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SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Shanell Daniel - Lovers of Yoga will get ready to unroll their mats as the Art of Living Foundation prepares for "International Day of Yoga" on the 22nd of June. A calm and relaxing day is expected at the event, which takes place at The University of Johannesburg's Soweto Campus. Africa Yoga Coordinator for The Art of Living Foundation, Swami P...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Matthew Veeran - Multi-award winning independent researcher Sanesha Naicker continues to make waves in breast cancer awareness and testing. Hailing from Havenside in Chatsworth, south of Durban - Naicker got involved in medicine after witnessing many of her family and friends perish due to cancer. Growing up in tough conditions and spurred on b...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Tashlan Naidoo - "Raising your voice and not the sea level" is the theme for National Environment Month - which is celebrated annually in June. This year the South African government is shifting much of the focus on raising awareness about climate change. Minister of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries - Barbara Creecy - says that the various i...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Taliesha Naidoo - Today marks three weeks since Durban businesswoman - Sandra Moonsamy was allegedly kidnapped in Pinetown, outside of Durban. The 45-year-old financial director of the Crossmoor Transport Plant, was allegedly kidnapped by unknown suspects while driving on Stapleton Road in Pinetown on May 30th. Following extensive searches and...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Shanell Daniel - A man believed to be in his forties has died following a serious accident on Old North Coast Road in Durban. It's been reported that the vehicle he had been travelling in overturned late yesterday afternoon. Spokesperson for local security company, KZN VIP Protection, Gareth Naidoo, says the man succumbed to his injuries at the...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Shanell Daniel - Alexandra residents have marched to the City of Johannesburg offices in Sandton today demanding answers from the city. This after Johannesburg Mayor Herman Mashaba promised to rebuild structures which were demolished lastweek in the township. A total shutdown is also underway at the Alexandra township, north of Johannesburg, wh...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Mfundo Mthembu - Two security guards, in connection with the death of a Durban University of Technology (DUT) student have been cleared on murder charges. The two security guards were under investigation following the shooting of Mlungisi Madonsela, a third-year business administration student from Jozini in north-eastern KwaZulu-Natal. The 20-...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Taliesha Naidoo - Two Durban paramedics have been shot and robbed by unknown suspects when they responded to a fake emergency call-out. The paramedics belong to the KwaZulu-Natal Emergency Medical Services. The two victims responded to an emergency maternity case in the Amatikwe area of Inanda, north of Durban in the early hours of this morning...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Matthew Veeran - A 15-year-old Ladysmith girl will soon get the chance of a lifetime when she represents South Africa at the Global Youth Ambassadors Leadership Program in Chicago. Shakaarah Bharath will be the only South African participant joining over 70 girls from across the globe for a robust program, designed to build the next generation...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Executive Producer Salma Patel - The sleepy town of Verulam on the KwaZulu-Natal north coast has been thrust into the tech landscape. Far from being the stereotypical "farm" town, Verulam is now gaining popularity on social media through online platforms that seek to highlight the town's successes and scenery. Founder of "I Love Verulam" - Valen Govende...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Shanell Daniel - Meetings are being held across Durban for social grant recipients to address their issues of concern. South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) representatives are expected to attend these meetings to provide recipients with alternate forms of payment which are safer and more reliable. This after the discovery of SASSA cards...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Mfundo Mthembu - Taps in Gauteng will run dry for 54 hours from the 24th of June. This as Rand Water has scheduled a major water shutdown for maintenance work and repairs to be conducted. The shutdown will affect all Gauteng reservoirs water supply. The City of Johannesburg Member of the Mayoral Committee responsible for the Environment and Inf...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Taliesha Naidoo - The history of the Indian Indentured labourers in South Africa could soon be included into the curriculum at schools in the country. This after the 1860 Indentured Labourers Foundation in Verulam had written to the Department of Basic Education requesting the inclusion into the school syllabus. The department has now appointed...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Tashlan Naidoo - A Durban-based labour lawyer says that employers have the right to subpoena an employee's doctor to explain the information on a sick note. Saber Ahmed Jazbhay says that doctor-patient confidentiality will not be broken and that the doctor will just need to substantiate and explain the reasons behind the awarding of the sick no...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Mfundo Mthembu - Following the recent spate of violence and crime in South African schools, various stakeholders held a robust discussions at a media briefing in Pretoria. The South African Police Services, various teacher's unions and Equal Education groups gathered to share solutions to curb thr scourge of violence facing schools. Using of dr...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Taliesha Naidoo - Taxi ranks and routes at Soweto in Johannesburg which are operated by rival associations WATA and NANDUWE has been reopened. The two organisations were stopped from operating and their ranks closed in March this year following violent clashes between members which claimed the lives of three people. A peace deal was signed betw...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Taliesha Naidoo - The Economic Freedom Fighters' application for leave to appeal the ruling in Trevor Manuel's defamation case has been dismissed by the Gauteng High Court today. In a statement in March, the EFF accused Manuel of nepotism and corruption in influencing the appointment of new Sars commissioner, Edward Kieswetter. In May, the cour...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Shanell Daniel - A private security officer has been shot dead after allegedly being robbed of an air rifle on Wick Street, in the Verulam CBD, north of Durban. It's been reported that the 60-year-old man was allegedly approached by an unknown suspect late last night while he was on duty. Prem Balram - the director of local security company, Re...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Mfundo Mthembu - A father, his son and their neighbour has been shot dead during an alleged house robbery in their complex in Arboretum, at Richards Bay, north of KwaZulu-Natal. This after unknown suspects accosted the family members in their house during the early hours of the morning. Meanwhile the wife of the forthy-two-year-old father susta...

SABC News and Current Affairs — Newsbreak Talk merges #YouthDay and #FathersDay - President Cyril Ramaphosa addresses the country on Youth Day remembering the young heroes of June 16, 1976 and Newsbreak Talk asks for little cuties to send in their messages for #FathersDay. Presented and Produced by Salma Patel and Tashlan Naidoo.

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Matthew Veeran - Egypt's former President Mohammed Mursi - ousted by the military in 2013 after one year in office - died yesterday from a heart attack after he collapsed in a Cairo court while on trial. The 67-year-old Mursi, a top figure in the now-banned Muslim Brotherhood, had been in jail since being toppled in 2013 - following mass protes...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Matthew Veeran - Health authorities in Kenya are on high alert over a suspected case of Ebola, in Kericho County in the west of the country. The patient is said to have exhibited suspected symptoms of the disease and is now in an isolation ward in Kericho County referral hospital. Reports suggest the patient travelled from Uganda over the weeke...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Taliesha Naidoo - Youth participation is critical in South Africa's public policy making. That's according to sociology expert - Dr Sheetal Bhoola. She has been speaking to Newsbreak ahead of today's International Conference on Public Participation (ICPP). The second ICPP is taking place at the Durban ICC from today until Wednesday. The confere...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Taliesha Naidoo - Former Clairwood residents who pine for the "good old days" will have the opportunity to take a trip down memory lane this month. This as a small group of former residents get set to host the Clairwood Roots Reunion on the 29th of June at High School Grounds, south of Durban. Clairwood was established more than 150 years ago d...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Shanell Daniel - One person has been killed and three others critically injured in an accident on the N2, near the M7, in Durban. The accident took place during the early hours of yesterday but the wreckage was only discovered several hours later. It's believed the vehicle crashed into a barrier at the side of the road - before it rolled down a...