Newsbreak

SABC News and Current Affairs — by Newsbreak producer, Tashlan Naidoo - Did you know that 6.9 million people worldwide have a bleeding disorder and 75% of them don't even know it? That's according to the South African Haemophilia Foundation who aim to promote the interests of persons with the disorder. Tomorrow signifies World Haemophilia Day as the incurable disorder and the foundation hope to cr...

SABC News and Current Affairs — by Newsbreak producer, Shanell Daniel - The National Director of Public Prosecutions has appointed a new state prosecutor in the Durban bomb scare case. This after the specialist terrorism convictions prosecutor was removed. Twelve suspects are accused of attacking the Imam Hussein Mosque in Verulam, north of Durban - resulting in the death of Abbas Essop. They are...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Taliesha Naidoo - The World Bank says damages caused by Cyclone Idai is estimated at two-billion-dollars. It's one month since the devastating Cyclone Idai hit Malawi, Mozambique and Zimbabwe - killing more than one thousand people, with many more still missing and feared dead. The cyclone, which has been described as one of the worst weather-r...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Taliesha Naidoo - One man has died and 17 children have been injured in a head-on collision between a bakkie and truck in Pietermaritzburg. The bakkie had been transporting the 17 children to school when it collided with the truck on France Main Road this morning. The driver of the bakkie succumbed to his injuries on the scene. ER24 spokesperso...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Samkelisiwe Gumede - Members from the South African Police and Allied Workers Union (SAPAWU) have held a peaceful march in Durban today. The aggrieved members marched against the lack of promotions in the police service. The have handed over a memorandum of demands to the KZN police commissioner. The law does state that police officers are proh...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Shanell Daniel - KwaZulu-Natal police are investigating two cases of attempted murder after two men were shot outside a tavern in Verulam, north of Durban. It's alleged the men were seated in a vehicle when two unknown suspects approached them and fired several shots. The suspects then fled the scene. One victim sustained a gun shot wound to hi...

SABC News and Current Affairs — Its the FINAL debate in our election debate roadshow. The debate was hosted by Newsbreak Talk's Taresh Harreeparshad and supported by the team. On the panel are premier candidates from the ANC, the DA, the IFP and the MF

SABC News and Current Affairs — This debate hosted by Newsbreak Executive Producer Salma Patel on Saturday 13th April 2019, tackles the "smaller parties" and the role they play in democracy. Featured on the panel was the FF+, the DLC, the PAC and the ATM - a fairly new party.

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Tashlan Naidoo - Smaller parties or political "minnows" in the 2019 General Election may have to rely on forming coalitions to survive. This emerged during Newsbreak Talk at the weekend, where the team hosted four smaller parties on the panel. Political analyst Ongama Mntinka says that all parties have the power to unseat the ruling party throu...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Tashlan Naidoo - A pedestrian has died after sustaining multiple injuries after two vehicles collided on the N2 southbound before the M1 Higginson Highway at the weekend. It is alleged that one vehicle had broken down and as the passenger of the car was jumping out, a vehicle collided with the rear of the broken down car. The victim was declare...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Rachel Vadi - The plight of homeless senior citizens has come under the spotlight once again, after an elderly man was stabbed to death this weekend by two young men in Phoenix, north of Durban. Chief Operational Officer for local security company, KZN VIP Protection Services, Glen Naidoo says society needs to take better care of our senior cit...

SABC News and Current Affairs — Some of India's most decorated veterans have accused the ruling Hindu nationalists of milking military successes to sway 900 million Indian voters. 156 armed services commanders warned their reckless antics could prove far too perilous for the world's largest democracy ringed by hostile terrain. Our South Asian Correspondent Rana Senn has the details...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Tashlan Naidoo - The 2019 general election is just a few weeks away and some South Africans feel as if parties have not given them enough reason to put a cross next to their name on the ballot paper. In a survey conducted by Newsbreak, citizens raised concerns over absent ward councillors and un-appealing manifestoes by contending parties...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Hoosen Ebrahim - Today marks one month since Cyclone Idai devastated parts of Mozambique, Malawi and Zimbabwe. The United Nations Childen's Fund (UNICEF) - estimates that around 1.6 million children are still in urgent need of health-care, protection, education, water and sanitation. A major concern now is also fresh cases of the water-bourne d...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Samkelisiwe Gumede - The Department of Transport has introduced a new system that gives immediate results of motorists blood alcohol levels. The system, called Evidential Breath Alcotest, eliminates the previous long process of blood samples being sent for analysis. KwaZulu-Natal Department of Transport Spokesperson, Kwanele Ncalane says the pr...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Shanell Daniel - Young minds are being given the opportunity to grow new careers. This as the Nelson Mandela Community Youth Centre in Chatsworth, south of Durban host a Career Expo tomorrow. Almost 100 exhibitors will be at the expo from 9am to 2pm. The centre's programmes coordinator - Clive Pillay explains...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Taliesha Naidoo - The Ahmed Kathrada Foundation is embarking on a collection drive for victims of Cyclone Idai. The cyclone, which recently struck Mozambique, Malawi and Zimbabwe, has claimed almost one thousand lives. It has further left more than 1.8 million people facing food shortages. The foundation together with humanitarian organisation,...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Taliesha Naidoo - President Cyril Ramaphosa has signed and appointed the eight SABC board members. The eight are Mary Papaya, Marcia Socikwa, Mamodupi Mohlala-Mulaudzi, Saths Cooper, Jasmina Patel, Bernedette Muthien, Benjamin Lekalakala and David Maimela. Newly appointed SABC board member - Mary Papaya says she looks forward to being part of a...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Shanell Daniel - Police in KwaZulu-Natal have opened an inquest docket after a newborn baby was found dead in a toilet in Hillcrest. Police spokesperson Captain Nqobile Gwala says the mother had initially complained of stomach pains at her place of employment and went to the toilet where she gave birth. Captain Gwala says the baby allegedly die...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Taliesha Naidoo - A man has been arrested for allegedly attempting to rape a woman on Umdloti Beach Road, north of Durban. It's believed that the woman was walking to her place of employment yesterday when she was accosted by the man and pushed into a bush. The incident was witnessed by passing motorists who contacted emergency services. Prem B...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Executive Producer Salma Patel - The Cast of the hit-movie "Keeping Up With The Kandasamys" - took to the red carpet in Johannesburg last night for the launch of the sequel titled, Kandasamys: The Wedding. The first movie made box-office history in 2017 as one of South Africa's top grossing local movies - raking in an estimated R16 million. The movie te...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Shanell Daniel - A multimillion-rand shopping centre is being developed in Durban. The Midway Crossing Shopping Centre will be located between Lindelani Township and Newlands West. The project which is estimated to cost in the region of R700 million will create more than one thousand permanent jobs and six hundred jobs during the contraction ph...

SABC News and Current Affairs — Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan said he thinks the re-election of his Indian counterpart will restart peace talks on Kashmir. The former cricketer's Googly cleaned bowled Narendra Modi who has whipped up a frenzy against the Islamic republic as he batted for his nationalist BJP party in the ongoing polls. Rana Senn reports... IN: OUT: DUR: OUTRO: NIL

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Samkelisiwe Gumede - A Chemistry graduate is aiming to entirely eradicate cancer cells. Shabaaz Abdullah is a Chemistry Honours Cum Laude graduate from the University of KwaZulu-Natal. The Pietermaritzburg born graduate is now studying towards his Masters Degree in Chemistry and is hoping to get into pharmaceutical research. Abdullah says all c...

SABC News and Current Affairs — In our regular Democracy Gauge feature, you rate our democracy with three colours. Green means that our democracy is healthy. Yellow means that we must be careful. And red means that our democracy is in danger. The dawn of democracy 25 years ago filled many South Africans with hope for a better future. But for Mark Pather - a Rastafarian from Judah Square in Knysna...