Newsbreak

SABC News and Current Affairs — by Newsbreak Producer, Taliesha Naidoo - The Democratic Alliance (DA) in KwaZulu-Natal is calling on the African National Congress (ANC) to stop protecting former Minister of Home Affairs, Malusi Gigaba. DA Shadow Minister of Home Affairs - Haniff Hoosen says the ruling party is trying to whitewash Gigaba's involvement in the Gupta naturalisation. Parliament's Home...

SABC News and Current Affairs — by Newsbreak Producer, Shanell Daniel - Humanitarian aid organisation, the Gift of the Givers is en route to offer emergency aid to Malawi, Mozambique and Zimbabwe today. The Southern African countries have been hard-hit by tropical cyclone Idai. A total of over 215 people have been killed by the tropical storm. Idai, brought strong winds and heavy rains which has i...

SABC News and Current Affairs — Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan says he cannot say yet when load shedding will come to an end. Addressing the media earlier today in Rosebank, North of Johannesburg Gordhan apologized for the blackouts and acknowledged that Eskom has not communicated sufficiently with the public. Eskom supplies more than 90 percent of the power in the country but has suff...

SABC News and Current Affairs — by Newsbreak Producer, Shanell Daniel - National Treasury and the Department of Public Enterprises, have committed to assist Eskom to fast-track and to urgently rehabilitate and repair generating units at power stations. Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan met with Eskom's board and management on Saturday. The technical review team began their work last week...

SABC News and Current Affairs — by Newsbreak Producer, Tashlan Naidoo - The Muslim Youth Movement of South Africa condemns the senseless killing of Islamic devotees at two mosques in New Zealand last week. 28-year-old Brenton Tarrant, a self-described white supremacist shot dead 50 people at mosques in Christchurch and left around 40 others wounded. Tarrant was charged with murder at the weekend a...

SABC News and Current Affairs — by Newsbreak Producer, Rachel Vadi - A peace agreement between two warring taxi factions is expected to be signed today in Soweto, south of Johannesburg. This is according to Gauteng MEC for Road and Transport, Ismail Vadi. In an exclusive interview with Newsbreak, MEC Vadi outlines the terms and conditions of the peace agreement. Last week MEC Vadi shut down six ta...

SABC News and Current Affairs — With decades of experience in the motoring industry, 84-year-old Julian Lurie will take his foot off the gas and enjoy retirement. As a motoring journalist, Lurie has done it all - from being Lotus FM's go-to guy for all things cars, to his induction into the Radio Hall of Fame in 2015. These days Lurie can be found zipping around Durban in his vintage MG Midget. In...

SABC News and Current Affairs — Young Indians are more likely to spurn Narendra Modi rather than vote for the Prime Minister in April, pollsters have warned warned. But, his loyalists say that the rightwing Hindu politician could survive the national election with the help of his dazzling ability to re-package promises that swept him into office in 2014. Rana Senn reports........

SABC News and Current Affairs — by Newsbreak Producer, Hoosen Ebrahim - Eskom says stage four load shedding will continue today and tomorrow across the country as the power utility battles to bring more power stations back online. The cash-strapped power utility is also waiting for the electricity imports from Mozambique to resume following damage caused by Cyclone Idai. Eskom says the implementat...

SABC News and Current Affairs — by Newsbreak Producer, Hoosen Ebrahim - A team of volunteers and medical personnal have been dispatched by humanitarian relief aid organisation - the Gift of the Givers - to the flood ravaged areas of Mozambique that's been lashed by Tropical Cyclone Idai. More than 120 people have died and many more are missing in Mozambique and Zimbabwe. International Relations Mi...

SABC News and Current Affairs — by Newsbreak Producer, Matthew Veeran - In the words of legendary poet William Shakespeare, "thou know'st 'tis common; all that lives must die, passing through nature to eternity." 84-year-old struggle veteran Sonny Venkatrathnam passed away at the weekend. Sonny served time on Robben Island with the likes of former President Nelson Mandela and is known for his stro...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Hoosen Ebrahim - 40 tour operators and travel agents from across South Africa and the continent have descended in Durban to experience first hand tourism opportunities the Zulu Kingdom and the country has to offer. Tourism KwaZulu-Natal General Manager for Marketing, Thulisile Galelekile says that the seven direct flights coming in from all ove...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Taliesha Naidoo - The KwaZulu-Natal Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA) department says they will leave no stone unturned until they find those responsible for burning its Mayville offices in Durban to the ground. The offices were burned in the early hours of this morning, allegedly by protesting Cato Crest residents. It's be...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Tashlan Naidoo - The newly formed South African Indian Legion (SAIL) is a military veteran's organisation and registered non-profit company working towards the documentation and preservation of South African Indian military history and its heritage. Founder of SAIL - Vinesh Selvan, will tomorrow host a meet and greet at the MOTH centre in Centu...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Shanell Daniel - Police are searching for a suspect who allegedly attempted to rape a woman at knifepoint during a house robbery in Phoenix, north of Durban. It's alleged that the suspect held the 40-year-old woman at knife point and then robbed her home at Northcroft, in Phoenix. KwaZulu-Natal Police spokesperson, Lieutenent Colonel Thulani Zw...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Shanell Daniel - Two men have died in a serious collision on the N2, near the Sibaya on-ramp, at Umhlanga, north of Durban. Another man has been critically injured. One of the deceased is military doctor, Lieutenent Dheeraj Narain. Meanwhile, in an exclusive interview with Newsbreak, Lieutenent Dheeraj Narain's father, Anil, says his family is...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Prodcuer Mfundo Mthembu - A 55-year-old woman has been arrested after being found in possession of illegal firearms in Nongoma, north of KwaZulu-Natal. The arrest was made during a crime intelligence operation conducted by police in the province. KZN police spokesperson, Captain Nqobile Gwala says a total of 234 rounds of ammunition together with three...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Tashlan Naidoo - Clean up operations are underway at the Umgeni river mouth in Durban following the devastating rains which left thousands of kilograms of plastic debris polluting the shore. Local campaign, Durban Partnership Against Plastic Pollution (DPaPP) is one of the many organisations involved in the clean up and say the debris stretches...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Shanell Daniel - The eThekwini Municipality is investigating the explosion at a power sub-station at Wilshire Road, in Pinetown, west of Durban. The explosion occurred yesterday afternoon and no injuries were reported. The cause of the explosion is still unknown. In March last year, another explosion occurred at the same sub-station. The munici...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Taliesha Naidoo - The world's largest international air traffic management (ATM) exhibition is currently underway at Madrid in Spain. South Africa's Air Traffic Navigation Services is participating in the three day congress. Chief Operations Officer, Dr Sandile Malinga says in light of the recent Ethiopian Airlines crash which killed 157 people...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Prodcuer Taliesha Naidoo - The thirty-three year old taxi driver accused of killing three teenage girls when he ploughed into a group of learners in KwaMashu north of Durban, has been released on bail of three-thousand rand. Siboniso Zwane who is charged with three counts of culpable homicide and two of reckless driving, made a brief appearances at the...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Prodcuer Taliesha Naidoo - It's time for you to give your vote a voice: as the Newsbreak Election Debate Roadshow starts it's journey this weekend. First stop will be the Mayfair Hindu Cultural Centre in Johannesburg- where politicans and you the community get to engage on key issues before the polls. Newsbreak's Taresh Harreeparshad says this is an opp...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Taliesha Naidoo - The island nation - Mauritius celebrates its 51st Independence Day today. More than its exotic wildlife and turquoise waters, Mauritius holds a chequered past. The history of the tropical country is one that is marred by its struggle for independence and freedom from its European rule since the 16th century. The road to indepe...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Shanell Daniel - "The pain of having killed ones child is a life sentence itself". That's according to Criminologist, Yasmin Baccus, who spoke to Newsbreak after a ballistic report presented in court, confirms that the bullet which killed nine-year-old Sadia Sukhraj was fired from her father - Shailendra's gun. Sukhraj was killed during a botch...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Tashlan Naidoo - The electricity tariff is expected to go up in the coming months and with load shedding seemingly back in full force, concentrated solar power (CSP) could be the future of energy generation in South Africa. Dr Toyosi Craig, a project manager with AEE Power in Johannesburg believes mass deployments of CSP will provide clean and...