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SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Tashlan Naidoo - A popular Tamil magazine from India has published a report celebrating the life of Salt March fame patriot, legislator and social reformer Sardar Vedaratnam's 122nd birthday today. He is being hailed for the role he played as one of the frontrunners of the 1930 march. The magazine sent the report to Ela Gandhi, the granddaughte...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Executive Producer Salma Patel - There may be very little known about this South African doctor, but as a medical practitioner in Gauteng he is quite popular. 73-year-old Dr Yunus Abdulla of Pretoria has an interesting story to tell. In this week's Newsbreak Legends, Dr Abdulla related his story to Newsbreak's Salma Patel at the time of India's 70th Rep...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Tashlan Naidoo - The spike in land invasions across Chatsworth has jolted residents to join hands, raise awareness and come up with solutions to eradicate the issue. Crossmoor Community Policing Forum chairperson - Zain Kassim says the meeting held on Friday was a success and received a great turnout from residents. He says they are liaising wi...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Prodcuer Rachel Vadi - Police are investigating a case of murder after the body of a man was found in Chatsworth, south of Durban on Saturday. Police spokesperson Captain Nqobile Gwala says the man was found with one shot to the head - by a passer-by...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Rachel Vadi - A newly formed specialised Metro Police unit has uncovered a drug storage and distribution hive at a flat in Chatsworth, south of Durban this weekend. Metro Police spokesperson Superintendent Parbhoo Sewpersadh says two suspects were arrested in the drug bust and will be appearing at court soon...

SABC News and Current Affairs — Newsbreak's Rachel Vadi - Two foreign nationals and a local female suspect were arrested at an alleged brothel and drug den bust in Windermere in Durban on Saturday. Metro Police spokesperson Superintendent Parbhoo Sewpersadh says one of the foreign suspect also attempted to bribe a police officer. He says the National Prosecuting Authority will decide the fate of t...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Taresh Harreeparshad - It's an election year and time for you to assess the worth of your vote. 25 years since democracy, how much has your life changed? Newsbreak Talk called in former Concourt Judge Justice Zak Yacoob and opened up the lines to discuss the challenges you still face in your community...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Taliesha Naidoo - The Automobile Association say the fuel levy increase announced by Finance Minister Tito Mboweni will be a hard hit for consumers. Minister Mboweni says fuel levies will go up by 29 and 30 cents a litre for petrol and diesel respectively. The AA's Layton Beard says - while they're happy the increases remain below inflation - they will...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak's Shanell Daniel - Going back to ones roots is exactly what International Mother Language Day is all about. The world over is observing this special day today. International Mother Language Day promotes awareness of linguistic and cultural diversity and promotes multilingualism. Sociolinguistics Lecturer at the University of KwaZulu-Natal, Muhle Sibisi,...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Shanell Daniel - The eThekwini Municipality has a number of strategic plans underway to eradicate the city of crime. The municipality held a breakfast seminar at the Inkosi Albert Luthuli Internatinal Convention Centre this morning where it discussed these plans. The municipality shared lessons on emerging themes for 21st Century policing and s...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak's Taliesha Naidoo - Dividends are being paid out to shareholders of the historical teacher's centre building in the Durban CBD. The centre, which was once the seat of unionisation for teacher in KwaZulu-Natal, was sold for R13 million in November 2015. A number of shareholders have since been paid BUT a large number of shareholders have still not claime...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Cebisile Mkhize - Police are still searching for a six-year-old girl, who is believed to have drowned at the Umlazi River, south of Durban. According the KwaZulu-Natal Police, four children were swept away when they were trying to cross the river. However, three of the children survived and the little girl is still missing. KZN Police spokerspe...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Shanell Daniel - A woman in her late twenties has been killed allegedly by her husband during a domestic dispute at Bulwer Road, in Glenwood, Durban. Police say the woman was stabbed several times on Wednesday and then fell six storeys from a building. KwaZulu-Natal Police Spokesperson, Nqobile Gwala says the victims husband has been arrested a...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Shanell Daniel - Community Activist, Les Govender, welcomes the increase of social grants announced by Minister Mboweni. However, Govender says that it is not enough to make a substantial change in the lives of grantees...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producers Taliesha Naidoo and Tashlan Naidoo - Finance Minister Tito Mboweni delivered his maiden Budget speech in Parliament yesterday. As expected, cash strapped parastatal - Eskom featured high on the agenda as the power utility will receive R23 billion a year (for the next 3 years) as financially support during its reconfiguration. Economist Profess...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Shanell Daniel - The eThekwini Municipality has its hands full in its endeavour to clamp down on the recent increase of land invasions across the city. Some of these land invasion cases involve private property and not municipal land. However, the municipality says it will intervene regardless. Deputy Mayor Fawzia Peer says the municipality, po...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Hoosen Ebrahim - South African female lawyers are to be honoured at the Women in Law Awards (WOZA) to be launched in Cape Town at the end of this month. It aims to honour the achievements of female legal practitioners who have made a difference in the legal profession - by bringing in-house legal counsel, thought leaders, innovators, along with...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Prodcuer Taliesha Naidoo - A Durban educator is being investigated for allegedly drinking alcohol with pupils in her classroom. The South African Educators Council (SACE) confirms that the alleged incident took place last year at a Chatsworth high school, south of Durban. SACE spokesperson - Themba Ndhlovu says investigations were conducted last year bu...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Hoosen Ebrahim - Capetonians are using about 40 million litres less water a day than they are allowed to, even though the water crisis ended nearly five months ago. This is according to a study conducted by the World Wildlife Fund. They say that although the dam levels in the mother city have increased, consumers have begun to understand the va...

SABC News and Current Affairs — The closing arguments in the murder trial of Sadia Sukhraj has been postponed to tomorrow. The nine-year-old was shot and killed during a botched hijacking at Shallcross in Chatsworth, south of Durban, last year. A second suspect was also killed during the shoot-out. 39-year old Seni Mkhize is expected to re-appear for closing arguments tomorrow at the Durban High C...

SABC News and Current Affairs — Pakistan has asked India for proof of its role in last week's massacre of 42 soldiers in a bomb attack, the deadliest assault by militants in 18 years in Kashmir. Prime Minister Imran Khan also accused Indian politicians of whipping up war frenzy with an eye on national polls due in May. This report by Rana Senn is voiced by Newsbreak's Rachel Vadi...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Hoosen Ebrahim - 5G technology is the "latest" big feature that technology and telecom companies hope to introduce to the market in the next couple of months. This is according to Technology experts who say that while this move would transform and boost the telecommunication industry, South Africa is not technologically prepared just yet for th...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Shanell Daniel - Two women and two children have been injured after the vehicle they were travelling in on the R102 Maidstone Bridge plunged into the Tongaat River, north of Durban. This, after the vehicle hit a pedestrian who also went over the bridge and was seriously injured. Emergency services worked relentlessly yesterday afternoon to resc...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Taliesha Naidoo - Tributes are pouring in for the iconic fashion designer - Karl Lagerfeld, who died yesterday afternoon in Paris. Reports have put his age at 85 but his exact age is a mystery as Lagerfeld had two birth certificates, one dated 1933 and the other 1938. The German haute-couture designer's career spanned over 50 years in the high...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Taliesha Naidoo - The South African Press Council has appointed seasoned journalist and writer - Pippa Green as the new Press Ombud. This follows the resignation of Johan Retief, who had occupied the post for nearly a decade. Green will commence her term on April 1. Speaking to Newsbreak, Green says she's excited to take on her new role...