Entertainment & Celebrity News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! - South African Housewives Arrested for Grocery Theft

Episode Date: March 16, 2026

South African reality TV stars, Melany and Petrus Viljoen, face grand retail theft charges after allegedly stealing over $3,000 worth of groceries from a Publix store in Florida. Arrested in March, they posted $10,000 bonds each. New footage shows their calm arrests during a six-month police investigation. Melany, who claimed to act alone due to visa issues, admitted to stealing $5,300 worth of items over 52 trips using ticket switching and skipping self-checkout. The case is still under review, with their court date set for April 9th. Support the show:Get a discount at https://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[e-mail] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [e-mail]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/281858915a1c5a43

It's March 16th, and here's what's happening across entertainment and pop culture. Stars from the South African Real Housewives of Pretoria, Malaney, and Petrus Viljuan face charges of grand retail theft after allegedly stealing over. $3,000 worth of groceries from a public store in Boca Raton, Florida. The married couple, she is 39, and he is 57, were arrested on March 10th and each posted a $10,000 bond. New body camera footage shows their calm arrest. during a six-month police investigation sparked by store surveillance.

Officers first went to their Florida home where Melanie answered the door in a bathrobe and cooperated fully while changing clothes before heading to a patrol car. Meanwhile, Petrus was pulled over in his black SUV, stepped out looking puzzled, and thanked police for explaining the process as they took him into. Custody for the theft probe. The couple stars in the original cast of the show that premiered in 2022. Millenny told investigators her husband had no part in it and claimed she acted alone in survival mode since she could not work in the U.S. without a. Visa.

She admitted to taking about $5,300 worth of items over 52 trips. Authorities say they use ticket switching, swapping cheaper price tags on pricier goods like sparkling water, mineral water, prosceco, toilet paper, soda, and produce. Surveillance caught them skipping self-checkout with full carts of high-end stuff. The case is still under review with the pair due back in court on April 9th. Thanks to our sponsor for supporting today's coverage, Your Pillow, your podcast, your moment, made for listening in bed, soli, solelypillow.com.