Newsbreak

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer, Taliesha Naidoo - Tributes are pouring in for seasoned broadcaster, Xolani Gwala. He lost his battle with stage 4 Colon Cancer - aged 44. With nearly 20 years in broadcast journalism, in South Africa and abroad, Gwala has earned the respect of newsmakers and audiences across the country. His radio journey had started right here on Newsbreak. F...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer, Rachel Vadi - The Tamil Business Warriors or TBW business chamber will be launched later this evening at a gala dinner in Johannesburgh. Chairperson of TBW, Karthigasen Muthusamy says the aim of TBW is to provide a network through which Tamil business people can interact and conduct business with each other. Muthusamy says that in addition to...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer, Shanell Daniel - One person dies of a rabies infection every 15 minutes. That's according to Doctor Nasiha Soofie, Medical Head for Sanofi Pasteur Vaccines in South Africa. With most cases being transmitted by dogs and between 5 and 30 human rabies cases confirmed annually, the global fight against rabies has come under the spotlight. Soofie s...

SABC News and Current Affairs — The Council for Geoscience has confirmed that a 3.7 magnitude earth tremor shook parts of KwaZulu-Natal around quarter past one on Thursday afternoon. Reports of the tremor came in from areas including Durban, Hillcrest and Port Shepstone. People shared their experiences of the tremor on social media just minutes after it happened. Nonkululeko Hlophe reports...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Matthew Veeran - The excitement is building for tomorrow's massive Rugby World Cup final between South Africa and England. Speaking ahead of the clash at Japan's Yokohama Sadium, former Springbok lock Kobus Wiese - says he expects a very tight affair on Saturday morning. In the semi-final stage England beat the defending champions New Zealand 1...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak's Taresh Harreeparshad - Following Finance Minister Tito Mboweni's Medium-term Budget Policy Statement, the rand continues to weaken against major currencies and has also lost another 1-percent in late morning trade after yesterday's nearly 3-percent loss. With Moody's Investors Service, a major rating agency, due to give a credit review tomorrow, econo...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Shanell Daniel - Suspected cult activity has left members of the Muslim community in total shock and fear. This after over 70 tombstones were removed from graves and placed in what is believed to be cult symbols at the Mowbray Muslim Cemetery, in Observatory, Cape Town. The Second Deputy President of the Muslim Judicial Council (MJC) - Shaykh R...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Taresh Harreeparshad - 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. Former IFP President - Mangosuthu Buthelezi has shared a very close relationship with the Ind...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Magashini Mottian - 241 families who lived in a privately-owned building for 25 years in Sirdar Road, Clairwood - will now have to vacate the premises today. The owners, who abandoned the building during these years, now want it back. There have been legal battles, complaints to the municipality, permission to have more time - even written lett...

SABC News and Current Affairs — One day before Miguel Louw's body was found in September last year, his mother - Raylene Louw - went to the prison cell of the accused, Mohammed Ebrahim, under the pretence of paying his bail. Louw testified over two days at the Durban High Court - in the trial for the murder of her nine-year-old son, Miguel. He went missing in July 2018 and his badly decomposed bod...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Hoosen Ebrahim - The Durban Metro Police will soon introduce hi-tech equipment in their vehicles, including cameras that can analyse vehicle owner data. The new tech will also enable police to gather information through automatic number plate recognition. The system will be rolled out before the end of the year and will be followed by the next...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Shanell Daniel - The suspect believed to be responsible for the murder of 18-year-old Durban University of Technology (DUT) student, Sandile Ndlovu - is expected to appear at The Durban Magistrates Court today. The 29-year-old suspect was arrested earlier this week and has been charged with the murder. Ndlovu was stabbed in the head and robbed...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Magashini Mottian - Bonsai is a Japanese art form which uses cultivation techniques to produce miniature trees that mimic the shape and scale of full size trees. The tradition dates back over a thousand years and in South Africa, there are numerous bonsai species. Enthusiasts often promote the art of Bonsai by learning the aesthetic and form of...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Taliesha Naidoo - Newsbreak was live at Parliament yesterday to cover Finance Minister Tito Mboweni's Medium-term budget policy statement. In this exclusive, Taliesha caught up with the Police Minister Bheki Cele and got his reaction to Mboweni's speech...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Taliesha Naidoo - Newsbreak was live at Parliament yesterday to cover Finance Minister Tito Mboweni's Medium-term budget policy statement. In this exclusive, Taliesha caught up with the Public Enterprises Minister - Pravin Gordhan, post speech...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Hoosen Ebrahim - The City of Johannesburg has admitted that they have yet to ascertain what information cyber attackers have gained access to when they hacked their ICT systems. The attack is understood to have breached the city's network and resulted in authorised access to its systems. Those claming responsibility have demanded that the City...

SABC News and Current Affairs — An unexpected haul of sardines had Durban's remaining seine fishermen scrambling with excitement. This method of fishing uses a very fine net, called a seine. Over a hundred crates of sardines were netted this morning on Durban's uShaka Beach. Minoshni Pillay joined in the festivities and filed this report...

SABC News and Current Affairs — The defence in the Miguel Louw murder trial, has painted Raylene Louw as a negligent mother and a cocaine user - who left her children in the care of a man who had previously attacked her. Louw is the mother of nine-year-old Miguel who was kidnapped and murdered in Durban last year. She told the court that the accused - Mohammed Ebrahim, who was her acquaintance, ha...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Hoosen Ebrahim - The journalism fraternity is mourning the loss of a legend - Juggie Naran. The 74 year old retired journalist passed away last night. Naran is best known for his days when he worked as a journalist for the Leader newspaper. He was also the co-ordinator for the Sunday Tribune Herald. Naran was well-known for defying banning orde...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Matthew Veeran - Finance Minister Tito Mboweni is expected to present the medium term budget statement along with the final version of his economic strategy this afternoon. The mini-budget, is expected to lay bare the country's economic woes. The speech will also highlight several areas that have moved from bad to worse in the economy. Ian Crui...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Shanell Daniel - Staying with this story, Doctor Raj Govender, social anthropologist and cultural researcher, says people need to learn to settle their differences in a more healthier way...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Magashini Mottian - A case of violence and disruption has been opened at the Sunnyside Police Station in Pretoria after a man hurled racist remarks and expletives during a Diwali celebration on Sunday night. The planned cultural event was attended by Indian nationals, diplomats and foreigners. The man's insults lasted for about 25 minutes. Advo...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Shanell Daniel - An accident scene can be playground for diseases and infections. Considering that it can be very tricky to avoid coming into contact with human bodily fluids - in this week's Medical Monitor we talk to Netcare 911 spokesperson, Shawn Herbst, about how one should approach a messy accident scene. Herbst says every individual shou...

SABC News and Current Affairs — The mother of the murdered nine-year-old Miguel Louw has testified at the Durban High Court that she introduced accused Mohammed Ebrahim to her family as a co-worker and friend. Ebhrahim is being charged with the murder of Miguel Louw, after the boy disappeared in July last year. The boy's badly decomposed body was found in September last year close to Ebrahim's hom...

SABC News and Current Affairs — Former Free State Agriculture Head of Department Peter Thabethe has admitted that he met with a member of the Gupta Family on a single occasion at their Saxonwold home in 2013 . Last Friday, Thabethe entered a supplementary affidavit to the inquiry - in which contrary to his earlier testimony - he conceded to the meeting where he says he met with an Indian delegatio...