Simon Majadibodu

Junior Multimedia Journalist

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 ...

‘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.

Mashatile blames water crisis on municipal mismanagement and corruption

Simon Majadibodu|Published

Deputy President Paul Mashatile has blamed failing municipalities for South Africa’s deepening water crisis, pointing fingers to corruption, poor governance and ...

'Prevented a dangerous confrontation’ – Durban Metro Police responds after robbery video

Simon Majadibodu|Published

A viral video showing heavily armed men robbing a vehicle at Pinetown Mall has sparked debate after Durban Metro Police officers drove past the scene, later saying ...

China and South Africa launch initiative to back Africa’s modernisation at G20 Leaders Summit

Simon Majadibodu|Published

China and South Africa on Sunday launched a joint initiative to support Africa’s modernisation, unveiling the plan at the close of the G20 Leaders’ Summit in Johannesburg. ...

Independent Media chairman Dr Iqbal Survé calls for a fairer and more humane world at China-Africa forum

Simon Majadibodu|Updated

Independent Media Chairman Dr Iqbal Survé has urged global leaders, thinkers and media representatives to help build a fairer, more balanced and humane world.

Ramaphosa fires Dion George, replaces him with Willie Aucamp as Forestry Minister

Simon Majadibodu|Updated

President Cyril Ramaphosa has removed Democratic Alliance (DA) MP Dr Dion George as Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, and has appointed Willie ...

Mbalula accuses Trump of ‘punishing’ South Africa over fabricated claims of white genocide

Simon Majadibodu|Published

ANC’s Fikile Mbalula says Trump’s “white farmer genocide” claims are false and politically motivated, dismissing US G20 boycott as unjustified.

Mchunu granted special leave as ANC moves to manage corruption fallout

Simon Majadibodu|Updated

The African National Congress (ANC) has granted suspended Police Minister Senzo Mchunu special leave from party activities as he faces a corruption probe and prepares ...

Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla questions why others not arrested for July 2021 unrest posts

Simon Majadibodu|Published

The daughter of former president Jacob Zuma, Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla, has denied any involvement in the deadly July 2021 unrest that left more than 300 people dead ...

Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla trial: State alleges 164 WhatsApp groups coordinated July unrest

Simon Majadibodu|Published

State says 164 WhatsApp groups coordinated July 2021 unrest, as Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla went on trial for allegedly inciting the chaos sparked by her father’s imprisonment. ...

Locked and Loaded: Why South Africa’s gun control system is failing and what must change

Simon Majadibodu|Published

About 33 people are shot dead in South Africa every day - and a broken Central Firearms Registry is making it worse. Meant to track guns from “cradle to grave,” ...

Zuma nullifies MKP leadership changes in Parliament, and Hlophe is suspended

Simon Majadibodu|Updated

Dr. John Hlophe, the Deputy President of the uMkhonto weSizwe Party (MKP) of former President Jacob Zuma, has been suspended with immediate effect while an investigation ...

NSC exams proceed despite classrooms being set alight at KZN school

Simon Majadibodu|Published

Several classrooms and offices at Mpolweni Secondary School in the uMgungundlovu District were damaged in an arson and vandalism attack in the early hours of Wednesday. ...

Gauteng ready to host G20 summit, says Lesufi

Simon Majadibodu|Published

Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi says the province is fully prepared to host the upcoming G20 summit later this month, following months of accelerated efforts to improve ...

High Court rules former ANC leader Chief Albert Luthuli was beaten to death by apartheid police

Simon Majadibodu|Published

The Pietermaritzburg High Court has ruled that former African National Congress (ANC) President-General Chief Albert Luthuli was beaten to death by apartheid police ...

Man accused of killing Mamelodi East cousins abandons bail

Simon Majadibodu|Updated

A 38-year-old man accused of killing two young women in Mamelodi East, Pretoria, has withdrawn his bail application and will remain in custody until January 2025. ...

Controversial murder-accused businessman Vusimuzi 'Cat' Matlala denied bail

Simon Majadibodu|Published

Controversial businessman Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala, accused of attempting to murder his ex-girlfriend, actress Tebogo Thobejane, has been denied bail by the Johannesburg ...

'I wouldn’t wish this pain on anyone’: Mom’s heartbreak after daughter and niece found shot dead in Mamelodi

Simon Majadibodu|Published

Two young women were found shot dead in Mamelodi East, Tshwane, early on Sunday morning - a brutal double murder that has left their family heartbroken and calling ...

Nathi Mthethwa’s body to be repatriated - family

Simon Majadibodu|Published

The family of South Africa’s ambassador to France, Nathi Mthethwa, says preparations are under way to repatriate his body following his death in Paris last week. ...

'Much worse is coming’: Experts reveal alleged political interference in SAPS | Madlanga Commission

Simon Majadibodu|Updated

KZN police boss Lt-Gen Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi has accused suspended Police Minister Senzo Mchunu of political interference, telling the Madlanga Commission that the ...