Simon Majadibodu

Junior Multimedia Journalist

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 ...

Thabo Bester moved to eBongweni Supermax in KZN, joins ‘Cat’ Matlala

Simon Majadibodu|Published

Convicted killer and rapist Thabo Bester has been moved to South Africa’s highest-security prison, eBongweni Super Maximum Correctional Facility.

SAPS condemns discriminatory remarks against KZN spokesperson in viral video

Simon Majadibodu|Published

The South African Police Service has condemned discriminatory and offensive remarks made against KwaZulu-Natal police spokesperson Colonel Robert Netshiunda after ...

Billionaire Patrice Motsepe t-shirts fuel ANC leadership rumours, party calls it 'mischievous'

Kamogelo Moichela and Simon Majadibodu|Published

ANC’s Fikile Mbalula urges Patrice Motsepe to back the party, not chase its presidency.

‘We trusted the transport’: Family that lost two sons speaks after Vaal crash

Simon Majadibodu|Updated

The family of two pupils killed in the Vanderbijlpark scholar transport crash says it had planned to continue using the service for other children, a hope that ended ...

DA claims George quit before facing probe into salary abuse and political meddling

Simon Majadibodu|Updated

The DA says Dion George brought the party into disrepute and resigned before facing a disciplinary process.

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 ...

Donovan Moodley denied parole again for murder of Leigh Matthews

Simon Majadibodu|Published

Donovan Stanley Moodley, who is serving a life sentence for the killing of Bond University student Leigh Matthews, has been denied parole following a review by the ...

IN PICTURES: Tears and tributes as slain Madlanga Commission witness is laid to rest

Simon Majadibodu|Published

Tears and grief filled Medley House in Brakpan on Wednesday as family and gathered for the memorial service of Marius van der Merwe, the Madlanga Commission whistle-blower ...

DJ Warras was not a city-contracted security guard, says Johannesburg MMC

Simon Majadibodu|Published

The City of Johannesburg has confirmed that slain media personality DJ Warras was not the owner of the Zambezi Building nor acting on behalf of the city at the time ...

'MK Party is a scam, led by thugs and thieves', says IFP’s Buthelezi ahead of Ntuli no-confidence vote

Simon Majadibodu|Published

IFP’s Thulasizwe Buthelezi, KwaZulu-Natal MEC for CoGTA, launched a blistering attack on the MK Party on Monday, calling it a “scam” and condemning it as a group ...

‘KZN is burning and Ntuli has only a teaspoon’, MK Party says in no-confidence bid

Simon Majadibodu|Published

The MK Party has likened KwaZulu-Natal Premier Thami Ntuli to a man battling a raging fire with a teaspoon, as it moves to unseat him in a tightly contested no-confidence ...