Simon Majadibodu

Junior Multimedia Journalist

Gauteng MEC criticises parents who drive luxury cars while avoiding school fees

Masabata Mkwananzi and Simon Majadibodu|Published

Gauteng Education MEC Matome Chiloane has criticised parents who refuse to pay school fees at fee-paying schools while spending large sums on transport, school trips ...

Five individuals, including Nonkululeko Mantula of SAfm, were remanded due to Russian military recruitment

Simon Majadibodu|Updated

The Kempton Park Magistrate's Court heard the case of five suspects accused of violating the Regulation of Foreign Military Assistance Act; their bail hearing was ...

MK Party demands increased security after MP Vusi Shongwe hijacked

Simon Majadibodu|Published

The uMkhonto we Sizwe (MK) Party has called for increased security for members of Parliament’s Ad Hoc Committee after its MP, Vusi Shongwe, was hijacked on Wednesday. ...

Organised crime wearing designer suits, fueled by greed, says Cachalia | Crime Stats

Simon Majadibodu|Published

Acting police minister Firoz Cachalia has warned that organised crime networks are infiltrating state institutions while posing as legitimate businesspeople.

MK Party Breaks Silence: Why Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla really resigned as MP

Simon Majadibodu|Updated

The MK Party says Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla was not forced to resign as a member of Parliament.

MK Party's Busisiwe Mkhwebane considering running for mayor of Johannesburg

Simon Majadibodu|Published

Busisiwe Mkhwebane, a former Public Protector Advocate and member of the MK Party, has stated that she is interested in running for mayor of Johannesburg. She claims ...

David Tembe, former JMPD chief, found dead at his home

Simon Majadibodu|Published

The City of Johannesburg confirmed on Monday that David Tembe, the former head of the Johannesburg Metropolitan Police Department (JMPD), had been discovered dead ...

Malusi Gigaba steps aside from ANC's roles amid corruption charges linked to Transnet

Simon Majadibodu|Published

Former public enterprises minister and ANC NEC member, Dr Mulusi Gigaba has voluntarily stepped aside from party activities as he faces corruption charges tied to ...

A deadly police operation in Cosmo City while Jabulani Moyo, a cop killer, is being sought

Simon Majadibodu|Published

A high-stakes police operation in Cosmo City turned deadly on Saturday when officers pursuing fugitive murder suspect Jabulani Moyo shot and killed one person and ...

Watch VideoDuduzile Zuma-Sambudla is charged with unrest and appears before the Durban High Court

Simon Majadibodu|Published

The trial of former President Jacob Zuma’s daughter, Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla, began on Monday in the Durban High Court.

Why suspended Senzo Mchunu gave the police access to his devices

Simon Majadibodu and Thabo Makwakwa|Published

As part of an investigation into claims of corruption and meddling in the legal system, Police Minister Senzo Mchunu has turned over his electronic devices to the ...

Watch VideoHerman Mashaba calls Dada Morero the 'most useless' mayor of Johannesburg

Simon Majadibodu|Published

ActionSA leader Herman Mashaba has taken aim at Johannesburg Mayor Dada Morero, calling him “the most useless mayor” the city has ever had.

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 ...

Has the 'secretive' retreat brought GNU together?

Simon Majadibodu|Published

President Cyril Ramaphosa and leaders of the Government of National Unity (GNU) have reaffirmed their commitment to unity and cooperation after a two-day retreat ...

The gunmen in the BMW X5 kill the bodyguard and the Gauteng taxi boss

Simon Majadibodu|Published

Marlboro Gardens saw the shooting death of Molefe Moekeletsi, the chairperson of the Alexandra Randburg Midrand Sandton Taxi Association (ARMSTA), and one of his ...

The AKA murder case's accused brothers drop their appeal against extradition

Simon Majadibodu|Published

After dropping their appeal against extradition from Eswatini, two brothers who are suspected of killing rapper AKA and his friend in Durban are probably going to ...

Man detained over the mass shooting in Westbury that claimed the lives of two teenagers

Simon Majadibodu|Published

After receiving " crucial information" from the Crime Intelligence Unit regarding the whereabouts of one of the suspects involved in the shooting, members of the ...

The suspect was dating one of the victims in the double murder in Mamelodi East, court told

Simon Majadibodu|Updated

The 38-year-old suspect in the weekend murder of a 22-year-old Mamelodi East woman was involved in a romantic relationship with the victim.

Suspect, 38, held after two young women found shot dead in Mamelodi

Simon Majadibodu|Updated

In a vicious double murder that left their family devastated and demanding justice, two young women were discovered shot dead in Mamelodi East, Tshwane, early on ...

The second suspect in the mass shooting at the Bronkhorstspruit tavern is arrested by Gauteng police

Simon Majadibodu|Published

Breakthrough for Gauteng Police as a second suspect has been apprehended in connection with the shooting at a tavern in Bronkhorstspruit that left five people dead ...

Bheki Cele's 'baseless' allegations regarding purported funding by Louis Liebenberg are rejected by the MK Party

Simon Majadibodu|Published

The uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party has dismissed as false and defamatory the claims made by former police minister Bheki Cele during the Ad Hoc Committee hearings, ...

Police identify victims in the Westbury shooting as they pursue teenage gunmen

Simon Majadibodu|Published

Four teenage suspects are being sought by Gauteng police in the wake of a heinous daylight mass shooting in Westbury that left two teenagers dead and five others ...

For his remarks about the ANC presidency, Fikile Mbalula apologises to Patrice Motsepe.

Simon Majadibodu|Published

ANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula has apologised after controversial remarks about billionaire Patrice Motsepe’s alleged political ambitions sparked backlash ...

The Presidency claims that Ramaphosa is 'accustomed to DA' attacks after the party resisted the NDPP selection panel

Simon Majadibodu|Published

The Democratic Alliance's criticism of President Cyril Ramaphosa's panel to choose the next National Director of Public Prosecutions (NDPP) has been dismissed by ...

The magistrate's illness delays the verdict in Paul Mashatile's VIP protection unit case

Simon Majadibodu|Published

The judgment in the case of eight former members of Deputy President Paul Mashatile’s VIP protection unit accused of assaulting trainee soldiers has been postponed ...