Newsbreak

SABC News and Current Affairs — It's official - Fees Must Fall Activist, Khanya Cekeshe and AbaThembu King, Buyelekhaya Dalindyebo will be among the more than 51,000 prisoners, who are eligible for their sentences to be remitted. Justice and Correctional Services minister, Ronald Lamola confirmed this during a media briefing in Pretoria yesterday . He says the remissions process will take place fo...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Hoosen Ebrahim - Tourists have expressed concern over the excessive rubbish - highly prevalent on various beaches along the country. They have taken to social media in posting videos showing widespread debris including logs, copper wire, plastic and bin packets which have washed up along coastlines. Experts believe that the heavy rain and burst...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Taresh Harreeparshad - The Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) says they will provide consular services for a return to South Africa - once they are able to verify reports that photojournalist Shiraaz Mohamed escaped from captivity in Syria. Aid organisation Gift of the Givers was informed by an unknown source that Moh...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Taresh Harreeparshad - Gift of the Givers founder Dr. Imtiaz Sooliman explains how he received the information about Mohamed's escape...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Mathew Veeran - President Cyril Ramaphosa is expected to deliver the keynote address during the Reconciliation Day celebrations in Bergville in KwaZulu-Natal midlands today. The day marks a significant time in South Africa's calendar - as the focus shifts to renewing relations toward better national unity, The focus this year is "Supporting Nat...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Shanell Daniel - While the festive season offers the opportunity to enjoy quality time with loved ones - with some choosing to partake in alcoholic beverages - the effects of drinking and driving remain a major cause for concern. Considering the alarming reality that many road accidents are a result of drinking and driving, spokesperson for Sou...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Taresh Harreeparshad - A biryani cook off... all in the name of reconciliation. Today, the Denis Hurley Centre will be holding a Reconciliation Day lunch - in a bid to get people from all walks of life around one table, to share a meal. The centre feeds the homeless and needy on a daily basis. But today, there is a biryani challenge: where five...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Matthew Veeran - As traffic volumes reached peak levels for much of the weekend, reports suggest these numbers will continue to do so during the course of the day - with motorists heading for various Reconciliation Day gatherings. With this in mind, the emergency services and traffic departments have called on motorists to keep vigilant even wh...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Taresh Harreeparshad - The United Nations (UN) development programme's senior economist Fatou Leigh joins the team to talk about a new wake of inequalities that could have a negative impact on africa's development. This according to the United Nations development programme for 2019...

SABC News and Current Affairs — Six people have been shot dead and a three-year-old seriously injured in an attack at Mpumalanga township, west of Durban. Five of the deceased are said to be from the same family, while the sixth is believed to be a neighbour. The three family members who survived the attack told the police that unknown gunmen opened fire on them through the windows and door of the...

SABC News and Current Affairs — The NFP in KwaZulu-Natal has decided to pull out from attending either of the two party parallel conferences scheduled for today and until the weekend. Earlier the party's provincial leadership had indicated that the province was attending the Free State conference. The pro-Zanele KaMagwaza-Msibi faction meanwhile, will be holding its national conference at Ulundi....

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producers Matthew Veeran and Prabashini Moodley - As many companies are expected to shut down operations for the year today, the festive season will officially begin for many South Africans. Families are set to begin their long journey to holiday destinations from this weekend, as the focus for law enforcement agencies now shifts to road safety. Accordi...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Matthew Veeran - Statistics from the latest Consumer Financial Vulnerability Index shows that despite South African consumers feeling "financially exposed", they are not changing their behaviour. The index, co-published by Momentum and Unisa, found that consumers are heavily burdened with unaffordable financial commitments. As we head into the...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Taresh Harreeparshad - Police in KwaZulu-Natal made another grisly find yesterday - when the body of a new-born baby was recovered from the Durban Harbour. An inquest docket has since been opened after the police received reports of a baby floating in the water. Police spokesperson Jay Naicker says police remains concerned about cases of abando...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Shanell Daniel - The case against seven eThekwini Municipality councillors who were arrested on charges of fraud and corruption has been postponed until the 7th of April next year, with all receiving bail at R5000 each. This emerged at the Durban Commercial Crimes Court yesterday. The recent arrests were made by the Hawks following ongoing inve...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producers Matthew Veeran and Taresh Harreeparshad - The United Nations Climate Change Conference or COP25 in Madrid, Spain reaches it's business end, but is there enough commitment to the 2015 Paris Agreement to reduce global warming? At this stage not too much of a consensus has been reached: as greenhouse gas emissions rose by 0.6% last year. The Pari...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producers Matthew Veeran and Prabashini Moodley - While 2019 has certainly been a tough financial year for South Africa, many did not expect this week's unprecedented announcement of stage six load-shedding. Stage Six translates to six-thousand megawatts being cut as a result of a technical problem at the Medupi Power Station. In the last real week of p...

SABC News and Current Affairs — President Cyril Ramaphosa has assured South Africans that there will not be any load shedding from next week until the 13th of January next year. The President met with Eskom's board and management earlier today, where an emergency recovery plan was announced to stabilize the national grid. However, Ramaphosa has maintaned the power system remains unpredictable and...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producers Taresh Harreeparshad and Matthew Veeran - Trouble is brewing in the National Freedom Party (NFP) - and it could spell the beginning of the end for the conflicted party. That's according to Political Analyst Precious Lugayeni, who was responding to the Durban High Court dismissing an urgent application to stop TWO parallel party conferences fro...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Tashlan Naidoo - The power surge that happens when the electricity returns after a session of load shedding, could be detrimental to the lifespan of your home appliances. That's according to Durban-based electrician, Sibongile Memela - who says it's imperative for you to switch off all devices around the home during load shedding. Memela says t...

SABC News and Current Affairs — TWO PEOPLE have died due to floods in Centurion in Pretoria yesterday. The washed up body was found as people were cleaning up and evaluating the damage - after water from the Hennops River flooded the Centurion Hotel along with several low water bridges. The army had to rescue people with helicopters from the roof of the hotel as well as from a bridge in Mamelodi w...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Shanell Daniel - The community of Chatsworth, south of Durban, want answers as to whether or not drug dealers are being convicted more frequently than before by the specialised court. This, coupled with the alarming proportions of drugs and substance abuse in the community will today be brought forward by the Chairman of the Chatsworth Anti-Dru...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer, Shanell Daniel - "Turn your 16 days efforts into year-round efforts" - This is the call from government as The 16 Days of Activism campaign for No Violence against Women and Children comes to a close today and the 365 Days Behavioural Change Campaign will be launched. The launch comes as today also marks International Human Rights Day. Spokesp...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer, Prabashini Moodley - Residents from Chatsworth - south of Durban will today receive clarification on what they term are "exorbitant" water and electricity bills. Residents believe they are being doubled billed as they are being charged unreasonably high amounts for basic services. A meeting between residents and the eThekwini Municipality will...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer, Prabashini Moodley - With the festive season upon us and many year-end celebrations around the corner - this often means over-indulgence and little physical activity. Durban Biokineticist Shivesh Bissoon says, while there will be little motivation to visit the gym this December - there are a few simple tips and tricks you can practise to ensur...