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SABC News and Current Affairs — Four students have been arrested during violent protests at the University of by Newsbreak Producer, Taliesha Naidoo - Four student have been arrested during violent protests at the University of KwaZulu-Natal's Howard campus this morning. The students have been charged with public violence and will appear at the Durban Magistrates Court tomorrow. The academic progr...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Hoosen Ebrahim - Today marks International Womens Day. The theme this year is #BalanceforBetter. From grassroots activism to worldwide action, the world is entering an exciting period of history where the world expects balance. Women activists believe balance drives a better working world urging governments to ensure the theme #BalanceforBetter...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Tashlan Naidoo - The South African Poultry Association's (SAPA) has asked The Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries to ban chicken and other poultry products imported from Brazil as several health risks have rocked the international market. Brazil has suffered an array of setbacks in its poultry market after numerous health scares....

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Rachel Vadi - A four year old boy has died after allegedly being electrocuted by an illegal electrical cable in Chatsworth, south of Durban. It's believed that the child may have been playing with the cable, after it was found wrapped around his hand - when he was found by community members. Chairperson of the Moorton Community Policing Forum,...

SABC News and Current Affairs — The suburb of Chatsworth south of Durban is a vibrant community. It's home to renowned artists, authors, political leaders and entrepreneurs, and today boasts a population of almost one-hundred-and-sixty-thousand residents, across racial and social lines. With the 2019 national election around the corner, the Inkatha Freedom Party has chosen the Chatsworth stadium t...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Rachel Vadi - The ancient Japanese art form of bonsai - which uses cultivation techniques to produce miniature trees in containers, has developed deep roots in South Africa over the last few years. Local bonsai enthusiast and vice chairperson of the Durban Bonsai Society, Shaun Murphy says locally grown bonsais have become very popular among lo...

SABC News and Current Affairs — Pakistan has begun a new crackdown on local militants blamed for attacks in India. The step came after the US pressured both countries to defuse tensions which erupted over last month's massacre of 40 Indian troopers in Kashmir followed by a stand-off between the two nuclear adversaries. Our South Asian correspondent, Rana Senn with this report.......

SABC News and Current Affairs — by Newsbreak producer, Shanell Daniel - The build-up for elections 2019 is well on it's way. The Independent Electoral Commission is reminding all stakeholders that the opportunity to lodge an objection to the provisional voters' roll closes tomorrow. IEC Spokesperson, Kate Bapela, says there also is just one week left for South African's living abroad to apply to v...

SABC News and Current Affairs — by Newsbreak Producer, Taliesha Naidoo - A hijacking suspect, wanted in connection with a number of cases in Chatsworth, Bayview and Malvern in Durban, is expected to appear in the Chatsworth Magistrates Court today. The 43-year-old man was arrested at Westcliff in Chatsworth on Tuesday after being on the run since January. KwaZulu-Natal police spokesperson Lieutena...

SABC News and Current Affairs — by Newsbreak Producer, Mfundo Mthembu - An unidentified woman has laid common assault charges against musician Bongekile Simelane, better known as Babes Wodumo at the Umbilo police station in Durban. This after Wodumo laid an assult charge against her musician boyfriend, Mandlenkosi 'Mampintsha' Maphumulo on Tuesday. Mapintsha then laid a counter assault charge agai...

SABC News and Current Affairs — Thousands of workers in the tobacco industry could lose their jobs if Parliament passes the Draft Tobacco Control Bill. If signed into law, people would not be allowed to smoke in public or in their homes in the presence of children. E-cigarettes would also be regulated and taxed. The national Health Department wants smoking to be regulated to reduce the associated...

SABC News and Current Affairs — A father has allegedly shot dead his wife and their three children before turning the gun onto himself at their suburban home in Montclair in the south of Durban. The man is a senior court interpreter and wife a magistrate at the Durban magistrates court. The motive for the shooting is still being investigated by the police. Nhlanhla Nxele reports...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Hoosen Ebrahim - The South African economy grew by 0.8%, with GDP increasing by 1.4%. Statistics South Africa released the economic growth figure for the fourth quarter, after revised growth of 2.6% in the third quarter. Stats SA Chief Director for the National Account - Michael Manamela, explains the contributing factors behind this increase.....

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Taliesha Naidoo - Literacy NGO - Nali' bali is teaming up with an arts based NPO called, Clowns Without Borders South Africa, to produce a series of literacy-focussed shows. These free performances will feature in four provinces to encourage people to see their local libraries as safe and exciting community spaces for people of all ages. The pr...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Tashlan Naidoo - Animal Welfare organisation "Four Paws" has learnt with disgust of a zoo owner in the middle-eastern country of Gaza that's planning to de-claw two lions allegedly without the consultation of a veterinarian. This follows a global outrage and more than 120-thousand people signing a petition, demanding the closure of the zoo and...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Mfundo Mthembu - The viral video of South African musician - Babes Wodumo being slapped several times by her boyfriend is her cry for help. That's according to Gender Justice and Childrens Rights activist, Karen Pillay. Social media has been abuzz after Bongekile Simelane better known as Babes Wodumo posted a video of the attack by her boyfrien...

SABC News and Current Affairs — Angry community members have vowed to stop vehicles belonging to the Lindelani Taxi Association from operating in KwaMashu, Durban. This follows a crash involving a minibus taxi in which three students were killed this morning. Three teenage girls were fatally wounded and a fourth critically injured when a minibus taxi ploughed into them while they were walking on a...

SABC News and Current Affairs — The entertainment world has been a buzz as celebrities hit the headlines for becoming young billionaires or for facing alleged sexual abuse charges. Here's Newsbreak's Mfundo Mtembu with a wrap of the biggest news in the enterntainment industry this hour.... by Newsbreak Producers, Mfundo Mthembu and Taliesha Naidoo

SABC News and Current Affairs — by Newsbreak Producer, Shanell Daniel - Economic Freedom Fighters leader Julius Malema has accused journalist and presenter, Karima Brown, of being a state security spy. This after Brown accidentally wrote posted an editorial note on the EFF's WhatsApp media group last night, which was supposed to be directed to her media house. In it, Brown directs the group to mon...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Tashlan Naidoo - The inaugural Africa Tech Week Summit has concluded in Cape Town and Minister of Science and Technology - Mamoloko Kubayi Ngubane believes it has found solutions to influence their business strategies in response to the changing tech landscape. The event brought together 30 world-class speakers and 350 delegates to focus on dig...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Shanell Daniel - Two men are in a critical condition after gunmen opened fire on their vehicle. The men sustained multiple gunshot wounds. Netcare 911 Spokesperson, Shawn Herbst says the shooting happened yesterday afternoon on Queen Nandi Drive in Avoca Hills, in the north of Durban. The gunmen opened fire on the vehicle near the Emgidwini int...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Mfundo Mthembu - A 32-year-old prisoner who escaped from the Westville prison has been arrested. The suspect was awaiting trial when he escaped. Police spokesperson Nqobile Gwala says the prisoner escaped . A week ago another suspect escaped from Umlazi Magistrate Court. He was being escorted back to his court cell after he was sentenced to eig...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Shanell Daniel - The circumstances surrounding the drowning of a man at the Virginia Main Beach, north of Durban is still under investigation. The Virginia resident was at the beach with his friends when the tragedy occurred. The 26-year-old man came under distress while swimming. Spokesperson for Crisis Medical, Kyle van Reenen, says emergency...

SABC News and Current Affairs — Eighty-five-year-old Ouma Katriena Esau is one of the last fluent speakers of the SAN Language - N/UU. In 2014, former President Jacob Zuma honoured her with the National Order of the Baobab for her "excellent contribution" to preserving a language facing extinction. A year later, Ouma Katriena became the first woman to be inaugurated as leader of her people. With c...

SABC News and Current Affairs — by Newsbreak Producer, Mfundo Mthembu - A suspect has been arrested and charged for assaulting local singer, Babes Wodumo. National Police spokesperson, Brigadier Vishnu Naidoo confirms the arrest........