Newsbreak

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Matthew Veeran - A link has been made between the use of anti-depressants and acts of violence, suicide and abuse. Yesterday, United States President Donald Trump said that those responsible for recent mass shootings in the country were mentally ill. Studies have since found that those who commit such acts, were on an antidepressant or withdraw...

SABC News and Current Affairs — Stories that were spoken of in hushed tones in homes and corridors have now come out in the open. Give your views a voice and let us know what you think of the series on the Kings of Durban by Deepak Panday

SABC News and Current Affairs — by Newsbreak Producer, Shanell Daniel - Gruesome details of the Phoenix triple murder trial are being revealed at the Durban High Court today - with Warrant Officer Kumeresan Pillay, the investigating officer in the matter, taking to the stand. SABC News Reporter, Prabashini Moodley, is at court today - and she says Warrant Officer Pillay has told the court of injur...

SABC News and Current Affairs — by Newsbreak Producer, Tashlan Naidoo - India is celebrating its 73rd Independence Day, today. This, amid worldwide controversy on social media, to its withdrawal of Article 370 - effectively stripping Kashmir of its special status. Article 370 acknowledges the special status of the state of Jammu and Kashmir in terms of autonomy and its ability to formulate laws fo...

SABC News and Current Affairs — The Council for the Advancement of the South African Constitution (CASAC) has welcomed the judgement by the Pretoria High Court that has ruled that The Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane should pay seven-point-five per cent of the costs in her personal capacity relating to her Vrede dairy farm report which was previously set aside as unconstitutional. The court has...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Executive Producer Salma Patel - Now, to focus on Women's Month: Being a Mum to two teenage boys AND a volunteer for a charity organisation is a tough call. But, Saijal Bandulal managed this with ease. She is the former President of the Durban chapter of Soroptomist International - a worldwide volunteer organisation for women who work for peace and in p...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Tashlan Naidoo - The Kruger National Park in north-eastern South Africa has stepped up screenings of its employees following the arrest of 15 workers for poaching over the past year. While 366 alleged rhino poachers were arrested in the Park since the start of last year, 472 white rhinos were poached in the park between April 2018, and July 201...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Taliesha Naidoo - High-profile kidnappings have been making headlines in South Africa. This year alone, a number of businessmen and women have been kidnapped for ransom. Some of the victims have returned home while the whereabouts of others - like missing Durban businesswoman, Sandra Moonsamy - remain unknown. Newsbreak spoke to criminologist -...

SABC News and Current Affairs — Sharlion Pillay, who worked with the slain Jane Govindsamy told the Durban High Court that Jane brought the accused, Colin Pillay to a staff function and introduced him as her husband. 46-year-old Collin Pillay is accused of killing his married lover - Jane and her two daughters, Denisha and Rackelle, in September last year. All the three bodies were discovered by G...

SABC News and Current Affairs — India will soon kick off celebrations to mark its 73rd year of freedom from British colonial rule. A rainbow of the national tricolour fluttered across the nation even as the world's biggest democracy appeared tense over Kashmir which remains under a military lockdown - with its local leaders in detention. Rana Senn reports...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Cebisile Mkhize - The eThekwini Municipality is facing a grave situation as it deals with a shortage of burial space. The municipality says it is has about six-months until all its burial sites are full to capacity. Thembinkosi Ngcobo - eThekwini Municipality head of Parks, Recreation and Culture, says although the city has identified land for...

SABC News and Current Affairs — Newsbreak Talk Host, Tashlan Naidoo talks Cannabis products - would you buy them?

SABC News and Current Affairs — Newsbreak Host Taliesha Naidoo speaks to Sam Pillay of the Anti Drug Forum about how drugs and substance abuse is becoming a family business.

SABC News and Current Affairs — Newsbreak Talk host, Hoosen Ebrahim, talks about Gun Safety and the effects of leaving your guns lying around in front of children. Sociologist, Dr Sheetal Bhoola, talks about family and gun safety

SABC News and Current Affairs — Host, Rachel Vadi brings us this talk show on Mandela Day 2019. Assisted by Shanell Daniel.

SABC News and Current Affairs — Host Tashlan Naidoo takes us through the top stories of the week assisted by Rachel Vadi

SABC News and Current Affairs — Rachel Vadi brings us the top stories of the week

SABC News and Current Affairs — Host Shanell Daniel unpacks some of the top stories of the week, assisted by Rachel Vadi

SABC News and Current Affairs — Host Hoosen Ebrahim looks at the top stories of the week, assisted by Rachel Vadi

SABC News and Current Affairs — Taliesha Naidoo hosts Newsbreak Talk assisted by Rachel Vadi

SABC News and Current Affairs — Tackling the tough issue of women on women abuse, Shanell Daniel unpacks the idea of women abuse by other women. Rachel Vadi provides technical and production support.

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer, Shanell Daniel - The Durban University of Technology is hosting industry players in its annual World Of Work event. This allows students to network and gain experience as they prepare to begin their careers. DUT's director of co-operative education and external engagement, Shakeel Ori, says the event will run for two days...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer, Taliesha Naidoo - KwaZulu-Natal is holding its first climate change summit following floods in which 70 people were killed in April. The two-day summit is aimed at finding a lasting solution to extreme weather conditions related to climate change. The April floods left a trail of destruction, damaging houses, roads, power networks, schools and...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer, Cebisile Mkhize - The KwaZulu-Natal ANC provincial executive committee is meeting in Durban today to discuss the successors and the redeployment of the two KZN Mayors. This follows the PEC's decision to recall Zandile Gumede as eThekwini Mayor and Themba Njilo as Umsunduzi Mayor yesterday. The PEC announced that Gumede and Njilo will be redepl...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Cebisile Mkhize - In keeping with Newsbreak's coverage on the new National Health Insurance (NHI) bill - we spoke to Sanele Nhlabatsi, a senior lecturer at the University of South Africa, about her study on its viability. Parliament's Health Portfolio Committee is expected to discuss the programme for the NHI bill, which will have an extensive...