Jonisayi Maromo

Journalist

Death toll rises to 14: Two more learners succumb to injuries in Gauteng scholar transport crash

Jonisayi Maromo|Updated

Two more learners died in hospital after a scholar transport crash in Vanderbijlpark, bringing the death toll to 14, with the 22-year-old driver now facing multiple ...

Scholar transport horrors: Driver flees after police intercept seven-seater minibus packed with 22 learners

Jonisayi Maromo|Published

Limpopo transport authorities condemn a shocking incident where a driver overloaded a seven-seater minibus with 22 school learners, highlighting the urgent need ...

Unlicensed driver and unlicensed vehicle: Early findings in Vaal crash that killed 12 learners

Jonisayi Maromo|Published

Preliminary reports reveal that the tragic Vanderbijlpark crash, claiming the lives of 12 learners, involved an unlicenced driver and vehicle, raising urgent questions ...

Desperate search for Andile Mngwevu, Ekurhuleni MMC, missing in Mozambique floods

Jonisayi Maromo|Updated

Search and rescue operations are ongoing in southern Mozambique for Andile Mngwevu, the Ekurhuleni MMC for Roads and Transport, who is feared lost after his vehicle ...

Search intensifies for Ekurhuleni MMC Andile Mngwevu after Mozambique floods sweep away vehicle

Jonisayi Maromo|Published

The search intensifies for Andile Mngwevu, Ekurhuleni's MMC for Roads and Transport, who went missing after his vehicle was swept away by devastating floods in Mozambique. ...

BMW driver arrested following alleged assault on female traffic warden

Jonisayi Maromo|Published

A 39-year-old man has been arrested in Alberton for allegedly assaulting a female traffic warden, following a police investigation that tracked down the suspect's ...

Standard Bank IT operator charged with embezzling R1.9m via overdraft manipulation

Jonisayi Maromo|Published

A former Standard Bank IT operator, Vivian Brink, has been granted bail after being accused of embezzling over R1.9 million from the bank.

Fast and Furious: Land Cruiser 300 driver released on bail after clocking 203km/h

Jonisayi Maromo|Published

A 41-year-old man was arrested for reckless driving after being clocked at 203km/h in a 120km/h zone on the N3 Toll Road. He was released on bail and is set to appear ...

DJ Warras' murder case: Alleged killer has received medical care and will seek bail next week

Jonisayi Maromo|Updated

Victor Mthethwa Majola, accused of murdering DJ Warras, has appeared in court, where he confirmed that he received medical care while awaiting a crucial bail application ...

Light up for DJ Warras: Murder case returns to court as family appeals for solidarity

Jonisayi Maromo|Updated

DJ Warras' murder case returns to court as his family urges South Africans to show unity and remembrance through a candlelighting gesture, calling for fairness in ...

Beitbridge border cleared 100 buses, over 22,000 travellers on Sunday

Jonisayi Maromo|Published

As post-festive season travel peaks, the Border Management Authority reports processing of 100 buses at Beitbridge border post, signalling a busy return for travellers. ...

Girl, 14, gang raped in Limpopo village while charging phones at neighbour's house

Jonisayi Maromo|Published

Two suspects, aged 17 and 21, have been arrested in Limpopo for the alleged gang rape of a 14-year-old girl, raising serious concerns about child safety and community ...

Pakistani national accused of murdering teenage girl appears in court, interpreter needed

Jonisayi Maromo|Published

Discover the chilling details of a murder case as a Pakistani man faces charges for the alleged strangling of a 16-year-old girl in Klerksdorp.

Justice served: Businessman Rameez Patel slapped with life sentence for wife’s 2015 murder

Jonisayi Maromo|Updated

Rameez Patel has been sentenced to life in prison for the shocking murder of his wife, Fatima, in 2015. What evidence sealed his fate?

Well-known Polokwane security company owner shot dead, police launch manhunt

Jonisayi Maromo|Published

Police in Limpopo are on the hunt for suspects following the shocking murder of a well-known security company owner in Polokwane, raising concerns about safety in ...

Three arrested, including a teenage girl, for hijacking a Botswana woman in North West

Jonisayi Maromo|Published

Three suspects, including a 17-year-old girl, have been arrested in Potchefstroom after a 65-year-old Botswana national was hijacked at gunpoint and forced to withdraw ...

South Africa raids centre processing US-bound refugee applications, arrests seven Kenyans

Jonisayi Maromo|Updated

Seven Kenyan nationals were arrested in South Africa for illegally working on US-bound refugee applications, highlighting ongoing concerns over immigration laws ...

'A price was put on his head': DJ Warras had five protection orders before his murder in Joburg

Jonisayi Maromo|Updated

Johannesburg Public Safety MMC Mgcini Tshwaku says the killing of DJ Warras was a targeted hit, revealing the slain building caretaker had obtained five protection ...

Another Limpopo man, 28, in court for allegedly raping and kidnapping his mother

Jonisayi Maromo|Published

A Limpopo man has been arrested and will appear in court after allegedly raping his mother, locking her inside their home and fleeing the scene in the Watervaal ...

Sangoma, 80, shot dead at his home by man purporting to be a police detective

Jonisayi Maromo|Published

An unknown man posing as a police detective shot and killed an elderly traditional healer outside his home in Nwa-Khuwani village near Giyani before fleeing the ...

Police nab Mozambicans and Zimbabwean for R800,000 unwrought gold and bribery in Mpumalanga

Jonisayi Maromo|Updated

Four foreign nationals, including three Mozambicans and a Zimbabwean, were arrested in Mpumalanga after police uncovered unwrought gold worth R800,000 during a routine ...

Buying days in South Africa: Zimbabwean man arrested for possession of 582 passports laced with money

Jonisayi Maromo|Published

Police believe the suspect was en route to meet someone to have the passports stamped, with the cash intended as payment.

'We should not be having hostels': Saulsville massacre renews alarm over illegal liquor outlets and hostel violence

Jonisayi Maromo|Updated

Community leaders and church bodies have urged police to intensify action against illegal liquor outlets and hostel-linked violence after 12 people were killed in ...

Drive-by shooting in Limpopo: Alleged killer tracked and arrested in Gauteng

Jonisayi Maromo|Updated

A 36-year-old man has been arrested in Gauteng after allegedly shooting a 42-year-old resident of Limpopo in a shocking drive-by incident. The police's rapid response ...

‘Returning G20 to its core mission’: US flexes as it takes over presidency from South Africa

Jonisayi Maromo|Updated

The United States has officially taken the helm of the G20 for 2026, promising to refocus the group on driving economic growth and prosperity while navigating diplomatic ...