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The award-winning South African radio show and podcast. The first series investigates the case of a man who may have been wrongfully convicted for 17 years. Compelling, long-form investigative radio told over eight episodes.

Alibi Radio Show & Podcast


    • Oct 9, 2022 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 24m AVG DURATION
    • 22 EPISODES
    • 3 SEASONS


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    Introducing… Asylum

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2022 4:50


    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/)  

    Alibi: DVD EXTRAS - Episode 2 - The Voice and The Master

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2022 26:17


    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).

    Alibi: Killing For Cash - Episode 1 - Becoming desensitized

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2022 22:42


    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).

    Introducing... Killing For Cash

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2022 2:34


    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).

    ALIBI: DVD EXTRAS - Episode 1 - Polishing a Turd

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2022 21:56


    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/)

    Introducing... DVD EXTRAS

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2022 1:40


    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.

    S2: Laduma High E6: The Teacher

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2020 33:55


    Volume — Paul confronts one of the teachers who has been accused of being involved in the killing. Produced by Volume. Distributed by Arena Holdings.

    S2: Laduma High E5: The Second Assassination

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2020 29:54


    Volume — 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.

    S2: Laduma High E4: A Cry For Help

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2020 35:18


    Volume — 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.

    S2: Laduma High E3: The Trigger Man

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2020 33:25


    Volume — Paul gets a new revelation from Siya and finally makes some progress with the police... Produced by Volume. Distributed by Arena Holdings.

    S2: Laduma High E2: Glebelands

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2020 38:27


    Volume — 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.

    S2: Laduma High E1: Father & Son

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 20, 2020 47:43


    Volume — 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.

    Alibi Series 2 - Laduma High - Trailer

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2019 7:15


    Volume — Coming 21st of January 2020 wherever you get your podcasts. Priscilla Mchunu was a 54-year-old acting principal when she was assassinated. She was gunned down with an astonishing 19 bullets while teaching her high school history class. An entire class of Laduma High students watched her murder and still, more than two years later, no arrests have been made. This is the story of Priscilla’s assassination. Who would kill an acting principal and why? How do you investigate a case when anyone who gets too close can be assassinated? 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. Produced by Volume and distributed by Arena Holdings. Alibi homepage

    S1 E8: Guilt

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2019 41:40


    Volume — 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.

    S1 E7: Finding Friends

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2019 26:26


    Volume — 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.

    S1 E6: Paperwork Can Lie

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2019 31:01


    Volume — 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. Read more about this episode here: alibi.org.za/wordpress/index.ph…a-gun-or-a-bullet/

    S1 E5: Injuries

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2019 29:02


    Volume — 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.

    S1 E4: Bacon & Eggs

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2019 25:53


    Volume — 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.

    S1 E3: The Crime Scene

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2019 27:54


    Volume — 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... Read more about this episode here: alibi.org.za/wordpress/index.ph…urdered-episode-3/

    S1 E2: Brotherly Love

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2019 26:10


    Volume — 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... Read more about this episode here: alibi.org.za/wordpress/index.ph…d-talk-of-a-movie/

    S1 E1: The Letters

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2019 28:26


    Volume — 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. Read more about this episode here: alibi.org.za/wordpress/index.ph…mps-up-from-there/ alibi.org.za

    Alibi Series 1 - Trailer

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2019 1:54


    Volume — 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

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