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SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Prodcuer Hoosen Ebrahim - The South African Liquor Brand owners Association (SALBA) has called on Finance Minister Tito Mboweni to consider an "inflation only" increase on excise taxes for alcoholic beverages when he delivers his budget speech this Wednesday. Excise taxes are taxes paid when purchases are made on a specific good. They are often included...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer, Rachel Vadi - Traffic along the M7 in Durban is still back logged as authorities attempt to clear up an accident that took place earlier this morning. According to Rescue Care paramedics spokesperson, Garrith Jamieson, the driver of a truck was ejected in the multi-vehicle accident - but- he sustained minor injures. Jamieson says they have att...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer, Salma Patel - Thousands of devotees and pilgrims are flocking to Grand Bassin, in Mauritius the site of the massive 108m statue of the Hindu Deity, Shiva, for the annual prayer of Maha Shivaratree. The 10 day event culminates in a significant night or power for the devout, who stay awake to offer prayers and sing hymns in praise of this Hindu...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer, Taresh Harreeparshad - The murder case of 8 year old Tazne van Wyk has been postponed to the 17th of April- for further investigation. The murder suspect 54 year old Moyhdin Pangarkar appeared briefly at the Goodwood magistrates Court in cape Town. The National Prosecuting Authority earlier said the accused had eleven previous convictions. A l...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer, Rachel Vadi - A R10 000 reward is being offered for finding a probable student who allegedly assaulted a professor during protest action at the University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) Westville campus this week. Former student and alumni of the university, Kiru Naidoo says he offered the reward because he believes the behaviour of the protestor sho...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer, Taresh Harreeparshad - The State says they have enough evidence to link murder accused Mohamed Ebrahim to the death of Miguel Louw. The state is currently presenting it's closing arguments at the Durban high Court. Ten-year-old Louw went missing in July 2018. He was last seen holding Ebrahim's hand as they left a local food outlet in the Durba...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer, Taliesha Naidoo - The man accused of murdering Pietermaritzburg businesswoman - Kavitha Nerputh has abandoned his bail application. Simphiwe Msweli made a brief appearance in the Pietermaritzburg Magistrate's Court yesterday where he has been charged with murder. The 41-year-old Nerputh was found dead in her vehicle at the Alexandra Park in Sc...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer, Taresh Harreeparshad - About 19 learners from Lofentse Girls High School in Soweto have been rushed to hospital due to suspected food poisoning. It's believed that a 17-year-old sold space cakes to learners who were then rushed to hospital after vomiting and complaining of stomach cramps yesterday. Eight more learners were rushed to hospital t...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Taliesha Naidoo - President Cyril Ramaphosa has apologised to South Africans and victims of gender-based violence over the manner in which the issue was handled in parliament during the State of the Nation Address Debate. During the debate earlier this week, ANC MP Boy Mamabolo accused EFF leader Julius Malema of physically abusing his wife. Ma...

SABC News and Current Affairs — Pilgrims from around the world who are in Mauritius for the annual Maha Shivaratri festival are gearing up for the highpoint of the 10-day observance. The island country enjoys a special connection with the pilgrimage due to the location of what is believed to be a sacred shrine and lake, in the crater of an ancient volcano, in the Grand Basin area - south west Maur...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Taresh Harreeparshad - "Bringing learning to life" - that's the goal of Dr. Tholsia Naidoo - creator of learning app "I-Whiz". Launched in Durban yesterday the app provides education content for the grade R to grade 12 syllabus. The aim of the technological solution is to present classroom lessons in a quick and fun way, enabling learners to ac...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Shanell Daniel - The Department of Justice and Correctional Services says they have been searching for van Wyk's murder suspect for over a year. This after the suspect violated his parole conditions when his parole officials could not locate him at the address he had provided to them. Spokesperson for the department, Singabakho Nxumalo, says a...

SABC News and Current Affairs — South Africa's parole system, especially when it comes to the release of perpetrators of violent crimes and sexual offences, is in the spotlight. This comes as yet another young girl child has been murdered, allegedly by someone on parole. The body of 8-year-old Tazne van Wyk from Elsie's River in Cape Town was found in a storm water pipe outside Worcester in the Bo...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer, Salma Patel - The hype and spirituality is reaching a crescendo in Mauritius as locals and pilgrims prepare for the annual Maha Shivaratree prayer tomorrow. Maha Shivaratree is a night-long prayer devoted to the Hindu deity Shiva. About 160 SA pilgrims jetted into the airport in the capital Port Louis last night. It's a significant number as t...

SABC News and Current Affairs — The Aapravasi Ghat in Port Louis would over eighty-six years between 1834 and 1920 be the first port of call for about half a million Indians who came to Mauritius from India, as indentured labourers, to work on the sugar cane plantations owned by the British. This journey across the seas from the sub-continent to Africa is a history that the island nation shares wi...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer, Taliesha Naidoo - Western Cape police have discovered the body of the missing eight year old Tazne van Wyk outside Worcester. She was last seen two weeks ago while walking to the shops in Ravensmead in Cape Town. A 54-year old suspect was arrested on Tuesday night in Cradock in the Eastern Cape. Police spokesperson Brigadier Novella Potelwa sa...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer, Shanell Daniel - KwaZulu-Natal police say they are searching for more suspects in connection with the murder of a 72-year-old woman from Kharwastan, south of Durban. On Tuesday, the pensioner was strangled to death and her daughter severely assaulted and bound during a house robbery. Earlier this morning police arrested a second suspect - a 33...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Shanell Daniel - A 30-year-old man has been arrested for the murder of a 72-year-old woman in Chatsworth. On Tuesday, the pensioner was strangled to death and her daughter severely assaulted and bound during a house robbery at Kharwastan, south of Durban. Meanwhile, Chairperson for the Chatsworth Community Policing Forum, Jakes Singh, has welco...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Matthew Veeran - According to Environment, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Barbara Creecy, climate change poses a significant risk to South Africa's socio-economic development. Creecy was speaking on the sidelines of the debate on President Cyril Ramaphosa's SONA earlier this week. With extreme weather events becoming more prevalent on the cont...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Shanell Daniel - A 30-year-old man has been arrested for the murder of a 72-year-old woman in Chatsworth. On Tuesday, the pensioner was strangled to death and her daughter severely assaulted and bound during a house robbery at Kharwastan, south of Durban. KwaZulu-Natal Police Spokesperson, Brigadier Jay Naicker, says the suspect is known to the...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Taliesha Naidoo - The streets of Mauritius are bustling with chariots colorfully decorated with Hindu deities as the country prepares to observe the Maha Shivaratree prayer for the deity Shiva on Friday. Chariots adorned with colorful deities, lights, flowers and sparkles are pulled through the streets by devotees to the crater lake called the...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Taliesha Naidoo - Durban born actor and comedian, Prev Reddy is breaking barriers in the entertainment industry. The 24-year-old has become the first South African of Indian origin to be nominated in the "African Social Star" category at the popular Nickelodeon Kid's Choice Awards. Better known for his online alter ego, Aunty Shamila - Reddy ha...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer, Taresh Harreeparshad - Theatre stalwart Mohamed Alli has been hailed as a committed artist who redefined local theatre. Alli passed away yesterday at his isipingo home at the age of 76- leaving behind a 35 year stage career with EKMA productions. This follows the death of his close friend and theatre partner Essop Khan who passed away about tw...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer, Tashlan Naidoo - The KwaZulu-Natal Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA) is on high alert as the South African Weather Service (SAWS) announced a possibility of localised flooding in the coastal areas of KwaZulu-Natal. eThekwini, Harry Gwala and Umgungundlovu are among the areas expected to be affected by the hea...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer, Shanell Daniel - Violent student protests have erupted once again at the University of KwaZulu-Natal's Westville campus. About 120 students blockaded roads and burnt a gymnasium at the campus this. This follows violent protest action at the campus for several weeks with vehicles and other buildings having been burnt as well. KZN police spokesp...