Tributes pour in for City Press journalist Ngwako Modjadji
Tributes have poured in for City Press senior political journalist Ngwako Modjadji who died on Sunday morning.
Modjadji (40) was killed by a speeding motorist in a hit-and-run incident in Soweto.
City Press editor Mondli Makhanya said Modjadji’s death is a sad loss for journalism.
“He was a sharp journalist who spared nothing in getting a good story,” said Makhanya in a statement.
“He personified the term ‘intrepid journalist’. Just over the weekend he joined former ANC president Jacob Zuma and ANC secretary-general Ace Magashule on a door-to-door campaign in KwaZulu-Natal and managed to interview the former president.
“Above all, he was just a magnificent human being. A truly wonderful soul.”
Political parties and media colleagues have sent their condolences.
https://twitter.com/MbuyiseniNdlozi/status/1124956111294091266
WATCH: Observing a moment of silence for the late Ngwako Modjadji, a City Press journalist who sadly lost his life this morning while on duty. May his soul rest in eternal peace. #ANCSiyanqoba #SiyanqobaRally #VoteANC #GrowSouthAfrica pic.twitter.com/to10VnOAyj
— African National Congress (@MYANC) May 5, 2019
ANC Head of Elections Cde Fikile Mbalula Welcomes ANC officials, we sing the national anthem and then observe a moment of silence for the late City Press Journalist Ngwako Modjadji who lost his life in a car accident this morning. #ANCSiyanqoba #SiyanqobaRally #RIPNgwako pic.twitter.com/iUoelmYVfG
— African National Congress (@MYANC) May 5, 2019
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