Newsbreak

SABC News and Current Affairs — by Newsbreak Producer, Hoosen Ebrahim - KwaZulu-Natal Health MEC Nomagugu Simelane-Zulu has refuted reports that there are two suspected cases of the Coronavirus in Durban. Simelane-Zulu says her department is aware of patients that exhibited symptoms that are similar to the Coronavirus but they have been found to be false alarms after laboratory tests were conducte...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer, Tashlan Naidoo - Search and rescue operations continue for a man believed to have been swept away at sea at Durban's South Beach last night. Provincial Emergency Medical Rescue Service's spokesperson, Rob Mckenzie, says three people got into difficulty while in the water. Mckenzie is bathers to only swim at sea when lifeguards are on duty........

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer, Taliesha Naidoo - The KwaZulu-Natal Department of Education is investigating claims of bullying and intimidation at New West Secondary School in Newlands, west of Durban. Earlier this week Newsbreak brought you the story after angry parents vowed to shut down the school in protest for the removal of a 19-year-old learner who is allegedly linke...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer, Taliesha Naidoo - Community members at various sections in Ntuzuma and KwaMashu Township, north of Durban, say they will continue to protest until water is delivered to them. This morning protests erupted as community members complained of not having access to water since Friday. They say what angers them the most is that the municipality has...

SABC News and Current Affairs — by Newsbreak Producer, Taliesha Naidoo - KwaZulu-Natal police are closely monitoring Wentworth, south of Durban. This after eight people, aged between 17 and 56 years, were arrested for obstructing police from demolishing an illegally erected structure on Landsdowne Road. Police were called to assist in removing the structure by concerned residents who believed it w...

SABC News and Current Affairs — by Newsbreak Executive Producer, Salma Patel - It was just an ordinary voicenote of a company dealing with a customer complaint - but now - the clip has gone viral AND has also been turned into a song with a very catchy tune. South Africans may be facing tough times with load-shedding, crime and corruption - but there is always room for lighthearted humour and fun....

SABC News and Current Affairs — by Newsbreak Producer, Tashlan Naidoo - Bollywood goes to Zululand - a newly launched song book boasts 20 Hindi film-songs has been translated into IsiZulu. The book, entitled Imizwilili, which was translated by culture and language expert from the University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN), Doctor Gugulethu Mazibuko, has been launched in Durban. The Consul-General of India...

SABC News and Current Affairs — by Newsbreak Producer, Tashlan Naidoo - Rotational load shedding has been the order of the week gone by, as embattled parastatal Eskom fights to stabalise the grid and restore calm to a disgruntled nation. This, after it announced that Stage 2 load-shedding would continue into tomorrow. Eskom has said that load-shedding would be implemented until this morning at six...

SABC News and Current Affairs — by Newsbreak Producer, Shanell Daniel - The South African Department of Health has refuted claims of the Coronavirus in the Western Cape. This after rumours had surfaced, causing panic amongst citizens recently. The department says to date there is no case of Coronavirus in the country. Airports and ports of entry are being vigilantly monitored. Minister of Health s...

SABC News and Current Affairs — by Newsbreak Producer, Taliesha Naidoo - The Council for the Advancement of the South African Constitution (CASAC) is calling for the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) to be transparent in dealing with complaints against members of the judiciary. This after several complaints have been lodged against the head of the Western Cape High Court Judge President John Hloph...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer, Tashlan Naidoo - About 20 school children have been injured after the minibus taxi they were travelling in overturned in Isipingo, south of Durban this morning. It's believed the overcrowded taxi's brakes had failed which led to the incident. Dhevan Govindasamy - spokesperson for a local security company was one of the first attendees to the s...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer, Hoosen Ebrahim - About 800 to one thousand children are diagnosed with cancer annually. However, it's estimated that half of the number of children with cancer are never diagnosed. That's according to the Cancer Association of South Africa (CANSA). Newsbreak spoke to Natalie Bederidge, a Johannesburg mother who lost her nine month old toddler...

SABC News and Current Affairs — by Newsbreak Executive Producer, Salma Patel -World leaders are the best readers - this World Read Aloud Day - a Chatsworth community activist and member of provincial parliament will donate library books to four schools in his area to help empower youngsters with the power to read. Les Govender says he challenges other MPP's and activists to inspire young children...

SABC News and Current Affairs — by Newsbreak Producer, Tashlan Naidoo - Whatsapp users are being urged to update their mobile devices, after the messaging service announced that it will no longer work on millions of smart-phones that support outdated operating systems. Smartphones using Android 2.3.7 and older, and iPhone iOS 8 or older, are those affected by the update. WhatsApp - which is owned...

SABC News and Current Affairs — Kerala in India's south has declared the outbreak of Corona virus a "state calamity" after three locals tested positive. The seaside state raced to act at the peak of its tourism season while India ordered sweeping measures to stem the deadly disease that's so far claimed 427 lives worldwide. Rana Senn reports...

SABC News and Current Affairs — by Newsbreak Producer, Taliesha Naidoo - Women who take out protection orders are not taken seriously or even protected by police. That's according to Sunil Beharie, the Pietermaritzburg Sector 4 Policing Chairperson. He made the comments while speaking to Newsbreak about the death of Kavitha Nerputh. The 41-year-old businesswoman was found dead inside her vehicle a...

SABC News and Current Affairs — by Newsbreak Producer, Shanell Daniel - Fighting against Gender-Based-Violence through sport is the aim of Cricket South Africa through their Black Day launch this Valentine's Day. With sport being known for bringing people together, CSA will host Black Day on March 22nd - with the launch taking place on Friday, the 14th of February, at the Kingsmead Stadium, in Dur...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer, Tashlan Naidoo - Today marks the 20th anniversary of World Cancer Day with the disease being one of the world's largest health problems. A 48 year old breast cancer survivor, Ingrid Sampson, says changing her attitude into that of a positive one after finding out she had the disease, was the best decision she could have made at that point in h...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak's Taliesha Naidoo - KwaZulu-Natal police are investigating a case of murder after 59-year-old Bhanu Dayaram was found dead in her home at Stanger Manor in KwaDakuza, north of Durban. Dayaram was a senior educator at Glen Hills Primary School in KwaDakuza. Her body was found in her home on Monday morning. It's believed she was murdered over the weekend....

SABC News and Current Affairs — A marathon protest by thousands of Muslim women in the heart of India's capital gathered steam today after a cabinet minister threatened to gun them down. Their 52-day agitation against a divisive refugee law has also put the spotlight on a brutal crackdown on political dissent which has also led to an international outcry. Our South Asian correspondent Rana Senn wi...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak's Shanell Daniel - The Pietermaritzburg High Court has issued a warrant of arrest, stayed until the 06th of May, for former president Jacob Zuma for failing to appear in court today. In issuing the warrant, Judge Dhaya Pillay says it is important that the matter is treated in the same manner as in any other criminal proceedings. Zuma, and his co-accused...

SABC News and Current Affairs — by Newsbreak Producer, Tashlan Naidoo - Advocate of the High Court, Vishalan Naidoo believes that the 'Zuma Corruption trial' is set to be delayed for much longer before actual trial proceedings can commence. Naidoo says only time will tell what comes out of Zuma's lawyers petition to the supreme court of appeal, for leave to appeal the ruling that he nor Thales are...

SABC News and Current Affairs — by Newsbreak Producer - World Cancer Day is being commemorated around the globe today with the international day aimed at raising awareness on cancer and encouraging medical processes to better-handle the disease. One such organisation embarking on raising awareness is Woodview Cancer Support Group, based in Phoenix, north of Durban. Public relations officer for the...

SABC News and Current Affairs — by Newsbreak Producer, Hoosen Ebrahim - Parents and the school governing body at New West Secondary school, north of Durban have taken a stand against a learner who is allegedly linked to a hijacking and incidents of bullying. Over 30 parents gathered for a meeting in support of removing the 19-year-old Grade 11 pupil who is also accused of intimidating other learne...

SABC News and Current Affairs — by Newsbreak Producer, Taliesha Naidoo - The Coronavirus has the world on high alert as the death toll and infection rate from the deadly virus continues to rise. In China, the death toll has increased to over 360 with the total number of cases there now above 17 thousand. The virus has since spread to more than 24 countries. The World Health Organisation (WHO) is b...