Anton Swanepoel
Director
Huisgenoot: Ware Lewensdramas (2017)
Season 17
The series is based on stories that appeared in Huisgenoot magazine. It focuses on the characters, experts and journalists behind the stories.
Released July 27, 2017
Episode 46 min
None+
Genres: Documentary, Reality TV
Keywords: mdblist.has-trailer, tmdb.factual
Production Companies: Red Pepper Pictures
Network: VIA
Country: South Africa
Languages:
English,
Afrikaans
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S17E1 - Jessica Janse van Nieuwenhuys
Between May 2018 and October 2022, Jessica Janse van Nieuwenhuys filed fraudulent tax returns on behalf of companies. She defrauded the South African Revenue Service (SARS) of more than R44 million and was convicted of fraud and money laundering.
Oct. 6, 2025, midnight
10.0
S17E2 - Mariana Richter
Mariana Richter was murdered in her Hawston home in November. Her daughter Valentina was out on parole at the time for a 2015 murder.
Oct. 13, 2025, midnight
10.0
S17E3 - Shaleen Surtie-Richards Part 1
We celebrate the life of the groundbreaking and well-known actress Shaleen Surtie-Richards.
Oct. 20, 2025, midnight
10.0
S17E4 - Shaleen Surtie-Richards Part 2
We celebrate the life of the groundbreaking and well-known actress Shaleen Surtie-Richards.
Oct. 27, 2025, midnight
8.0
S17E5 - Peter Huxham and Frik Potgieter
In February 2023, the lives of Peter Huxham and Frik Potgieter change in the blink of an eye when they are arrested in Equatorial Guinea.
Nov. 3, 2025, midnight
10.0
S17E6 - Anthony Trevor Watson
Anthony Trevor Watson lived in Heidedal, Bloemfontein, and thought he was going to get away with numerous rapes. Little did he know that the rape cases would end up on the desk of Sgt. Bessie Ntoba and she didn't give up easily.
Nov. 10, 2025, midnight
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S17E7 - Preston Titus
In December 2017, staff sergeant Preston Titus was murdered in his bed in Oudtshoorn, with multiple stab wounds, and his wife, Magdaleen Titus, was linked to the murder. The community and South Africa could not believe what unfolded next.
Nov. 17, 2025, midnight
10.0
S17E8 - Petrus Scholtz
In July 2018, the body of electrician Petrus Scholtz was found on a gravel road in Gqeberha. Wayne Russow, his mother, Christine, and his sister Chantell were arrested for the murder shortly afterwards.
Nov. 24, 2025, midnight
S17E9 - Warren Knoop
In September 2015, Warren Knoop, a car salesman from Boksburg, was arrested at work. What began as an investigation into illegal content later revealed much more.
Dec. 1, 2025, midnight
S17E10 - Philippe Meniere and Agnes Jardel
A French couple, Philippe Meniere and Agnes Jardel, went to live on a farm near Sutherland. In January 2011, a shooting broke out: a student constable died, a warrant officer was wounded and the couple disappeared without a trace.
Dec. 8, 2025, midnight
S17E11 - Olivia Sieff
In January 2022, 18-year-old Olivia Sieff was killed when she and two friends were crossing the road in front of a pub in Claremont, Cape Town, and she was hit. Sieff died instantly and the driver fled the scene.
Dec. 15, 2025, midnight
S17E12 - Terence Tegg & JJ Cassanga
During a strike in February 2022, Clover hired a private security company to provide additional security. When strikers pelted security guards with stones and overpowered them, Terence Tegg lost his life and JJ Cassanga was injured, but later died from his injuries.
Jan. 12, 2026, midnight
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July 27, 2017
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