Newsbreak

SABC News and Current Affairs — by Newsbreak Producer, Bongani Gema - Meanwhile, KwaZulu-Natal police spokesperson, Lieutenent Colonel Thulani Zwane, says a case of attempted murder has been opened and urges anyone with information on the incident to come forward...

SABC News and Current Affairs — by Newsbreak Producer, Bongani Gema - A Durban University of Technology student is fighting for his life in hospital after he was allegedly stabbed and assaulted at a campus lecture hall earlier this week. Sandile Ndlovu, a first year industrial engineering student, allegedly sustained serious injuries including a cracked skull when he was attacked by unknown assail...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Shanell Daniel - As hundreds of Nigerian nationals began their journeys back home, others have decided not to return to their motherland. One such Nigerian national is Valentine, a legal foreign national who is an entrepreneur in South Africa. He says the recent attacks are unnecessary and affects not just foreign nationals who are legally livi...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Executive Producer Salma Patel - Learners and teachers at the Orissa Primary School in Isipingo south of Durban - will hold a demonstration in a short while in an effort to add their voice to the growing calls for an end to Gender Based Violence. Portfolio Convenor for the South African Democratic Teacher Union SADTU - and educator at the school, Prabas...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Bongani Gema - The Durban High Court has ruled that the license of local security company, Reaction Unit South Africa, be suspended. In June RUSA was suspended by the Private Security Industry Regulatory Authority for allegedly violating the code of conduct. In response to this, RUSA sought an urgent interdict at the Durban High Court and were...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Taresh Harreeparshad - Public Protector Advocate Busisiwe Mkhwebane says she is not deterred by calls for her to step down. She was speaking on the sidelines of the Public Protector Roadshow currently underway in KwaZulu-Natal. Various organisations have been calling for the removal of Mkhwebane as Public Protector. This follows several High Co...

SABC News and Current Affairs — Former SABC COO Hlaudi Motsoeneng has not only admitted to threatening employees jobs, he also admitted to giving instruction for more coverage for former President Jacob Zuma. Motseoneng was appearing for the second day at the State Capture Commission in Parktown, Johannesburg, to respond to allegations of editorial interference at the public broadcaster. He served...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Tashlan Naidoo - The Phoenix Animal Care and Treatment Centre (PACT) operating in the north of Durban, is appealing to the public for any form of donation as it faces the possibility of closing its doors. With more than 250-thousand rand worth of medical bills, the organisation is running out of funding to stay afloat. Founder of the organisati...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Shanell Daniel - The little girl who was raped at a Dros Restaurant in Pretoria testified that her attacker, Nicholas Ninow, followed her the to the toilet. Ninow admitted to raping the child twice in the toilet cubicle, but said she found him in the cubicle. His trial will continue in the Pretoria High Court today when the state and defence de...

SABC News and Current Affairs — Pakistan has warned that a catastrophe was unfolding in Kashmir as the UN flagged off a session of its human rights council. It also sought a probe by the world body and accused India of lying over the fate of eight million Kashmiris, denied communications and emergency services for 36 days now. Our South Asian correspondent Rana Senn reports...

SABC News and Current Affairs — by Newsbreak Producer, Tashlan Naidoo - A long and prosperous era of unforgettable jazz music has come to an end. Legendary local artist, Shunna Pillay has sadly passed on. Better known on stage as "Sonny Pillay" - the 87-year-old jazz maestro passed away from a suspected heart attack last night. Pillay sang and performed alongside the likes of the late Hugh Masekel...

SABC News and Current Affairs — by Newsbreak Producer, Shanell Daniel - Hundreds of Nigerian nationals are being repatriated back to their country of origin this morning. This after they expressed fear following the recent wave of violent attacks in Gauteng. However, several nationals have been turned away due to them not having the correct flight documentation. The Nigerian High Commission has of...

SABC News and Current Affairs — by Newsbreak Producer, Shanell Daniel - A man believed to be in his twenties has died after he fell from a building at Mortan Road, in Seaview, Durban. Garrith Jamieson, spokesperson for Rescue Care Paramedics, says the man was a contract worker on duty when he fell from the roof late yesterday afternoon........

SABC News and Current Affairs — Police are conducting raids at Dragon City in Fordsburg in Gauteng today. This raid comes in the wake of rampant looting and destruction of shops owned by foreign nationals in Johannesburg over the past two weeks. Officials are confiscating fake goods bearing brand names such as Guess, Nike, Kappa and Champion. Police spokesperson Captain Mavelo Masondo is at the ra...

SABC News and Current Affairs — by Newsbreak Producer, Shanell Daniel - The seven-year-old girl who was allegedly raped in a toilet cubicle at a Dros restaurant in Pretoria is testifying in camera at the Pretoria High Court today. Judge Mokhine Mosopa ruled that the public and media not be present in court during her testimoney. The victim is the first witness for the day while her mother is expec...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Bongani Gema - A number of shops owned by foreign nationals in Tongaat, north of Durban, have been closed following an alleged threat of a xenophobic attacks in the area making rounds on social networks. Earlier in the week a shoplifter was allegedly pursued around the Tongaat CBD by community members. Tongaat Community Policing Forum Chairpers...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Tashlan Naidoo - Stop, think, and consult! That's the advice by a social media expert regarding the posting of unverified news on social media. This comes at a very tense and volatile time in South Africa - with the threat of xenophobic violence wreaking havoc alongside the high rate of femicide. CEO of Socially Acceptable - Nazreen Ebrahim say...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Tashlan Naidoo - A long and prosperous era of amazing jazz music has come to an end as the great Shunna Pillay has sadly passed on. Better known on stage as "Sunny" the 87 year old jazz musician passed away from a suspected heart attack yesterday. Pillay sang and performed alongside the likes of the late Hugh Masekela, his ex-wife Miriam Makeba...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Shanell Daniel - Two men involved in a shootout with police - following an ATM robbery that left one accomplice dead and another still on the run - appeared at the Durban Magistrates Court yesterday. KwaZulu-Natal Police Spokesperson - Lieutenent Colonel Thulani Zwane, says police were conducting crime prevention operations when they noticed th...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Executive Producer Salma Patel - Indonesian authorities say that a semblance of calm has returned to Papua and West Papua - that was rocked by pro-independence protests recently. About 85 suspects have been arrested since the violence broke out in August. The most recent protests began after Indonesia's Independence Day when 43 students in Surabaya, Eas...

SABC News and Current Affairs — The family of Natasha Conabeer - a young Durban woman who passed away in hospital after being missing for three weeks - have broken their silence. Conabeer was reported missing after she was last seen at a flat in the suburb of Morningside on the 19th of August. A family spokesperson says the young woman died of organ failure. Reports from doctors say various types...

SABC News and Current Affairs — Former SABC COO Hlaudi Motsoeneng has admitted to editorial interference at the public broadcaster. He told the State Capture Commission in Parktown, Johannesburg that it was his job to interfere. Motsoeneng was responding to allegations that he was relentless in his attempts to interfere with the public broadcaster's editorial mandate. Motsoeneng, who served as COO...

SABC News and Current Affairs — by Newsbreak Intern, Bongani Gema - The ANC Youth League in KwaZulu-Natal is staging a march through the streets of Durban calling for an end to gender based violence. At the same time, its believed that UNISA students are also staging a similar march calling for an end to violence against women and children AND an end to xenophobia. Meanwhile, at Tongaat north of D...

SABC News and Current Affairs — An increasing number of foreign nationals living in South Africa are asking to be repatriated back to their countries of origin out of fear following a wave of violent attacks in Gauteng. Nigeria says it will repatriate some 600 of its citizens tomorrow. The African Diaspora Forum, on the other hand, says it is inundated with requests from foreign nationals wanting...

SABC News and Current Affairs — by Newsbreak Producer, Salma Patel - There will be a procession held in Durban today to commemorate the Islamic month of Muharram. The tradition was started by the first settlers to the then Natal over 127 years ago and is still practised today. The procession is expected to start in a short while and ends at about 6pm this evening. It will begin at the iconic Badsh...