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SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Taresh Harreeparshad - On Mothers Day 2019, Taresh speaks to a number of strong working mothers, including SABC News duo Salma Patel and Navitha Gajraj!

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Taresh Harreeparshad - Political analyst Dr. Lubna Nadvi joins Taresh on Saturday's edition of Newsbreak Talk to discuss the 2019 elections...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer, Taresh Harreeparshad and Rachel Vadi - Newsbreak Talk tackles SAelections2019 as results are declared

SABC News and Current Affairs — by Newsbreak Producer, Rachel Vadi - Twenty people have been arrested throughout South Africa for attempting to vote more than once during the May 8th 2019 General Elections. Police spokesperson, Brigadier Vishnu Naidoo says the suspects have not received bail, as investigations continue. Brigadier Naidoo says the voting process has various measures in place to ensu...

SABC News and Current Affairs — Here is a podcast of an interview with Political Analyst from UKZN Dr Lubna Nadvi talking to Salma Patel about biryani politics and whether it worked this time around

SABC News and Current Affairs — Here is a podcast of the special edition of Newsbreak 13h00 broadcast on Friday 10 May 2019

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Hoosne Ebrhaim - Two political parties, familiar with the Indian vote have been fighting it out as results continue to trickle in here in KwaZulu-Natal. The Minority Front (MF) formally helmed by the late Amichand Rajbansi, currently sit in sixth place in KwaZulu-Natal with 0.56% of the support with just over 60% of voting districts declared. H...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Hoosen Ebrahim - The Democratic Liberal Congress (DLC) have done surprisingly well in their first national election. They currently sit seventh in the KwaZulu-Natal standings, with 0.55% of the support with just over 60% of voting districts declared. Party leader Patrick Pillay says he's happy with the results thus far. However, he adds that he...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Tashlan Naidoo The prospect of a stable academic year without strikes and protests is top priority for a 19-year-old Durban student - as he took to the polls on Wednesday. It was the first time voting for mechanical engineering student Tahil Padia, as he went to his voting station in Westville, with his triplet siblings. Padia says that his gra...

SABC News and Current Affairs — by Newsbreak Producer, Shanell Daniel - Internal engagements between the South African Municipal Workers Union (SAMWU) and the employer continues this afternoon. SAMWU Provincial Secretary Jaycee Ncanana has confirmed that both parties have agreed to stop industrial action and workers have returned to their jobs. Both parties have since agreed to phases of further e...

SABC News and Current Affairs — by Newsbreak Producer, Taresh Hareeparshad - Political parties who are unconvinced that the 2019 General Election has been free and fair have staged a protest at IEC Results Operation Centre in Pretoria. A group of parties including the Black First Land First, the Forum for Setrvice Delivery and the African Transformation Movement (ATM) have called on the IEC to inv...

SABC News and Current Affairs — by Newsbreak Producer, Shanell Daniel - The Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) looks to be regaining lost ground in KwaZulu-Natal since 1994. In the latest results, a strong showing has brought the party to second position. (UPDATE RESULTS) IFP Member of Parliament, Narend Singh, says the party is confident as votes are counted from their strongholds...

SABC News and Current Affairs — by Newsbreak Producer, Taresh Harreeparshad - To the EFF- where Secretary General Godrich Gardee says it's best to not pre-empt the results. But he adds that they are ready to govern...

SABC News and Current Affairs — by Newsbreak Producer, Hoosen Ebrahim - The 2019 General Election will not impact local market trade until policies are changed or adjusted by the next administration. This is according to Chief Economist at Econometrix - Dr Azhar Jamine. He says that after the elections, whoever is elected into power has the huge task of growing an economy that has not grown beyond...

SABC News and Current Affairs — by Newsbreak Producer, Taresh Harreeparshad - Good leader Patrica de Lille says that it is not an issue to work with the DA in the Western Cape. After several court cases and internal processes- de Lille parted ways with DA last year and went on to form her own political party. de Lille says she has since moved on...

SABC News and Current Affairs — Here is a podcast of the interview with the EFF's Dali Mpofu talking to Newsbreak's Taresh Hareeparshad about the party's performance in Elections 2019

SABC News and Current Affairs — Here is a podcast of our special 21h00 results day edition LIVE from the IEC Nerve Centre in Pretoria with Newsbreak's Taresh Harreeparshad, and Rachel Vadi in Durban.

SABC News and Current Affairs — by Newsbreak Producer, Taresh Harreeparshad - ANC National Chairperson Gwede Mantashe says that they have not been campaigning for a percentage but a mandate to govern. But many analysts and most recently the the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research suggest that the ANC will not reach the 60% mark in the general election. But Mantashe isn't phased...

SABC News and Current Affairs — Here is a podcast of Newsbreak's Special Results Day Edition its the 13h00-14h00 programme with dual broadcast from IEC Nerve Centre in Pretora and IEC Results Centre in Durban

SABC News and Current Affairs — by Newsbreak Executive Producer, Salma Patel - Partys in KwaZulu-Natal are confident of taking the majority of the vote with results declared from rural districts -- its still too early to determine who will take the lions share. The Inkhata Freedom Party (IFP) which initially had 10 seats in 2014 in the national assembly, is confident of taking a few more this year...

SABC News and Current Affairs — by Newsbreak Executive Producer, Salma Patel - The Democratic Alliance's KZN Premier Candidate, Zwakele Mngcwango says he is confident his party will do well in KZN.....

SABC News and Current Affairs — by Newsbreak Executive Producer, Salma Patel - The ANC is performing stronger than the other party's although with smaller support. The ANC's KZN spokesperson, Nomagugu Simalane-Zulu says they have also lodged objections with the IEC...

SABC News and Current Affairs — by Newsbreak Executive Producer, Salma Patel - Al-Jamah party leader, Ganief Hendricks says despite their smaller numbers, their not looking to form an alliance or coalition in order to survive in the political landscape. He adds the party is not averse to working with the ANC...

SABC News and Current Affairs — by Newsbreak Producer, Taliesha Naidoo - The IFP has regained ground in the 2019 general election. So far they are the second leading party in KZN as vote counting continues. I spoke to the IFP's Nkhuleko Hlengwa who says although its early days, the party is sastified with it's results thus far....

SABC News and Current Affairs — BREAK IN PROGRAMMING BY Taresh Harreeparshad and Rachel Vadi - Smaller parties stage a protest at IEC calling for a re-run of the election