Simon Majadibodu

Junior Multimedia Journalist

SANDF Chief's 'ill-timed' Iran trip was long planned - Ramaphosa

Simon Majadibodu|Published

President Cyril Ramaphosa has denied that South Africa has any military ties with Iran, following backlash over SANDF Chief General Rudzani Maphwanya’s controversial ...

Racism remains the leading complaint in South Africa's human rights landscape

Simon Majadibodu|Published

The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) has revealed that it received 2,352 complaints during the 2024 and 2025 financial year, but only managed to resolve ...

Businessman Vusimuzi ‘Cat’ Matlala claims 52 workers lost jobs after SAPS cancelled his R360 million contract

Simon Majadibodu|Published

Controversial businessman, Vusimuzi ‘Cat’ Matlala, has revealed to the court that 52 workers, who were employed by his company, Medicare 24, lost their jobs after ...

Cachalia, Masemola agree to submit 121 police dockets to Madlanga Commission

Simon Majadibodu|Published

Police Minister Professor Firoz Cachalia met with National Police Commissioner General Fannie Masemola, where they agreed that the 121 dockets related to the political ...

NSFAS reveals shocking R45bn debt — here’s who must repay

Simon Majadibodu|Published

NSFAS is calling on thousands of former students who received loans from the scheme and are now employed to repay their debt, as the financial aid scheme tries to ...

‘No need to reprimand ANC veteran Pandor for scathing assessment’

Simon Majadibodu|Published

ANC secretary general Fikile Mbalula says there’s no need to reprimand party veteran Naledi Pandor, following her recent remarks that the ANC has 'lost its glory'. ...

LIVE: ANC in crisis? Mbalula responds after Pandor slams party leadership

Simon Majadibodu|Published

African National Congress (ANC) secretary-general Fikile Mbalula will address the media on Tuesday afternoon amid mounting criticism of the party’s leadership, including ...

Watch VideoNaledi Pandor: The ANC has lost its glory and people look at it with 'disdain, horror and shame'

Simon Majadibodu|Updated

The African National Congress (ANC) has lost its glory and is now viewed by many South Africans with “disdain, horror and shame”, says to party veteran Naledi Pandor. ...

Ramaphosa insists National Dialogue will prevail after foundation withdrawals

Simon Majadibodu|Published

President Cyril Ramaphosa has responded to the withdrawal of several legacy foundations from the upcoming National Dialogue, saying “the show goes on. ”

Horror crash kills cop, five inmates en route to court

Simon Majadibodu|Published

A police officer and four inmates died in a crash Thursday morning transporting inmates to court, Limpopo police confirmed, while seven other inmates have been taken ...

70 Eastern Cape learners hospitalised after suspected food poisoning

Simon Majadibodu|Published

About 70 learners from Gobisizwe Agricultural School in Ngqeleni have been hospitalized due to a suspected case of food poisoning.

Steenhuisen unveils plan to supercharge the economy

Simon Majadibodu|Published

Steenhuisen said the DA is not against transformation, but argued that BBBEE has failed ordinary South Africans.

MK Party expels former secretary general Floyd Shivambu

Simon Majadibodu|Published

uMkhonto WeSizwe Party has confrimed that it has terminated the membership of the party’s former Secretary General Floyd Shivambu.

‘Call each other comrade’: MK Party orders members to drop ‘commander’ title

Simon Majadibodu|Published

Former President Jacob Zuma’s uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party has ditched the term “commander”, ordering members to address each other as “comrades” within the party’s ...

Ramaphosa admits SA is reeling from US tariffs, but insists it is not alone

Simon Majadibodu|Published

President Cyril Ramaphosa says the United States' 30% tariff on South African imports is a harsh wake-up call, but insists the country is not alone.

Race-based labels remain painful but necessary - Ramaphosa

Simon Majadibodu|Published

President Cyril Ramaphosa says racial classifications used in government data remain necessary to confront inequality, even as the country works to move beyond its ...

Will Donald Trump attend the 2025 G20 Summit? South Africa says it's up to the US

Simon Majadibodu|Published

Amid rising diplomatic tensions over land reform and trade, will Donald Trump confirm his attendance at the 2025 G20 Summit in Johannesburg? South Africa's International ...

'We never anticipated this tragic end': Police Commissioner Masemola on deaths of three missing Free State cops

Simon Majadibodu|Published

National Police Commissioner General Fannie Masemola reflects on the heartbreaking deaths of three Free State police constables, whose bodies were recovered from ...

Eskom promises to keep SA warm during winter

Simon Majadibodu|Published

Eskom Group Chief Executive Dan Marokane outlines the utility's winter outlook for 2025, highlighting improvements in operational performance and the potential for ...

Files destroyed after second fire breaks out at Tembisa Hospital Emergency Unit

Simon Majadibodu|Published

The latest incident comes days after a fire broke out in the same hospital in the outpatient area, adjacent to the Accident and Emergency Unit on Saturday night. ...

32 Ethiopian nationals detained after escaping hostage situation

Simon Majadibodu|Published

Gauteng police have taken 32 of the 50 foreign nationals who escaped an alleged hostage situation in Lombardy East into custody. The victims are aged between 13 ...

‘I fear that those killers have come to kill me too’ – night patroller

Simon Majadibodu|Published

A night patroller at the Marry Me Informal Settlement in Soshanguve says he fears for his life after five colleagues were killed in a brutal attack.

Improving country’s relationship with the US a priority, says CR

Simon Majadibodu and Siyabonga Sithole|Published

Ramaphosa said South Africa is engaged in ongoing discussions with the US.

Tragic Gauteng bus crash claims 16 lives

Simon Majadibodu|Published

The death toll in the tragic bus accident on the R21 northbound, near OR Tambo International Airport, rose to 16, with ongoing investigations into the cause of the ...

Remembering Matome Justice Malesa: a father's sacrifice for peace

Simon Majadibodu|Published

Malesa was among the 13 SANDF soldiers killed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in the past week.