Simon Majadibodu

Junior Multimedia Journalist

Macpherson orders probe into Soweto building collapse that killed three

Simon Majadibodu|Updated

Public Works and Infrastructure Minister Dean Macpherson has instructed that an investigation be conducted into the collapse of a double-storey building in Doornkop, ...

Severe weather claims two lives in Limpopo as homes are destroyed

Simon Majadibodu|Updated

Deadly storms have struck parts of Limpopo, killing at least two people and destroying homes in the Greater Tzaneen municipality as heavy rains continue across the ...

Legal showdown looms as MK challenges suspension of 35 MPLs

Simon Majadibodu|Updated

Tensions in the KwaZulu-Natal Legislature have escalated after the MK Party accused Speaker Nontembeko Nothemba Boyce of unlawfully suspending its members and warned ...

IN PICS: Here is the man who allegedly murdered DJ Warras

Simon Majadibodu|Updated

Majola made his first appearance at the Johannesburg Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday, December 23, 2025

Madlanga Commission must force change: Lt-Gen Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi

Simon Majadibodu|Updated

KZN provincial police commissioner Lieutenant General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi says he is confident the final Madlanga Commission report will deliver practical solutions ...

Will DJ Warras murder suspect be arrested this weekend? Police say they're closing in

Simon Majadibodu|Updated

National Police Commissioner General Fannie Masemola has given South Africans reassurance that a breakthrough is imminent in the murder case of popular DJ Warrick ...

Chaos erupts in KZN legislature over motion of no confidence against premier Thami Ntuli

Simon Majadibodu|Updated

Chaos erupted in the KwaZulu-Natal Legislature on Monday as MK Party and EFF members sang and clashed with police, disrupting a motion of no confidence against Premier ...

‘How do I say goodbye?’: Widow’s viral TikTok sparks fury after slain witness’ murder

Simon Majadibodu|Updated

A viral TikTok video tribute by Leanne van der Merwe, widow of slain Madlanga Commission witness Marius “Vlam” van der Merwe, has sparked national outrage and sympathy ...

SA pulls 90-day Palestinian visa waiver after charter-flight 'abuse' probe

Simon Majadibodu|Updated

South Africa has scrapped its 90-day visa exemption for Palestinian passport holders after intelligence investigations uncovered what officials described as a coordinated ...

Death toll at Atteridgeville hostel mass shooting rises to 12, police confirmed

Simon Majadibodu|Updated

Police have confirmed that the death toll from Saturday’s early-morning shooting at Saulsville Hostel in Atteridgeville, west of Pretoria, has risen to 12.

Over 7,000 SA grade R teachers lack the required qualification

Simon Majadibodu|Updated

The Department of Basic Education has revealed that 7,294 unqualified Grade R practitioners are currently employed in public schools across South Africa’s nine provinces. ...

SAfm’s Nonkululeko Mantula, four others remanded over Russian military recruitment

Simon Majadibodu|Updated

Five suspects charged against the Regulation of Foreign Military Assistance Act appeared in the Kempton Park Magistrate’s Court, and their case was postponed to ...

Organised crime wearing designer suits, fueled by greed, says Cachalia | Crime Stats

Simon Majadibodu|Published

Acting police minister Firoz Cachalia has warned that organised crime networks are infiltrating state institutions while posing as legitimate businesspeople.

'The president is above the law’: EFF marches to Constitutional Court over Phala Phala judgment

Simon Majadibodu|Updated

The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) will march to the Constitutional Court on Friday to demand the release of the long-delayed judgment on Parliament’s handling ...

MK Party lodges complaints against Mary De Haas and Paul O’Sullivan ‘over’ lies and ‘threats’

Simon Majadibodu|Published

uMkhonto we Sizwe (MK) Party has opened criminal cases against academic Mary de Haas and forensic investigator Paul O’Sullivan, accusing them of misleading Parliament ...

Judge Phahlane granted R50,000 bail in church succession bribery case

Simon Majadibodu|Updated

Judge Portia Dipuo Phahlane walked out on bail on Wednesday after prosecutors alleged she took millions of rand in bribes to influence a ruling in the fiercely contested ...

Ramaphosa declares Gender-Based Violence a crisis as shutdown looms ahead of G20 Summit

Simon Majadibodu|Updated

President Cyril Ramaphosa has declared gender-based violence and femicide a national crisis, as nationwide protests by Women for Change loom ahead of the G20 Summit, ...

Ramaphosa fires Dion George, replaces him with Willie Aucamp as Forestry Minister

Simon Majadibodu|Updated

President Cyril Ramaphosa has removed Democratic Alliance (DA) MP Dr Dion George as Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, and has appointed Willie ...

Mchunu granted special leave as ANC moves to manage corruption fallout

Simon Majadibodu|Updated

The African National Congress (ANC) has granted suspended Police Minister Senzo Mchunu special leave from party activities as he faces a corruption probe and prepares ...

Controversy in MK Party: Dr John Hlophe suspended as leadership changes nullified

Simon Majadibodu|Updated

Dr John Hlophe, the Deputy President of the MKP, faces immediate suspension as the party investigates his conduct, following controversial leadership changes.

Ramaphosa admits he knows alleged Tembisa Hospital corruption figure Hangwani Maumela

Simon Majadibodu|Updated

President Cyril Ramaphosa has admitted that he knows Hangwani Maumela, the man accused of masterminding corruption at Tembisa Hospital, after meeting him outside ...

Mbalula supports Pandor's comments on ANC's decline

Simon Majadibodu|Updated

Fikile Mbalula, ANC secretary general, defends Naledi Pandor's comments on the party's decline, stating there is no need for reprimand despite her remarks about ...

Watch VideoNaledi Pandor: The ANC has lost its glory and people look at it with 'disdain, horror and shame'

Simon Majadibodu|Updated

The African National Congress (ANC) has lost its glory and is now viewed by many South Africans with “disdain, horror and shame”, says to party veteran Naledi Pandor. ...

KZN MEC visits family of slain e-hailing driver Siyanda Mthokozisi

Simon Majadibodu|Updated

KwaZulu-Natal MEC for Social Development Mbali Shinga says her department is not mandated to provide financial support for the funeral of Siyanda Mthokozisi Mvelase, ...

Watch VideoLIVE: Ramaphosa’s spokesperson briefs the nation on the president’s agenda amid National Dialogue backlash

Simon Majadibodu|Updated

President Cyril Ramaphosa’s spokesperson, Vincent Magwenya, will address the media on Thursday afternoon at the Union Buildings to provide updates on the President’s ...