Huisgenoot: Ware Lewensdramas

In November 2017, little Liam Nortjé disappeared with his father, Nantes. Liam's mother, Cheinelle, desperately searched for him until Nantes was convicted in 2019 for the murder of their son.

Tereza Troskie-Herbst is a well-known socialite, beauty queen, and businesswoman. In 2016 she and her family had to process an incredibly traumatic loss.

In 1985, Wynand du Toit led a mission to Angola, where he was captured and held hostage for two and a half years.

He moderated the NG Church in the late 1980s and aimed to bring about change during the South African Apartheid era. In 1994, Prof. Johan Heyns was fatally shot in his home, and the identity of the shooter remains a mystery to this day.

A seemingly happy pastor's family was brutally attacked on the evening of November 8 2012, leaving the community in shock when the son, Martin Brits, was arrested for the crime.

One day, the Herriespruit mining town was irrevocably changed when the unthinkable happened: the sludge dam's wall broke, destroying everything in its path.

Chris and Jorina van Oudtshoorn adopted Cathy van Oudtshoorn as a young child. She later marries her adoptive father and is also charged with his murder.

Ralph Rabie, better known as Johannes Kerkorrel, was part of the Voëlvry movement and one of the artists who rebelled against the old government. His musical contribution is still celebrated long after his death.

In 1987, SAA Flight 295 crashed under mysterious circumstances. The family members of the victims are still seeking answers.

Uyinene Mrwetyana became a symbol of the gender-based violence movement in 2019 when she was raped and murdered by Luyanda Botha in a Cape Town post office.

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 in 1993 for Marcelle.

Jealousy drives Johan Rosslee to murder his ex-girlfriend and three other innocent victims. Seventeen years later, the scars of that cruel act still show.

Sharnelle Hough and Marna Engelbrecht's young lives are tragically cut short in the Hoërskool Stella boarding house. Sharnelle's ex-boyfriend, Xander Bylsma, was found guilty two years later.