City Press mourns the untimely death of senior political journalist Ngwako Modjadji. Our condolences go out to the Modjadji family, his colleagues and his friends. May your beautiful soul rest in peace.
City Press and the Modjadji family regret to announce the untimely death of senior political journalist Ngwako Modjadji who died on Sunday morning.
He was killed by a speeding motorist in a hit-and-run incident in Soweto. The death was confirmed by his brother States Modjadji who had spent Saturday night with Ngwako. Ngwako had a national diploma in journalism from the Tshwane University of Technology. He had worked at the Sowetan and Citizen newspapers, as well as Drum magazine before joining City Press in 2018.“He was a sharp journalist who spared nothing in getting a good story. He personified the term ‘intrepid journalist’.
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