Simon Majadibodu

Junior Multimedia Journalist

ConCourt Phala Phala judgment: Is this the end of the road for Cyril Ramaphosa?

Simon Majadibodu|Updated

Government of National Unity parties will rally behind President Cyril Ramaphosa regardless of the Constitutional Court’s ruling in the Phala Phala matter, according ...

SA is not xenophobic, Ramaphosa tells African countries amid migration tensions

Simon Majadibodu|Updated

President Cyril Ramaphosa has dismissed claims that South Africa is xenophobic, describing such characterisations as “lazy” amid growing protests against undocumented ...

Watch VideoWATCH | Hawks General Flynn continues testimony in R200m cocaine theft | Madlanga Commission

Simon Majadibodu|Updated

Major General Hendrik Flynn told the Madlanga Commission that significant progress has been made in the investigation into the 2021 theft of 541kg of cocaine from ...

Constitutional Court poised to deliver verdict on the Phala Phala matter

Masabata Mkwananzi and Simon Majadibodu|Updated

The Constitutional Court will deliver judgment on May 8 in the EFF’s bid to revive the Phala Phala case, a ruling that could have far-reaching implications for President ...

Madlanga Commission: How drug syndicates exploit South African ports

Simon Majadibodu|Updated

Hendrik Flynn told the Madlanga Commission how traffickers hide narcotics in legitimate cargo using corrupt port officials and duplicate seals.

Joburg protest | ActionSA denies exploiting anti-migrant sentiment

Simon Majadibodu|Updated

Hundreds of demonstrators marched to the Gauteng Provincial Legislature on Wednesday, as ActionSA defended its stance on illegal immigration amid growing criticism ...

Mapaila: SACP won’t bow to ‘abuse’ of ANC over election stance

Simon Majadibodu|Updated

The South African Communist Party has rejected the ANC’s directive requiring members with dual membership to choose sides ahead of the 2026 local government elections, ...

DA lays fraud charges against Tolashe over vehicle saga

Simon Majadibodu|Updated

Criminal complaints against Social Development Minister Sisisi Tolashe are escalating as opposition parties accuse her of misleading Parliament and mishandling donated ...

'Not above the law': Political parties respond as Malema gets 5 years

Hope Ntanzi and Simon Majadibodu|Updated

Political parties have welcomed the sentencing of EFF leader Julius Malema.

ActionSA urges Public Protector to revisit Phala Phala scandal investigation

Simon Majadibodu|Updated

ActionSA has urged the Public Protector to reopen the Phala Phala investigation following the release of a damning IPID report alleging a cover-up of the 2020 robbery ...

Pressure mounts on Didiza as ATM seeks Ramaphosa impeachment move

Simon Majadibodu|Updated

The African Transformation Movement (ATM) says it expects National Assembly Speaker Thoko Didiza to act impartially after submitting a request to initiate impeachment ...

Court dismisses Sergeant Fannie Nkosi’s prison hospital wing plea

Simon Majadibodu|Updated

The Pretoria Magistrate’s Court has denied suspended Sergeant Fannie Nkosi’s request to remain in a prison hospital wing, ruling that his health concerns and fears ...

Investigation into daylight murder of Emfuleni finance employee taken over by PKTT

Simon Majadibodu|Updated

The Political Killings Task Team has taken over the investigation into the fatal shooting of an Emfuleni Local Municipality employee, who was gunned down in a brazen ...

'State's case is weak': Nkosi denies charges, reveals he earns R16,500 per month

Simon Majadibodu|Updated

Sergeant Fannie Nkosi, accused of multiple offences including unlawful possession of explosives, told the Pretoria North Magistrate’s Court he is not a flight risk ...

Malema admits knowing Nxumalo, slams tender claims as hearsay

Simon Majadibodu|Updated

EFF leader Julius Malema has confirmed his friendship with controversial businessman Zesimdumise “Ze” Nxumalo, while rejecting claims linking him to alleged corruption ...

KZN police commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi’s contract renewed, confirms premier Ntuli

Simon Majadibodu|Updated

KwaZulu-Natal Premier Thami Ntuli has confirmed that provincial police commissioner Lieutenant General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi will remain in his post after his contract ...

'I haven’t done this': Ex-cop denies killing Witness D

Simon Majadibodu|Updated

Matipandile Sotheni, 41, denied all charges in the Brakpan Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday, insisting he had no part in the killing of Madlanga Commission witness ...

MK Party moves to block Shamila Batohi pension payments in urgent court bid

Simon Majadibodu|Updated

The MK Party has launched an urgent court bid to prevent former NDPP Advocate Shamila Batohi from receiving her pension and post-term benefits, raising questions ...

Convicted rapist Thabo Bester tells court he did not escape prison

Simon Majadibodu|Updated

Convicted killer and rapist Thabo Bester has told the High Court in Johannesburg that he did not escape from prison but was lawfully released, as he challenges charges ...

Ramaphosa says Mchunu did not consult him on Political Killings Task Team disbandment

Simon Majadibodu|Updated

President Cyril Ramaphosa says he neither approved nor was consulted on the disbandment of the Political Killings Task Team, distancing himself from a decision taken ...

Mkhwanazi: Mchunu was ‘captured’ into disbanding political killings task team

Simon Majadibodu|Updated

Explosive testimony in Parliament reveals forensic evidence allegedly tying Senzo Mchunu to the disbandment of the Political Killings Task Team, despite attempts ...

Witness D murder-accused in the dock

Simon Majadibodu|Updated

A man accused of killing whistle‑blower Marius van der Merwe, known as Witness D at the Madlanga Commission, made his first court appearance Monday as police pursue ...

Witness D murder accused appears in court on multiple charges

Simon Majadibodu|Updated

A man accused of killing whistle‑blower Marius van der Merwe, known as Witness D at the Madlanga Commission, made his first court appearance Monday as police pursue ...

'No big name or small name will be protected,' Ramaphosa on Madlanga probe

Simon Majadibodu|Updated

President Cyril Ramaphosa has defended his decision not to release the interim report of the Madlanga Commission, telling MPs that even politically connected figures ...

New NPA boss Andy Mothibi zeroes in on Tembisa Hospital corruption syndicates

Simon Majadibodu|Updated

Newly appointed National Director of Public Prosecutions Andy Mothibi says the National Prosecuting Authority will attend to all criminal referrals linked to the ...