Newsbreak

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer, Tashlan Naidoo - Unmanned Aerial Vehicles more commonly known as drones are now leading the pack in the fight against poachers, illegal miners and safeguarding South African properties. In aviation, a drone refers to an unpiloted aircraft or spacecraft. The Western Cape implemented drones to help fight the crime scourge plaguing the province....

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer, Prabashini Moodley - The grieving children of murdered 41-year-old Pietermaritzburg businesswoman, Kavitha Nerputh, are struggling to come to terms with their mother's sudden death. A close family relative says the family and Nerpuths children, aged 22, 19 and 7, have been left traumatised and are calling for justice to be served. A case of mu...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer, Prabashini Moodley - A school has the legal duty to take all adequate action to ensure a child's safety when on outings or school excursions. That's according to Faranaaz Veriava - a lawyer and Head of Education at Section 27 - a social justice organisation. This is under the law of delict. She was reacting to the death of a 13-year old Parkto...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer, Taliesha Naidoo - Brawls at malls, food outlets and even estates have taken South Africa by storm in 2020. Videos of aggressive altercations, which in some incidents involve dangerous weapons, have been going viral on social media. As some online users continue to poke fun at these incidents, experts say it is extremely disturbing. Karen van Z...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer, Taresh Harreeparshad - A video showing an emotional school girl sharing her story of bullying has tugged many heart strings on social media. What it did was raise the plight of learners who face bullying at schools- for being different- or just being themselves. Child Protection Programme Manager at Save the Children South Africa, Divya Naidoo...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer, Taresh Harreeparshad - Experts rank January and February as the least productive months in the work calendar. This is attributed to the end of the holidays- that everybody could get quite accustomed to. But the shift must go on! Pharma Dynamics Mental Health Programme Manager Abdurahman Kenny points out ways to boost your productivity at the w...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer, Prabashini Moodley - A Tongaat police officer remains in a stable condition after being mauled by vicious dogs at the weekend. According to KwaZulu-Natal police spokesperson Colonel Thembeka Mbele, the officer was bitten several times after an alleged drug dealer set his dogs on policeman during a raid at his premises, in the area north of Dur...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer, Rachel Vadi - Tributes are pouring in for Steve Fataar, a world-renowed musician and founder of the popular 60's band, The Flames. Close friend and fellow musician, Richard Ellis, says Fataar died in his sleep in the early hours of Saturday morning. It's believed that Fataar had lung complications, but the exact cause of death has not yet been...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer, Hoosen Ebrahim - While political parties and civil society remain concerned over the planned retrenchments at Telkom and Mining company Sibanye-Stillwater - Economists say that any other alternative might not be sustainable for these two giants in the long run. Telkom plans to cut around 3000-employee's while Sibanye Stillwater expects to retr...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer, Rachel Vadi - Police are investigating a case of murder - after the body on an unidentified man was found in Phoenix, north of Durban. According to police spokesperson, Colonel Thembeka Mbhele the body was found with a number of gunshot wounds to the head. She says the police Search and Rescue Unit had to be called in to retrieve the body. Mea...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer, Hoosen Ebrahim - South Africa is set to roll out an online visa application process in India this week and in China by February on a pilot basis. On successful completion of the test run, the online visa application process will come into effect in two months time. This was revealed by Minister of Tourism, Mmamoloko Kubayi-Ngubane. She told Ne...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer, Rachel Vadi - After years of constant land invasions along Link Road, in Shallcross, south of Durban - the Chatsworth Community Policing Forum have found what they consider, a new approach to dealing with this burning issue. According to the CPF chairperson, Jakes Singh, active dialogue leading to a community meeting - is what stopped an alleg...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer, Hoosen Ebrahim - South Africa's biggest biking and musical festival is expected to set the stage for a dynamic Sunset Beach Party which promises audiences some of the country's biggest names in music idustry. The 2020 South Coast Bike Fest presented by Ugu South Coast Tourism will take place in Port Edward on the 25 to 27 of April. It will fea...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer, Tashlan Naidoo - Policy improvements are key to addressing the critical challenges that embattled power utility, Eskom currently face. That's according to energy analyst, Chris Yelland. He believes urgent constructive efforts, which are free of ideological constraints, is the solution to ending generation capacity shortages and loadshedding in...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer, Rachel Vadi - Residents in areas of Berea and Musgrave in Durban say they are frustrated with the power outages and electricity surges they have been experiencing over the last few days. Some residents claim they have been without electricity for 90 hours. Others say they have been without water because some water pumps are controlled by elect...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer, Prabashini Moodley - Research from Gun Free South Africa reveals that - a victim is four times more likely to be shot in a robbery, if the victim draws the firearm themselves. This comes in the wake of the latest announcement by Police Minister Bheki Cele that only institutions should possess gun licences and not individuals. Gun Free South Af...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer, Taliesha Naidoo - Nominations have opened for the prestigious Ammen Awards held by the Mount Edgecombe Shri Marriammen Temple, north of Durban. The annual award recognises excellence in different facets of community service. The ceremony will take place on the 13th of March - which is Good Friday - at the temple site. The event coordinator, De...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer, Taliesha Naidoo - The Durban and Coast SPCA are investigating claims of animal negligence at the Mitchell Park Zoo in the port city. This after a concerned resident took to social media alleging that a number of animals in the zoo were being poorly treated. The online post has since gone viral with many social media users calling for urgent in...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer, Shanell Daniel - Motorists may have to dig a little deeper into their pockets with a fuel hike expected in February. The Automobile Association of South Africa says the price of both grades of diesel are expected to increase by 13-cents a litre, 93 Octane could see a 1-cent per litre increase and 95 Octane is expected to drop by 8-cents a litr...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer, Tashlan Naidoo - With the bush fires still raging across parts of Australia, Wildlife Information Rescue & Education Service or WIRES believes that urgent action needs to be taken to save the fast depleting koala population. Videos and photographs show the devastating impact the fires are having on the state of the plant eating marsupial which...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak's Prabashini Moodley - Newsbreak canvassed the views of these little ones heading back to school today, who say they're excited to get back to learning and playing with their friends...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer, Shanell Daniel - Polished school shoes have been put on, lunches have been packed, and scores of pupils are already on their way to school as it's all systems go today for the 2020 academic school year. Following the woes of 2019, including storm damage to hundreds of schools in the province of KwaZulu-Natal, KZN MEC for Education, Kwazi Mshen...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer, Prabashini Moodley - Many television shows in the 90's predicted that the 21st century would be filled with flying cars, and airborne robots would be a part of our everyday lives. However in 2020, the lives of many have been dominated by technologically advanced smartphones and social media. As 2020 begins to settle in - Newsbreak's Hoosen Ebr...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer, Hoosen Ebrahim - A call has been made for people who have been scammed by a Cape Town tour operator to come forward and report their experiences. This comes after a group of Muslim pilgrims were allegedly scammed by an operator from Mitchells plain in Cape Town. The tour group consisted of 18 people who were promised a tour to the holy lands o...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer, Tashlan Naidoo - More than 1400 jobs are potentially on the line following the announcement by retail giant Massmart that it has started a consultation process which could end in the closure of as many as 34 Dion Wired and Masscash stores. Underperfomance has been cited as the reason behind the closures. The South African Commercial Catering a...