Newsbreak

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Samkelisiwe Gumede - A visually impaired man has graduated with a PhD in Biology from the University of KwaZulu-Natal. Dr Ashley Subbiah was born with a condition that led him to losing his eyesight in 2010. His doctoral thesis provides new insights into seed recalcitrance. Recalcitrant seeds are seeds that do not survive drying and freezing du...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producers Taliesha Naidoo and Samkelisiwe Gumede - The bail application of three men accused of murdering former ANC Youth League Secretary-General Sindiso Magaqa is underway at the Umzimkhulu Magistrate's court in KwaZulu-Natal. The matter was postponed yesterday after the magistrate presiding over the case was unavailable. The three accused were charg...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Magashini Mottian - Principals and parents are worried as a new highly addictive drug called "Xanax" has taken hold among school children in the province. Xanax, which is used to treat anxiety, panic disorders and insomnia is now used by learners as a means of escaping reality. Parents have been flocking to schools on a daily basis, complaining...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Taliesha Naidoo - Police are investigating the cause of a fire that gutted an outbuilding on a property in Westville, west of Durban. The fire broke out yesterday morning and no injuries have been reported. Rescue Care Paramedics spokesperson Garrith Jamieson says the building is extensively damaged. He says emergency services have noted that h...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Tashlan Naidoo - Durban will play host to thousands of marijuana enthusiasts and entrepreneurs this June as it opens its doors for the the citiy's first ever Cannabis Expo. It will be held from the 6th to 9th of June at the Sibaya Casino and Entertainment Kingdom, north of Durban. This follows the second expo of its kind that took place at the...

SABC News and Current Affairs — An Indian state that led the struggle for freedom from British rule is now fighting to rout the ruling Hindu nationalists in elections. In the eye of the campaign is a feisty woman in flip flops who has put the fear of God into Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his formidable Hindu party. Rana Sen reports from New Delhi...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Executive Producer Salma Patel - Former Lotus FM station manager, author and journalist, Fakir Hassen, has launched his latest coffee-table book at the Gandhi Walk at Lenasia, Gauteng at the weekend. Entitled, "Milestones Inside 25 Years of Democracy" the book is an original work by Hassen and features photographs of more than two thousand people, as it...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Shanell Daniel - A 64-year-old man has handed himself over to police for allegedly murdering his disabled wife at Lanbury Place in Phoenix, north of Durban. KwaZulu-Natal Police Spokesperson, Captain Nqobile Gwala, says a 69-year-old woman was found with stab wounds and a slit throat at her home yesterday afternoon. Gwala says the motive for th...

SABC News and Current Affairs — Produced by the Newsbreak Team and hosted by Taresh Harreeparshad, this is Newsbreak's penultimate -pre-election debate in our roadshow. On the panel at Phoenix - the ANC, DA, EFF, NFP and UDM.

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Shanell Daniel - Bail conditions for the woman accused of throwing her newborn baby into a storm water drain at Newlands, in Durban have been relaxed. The woman appeared in the Ntuzuma Magistrates Court today. The matter has been postponed to the 8th of July due to the court awaiting DNA results. The accused was previously not allowed to see he...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Samkelisiwe Gumede - A young Durban doctor has scooped all medical prestigious awards from the University of KwaZulu-Natal. Dr Dimitrije Mamontov recently graduated with a Summa Cum Laude Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery (MBChB). The 24-year-old is a medical intern at Tambo Memorial hospital. He secured distinguished medical awards like the YK...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Samkeliswe Gumede - KwaZulu-Natal police say attacks against tow truck drivers have increased in the province. Yesterday, a tow truck driver was shot dead in an alleged drive-by shooting at Phoenix, north of Durban. KZN Police spokesperson, Lieutenant Colonel Thulani Zwane says the same vehicle that opened fire on the tow truck driver had alleg...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Tashlan Naidoo - KwaZulu-Natal Police are appealing to the public following the escape of five alleged murder and robbery suspects that escaped from the Margate Police Station yesterday. KwaZulu-Natal police spokesperson, Thulani Zwane says the suspects made their getaway through the roof of the building and investigations are underway...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Tashlan Naidoo - Three suspected poachers have been arrested after their accomplice was trampled by an elephant at the Kruger National Park. Three suspects have been arrested and will appear in court following the death of a man believed to have been trampled by an elephant at the Kruger National Park while attempting to poach. A human skull an...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Tashlan Naidoo - A high-speed car chase resulted in the arrest of four suspects shortly after a 46-year-old man was shot dead at a fuel station in Kenilworth, Cape Town at the weekend. It is alleged that three gunmen opened fire on him at point-blank range while he was sitting in his vehicle. Lieutenant-Colonel Andrè Traut says the possibility...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Rachel Vadi - One person was shot dead yesterday afternoon in an alleged tow truck turf war in Phoenix, north of Durban. Director of Reaction Unit South Africa, Prem Balram says the man was declared dead by emergency personal who attended to the scene. He says the investigation is still in its early stages as police are working tirelessly to ga...

SABC News and Current Affairs — Indian election authorities have seized millions of dollars meant to bribe voters ahead of the April 11 national election. On the side, corporations with deep pockets, have also begun bidding for likely winning horses as new rules gave them the license to bankroll politicians without any questions asked. From New Delhi, Rana Sen reports...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Hoosen Ebrahim - Political parties have been warned against exploiting the vote given to them by South Africans in the May 8 elections. This is according to Cape-Town based Political Analyst Sanusha Naidoo. She says that since citizens cannot control what a political party does with their vote, forming a coalition could potentially affect futur...

SABC News and Current Affairs — Here is a podcast of Newsbreak's Election Debate hosted at Chatsworth on Saturday 06th April 2019 from 1-2pm. The debate was hosted by Newsbreak Producer, Taresh Harreeparshad and featured the following parties on the panel: ANC, DA, EFF, IFP and MF.

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Shanell Daniel - Thunderstorms and heavy rainfall is expected in various parts of KwaZulu-Natal today. The South African Weather Services says the wet weather conditions will continue until tomorrow morning. They have also alerted eThekwini municipality Disaster Management teams to be on standby. Municipality spokesperson - Mswakhe Mayisela say...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Samkelisiwe Gumede - Founder of the Flatfoot Dance Company, Dr Lliane Loots, has graduated with a PhD at the University of KwaZulu-Natal. The dance and performance studies lecturer based her doctoral study on her 25-years of dance experience and the use of dance as an artistic expression. Dr Loots describes her thesis as a decolonising project...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Taliesha Naidoo - A book on the journey of one of South Africa's iconic Muslim leaders - Tuan Guru will be launched at Overport in Durban this weekend. The book is entitled - "From the Spice Islands to Cape Town: The Life and Times of Tuan Guru". The book is written by award-winning photojournalist, Shafiq Morton. Tuan Guru was born in Indonesi...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Hoosen Ebrahim - The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) has reassured the Muslim community that it will accommodate voters and volunteers during the elections. The May 8 general elections are expected to take place at the start of the holy month of Ramadan. The IEC has encouraged people who are fasting to apply for a special vote on the 6th...

SABC News and Current Affairs — A lifeline highway in restive Kashmir will be closed to civilians twice a week - to facilitate the movement of Indian army convoys. Thursday's order has been condemned as Draconian and it comes amid daily attacks on security forces by militants coupled with violent street clashes. Rana Senn reports...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Samkelisiwe Gumede - A case of murder is being investigated after a 12-month old baby has been found dead at Phoenix, north of Durban. The baby boy was reported missing by his parents at the Amouti police station, north of Durban at the weekend. After days of extensive searches by police and members of the community, the baby's body was found c...