Simon Majadibodu

Junior Multimedia Journalist

PICS| ‘Death is cruel’: Families mourn 14 pupils killed in Vanderbijlpark crash

Simon Majadibodu|Updated

Tears, hymns and raw heartbreak filled a memorial service in Sebokeng on Friday for the 14 pupils who died when a scholar transport minibus crashed in Vanderbijlpark ...

‘Forced to rely on scholar transport’: Family blames school placement system for Vanderbijlpark pupil deaths

Simon Majadibodu|Updated

The family of a 6-year-old pupil killed in the Vanderbijlpark scholar transport crash blames the Gauteng Department of Education’s placement system for forcing parents ...

Expired permit confirmed in Vanderbijlpark school transport crash that killed 12 pupils

Simon Majadibodu|Updated

The scholar transport vehicle involved in a horrific crash in Vanderbijlpark, which claimed the lives of 12 pupils, was operating with a Public Driver’s Permit (PDP), ...

Death toll rises to nine, almost 2,000 homes destroyed as Limpopo floods wreak havoc

Simon Majadibodu|Updated

Tragedy strikes Limpopo as nine lives, including a five-year-old child, are lost to catastrophic floods, leaving thousands homeless and communities in despair.

Three die in horrific N3 crash in KwaZulu-Natal

Simon Majadibodu|Updated

A horrific crash on the N3 in KwaZulu-Natal on Friday morning left three people dead, two of them burned beyond recognition, after a bakkie lost control and collided ...

SANDF deploys helicopters for urgent rescue amid Limpopo's severe flooding

Simon Majadibodu|Updated

Amid devastating floods in Limpopo, the South African National Defence Force launches a helicopter rescue operation, saving stranded residents and responding to ...

Transport Minister: 1,427 killed in crashes over festive season, lowest in five years

Simon Majadibodu|Updated

Transport Minister Barbara Creecy announced on Thursday that road fatalities decreased during the 2025/26 festive season, with a total of 1,427 deaths from 1,172 ...

DJ Warras murder: Police say arrest of murder suspect’s girlfriend and alleged shooter imminent

Simon Majadibodu|Updated

The investigating officer in the DJ Warras murder case revealed in court that police are closing in on the alleged shooter and plan to arrest the girlfriend of murder ...

DJ Warras murder suspect to apply for bail in Johannesburg court

Simon Majadibodu|Updated

One of the suspects arrested in connection with the murder of DJ Warras will be appearing in court for his formal bail application.

‘Don’t procrastinate, find balance': George pupil Abigail Kok tops Class of 2025

Simon Majadibodu|Updated

Abigail Kok of York High School in George was named the national top achiever of the Class of 2025 on Monday night, as Basic Education Minister Siviwe Gwarube announced ...

Lesufi calls for AI integration in schools to drive South Africa’s future

Simon Majadibodu|Updated

Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi has called on the government to equip learners and teachers with artificial intelligence tools.

Watch VideoWATCH | Basic Education Minister Gwarube releases findings on the 2025 NSC exam leak

Simon Majadibodu|Updated

Education Minister Siviwe Gwarube is briefing the media to formally release an interim investigation on the 2025 NSC exam leak, after 40 learners at seven Pretoria ...

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.