradock Four who were assassinated by security police in 1985.
We spoke to Naashon Zalk the director of the documentary about why he chose to pursue this story.

It's a case that shocked South Africa 17 years ago. In July 2004 University student Leigh Matthews was kidnapped and later killed. She was abducted from a car park in Johannesburg just a day after her 21st Birthday,

The family paid a R50 000 rand ransom for her release. But less than two weeks later her body was found.
She had been shot four times.

Donovan Moodley pleaded guilty to the crime. In 2005 he was sentenced to life imprisonment for murder, 15 years for kidnapping and 10 years for extortion.

Now, marking what would have been Matthews’ 38th birthday, her family is speaking out about their struggles with her death and dealing with the country’s parole system.

They say they were contacted by the Correctional Services Department ahead of a pending parole process because Moodley didn’t qualify for an early release.

Leigh’s father, Rob Matthews spoke to us and said the entire experience has been traumatic.
To date Moodley has shown no remorse according to him.

Family secrets and fatal attractions

There’s been a spike in cash-in-transit heists since the easing of lockdown restrictions according to police. Criminals have become brazen and innocent lives have been lost across the country. So when a former SAPS special task force member, Leo Prinsloo, outsmarted robbers in a high speed chase, along the N4 Highway in Pretoria, South Africa dubbed him Chuck Norris and the video quickly went viral. Let’s take a look.