Jonisayi Maromo

Journalist

LOOK: Ford Rangers, Toyota Hilux and Fortuner loaded with R4 million illicit cigarettes near Beitbridge

Jonisayi Maromo|Published

An intelligence-driven SANDF operation near the R572 and Beitbridge port of entry led to the seizure of Ford Rangers, a Toyota Hilux and a Fortuner loaded with illicit ...

R1.6 million bail granted to 38 accused, including pastors, in R114m education scandal

Jonisayi Maromo|Published

Thirty-eight accused in the alleged R114 million Mpumalanga Department of Education corruption scandal were granted combined bail of R1.625 million and will return ...

Shepherd Bushiri hits back at SIU, insists R90m investment secured his SA residence

Jonisayi Maromo|Published

Shepherd Bushiri says his permanent residence was lawfully granted after investing over R90 million in South Africa and applying through the South African Embassy ...

SIU: No record of how Nigerian rapper 3GAR entered SA before crashing R3 million McLaren in Cape Town

Jonisayi Maromo|Published

The SIU says Nigerian rapper 3GAR overstayed his visa and later re-entered South Africa without an official entry record before being involved in the R3 million ...

Home Affairs corruption: How an official earning R25,000 built a mansion with its own tarred road

Jonisayi Maromo|Published

The SIU says a Home Affairs adjudicator earning R25,000 per month accumulated significant unexplained wealth, including building a mansion and tarred road, as part ...

IOL EXCLUSIVE: Zimbabwean ‘G6’ Chivayo wanted in SA R15million gold bust

Jonisayi Maromo|Published

The Hawks have issued J50 warrants of arrest for Zimbabwean national Joacham “G6” Chivayo and Ayanda Brian Gungwa listed as a South African national after the pair ...

Making money: Four Home Affairs officials earning under R25,000 received R16.3 million in direct deposits

Jonisayi Maromo|Published

The SIU says four Home Affairs officials earning under R25,000 per month received R16.3 million in direct deposits as part of a coordinated syndicate that allegedly ...

Twenty Home Affairs officials dismissed as SIU report exposes '20 years of visa maladministration'

Jonisayi Maromo|Published

Home Affairs Minister Leon Schreiber says 20 officials have been dismissed since April last year and more than 2,000 fraudulent study visas identified, following ...

Police arrest parolee believed to mastermind Toyota Hilux and Nissan 1400 theft syndicate in Polokwane

Jonisayi Maromo|Published

In a significant police operation, three suspects, including a parolee believed to be the mastermind, have been arrested for their involvement in a vehicle theft ...

Where is the smoking gun? Police search for missing firearm as Chatunga Mugabe appears in court

Jonisayi Maromo|Updated

Police are still searching for the firearm believed to have been used in the Hyde Park shooting that left a gardener critically injured, as Bellarmine Chatunga Mugabe ...

Police seize R2 million Sitrak truck transporting illegal chrome worth R300,000

Jonisayi Maromo|Published

A 52-year-old man was arrested after police seized a R2 million Sitrak truck allegedly used to transport R300,000 worth of illegal chrome in Lebowakgomo.

Killed during school run: How tender whistleblower was gunned down as alleged hitman remanded

Jonisayi Maromo|Updated

A 30-year-old man has appeared in court on a charge of conspiracy to commit murder in connection with the 2022 killing of Home Affairs tender whistleblower Marumo ...

Watch VideoBolt says murdered Isaac Satlat was using another driver’s profile, not eligible for compensation

Jonisayi Maromo|Updated

Bolt confirms that Isaac Satlat, a 22-year-old Nigerian driver murdered in Pretoria, was using another driver’s profile, raising serious questions about safety and ...

US ambassador-designate Brent Bozell III arrives in South Africa as diplomatic tensions linger

Jonisayi Maromo|Updated

US ambassador-designate Leo Brent Bozell III has arrived in South Africa and is expected to present his credentials to President Cyril Ramaphosa, formally taking ...

Toyota Hilux GD-6 forfeited to the State after occupants flee on foot, leaving R2.6 million dagga

Jonisayi Maromo|Published

A Toyota Hilux GD6 bakkie has been forfeited to the State after its occupants fled into bushes near Vaalwater, abandoning eight bags of dagga valued at R2.6 million. ...

Justice for Isaac: Trio accused of Bolt driver's murder abandon bail application

Jonisayi Maromo|Updated

Three suspects in the murder of Bolt driver Isaac Satlat have chosen to remain in custody, igniting public protests demanding justice outside the Pretoria Magistrate’s ...

IOL EXCLUSIVE: SAPS hunts Zimbabwe celebrity musician Malloti over armed robbery

Jonisayi Maromo|Published

In an IOL exclusive, SAPS confirms a warrant of arrest was issued in 2017 for an accused identified as Namatai Bhobho in a Western Cape armed robbery case, with ...

Three arrested over the brutal murder of Nigerian Bolt driver Isaac Satlat in Pretoria

Jonisayi Maromo|Updated

The investigation into the murder of Nigerian Bolt driver Isaac Satlat intensifies as three suspects are set to appear in court, following recent arrests by the ...

Valentine’s Day horror: Teacher kills girlfriend, shoots her 22-year-old daughter

Jonisayi Maromo|Published

A 56-year-old teacher has been arrested for murder and attempted murder following a tragic Valentine's Day shooting in Elukwatini, where a mother was killed and ...

Paul O'Sullivan's two days of bombshell claims: Allegations across SAPS and Presidency

Jonisayi Maromo|Updated

Across two days before Parliament’s ad hoc committee, Paul O’Sullivan levelled allegations against senior police officials, questioned political influence in the ...

Watch VideoPaul O’Sullivan narrates how Jackie Selebi case, the Mbeki–Zuma feud undermined policing

Jonisayi Maromo|Published

Paul O’Sullivan's explosive testimony to Parliament reveals how former police commissioner Jackie Selebi's dual role in the ANC undermined the integrity of South ...

Nigerian union in SA demands justice as Gauteng police probe fatal Sizok’Thola shooting

Jonisayi Maromo|Updated

The Nigerian Union South Africa (NUSA) condemns the brutal shooting of Emeka Clement Uzor in Johannesburg, demanding accountability and a transparent investigation ...

Watch VideoPaul O’Sullivan details to Parliament how he trained Cyril Ramaphosa as a police reservist

Jonisayi Maromo|Updated

Discover how Paul O’Sullivan trained Cyril Ramaphosa as a police reservist in the late 1990s, revealing the irony of teaching constitutional matters to a key drafter ...

Paul O’Sullivan insists Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi and SAPS commissioner Fannie Masemola belong in prison

Jonisayi Maromo|Updated

Paul O’Sullivan accused KwaZulu-Natal police commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi, national police commissioner Fannie Masemola and Crime Intelligence head Dumisani Khumalo ...

Paul O’Sullivan Returns Under Heavy Security to Testify in Explosive Parliament Probe

Jonisayi Maromo|Published

Paul O’Sullivan is set to testify before Parliament's ad hoc committee investigating serious allegations of corruption and misconduct within the South African Police ...