Newsbreak

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Shanell Daniel - Crimes committed by children has come under the spotlight as reports show several attacks on school teachers, learners and community members by juveniles. While some community members believe children who commit crimes should face the full might of the law, Clinical Psychologist at The University of KwaZulu-Natal, Professor Ant...

SABC News and Current Affairs — United States President Donald Trump has said he wants India and Pakistan to bury their dispute over Kashmir on their own. The offer prompted frenzied chest-beating in India, even as the two South Asian rivals - who have fought two wars over the divided Himalayan region - rattled their nuclear weapons once again. This report by South Asian correspondent Rana Sen...

SABC News and Current Affairs — by Newsbreak Producer, Matthew Veeran - In an bid to strengthen cultural ties between South Africa and Malaysia, a Durban-based organisation is set to host 28 young Malaysians for a once-in-a-lifetime tour of KwaZulu-Natal. The Malaysian students are currently in Mauritius and will fly to Durban tomorrow morning. Set up by the Malaysia-Durban Tamil Socio-Cultural Or...

SABC News and Current Affairs — by Newsbreak Producer, Taliesha Naidoo - A maternity ward at the RK Khan Hospital in Chatsworth, south of Durban has received a much needed revamp. The Queensburgh Islamic Society gave the ward a fresher look by refurbishing 13 rooms, painting them and replacing the curtains, linen and mattresses. Yacob Vadia, the society's project manager says the ward's new look i...

SABC News and Current Affairs — by Newsbreak Intern - Cebisile Mkhize - The bodies of four men who burnt to death at a cooking oil factory remain unidentified. This after 24 reservoir oil tanks caught fire at the factory in Ekurhuleni, east of Johannesburg. William Ntladi, spokesperson for Ekurhuleni Emergency Services, says a search and rescue team found the four bodies burnt beyond recognition y...

SABC News and Current Affairs — by Newsbreak Intern, Cebisile Mkhize - About fifteen learners have been treated for smoke inhalation after breathing an unknown substance at Effingham Heights Primary School, north of Durban. Shawn Herbst, Netcare Paramedics spokesperson, says while within a classroom, several learners complained of itchiness and dry throats - with some having difficulty in breathin...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Cebisile Mkhize - The body of a 17-year old has been found in the ceiling of a shop on Church street in Pietermaritzburg. The teenagers body was found with burns on his arms yesterday. It's believed he was attempting to rob the store and was electrocuted while trying to flee the scene. KwaZulu-Natal police spokesperson Lieutenant-colonel Thulan...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Executive Producer Salma Patel - The ANC in KwaZulu-Natal have confirmed that all party members in the executive committees of the eThekwini Metro and uMsunduzi Municipality have finally tendered their resignations - as directed by the party. Among them are eThekwini mayor - Zandile Gumede - and uMsunduzi mayor - Themba Njilo. The party decided to redep...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Shanell Daniel - In this week's Medical Monitor, we break down a common digestive problem. The gastrointestinal disease occurs within the gastrointestinal tract which is an organ system that takes in food, digests it to extract and absorb energy and nutrients, and expels the remaining waste. Gastrointestinal disorders include conditions such as...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Hoosen Ebrahim - In this week's Women's Month focus, we profile former eThekwini Deputy Mayor Fawzia Peer - whose political experience spans decades. Peer has actively been involved in politics from a young age, having kept a close eye on the way her uncle Kader Asmal went about his work in the political space. Recently, Peer stated on social m...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Hoosen Ebrahim - Four people have been killed in a cooking oil tank explosion in Roodekop, Germiston, on Gauteng's East Rand. Ekurhuleni Emergency Services spokesperson, William Ntladi says they responded to the incident, which happened yesterday afternoon - after reports of a massive blaze at the factory. Ntladi explains the extent of the dama...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Shanell Daniel - Lying about your educational qualifications could land you in prison for up to five years, with the possibility of a fine on top of that. These are the consequences of disregarding the newly announced National Qualifications Framework Amendment Act 2019. The act has been published in the government gazette and is expected to co...

SABC News and Current Affairs — Newsbreak joins Lotus FM at the India Day in Durban celebrations at the old Drive-Inn site hosted by Taresh Harreeparshad and Rachel Vadi

SABC News and Current Affairs — Organ donation is regarded as taboo by many in the Indian origin community. But, is it just a lack of education that makes people say no to organ donation? Newsbreak's Taresh Harreeparshad and Rachel Vadi tackle this medical issue......

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer, Cebisile Mkhize - ANC in KwaZulu-Natal confirms that they have received some of the resignation letters from the recalled deployees. Former eThekwini and uMsunduzi municipality mayor's were expected to hand-in their resignation this afternoon. This follows the Provincial Executive committee decision to recall Zandile Gumede and Themba Njilo ea...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer, Cebisile Mkhize - A man has died in a collision involving a truck and motorbike on Bayhead Road, near Rotterdam Road, in Durban. Ceron Meadows, spokesperson for Rescue Care Paramedics, says the 54-year old man sustained fatal injuries and the cause of the accident remains unknown at this stage...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer's, Taliesha Naidoo and Shanell Daniel - Legal expert - Saber Ahmed Jhazbhay says the Watson's death will not affect the commission of inquiry into state capture. Watson has been implicated at the inquiry in relation to allegations of corruption and bribery at Bosasa. A witness at the inquiry alleged that Watson paid President Cyril Ramaphosa's...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer, Shanell Daniel - A 73-year-old man has been killed in a car crash on the R21 near the OR Tambo International Airport, in Johannesburg, this morning. It's believed that the victim was Gavin Watson, The African Global Operations CEO - formerly known as Bosasa. Watson made headlines when he was implicated in a testimony over payments of bribes to...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Hoosen Ebrahim - IFP Treasurer General Narend Singh has been re-elected to his position at the party's elective conference. Speaking to Newsbreak, Singh says he hopes to continue to fulfil his role with honesty and dignity...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Hoosen Ebrahim - KwaZulu-Natal based political analyst - Precious Lukayeni - has described the new IFP leader, Velenkosini Hlabisa as a person strongly inclined towards the values and struggles of the party. she says that Hlabisa has vowed to fight against the repealing of the Ingonyama trust, which has been a contentious point in the recent pa...

SABC News and Current Affairs — Dismantling factions within the IFP and expanding the party's footprint to all provinces are just a few priorities of the newly-elected national leadership. That's according to new party President, Velenkosini Hlabisa. The conference held at the weekend at Ulundi also took a resolution to grant former President Mangosuthu Buthelezi the status of emeritus President -...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Executive Producer Salma Patel - Companies and corporates will have to keep a close eye on legislation when it comes to the use of marijuana, as the deadline for government to change the laws on dagga looms. The Constitutional Court officially decriminalised dagga for private use in 2018. However, dealing marijuana, selling it to others or smoking it ou...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Rachel Vadi - The community of Chatsworth, south of Durban have expressed extreme outrage and concern after the body of what is believed to be a new born foetus was found in a sewage outlet in Bayview on Saturday morning. Chairperson of the Bayview Flats Residents Association, Brandon Pillay says this is the first time that the close knit commu...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer, Salma Patel - Beware of the cannabis oils that are for sale on social media. Thats the warning that came out of the first Cannabis & Substance Abuse in the Workplace Conference which draws to a close today. Dr Sooraj Baijnath is a senior lecturer in Pharmacology at the University of KwaZulu-Natal. He says although cannabis research is still in...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer, Shanell Daniel - Continuation of the Phoenix triple murder trial has been postponed to October at the Durban High Court today. Accused, Colin Pillay, has pleaded not guilty to three counts of murder following the death of Jane Govindasamy and her two daughters Rackelle and Denisha in Phoenix last year. Natasha Kara, spokesperson for the Nation...