PODCAST | The Skierlik massacre — 15 years on

The reasoning behind Nel’s horrific actions that day would become a matter of debate in the months and years to come, but for the victims his motive didn’t matter. No matter what delusion had driven Nel that day, it had the same devastating result.

In episode 102 of True Crime South Africa, we explore this racially motivated crime and ponder the reality of race relations in the area in the context of how the media had presented it and how it may have contributed to this crime.  

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