Newsbreak

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Mfundo Mthembu - Two women, who allegedly kidnapped and assaulted an elderly woman, suspecting her of having an affair with a married man will appear in the Chatsworth Magistrate's Court, south of Durban today. A video of the assault went viral on social media earlier this month. It showed the victim, believed to be 53-years-old, being taunted...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Shanell Daniel - Why did the mamba cross the road? Well, that's a question we will never know the answer to - as the black mamba who brought traffic to a standstill on Bellair Road, south of Durban yesterday - has been severely injured. Snake expert Nick Evans - who rescued the black mamba, says chances of it's survival are extremely slim...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Shanell Daniel - Life and death hangs in the balance when an accident occurs and it's best to be prepared. What you do during those few seconds of an accident could help save a life. Paramedic and spokesperson for KwaZulu-Natal Emergency Services, Robert McKenzie, says accident protocol is of utmost importance. McKenzie says accident scenes are...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Taliesha Naidoo - Incoming members of the National Assembly and delegates of the National Council of Provinces (NCOP) will be sworn into Parliament tomorrow and Thursday. Last week, Parliament received the lists of designated members of the National Assembly from Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng. According to the Independent Electoral Commission -...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Matthew Veeran - With under two weeks to go before Liverpool lock horns with Tottenham in the Champions League Final - Reds supporters are waiting in anticipation for what they are calling the "biggest game of the season". Liverpool will go into the game in arguably better form having lost just a single game over the Premier League season. Spur...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Mfundo Mthembu - Friends and family of renowned South African environmentalist - Muna Lakhani are gutted by his passing. Lakhani, aged 62, passed away in his home yesterday. The cause of his death is still unknown. Lakhani was the Founder and National Co-ordinator for the Institute for Zero Waste in Africa (IZWA). His close friend - Satish Dhup...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Shanell Daniel - At least 20 South Africans who were injured in a bus explosion in Egypt have returned home. The explosion happened when the locals were on a bus tour in Cairo near the Giza pyramids. Adel El Mahrouky, a journalist based in Cairo, says the bombing could negatively affect tourism which is the biggest foreign currency income sourc...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Mfundo Mthembu - The search for a man, believed to be a tourist, has resumed at Umhlanga, north of Durban. It's believed the man was swimming with his wife at Bronze Beach yesterday morning when he got in to difficulties. KwaZulu-Natal police spokesperson Lieutenant Colonel Thulani Zwane says the wife escaped unharmed but the husband is feared...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Taliesha Naidoo - Former Presisent Jacob Zuma's new legal team has a daunting task ahead of them. That's according to legal expert, Advocate Nqobizitha Mlilo. Zuma appeared in the Pietermaritzburg High Court today. He is applying for an application for a permanent stay of prosecution from 16 charges of fraud, corruption, racketeering and money-...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Hoosen Ebrahim - The Jacob Zuma corruption trial will recommence in the KwaZulu-Natal High Court this morning. The former president's new legal team will be bringing three arguments in favour of a permanent stay of prosecution. The case resumes in Pietermaritzburg, featuring a week of deliberations that could make or break Zuma. His defence tea...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Hoosen Ebrahim - As the winter season approaches with temperatures dropping and days getting shorter, Snake experts in the port of Durban have warned against an increase in snake activity during this time. The cooler temperatures makes it harder for snakes to warm up and get energy, which means that several snake species feed in order to accomm...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Hoosen Ebrahim - Sardine sightings have been reported off the Eastern Cape. The KwaZulu-Natal Sharks Board is anticipating a successful annual migration run which usually occurs in the coming weeks. The board's acting head of operations - Greg Thompson says his team will be jetting off from as early as next week in a bid to monitor sardine acti...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Hoosen Ebrahim - The Automobile Association (AA) says that the latest price data from the Central Energy Fund shows an unstable fuel price picture and another possible fuel hike next month. The AA has also warned consumers that the forthcoming Carbon Tax - due for introduction on the 5th of next month - will add an additional nine cents a litre...

SABC News and Current Affairs — India's marathon and perhaps most toxic national election ended Sunday with disturbing voices praising Mahatma Gandhi's assassin. The dark calls came from Prime Minister Narendra Modi's regime - which fielded hundreds of criminals on trial including a terror suspect. Our South Asian Correspondent Rana Senn reports...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Mfundo Mthembu - Today marks International Day against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia. This day aims at coordinating international events that raise awareness of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer or Questioning, and Intersex (LGBTQI) rights. Executive Director at the Gay and Lesbian Memory in Action (GALA) Archives, Keval Harie says g...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Taliesha Naidoo - Tributes are pouring in on social media for a five-year-old girl, who lost her battle to cancer. Shanaya Govender from Johannessburg had been diagnosed with a rare form of cancer called - Ewing sarcoma. Her left arm was amputated a year ago. Yesterday morning, the little girl took her last breath. Shanaya is survived by her pa...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Shanell Daniel - A list of 400 elected Member's of Parliament and 430 elected MPLs has been handed over by the Electoral Commission of South Africa to the the Chief Justice, Mogoeng Mogoeng. The oldest member on the list for KwaZulu-Natal is leader of the Inkatha Freedom Party, Dr Mangosothu Buthelezi. He is 90 years old. It's not only the olde...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producers Taliesha Naidoo and Shanell Daniel - Scores of people are marching to the African National Congress offices in Durban in support of eThekwini Municipal Mayor, Zandile Gumede. Gumede and two other suspects, councillor Mondli Mthembu and service provider Craig Ponnan, appeared in the Durban Commercial Crimes Court on Tuesday facing charges of fr...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Tashlan Naidoo - The Capitalist Party of South Africa (ZACP) is extremely pleased with the almost 16,000 votes garnered at this year's general election - being only six weeks old at the time. The purple cow party finished in 20th place out of 48 parties on the national ballot with 0.09% of the vote, beating several parties that have been on the...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Magashini Mottian - Substance abuse compounded by poverty and tough economic times are affecting families living at Chatsworth, south of Durban. Sam Pillay Director of the Anti-Drug Forum (ADF) says residents are left penniless...

SABC News and Current Affairs — An eyewitness, who has testified in the culpable homicide trial of Duduzane Zuma, has corroborated Zuma's testimony. He's told the Randburg Magistrates Court that Zuma was not speeding on the night of the crash. Former President Jacob Zuma's son is facing one count of culpable homicide and another of reckless and negligent driving. He was initially charged with two...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Tashlan Naidoo - The football fraternity is in mourning following the passing of Boya Chetty - the former President and PRO of Port Elizabeth-based club Shamroc FC. The decorated football administrator passed away earlier this week after battling ill health for years. PRO of the Northern Area Football Association (NAFA) in the Nelson Mandela Ba...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Hoosen Ebrahim - The Commission for Gender Equality is disappointed with the African National Congress (ANC) and its appointment of fewer women in the party's list of premier candidates. The ruling party announced its premier candidates for seven provinces - with five male candidates and only two females - Sisi Ntombela and Refilwe Mtsweni. The...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Taliesha Naidoo - The culpable homicide trial of Duduzane Zuma is back at the Randburg Magistrates Court, north of Johanesburg. Former President Jacob Zuma's son is facing one count of culpable homicide and another of reckless and negligent driving. He was initially charged with two counts of culpable homicide, however the second count was with...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Mfundo Mthembu - Military veterans are demanding justice after murder of a former South African National Defence Force (SANDF) officer. Seelan Pillay, aged 46, had allegedly been doused with petrol and set alight on Friday in Phoenix, north of Durban. He later died at hospital on Sunday due to the extent of his injuries. It's believed Pillay wa...