Simon Majadibodu

Junior Multimedia Journalist

Watch Video‘I feared for my life’: Vuma to testify in explosive SAPS corruption probe

Simon Majadibodu|Published

Former SAPS deputy national commissioner Lt-Gen Francinah Vuma is set to appear before an ad hoc parliamentary committee investigating explosive allegations of corruption ...

Watch VideoWATCH | Paul O’Sullivan returns to Parliament after dramatic walkout

Simon Majadibodu|Published

Controversial investigator Paul O’Sullivan will return to Parliament on Thursday morning after apologising for walking out of an ad hoc committee hearing last week. ...

Ormonde building collapse was 'inevitable' - Emergency Services

Simon Majadibodu|Updated

A building that collapsed in Ormonde, killing nine construction workers, was not properly built and was likely to fall sooner or later, according to City of Johannesburg ...

Death toll in Ormonde building collapse rises to eight

Simon Majadibodu|Updated

The death toll from the Ormonde building collapse south of Johannesburg has risen to eight after search-and-rescue operations resumed on Tuesday morning.

Six dead, two trapped after building collapse in Ormonde, Johannesburg

Simon Majadibodu|Updated

Six people have been confirmed dead after a building collapsed in Johannesburg.

Hawks arrest three health officials over alleged R1 million fraud in Gauteng

Simon Majadibodu|Published

Three National Health officials face fraud and theft charges after Hawks uncover alleged R1m misappropriation.

How fake job offers drew South Africans into Russia’s war

Simon Majadibodu|Published

International relations expert has warned that African citizens are being lured into foreign conflicts under the false promise of employment.

High-stakes testimony: O'Sullivan and Phahlane return to Parliament amid police investigation

Simon Majadibodu|Published

Parliament’s ad hoc committee will resume high-stakes hearings on Thursday with testimony from former acting National Commissioner Khomotso Phahlane and forensic ...

Watch VideoBrown Mogotsi apologises for CIA claims against Mkhwanazi and King Misuzulu

Simon Majadibodu|Published

Brown Mogotsi has withdrawn claims linking Lieutenant General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi and King Misuzulu ka Zwelithini to the CIA, acknowledging he lacked proof to support ...

MK Party unfazed by rivals in Joburg mayoral race

Simon Majadibodu|Published

The MK Party has dismissed rival mayoral candidates as out of touch and lacking staying power, vowing to announce its own contender for Johannesburg, Tshwane and ...

PICS: Burning tyres and roadblocks as Tembisa residents demand power restoration

Simon Majadibodu|Published

Angry residents of Tembisa barricaded roads and burned tyres as they protested intensified electricity disconnections by the City of Ekurhuleni over unpaid accounts. ...

Lamola tells DA to decide whether it wants to be in GNU or in opposition

Simon Majadibodu|Published

International Relations Minister Ronald Lamola has told the Democratic Alliance it cannot straddle the line between governing and opposing, accusing the party of ...

uMkhonto weSizwe Party MP Des van Rooyen says voters will punish the ANC over Cyril Ramaphosa’s ‘unfulfilled promises’

Simon Majadibodu|Updated

MK MP Des van Rooyen says voters want the party to warn President Cyril Ramaphosa that his unfulfilled promises will cost the ANC dearly in this year’s local government ...

Watch VideoLIVE | Parliament debates President Cyril Ramaphosa’s SONA

Simon Majadibodu|Published

Members of the National Assembly and National Council of Provinces will meet for a joint sitting starting Tuesday to scrutinise President Cyril Ramaphosa’s State ...

MK Party Shake-Up: Mmabatho Mokoena-Zondi Appointed Chief Whip as Brian Molefe Takes Over as Treasurer General

Simon Majadibodu|Published

The uMkhonto weSizwe Party has appointed Mmabatho Mokoena-Zondi as its new chief whip in the National Assembly.

MK Party appoints Mmabatho Mokoena-Zondi as new chief whip

Simon Majadibodu|Published

The uMkhonto weSizwe Party has appointed Mmabatho Mokoena-Zondi as its new chief whip in the National Assembly.

Police investigate assault case after security officer fires toy gun at ANC members

Simon Majadibodu|Published

Police in Limpopo have opened a case of assault with intent to cause grievous bodily harm following an incident in which ANC members were allegedly were with a toy ...

Thabo Bester challenges transfer to KZN super-max prison

Simon Majadibodu|Published

Convicted murderer and rapist Thabo Bester has launched an urgent High Court application challenging his transfer from Kgosi Mampuru Prison in Pretoria to the eBongweni ...

Two children dead, five hospitalised in Eastern Cape suspected food poisoning

Simon Majadibodu|Published

Two children have died and five others are receiving treatment in hospital after suspected food poisoning in the Eastern Cape, health authorities said.

Durban shopkeeper arrested after he allegedly lured girl, 8, and kissed her

Simon Majadibodu|Published

A Durban shopkeeper faces arrest after allegedly molesting an eight-year-old girl who went to buy snacks.

Panyaza Lesufi sidesteps Motsepe 2027 question, dismisses debate as ‘mute’

Simon Majadibodu|Published

ANC Gauteng co-convenor Panyaza Lesufi has refused to comment on whether he would support billionaire businessman and CAF president Patrice Motsepe in a potential ...

Malema demands Madlanga report release, slams Didiza’s subpoena refusal

Simon Majadibodu|Published

The EFF has accused National Assembly Speaker Thoko Didiza of weakening Parliament’s authority after she declined to approve subpoenas for Brown Mogotsi and Paul ...

Bester and Matlala moved to KZN supermax for security, says DCS

Simon Majadibodu|Published

National Commissioner of Correctional Services Makgothi Thobakgale has defended the transfer of convicted killer Thabo Bester and murder-accused businessman Vusimuzi ...

DJ Warras murder: Second suspect to appear in Johannesburg court

Simon Majadibodu|Published

A 25-year-old Mozambican national who was arrested for his alleged involvement in the murder of Warrick Stock, popularly known as DJ Warras, is expected to make ...

Gigaba corruption case transferred to Gauteng High Court

Simon Majadibodu|Published

Former public enterprises minister Dr Malusi Gigaba will face corruption charges in the Gauteng High Court after his case, linked to Transnet’s controversial locomotive ...