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SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Rachel Vadi - This November Newsbreak will be paying tribute to the Indian indentured labourers who settled in South Africa in 1860. Commemorating 159 years since their arrival - we'll be bringing you exclusive interviews relating to your ancestors. Now, Durban is the first African city to be given the status of UNESCO City of Literature. The e...

SABC News and Current Affairs — The Pietermaritzburg High Court has sentenced a Wyebank father to four life terms for the murder of his four children. One of them was his stepdaughter. The father had pleaded guilty to hanging his children in September. The man's name is being withheld because he also faces a rape charge. His four children were found hanged in their family home, while the stepdaugh...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Hoosen Ebrahim - The exotic pet trade is on the increase in South Africa and could put the ecosystem in danger if it's not dealt with effectively. This is according to Ndivhuwo Shivambu, a PhD candidate in Zoology who will be delivering a presentation this Saturday on the impact of exotic pet species on the South African environment at the Croc...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Hoosen Ebrahim - The leader backing the Black First Land First (BLF) movement says he will NOT back down, before convening a special policy conference in a bid to map a plan in countering the de-registration of the party. Andile Mngxitama - told Newsbreak that the Electoral Commission of South Africa's decision to have BLF deregistered is to de...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Hoosen Ebrahim - This November Newsbreak is paying tribute to the Indian indentured labourers who settled in South Africa in 1860. Commemorating 159 years since their arrival - we'll be bringing you exclusive interviews about your ancestors. This morning, we speak about a well known religious figure - who's past is often forgotten. Hazrath Bads...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Shanell Daniel - While "um's" and "uh's" are against the laws of language, these utterances are now part of Google Assistant's speech output. In this week's Techno Touch, CEO and Chief Innovation Analyst at Product of the Year South Africa, Preetsh Sewraj says Google's voice-controlled technologies are sounding increasingly human-like and will...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Prabashini Moodley - The Annual Bonus and Salary Survey by recruitment agency Jack Hammer shows that 56% of senior professionals in South Africa have low expectations for a bonus this year, while 33% expect no increase next year. According to their Chief Operating Officer Advaita Naidoo, this has been a result of South Africa's economy being un...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Matthew Veeran - In remembrance of the sterling sporting career of the late Sewsunker "Papwa" Sewgolum, the Durban Central Golf Club will be hosting it's 41st annual Memorial Open next month. The tournament has been a staple for the KZN golfing community and this year's event promises to be bigger than ever before. The player who achieves the b...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Prabashini Moodley - As the saying goes "he who pays the piper, calls the tune" - and that's the words of Right2Know co-ordinator Ghalib Galant who says, it's crucial that South Africans know how political party funding is secured. The advocacy group will today host a panel discussion at Constitution Hill in Johannesburg on reforms and stagnati...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Hoosen Ebrahim - Since midnight last night - South African motorists have been experiencing some relief at the pumps. According to the Energy Department, all grades of petrol dropped by 13 cents a litre, diesel by 14 to 16 cents - while paraffin will drop by 31 cents a litre. Spokesperson for the Automobile Association (AA) - Layton Beard, spok...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Shanell Daniel - It's been a deadly week in the province of KwaZulu-Natal with the gruesome discovery of two male bodies. The latest incident involves, the body of a man believed to be in his thirties - which was found at the corner of Riverside Road and Roadhouse Crescent, in Umgeni Park, north of Durban yesterday afternoon. Meanwhile, earlier...

SABC News and Current Affairs — Former President Jacob Zuma believes that the Judges who denied him his permanent stay of prosecution application have erred in their findings. Last month, a full bench of the High Court in Pietermaritzburg ruled against the application of a permanent stay of prosecution by both Zuma and his co-accused, the French arms company Thales. The two are facing fraud, corru...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Tashlan Naidoo - This November Newsbreak are paying tribute to the Indian indentured labourers who settled in South Africa in 1860. In commemorating 159 years since their arrival - Newsbreak will be bringing you exclusive interviews and literature readings about your ancestors who arrived in South Africa to plough sugarcane fields. Today, we sp...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Hoosen Ebrahim - The public has until the end of this month to make submissions on the National Health Insurance (NHI) Bill. Parliament's Portfolio Committee on Health started its second round of public hearings on the bill over the weekend. The objective of the bill is to achieve universal access to quality health care services in South Africa...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Magashini Mottian - It's been a painful, harrowing week for the Singh family from Pietermaritzburg. Today marks seven days since 72-year-old Dr. Vidwan Singh went missing in Howick Falls. Singh was last seen leaving his surgery in Raisethorpe, however his vehicle was found near the falls. He was reported missing after he did not come home for h...

SABC News and Current Affairs — The legal team representing the 44-year-old man accused of kidnapping and killing nine-year-old Miguel Louw, says police did not follow proper procedure when effecting his arrest. Mohamed Ebrahim is facing charges of theft, kidnapping and murder. The incident took place at Phoenix, north of Durban, last year. Nonjabulo Mntungwa-Makamu reports...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Shanell Daniel - The South African police have issued a stern warning to illegal dispensaries and outlets marketing and selling cannabis-related products. This after the Constitutional Court ruled last year that the use and cultivation of cannabis "in a private space" for personal consumption are no longer criminal offences. Police spokesperson...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producers Taresh Harreeparshad & Rachel Vadi - The office of the KwaZulu-Natal Premier, Sihle Zikalala says they have asked the eThekwini Municipality to return funds allocated to the building of a 1860 Monument. This is according to the Premier's spokesperson, Bongani Tembe. The idea of a monument was launched almost ten years ago, but due to various h...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Taliesha Naidoo - South African-born singer / songwriter - Shashika Mooruth, has proved passion for music knows no bounds. In this week's Newsbreak Legends feature, Taliesha Naidoo profiles the internationally recognised songstress...

SABC News and Current Affairs — India's capital sounded a public health emergency at the peak of its tourism season as a toxic haze enveloped Delhi. All schools were closed and from today, the authorities will remove half of the city cars from the roads in a desperate attempt to combat air pollution. Rana Senn...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Matthew Veeran - This November Newsbreak will be paying tribute to the Indian indentured labourers who settled in South Africa in 1860. Commemorating 159 years since their arrival - we'll be bringing you exclusive interviews about your ancestors. Today we speak to social activist and philanthropist Ela Gandhi, who describes the strides made by...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Rachel Vadi - An abandoned baby, allegedly died from heat exhaustion after being dumped near a manhole in Chatsworth, south of Durban, this weekend. First to respond to various calls for assistance from the community, Director of Amawele Emegency Services, Siven Subramodey described the body of the one-week-old baby girl as "burnt in the sun"....

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Taresh Harreeparshad - South Africans remain bound by a thread of green and gold as unified celebrations continue following the Springboks record equalling third World Cup title win this weekend. The Boks beat England 32-12 in Japan. Siya Kolisi lead the squad to the convincing win - and in so doing inspired an entire nation to work together in...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Taresh Harreeparshad - Taresh hosts NB Talk shortly after South Africa's massive win over England at the Rugby World Cup in Japan. Listen back to the jubilation and pride - as we get comment from both our reporters on the field and our audience around the country...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producers, Hoosen Ebrahim & Rachel Vadi - The eThekwini Municipality Mayor - Mxolisi Kaunda says that funds for the proposed 1860 monument was returned to the KwaZulu-Natal government because the planning committee could not agree on a way forward. The 1860 Indentured Labourers Monument was expected to be built at Durban's South Beach.......