Newsbreak

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer, Cebisile Mkhize - Students at the University of KwaZulu-Natal in Durban are vowing not to return to lectures until their demands are met by university management. UKZN issued a statement saying the academic year will continue as normal on all its campuses following clashes between university security and students during a protest on both the H...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer, Shanell Daniel - One man has died and a woman has been moderately injured during an accident at the corner of Sparks Road and Brickfield Road, at Overport in Durban. Garrith Jamieson, spokesperson for Rescue Care Paramedics, says the man, believed to be in his fifties, had been driving late last night when the vehicle collided with a pole. Jam...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer, Hoosen Ebrahim - Medical professionals have warned people suffering with the common influenza flu virus, to ensure that they get tested for the H1N1 swine flu. This after 9-year-old Giselle Dariele Chetty - allegedly died of the disease in Pietermaritzburg earlier this week, several days after she had celebrated her birthday. Symptoms of H1N1...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer, Tashlan Naidoo - The embattled R K Khan hospital at Chatsworth, south of Durban is facing a seven-million rand lawsuit from the family of Abdool Sadick Ebrahim. The 52 year old Ebrahim was found with maggots in his mouth last month while admitted at the hospital. He later died. A video of the incident went viral on social media. Durban attorne...

SABC News and Current Affairs — by Newsbreak producer, Tashlan Naidoo - Gaming, technology and cosplay enthusiasts from Gauteng are in for a treat this September, as rage 2019 - South Africa's biggest annual video gaming, computer, technology and geek culture exhibition will be in town. The annual rAge expo, now in its 17th year, offers visitors a full weekend of gaming, technology, gadgets and ge...

SABC News and Current Affairs — by Newsbreak producer, Cebisile Mkhize - A suspected thief has been shot dead by a homeowner during an alleged house robbery at Phoenix, north of Durban. Local company - GBH Security and Training responded to the scene yesterday afternoon after a patrolling security officer heard gunshots being fired. The company's general manager - Marlin Naidoo says an alleged sho...

SABC News and Current Affairs — by Newsbreak producer, Taliesha Naidoo - A Nelspruit mother is pleading for information regarding her daughter's death. Twenty-three year old Tarika Naidoo was killed on May 15th in an accident on the N2 near Mthatha in the Eastern Cape. The fifth year medical student from the Walter Sisulu University was on her way to a local clinic when a truck crashed into her ve...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Cebisile Mkhize - One learner has been killed while about 17 others sustained serious injuries when the vehicle they were travelling in overturned in Folweni, south of Durban. EThekwini Metro Police Spokesperson Senior Superintendent Parboo Sewpersad says the taxi which had been transporting the school children overturned on the M35 this mornin...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Hoosen Ebrahim - The community of Newlands West, north of Durban are living under siege from a sudden spike in criminal elements lurking in the community. This is according to the Community Policing Forum (CPF) in the area which blames poor patrolling and slow response to the high level of crime that has gripped the vicinity. Yesterday, a teena...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Taliesha Naidoo - The Polokwane High Court has dismissed an application by Rameez Patel to appeal a judgement that dismissed his application for his murder charge to be withdrawn. Judge Joseph Raulinga ruled that the court acted in the best interest of justice by rejecting the application for Patel to be discharged. The defence announced that i...

SABC News and Current Affairs — by Newsbreak Producer, Rachel Vadi - As Mandela Month celebrations continue, one of eThekwini municipality's youngest ward councillors, Previn Vedan, was named one of the 100 young Mandelas of the Future. The 26-year-old Chatsworth man says it is an hour to receive the award and hope that he is able to inspire other young people to embody the characteristics of Madi...

SABC News and Current Affairs — by producer, Yogeshan Pillay - Investing in the next generation of leaders, movers and shakers requires teachers and educators who are passionate in building a brighter future. With this in mind, a Durban-based college has developed a teacher training institute to deal with modern-day challenges faced in the classroom. The college has also donated libraries to needy...

SABC News and Current Affairs — by Newsbreak producer, Tashlan Naidoo - National health insurance (NHI) is one step closer to becoming a reality after Cabinet approved the NHI Bill of 2018 and is now ready to be tabled and debated in Parliament. The Bill will give effect to the National Development Plan to provide for universal quality healthcare services to all South Africans, irrespective of the...

SABC News and Current Affairs — by Newsbreak producer, Shanell Daniel - A manhunt is underway for robbery suspects who got away with approximately R5-million worth of Jewellery. The suspects allegedly robbed the popular jewellery store - House of Ameera, at Nelson Mandela Square, in Johannesburg, on Sunday. A reward of up to R250-thousand-rand is being offered for information on the suspects. Sout...

SABC News and Current Affairs — by Newsbreak producer, Hoosen Ebrahim - The high court in Pretoria is TODAY set to hear an urgent application by Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan to interdict the implementation of the remedial action from public protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane's report into the so called SARS rogue unit. Mkhwebane found the unit, which was allegedly approved by Gordhan, was...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Rachel Vadi - It was a weekend of awards in Durban as the Simon Sabela Film and Television Awards, recognised local talent. The award for Best Supporting Actor was bestowed upon Phoenix man, Pranesh Maharaj for his role in the movie, Three Days to Go. Maharaj says this award means a lot to him because it recognises him as an artist and all the...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Tashlan Naidoo - South Africa's foremost Indian Music composer and performer Tansen Nepaul last night received a certificate of recognition on behalf of his late dad - Madhanjith Nepaul for his efforts at promoting the Hindu culture and classical music in the community. A glitzy dinner was held at the infamous MTSS hall at Merebank south of Dur...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Tashlan Naidoo - Political analyst Somadoda Fikeni believes that former president Jacob Zuma's comment last friday in Parktown Johannesburg "that his detractors would be taken out one by one" is a veiled threat that should not be taken seriously. Zuma's address outside the commission's venue in Parktown suggested the gloves were off. He appeare...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Taliesha Naidoo - The Constitutional Court has upheld a personal costs order against Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane which could see her forking out about 900-thousand-rand from her own pocket........

SABC News and Current Affairs — by Newsbreak producer, Tashlan Naidoo - A 32 year old police officer, has been killed and two other colleagues injured in a fatal shootout in Delft south in Cape Town. Police have arrested a 24 year old suspect who is currently in hospital under police guard and will be questioned on his motive once doctors have given the go-ahead. The shooting comes three days afte...

SABC News and Current Affairs — by Newsbreak producer, Rachel Vadi - It was a weekend of awards in Durban as the Simon Sabela Film and Television Awards recognised local talent. The emotional sports movie, Deep End won the award for Best Director and Best Film. Film director, Eubulus Timothy said there were many challenges faced in the shooting of the movie as it was weather and wave dependent - b...

SABC News and Current Affairs — by Newsbreak Executive producer, Salma Patel - Kings of Durban by Deepak Panday. Newsbreak's Salma Patel spoke to Panday about the 1949 riots which brought about the start of the Crimson League..

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Rachel Vadi - Ongoing protest action flared up at Bonela in Durban once again this morning, as protesters took to the streets damaging property along the way.......

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Cebisile Mkhize - Eight people are expected to appear at KwaMswane Magistrate Court this morning. The eight were arrested and charged with public violence and theft during service delivery protest at Mtubatuba in northern KwaZulu-Natal last night. In a separate incident - about 40 people were arrested for public voilence and theft during servic...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Cebisile Mkhize - Police in KwaZulu-Natal are searching for four suspects who allegedly robbed a well-known jewellery store in Berea, central Durban. KZN police spokesperson Lieutenant-Colonel Thulani Zwane says the suspects fled the scene with an undisclosed amount of jewellery. Colonel Zwane says no injuries were reported on the scene….