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SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Tashlan Naidoo - A case of murder has been opened after a 23-year-old woman was stabbed to death in her flat at Shallcross south of Durban yesterday. Demisha Naik was stabbed in her face by an unknown suspect in her home. KwaZulu-Natal Police Spokesperson Lieutenant Colonel Thulani Zwane says they don't have any leads at the moment and investig...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Shanell Daniel - Poetry fans will have a chance to share their creative verses in a poetry project launched by the organisers of the Durban Book Fair. The theme of the project is, "These Songs of Freedom" which is inspired by 25 years of South Africa's democracy. Poems submitted stand a chance of being published in a poetry compilation. They bo...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Taliesha Naidoo - Management of the Chatsworth Centre, south of Durban say they do not encourage political campaigning at the shopping mall. Newsbreak received numerous calls from concerned shoppers who say they felt intimidated over the past weekend. This after hundreds of Economic Freedom Fighter supporters entered the shopping mall, singing...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Tashlan Naidoo - The Nelson Mandela Community Youth Centre at Chatsworth, south of Durban is now collecting canned food items to serve as relief for the surviving victims of cyclone Idai that ravaged Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Malawi. More than 700 people have been confirmed dead after the cyclone unleashed strong force winds and rain. Internatio...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Mfundo Mthembu - Police have arrested a suspect linked to the murder of Vederin Moodley. The 36-year-old was shot and killed after being hijacked in the early hours of Sunday morning at Greytown in the KwaZulu-Natal midlands. Moodley was with a passenger, who managed to escape unharmed. KZN police spokesperson, Lieutenant Colonel Thulani Zwane...

SABC News and Current Affairs — The case against former President Jacob Zuma's son, Duduzane Zuma, is now being heard at the Randburg Magistrate's Court. Zuma's vehicle collided with a taxi on the M1 Highway in Johannesburg in 2014. Nanki Mashaba, one of the passengers, died later in hospital. The state is proceeding with the trial for the death of Phumzile Dube, who also died in the incident. Ear...

SABC News and Current Affairs — by Newsbreak Intern Producer, Mfundo Mthembu - Police have confirmed that the woman who fell to her death as she was running away from protesters on Inanda Road near China Mall in Durban yesterday - is of Indian origin. The woman is believed to have been running on the roof when she fell. She was declared dead on the scene by paramedics. Two men, who have been inden...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Hoosen Ebrahim - Foreign nationals living in Durban have been under siege and are fearing for their lives following a hike in Xenophobic attacks around the city. This morning around 50 foreigners evacuated their homes just after midnight in Burnwood and surrounding areas in the eThekwini Municipality. Its alleged that locals residing around Cla...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Tashlan Naidoo - Volatile and violent protest action has erupted in Durban this week. Metro Police Spokesperson Senior Superintendent Parbhoo Sewpersad confirmed that the protests are a result of xenophobia. Spokesperson for Rescue Care Paramedics, Garrith Jamieson, yesterday reported the death of a woman who plunged to her death while allegedl...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Taliesha Naidoo - Residents of Tongaat, north of Durban say they are frustrated with having their taps constantly running dry. Residents were left without water for days in many areas of Tongaat. Some residents say they were not given any explanation or help from the eThekwini municipality. Last night, residents protested in affected areas by b...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Tashlan Naidoo - High blood pressure, medically known as hypertension, is at the forefront of being the major risk factor for heart disease, strokes, kidney and even eye disease around the world. That's according to the Southern African Hypertension Society. It is also known as the silent killer because unlike many other diseases, it has no sym...

SABC News and Current Affairs — by Newsbreak Producer, Taliesha Naidoo - Residents of Tongaat, north of Durban say they are frustrated with having their taps constantly running dry. Residents were left without water for days in many areas of Tongaat. Some residents say they were not given any explanation or help from the eThekwini municipality. Last night, residents protested in affected areas by...

SABC News and Current Affairs — by Newsbreak Producer, Shanell Daniel - KwaZulu-Natal Police Spokesperson, Lieutenant Colonel Thulani Zwane, says the protest action began late last night. One person has been fatally shot and two others injured during last night's protest action in Kenville and surrounding areas. Zwane confirms that a case of murder, two of attempted murder and one of public violen...

SABC News and Current Affairs — A Netflix drama on the increasingly sadistic violence in the Indian capital Delhi, has re-opened old wounds following its global debut. The mini-series comes in the run-up to elections in the south Asian country where politicians will have to fight growing allegations of condoning sexual atrocities while seeking support of women voters. Our South Asian corressponden...

SABC News and Current Affairs — by Newsbreak Producer, Shanell Daniel - A woman plunged to her death while allegedly attempting to flee angry protestors in Durban this morning. It's believed the 45-year-old woman was running away from a group of protesters, on the roof of a building at China Mall, on Inanda Road, in Durban. Two other men, believed to be Pakistan nationals, were also seriously inju...

SABC News and Current Affairs — by Newsbreak Intern, Mfundo Mthembu - Security has been tightened in and around the Emadadeni magistrates court in northern KwaZulu-Natal ahead of the appearance of an ANC mayor. Hundreds of ANC members are protesting outside the court, some in support of the Mayor while others are voicing their support for the slain ANC Youth League Emalahleni region deputy chair -...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Shanell Daniel - A 12-year-old pedestrian has died, while four others were injured in a multi-vehicle collision on Soldiers Way, near the Workshop, in Durban Central. Paramedics arrived at the scene to find the severely injured child. She was declared dead on the scene. Spokesperson for Rescue Care Paramedics, Garrith Jamieson says the Workshop...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Shanell Daniel - Two people have been killed and one is in a critical condition following an alleged drive-by shooting yesterday on Todd Street at Verulam, north of Durban. Spokesperson for local security company, Reaction Unit South Africa, Prem Balram, says two of the victims have been identified as members of the taxi industry. Balram says,...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Hoosen Ebrahim - The official death toll from Cyclone Idai, which tore through Southern Africa more than a week ago, rose sharply at the weekend. The death toll in Mozambique rose from 242 to around 450 at the weekend. The new figure puts the overall death toll at close to 700 people across Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Malawi. The storm has killed...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Hoosen Ebrahim - Workers at the South African Revenue Service (SARS) could embark on a nationwide strike as early as this Thursday. Trade unions National Education Health and Allied Workers Union (NEHAWU) and the Public Servants Association (PSA) are expected to meet with SARS management today in an effort to avert the imminent strike over sala...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Hoosen Ebrahim - In this week's edition of Newsbreak Legends, we profile Justice Jody Kollapen - the former chairperson of the South African Human Rights Commission - who is now a judge in the High Court. Appointed to the bench in July 2017, Justice Kollapen has dedicated his life to the legal profession. He has a strong track-record of anti-ap...

SABC News and Current Affairs — by Newsbreak Producer, Shanell Daniel - The South African Weather Service has issued a warning of heavy rain leading to localized flooding today along the North Coast of KwaZulu-Natal. Forecaster, Edward Englebrecht, says the severe weather conditions coupled with load shedding could be cause for more chaos. Engelbrecht urges members of the public to remain calm ......

SABC News and Current Affairs — by Newsbreak Producer, Hoosen Ebrahim - A local group of foreign nationals and South Africans are expected to take part in a peaceful march calling for an end to violence and terrorism in Kashmir. The group, called the "Pakistan South Africa Association Against Injustice" has organised the march to the Indian Consulate in Durban. Organiser - Muhammed Asif Abassi - s...

SABC News and Current Affairs — by Newsbreak Producer, Matthew Veeran - A local lobby group has laid criminal charges against Minister of Public Enterprises Pravin Jamnadas Gordhan for his alleged failure to act, when it comes to the country's power crisis. The group - People Against Load Shedding (PALS) is headed by community activist Visvin Reddy. The charges against Gordhan have been lodged at...

SABC News and Current Affairs — by Newsbreak Intern, Mfundo Mthembu - The 34th Annual Gandhi Walk is all set to take place in Lenasia next month. The walk is aimed at creating a fun social platform for nation-building, community and health awareness. The central theme for this year's event is SPORT. Gandhi Walk Committee spokesperson, Mahindra Modi says this event promotes the Gandhian ideals of p...