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Corrie Sanders was a South African boxer who became the WBO heavyweight champion in 2003 when he knocked out Wladimir Klitschko. Sanders was fatally wounded in September 2012 during an armed robbery while trying to protect his daughter.

The 9.0 magnitude of the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake triggered a series of deadly tsunamis on December 26 2004. The death toll from this tsunami was the deadliest ever recorded in written history.

Gérard Korsten had a celebrated career and won many hearts with the iconic song 'Liefling.' However, few people knew about Gé's struggle with depression, which most likely led to his suicide on September 29, 1999.

In 2019, euthanasia activist Sean Davidson was found guilty of murder for his role in the assisted suicide of three individuals, including his mother and a close friend.

Former Colonel William Endley was held in a South Sudanese prison for two and a half years, with the death sentence looming over him. He was arrested in 2016 for allegedly conspiring to overthrow President Salva Kiir's government.

At 19, Charmaine Phillips and her lover, Pieter Grundlingh, left a trail of blood that shocked the nation. Over three weeks, Charmaine and her older lover committed four murders, earning them the title of South Africa's Bonnie and Clyde.

Rugby player Ruben Kruger was diagnosed with brain cancer in 2000 and later succumbed to it in 2007. After consulting a 'Prophet' during his visit to Lagos, his brain tumour was reportedly healed.

The legendary singer, known for love songs like Ruiter van die Windjie and Op die Vlerke van 'n Spierwit Duif, was the first Afrikaans singer to perform at the Sun City Superbowl. In 2000, Bles lost his life in a tragic car accident.

Flippie Venter, a member of the South African peacekeeping force, was sent to prison for the murder of his children and the assault on his ex-wife. A year later, he was sentenced for the murder of a 14-year-old sex worker in Burundi.

On January 25 1981, a large part of Laingsburg was swept away within minutes by one of the most devastating flash floods ever to occur in the Great Karoo.

Deon Helberg made the mistake of sleeping with his girlfriend's mother, which then leads to a contract and a murder plot.

After an altercation at their home in Benoni, Retief Liebenberg shoots his daughter's boyfriend and the boy's father in self-defence. He would later be found not guilty of murder.

In 2010, Shrien Dewani was accused of planning the murder of his bride, Anni, during their honeymoon in South Africa. It took four years to extradite him from Britain to South Africa where he was later found not guilty.