Newsbreak

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Taresh Harreeparshad - Walking about voting stations in Pretoria - Taresh literally bumped into DA Leader Mmusi Maimane. He was visiting voters at the Capital Park Primary School. Maimane says it's been a sentimental time reflecting on 25 years of democracy today...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Rachel Vadi - Twenty-five years into democracy, members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender or LGBT community are out in full force to ensure their right to love who they want to, is upheld. AT Phoenix, north of Durban Daniela Simone Kesha says he is voting for the party that supports his basic human right to love. He says there are...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Hoosen Ebrahim - The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) says it is investigating claims of double votes made by some political parties. There have been reports that some people voted twice as the ink used to indicate if a person has voted could easily be removed. The IEC has warned that those who are found guilty will be prosecuted as this...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Hoosen Ebrahim - As the election fever is peaking, results predictions are expected to be in full swing. The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) has in the past elections predicted the winners and losers using its research and prediction formula. CSIR Statistician - Professor Pravesh Debba explains...

SABC News and Current Affairs — by Newsbreak Producer, Rachel Vadi - Areas within the Durban CBD and surrounds, have been experiencing severe water shortages over the last few days. Chairperson of the eThekwini Central Cluster Community Policig Forum, Imtiaz Syed says they are following up on various complaints about water metres or water pipes being sabotaged. He says they cannot pin-point the ca...

SABC News and Current Affairs — by Newsbreak Producer, Tashlan Naidoo - Social media has this year especially - been used in several party election campaigns, which experts say could be a deciding factor. Nazreen Ebrahim urges online users to check FACTS that political parties put on social media - rather than letting what they see and read influence their vote...

SABC News and Current Affairs — by Newsbreak Producer, Tashlan Naidoo - Durban Metro Police will be out in full force today to ensure a safe General Elections. Following a number of illegal protest actions in the city, police have been deployed to monitor the situation throughout the day. High volumes of traffic is also expected as voters make their way to the polls on this public holiday. On the...

SABC News and Current Affairs — by Newsbreak Producer, Taliesha Naidoo - About 22 thousand voting stations. Over 200 hundred thousand IEC officials on the ground. A voters role of 26.74 million eligible voters: South Africa, you get to vote in your 6th democratic election. These elections so far have been marred by service delivery protests- bemoaning the state of 25 years of democracy. But the IE...

SABC News and Current Affairs — by Newsbreak Producer, Taliesha Naidoo - The Commission for Gender Equality (CGE) will be monitoring the 2019 National and Provincial Elections. CGE spokesperson - Javu Baloyi says this is to ensure that gender equality, transformation and women's electoral representation and participation are factored into all key stages of the electoral process...

SABC News and Current Affairs — by Newsbreak Producer, Rachel Vadi - With just hours to go to Elections 2019, the apathy among the youth is evident. Almost 50% of South Africans are under 30 but only a fraction of the electorate from that age group has registered to vote. Lined up outside a prominent university in Durban these were the views of the youth canvassed by Newsbreak's Rachel Vadi......

SABC News and Current Affairs — by Newsbreak Producer, Mfundo Mthembu - The eThekwini municipal strike has been put on hold pending the outcome of the negotiations between the South African Municipal Workers Union (SAMWU) and the employer. The protest has been simmering from last week where municipal workers took to the streets to voice their grievances - with some protests turning violent, whilst...

SABC News and Current Affairs — by Newsbreak Producer, Shanell Daniel - Election Day is just in a few hours time - illegal protest action is an ongoing issue in KwaZulu-Natal. Scores of violent protestors demanding housing and land from government, blocked roads and removed barriers on the M19, at Reservoir Hills, in Durban, early this morning. Metro Police Spokesperson, Senior Superintendent Parb...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer, Rachel Vadi - A suspect has been arrested on charges of murder and arson in connection with the death of a woman in Phoenix, north of Durban last week. Yesterday, the deceased's husband handed himself over to police for questioning. Speaking on behalf of his client, Durban attorney Theasen Pillay says the suspect is expected to appear in court...

SABC News and Current Affairs — Newsbreak's Taliesha Naidoo speaks to politcal analyst Dr. Rendani Ralinala at the IEC Results Operations Centre in Pretoria.......

SABC News and Current Affairs — Newsbreak's Rachel Vadi attended the IEC Media briefing and brings us the latest on preparations for voting day. We are broadcating LIVE from the IEC Results Operations Centre in Mayville, Durban

SABC News and Current Affairs — by Newsbreak Producer, Taliesha Naidoo - A community hall which is one of the voting stations and a clinic has been torched in Viljoenskroon in the Free State. More than 20 people have since been arrested and charged with public violence. To give us an update on these affected voting stations, we are joined by one of the Commissioners of the IEC Dr. Nomsa Masuku ......

SABC News and Current Affairs — by Newsbreak Producer, Tashlan Naidoo - This year's Travel Indaba held at the International Convention Centre (ICC) in Durban last week, is set to contribute an estimated 80 million rand into the country's economy. The Indaba started last Thursday and concluded on Saturday where President Cyril Ramaphosa delivered a speech highlighting some of the challenges and str...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Rachel Vadi - As Muslims begin the holy month of Ramadan, a group of local crime fighters are ensuring the security of worshipers is not compromised. eThekwini Secure Executive Committee Member, Asad Patel says they have been running a "Worshippers Initiative Program" for the last four years in eThekwini - a program which has since been adopted...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Tashlan Naidoo - The KwaZulu-Natal Department of Health says it is ready and has adequate resources ahead of tomorrow's general election. It has also made special provisions for the special voters who marked their X yesterday and those who will do so today. KZN Health MEC, Dr Sibongiseni Dhlomo says that they usually come across cases of dehydr...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Taresh Harreeparshad - The IEC thinks that the capturing of ballots will take longer because of the unprecedented size of the the 2019 ballot. A record 48 parties will be contesting the election tomorrow- compared to the 29 in 2014. This technical fact could result in data capturing of the ballot paper to be a lengthier process than previous el...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Taresh Harreeparshad - It's often called the IEC Nerve Centre here in Pretoria - but what exactly is the nerve of the Nerve Centre? Taresh spent some time with the IEC team in Pretoria to find out exactly what they do with results and queries that are dispatched here. Senior manager of electoral operations Granville Abrahams...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Matthew Veeran - The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) has received more than 70 complaints via the online reporting platform known as "Real411". This comes a month after the launch of a pilot project to combat digital disinformation in the media and online. A number of the complaints related to the tone and content of messages by politica...

SABC News and Current Affairs — by Newsbreak Producer, Rachel Vadi - 70 year Narainsamy Naidoo has cast his Special Vote today. Naidoo who is formerly from Greytown was visited by IEC officials at John Dunn House at Austerville in Wentworth to allow him the opportunity to make his mark in South Africa's democracy.........

SABC News and Current Affairs — by Newsbreak Producers, Tashlan Naidoo and Shanell Daniel - Amid ongoing protest action in Durban, police are reassuring citizens that they will be safe and allowed to cast their vote without any fear. Police will be deployed at voting stations around the country and will be patrolling throughout the day. National police spokesperson, Brigadier Vishnu Naidoo says th...

SABC News and Current Affairs — by Newsbreak Producer, Rachel Vadi - A Phoenix man, who is in his 40's, has handed himself over to police for questioning in relation to the alleged murder of his wife at Stonebridge last week. Its alleged that the woman, who was also in her 40's, was found under a duvet with her throat slit and her body burnt. Durban attorney Theasen Pillay says Kasalal Singh will...