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The first season finds Anthony after years in a South African prison... claiming to be innocent. And with a sack of evidence to prove it. The second season looks into the assassination... of a high school teacher. Gunned down while teaching a class full of students.
We go back to the communal garden one last time to reflect on everything that has happened. We seek out experts to try and explain the violence and we hopefully move steadily closer to a conviction…
This is a four-part podcast series produced and presented by Paul McNally for Develop Audio. Visit their website at https://developaudio.co.za/
Music was composed by John Bartmann.
Mixing and Mastering by Danny Booysen.
This series was made possible with the support of The Henry Nxumalo Foundation. Check out their work at https://henrynxumalofoundation.co.za/
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
In this third episode we are struck by incredible tragedy, but everyone involved pulls together, gets sensible and builds a strategy so they can win. We also get the opportunity to explore the other side of this story.
This is a four-part podcast series produced and presented by Paul McNally for Develop Audio. Visit their website at https://developaudio.co.za
Music was composed by John Bartmann.
Mixing and Mastering by Danny Booysen.
This series was made possible with the support of The Henry Nxumalo Foundation. Check out their work at https://henrynxumalofoundation.co.za
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
In this second episode we get deeper into the work of Mbale Kubheka, the determined attorney who is working to get a conviction for the assassination of Ayanda Ngila. His murder had plenty of witnesses and she needs their testimonies.
We also explore the workings of the organisation that Ayanda belonged to, Abahlali baseMjondolo and their claims of being systematically targeted by South Africa’s ruling party, the ANC.
This is a four-part podcast series produced and presented by Paul McNally for Develop Audio. Visit their website at https://developaudio.co.za/
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ayanda Ngila was assassinated in the Ekhenana communal garden in Durban, South Africa, on the 8th of March, 2022. Ayanda was 30 years old and shot in broad daylight in the middle of the afternoon. He was fixing a water pipe in front of women and children and as he went down he yelled for people to take photos of the scene so the truth of his death could be known. Those are the words of a man who was expecting to be killed and was clearly at the center of a conflict that he imagined would end in his death.
Ayanda was a land activist and part of the organization Abahlali baseMjondolo, who have spent almost two decades fighting for the rights of the poor in South Africa. This story is about an assassination, but also about the violence you can face when you fight for your basic human rights like food, water and shelter.
This is a four-part podcast series produced and presented by Paul McNally for Develop Audio.
Music was composed by John Bartmann.
Mixing and Mastering by Danny Booysen.
This series was made possible with the financial support of The Henry Nxumalo Foundation. Check out their work at https://henrynxumalofoundation.co.za/
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Asylum is a limited podcast series that investigates the state of journalism in South Sudan. Opoka will tell his story and uncover the torture, poisoning and atrocities that journalists are facing in his country on a daily basis.
Presented and co-produced by Opoka p'Arop Otto.
Our Executive Producer is Paul McNally.
Produced by Develop Audio.
This series was supported by The Pulitzer Center.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Visit our site at www.developaudio.co.za.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Investigative journalist Opoka p'Arop Otto has asylum in The Netherlands. He was forced to flee his country of South Sudan because he was in danger of being killed. The incredible journalism he produced about the situation in his country meant be could no longer live there. He is now rebuilding his life in Europe, forced to work as a cleaner in order to make money for his family... and yet he is still helping other journalists back in South Sudan as they fight to survive.
Asylum is a limited podcast series that investigates the state of journalism in South Sudan. Opoka will tell his story and uncover the torture, poisoning and atrocities that journalists are facing in his country on a daily basis.
Presented and co-produced by Opoka p'Arop Otto.
Our Executive Producer is Paul McNally.
Produced by Develop Audio.
This series was supported by The Pulitzer Center.
Alibi is an award-winning investigative podcast series. It was created in January 2017 and is owned and produced by Paul McNally.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
In this episode we chat to Gwinch Serame, the guy who mixed and mastered Alibi, and Freddy Mabitsela, the commanding host from season one.
Produced and presented by Paul McNally for Develop Audio.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The legend John Bartmann kicks off our first episode of Alibi EXTRAS. We hear how he made Alibi atmospheric through music.
Produced and presented by Paul McNally for Develop Audio.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
In this episode Opoka talks to South Sudanese journalist Diing Magot about her tragic experience of being arrested and detained for eight days, shaved and beaten for simply being a journalist.
Investigative journalist Opoka p'Arop Otto has asylum in The Netherlands. He was forced to flee his country of South Sudan because he was in danger of being killed. The incredible journalism he produced about the situation in his country meant be could no longer live there. He is now rebuilding his life in Europe, forced to work as a cleaner in order to make money for his family... and yet he is still helping other journalists back in South Sudan as they fight to survive.
Asylum is a limited podcast series that investigates the state of journalism in South Sudan. Opoka will tell his story and uncover the torture, poisoning and atrocities that journalists are facing in his country on a daily basis.
Presented and co-produced by Opoka p'Arop Otto.
Our Executive Producer is Paul McNally.
Produced by Develop Audio.
This series was supported by The Pulitzer Center.
Alibi is an award-winning investigative podcast series. It was created in January 2017 and is owned and produced by Paul McNally.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Investigative journalist Opoka p'Arop Otto has asylum in The Netherlands. He was forced to flee his country of South Sudan because he was in danger of being killed. The incredible journalism he produced about the situation in his country meant be could no longer live there. He is now rebuilding his life in Europe, forced to work as a cleaner in order to make money for his family... and yet he is still helping other journalists back in South Sudan as they fight to survive.
Asylum is a limited podcast series that investigates the state of journalism in South Sudan. Opoka will tell his story and uncover the torture, poisoning and atrocities that journalists are facing in his country on a daily basis.
Presented and co-produced by Opoka p'Arop Otto.
Our Executive Producer is Paul McNally.
Produced by Develop Audio.
This series was supported by The Pulitzer Center.
Alibi is an award-winning investigative podcast series. It was created in January 2017 and is owned and produced by Paul McNally.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Investigative journalist Opoka p'Arop Otto has asylum in The Netherlands. He was forced to flee his country of South Sudan because he was in danger of being killed. The incredible journalism he produced about the situation in his country meant be could no longer live there. He is now rebuilding his life in Europe, forced to work as a cleaner in order to make money for his family... and yet he is still helping other journalists back in South Sudan as they fight to survive.
Asylum is a limited podcast series that investigates the state of journalism in South Sudan. Opoka will tell his story and uncover the torture, poisoning and atrocities that journalists are facing in his country on a daily basis.
Presented and co-produced by Opoka p'Arop Otto.
Our Executive Producer is Paul McNally.
Produced by Develop Audio.
This series was supported by The Pulitzer Center.
Alibi is an award-winning investigative podcast series. It was created in January 2017 and is owned and produced by Paul McNally.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
We end the series with a boxing match: Mayweather vs Pacquiao in May 2015 (before the assassination even happened). A fight that was billed “The Battle For Greatness” and how it was gloriously significant for South African politics, Bozwana and the case as a whole.
Hosted & produced by Paul McNally.
Produced by the Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime and Volume.
Music by Oman Morí
More at www.alibiinvestigations.com.
In this episode we head to Mozambique and investigate how the trend of assassinations is spreading across Africa. We explore the parallels between South Africa and Mozambique, particularly on how their assassination landscapes compare. We hear from experts at The Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime on the business of assassinations and what is needed for the culture to thrive.
Hosted & produced by Paul McNally.
Produced by the Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime and Volume.
Music by Oman Morí
More at www.alibiinvestigations.com.
In this episode we explore the taxi industry in South Africa more thoroughly. We examine how it is an entry point for violence and assassinations. We explore how you can take back control of a taxi organization and reduce the violence within. We examine the grip that the alleged assassin Vusi “KheKhe” Mathibela has over certain taxi organizations and if he can be stopped.
Hosted & produced by Paul McNally.
Produced by the Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime and Volume.
Music by Oman Morí
More at www.alibiinvestigations.com.
The alleged assassin who arranged the hitmen who killed Bozwana is on trial. His name is Vusi “KheKhe” Mathibela. He was arrested after one of his co-accused identified him on a CCTV video pointing out Bozwana (while shopping at the luxurious Sandton City in Johannesburg) on the day he was killed. Vusi has built a formidable empire for himself inside the taxi industry (a place infamous for assassinations). We explore how he rose to power and what influence he is still able to wield from behind bars.
Hosted & produced by Paul McNally.
Produced by the Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime and Volume.
Music by Oman Morí
More at www.alibiinvestigations.com.
In this episode we focus on South African politician, Supra Mahumapelo, and how he was allegedly involved with the deceased, Wandile Bozwana. There have been significant and repetitive accusations against Supra that he was the man who ordered the hit against Bozwana. What makes the accusations against Supra ordering the murder more compelling is that it was echoed by a gang member. The gang member turned state witness and filed an affidavit with the Gauteng police’s Provincial Investigations Unit. In the affidavit he claimed that Supra ordered the hit on Bozwana. Supra has vehemently denied any involvement, but we speak to an anonymous source who believes there is evidence in the police docket to the contrary.
Hosted & produced by Paul McNally.
Produced by the Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime and Volume.
Music by Oman Morí
More at www.alibiinvestigations.com.
Wandile Bozwana was killed in October 2015 while stopped at a red traffic light on the N1 Garsfontein-offramp in Pretoria, South Africa. Bozwana died a billionaire, having built his fortune acquiring government contracts.
Too Many Enemies, produced by Volume and the Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime,takes you on an investigative journey into the dangerous dealings of Bozwana that led up to his death, and the larger story of booming assassination industries flourishing in many African countries.
Hosted & produced by Paul McNally.
Produced by the Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime and Volume.
Music by Oman Morí.
Asylum is a new, limited podcast series that investigates the state of journalism in South Sudan. It is presented and co-produced by South Sudanese journalist Opoka p'Arop Otto who has gained asylum in The Netherlands and has now dedicated his life to helping journalists back home. Presented by Opoka p'Arop Otto. Produced by Opoka and Alibi Investigations. Coming soon. Find all the episodes here on the Alibi feed. Alibi Investigations offers training and mentoring to journalists across Africa, helping them to produce investigative podcast series of their own. This series was produced as part of that program. Find out more at https://alibiinvestigations.org/ (https://alibiinvestigations.org/)
In this episode of DVD EXTRAS we chat to Gwinch Serame, the guy who mixed and mastered Alibi, and Freddy Mabitsela, the commanding host from season one. It’s a lively, honest and insightful conversation. Become a FULL MEMBER on SUBSTACK by clicking https://alibipodcast.substack.com/subscribe?utm_source=test&utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=postcta (here).
Africa has an assassination crisis. Some of the greatest minds are trying to solve it - in this partner podcast we interview them about their solutions. Our guest today is Stuart Mbanyele. He's is a Junior Researcher in the Governance Delivery and Impact programme at Good Governance Africa. He https://mg.co.za/opinion/2022-03-14-what-drives-south-africas-political-violence/ (wrote an article) about political assassinations for The Mail & Guardian that was very interesting. This podcast is hosted by https://www.alibipodcast.com/about (Paul McNally). Become a FULL MEMBER on SUBSTACK by clicking https://alibipodcast.substack.com/subscribe?utm_source=test&utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=postcta (here).
Africa Has An Assassination Crisis. Some of the greatest minds are trying to solve it - in this partner podcast we interview them about their solutions. The podcast Alibi: Killing For Cash is a PARTNER PODCAST for Alibi. Become a FULL MEMBER on SUBSTACK by clicking https://alibipodcast.substack.com/subscribe?utm_source=test&utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=postcta (here).
We talk to music magician John Bartmann for the first episode of Alibi's partner podcast, DVD EXTRAS. Here you will get a bi-weekly dose of behind-the-scenes goodies about the making of the show and upcoming seasons.You can find John's work at https://johnbartmann.com/ (https://johnbartmann.com/ ) Become a member of Alibi on Substack: https://alibipodcast.substack.com/ (https://alibipodcast.substack.com/)
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It is an exciting change which means you will get all the Alibi podcast episodes, a newsletter about assassinations in Africa and our new DVD EXTRAS podcast in one place.
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DVD EXTRAS is a BONUS PODCAST for MEMBERS.Here you will get a bi-weekly dose of behind-the-scenes goodies about the making of the show and upcoming seasons. Become a FULL MEMBER on SUBSTACK by clicking https://alibipodcast.substack.com/subscribe?utm_source=test&utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=postcta (here). Get a lot more at our site www.alibipodcast.com.
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Paul confronts one of the teachers who has been accused of being involved in the killing. Produced by Volume. Distributed by Arena Holdings.
Paul tries to uncover the findings of a private investigator who has been working on the case... but instead finds a second female teacher who has been assassinated right in the same city. Produced by Volume and distributed by Arena Holdings.
Paul takes aim at the gaps that are plaguing the case and uncovers threats towards the School Governing Body, a brave man at the centre of the story and an obvious cry for help from Priscilla before she died. Produced by Volume. Distributed by Arena Holdings.
Paul gets a new revelation from Siya and finally makes some progress with the police... Produced by Volume. Distributed by Arena Holdings.
This episode we meet Dumisani (Siya's father) and dig into his opinions on the case. And we muster the courage to take a trip to Glebelands hostel. Produced by Volume. Distributed by Arena Holdings.
Volume's award-winning investigative journalist Paul McNally wades into the conspiracy-laden world of professional jealousy and hired hit-men in an attempt to find out what really happened at Laduma High, and who was behind the assassination of Priscilla Mchunu. For the full season (and much more) Subscribe in Apple Podcasts or at https://my.captivate.fm/www.alibipodcast.com (www.alibipodcast.com).
Our series concludes with finding a lawyer to help, a cop to tell his story and a prison warder to argue for our guy’s innocence.
In episode 7 we finally track down where Anthony's co-accused have been all these years... and what we discover makes it more astounding that he was ever convicted.
In the sixth episode of the podcast series Alibi we are put into a spiral as we try to understand an injury from over twenty years ago. The show that tells a story over eight weeks is trying to discover if one man, Anthony De Vries, is guilty or innocent of the crimes that put him in prison. What we discover here reframes the extent that evidence can be manipulated… and how paperwork, even from doctors, can lie.
In the fifth episode of the podcast series Alibi we get closer to discovering if Anthony De Vries is guilty or innocent of the crimes that put him in jail for most of his life. It involves focusing on the injuries from when he was tortured - they hold the important secrets.
In this episode we go on a car chase with the cops, with AK-47s being fired in retaliation and make a discovery that changes the case completely. We spend a morning in a Wimpy eating bacon and eggs and find a second set of statements, ones that never made it to trial, that give us a completely different picture of our guy, Anthony.
In this episode we visit the bloody scene of our double murder and robbery from 1994 and stand in the Checkers shopping centre exactly where the two victims were murdered When the centrepiece of your crime happened in front of a video shop in the 90s you need to peak behind plenty of movie posters to find those bullet holes...
In this second episode we have a panga fight, find masses of brotherly love and uncover an important deception that could sabotage the whole series...
The story starts with Paul bringing to Freddy what he thinks could be a wrongful conviction case. It is about a man called Anthony De Vries and he has been in jail for 17 years. For the full season (and much more) Subscribe in Apple Podcasts or at www.alibipodcast.com.
Alibi is produced by Paul McNally for SAFM in conjunction with Wits Radio Academy, Wits Justice Project and as part of Citizen Justice Network.
Presented by: Freddy Mabitsela & Paul McNally Additional production and music composed by: John Bartmann Mixed by: Kutlwano Serame Additional scripting by: Elna Schutz Editorial help by: Tom McNally, Gavin Haynes and Kyla Herrmannsen Editorial oversight by: Franz Kruger & Nooshin Erfani