Newsbreak

SABC News and Current Affairs — by SABC News Reporter, Cebisile Mkhize - KwaZulu-Natal police say they have strong evidence against the woman arrested for allegedly dumping a new born baby in storm water drain at Newlands East in Durban. A 27-year-old was arrested at a local hospital yesterday afternoon after police investigations led them to the suspect. KZN Police Spokesperson Colonel Thembeka M...

SABC News and Current Affairs — by Newsbreak Producer, Taliesha Naidoo - KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) health MEC Dr Sibongiseni Dhlomo has welcomed the arrest made by police. The MEC is hoping that the woman's arrest along with the arrest of a 20-year-old woman who allegedly threw her six-day old baby into a medical waste bin at Kind Edward hospital in Durban last Thursday, will shed some light on why moth...

SABC News and Current Affairs — by Newsbreak Producer, Taliesha Naidoo - Staying with CURRENT affairs...It's been an ELECTRIFYING day on social media. A SHOCKING video has gone viral showing a man being electrocuted while laying on top of a train at a train station in Shallcross, south of Durban. Spokesperson for KwaZulu Natal Emergency Medical Services, Robert McKenzie, says the man survived the...

SABC News and Current Affairs — by Newsbreak Producer, Taliesha Naidoo - Investigations are underway at the scene of a construction site in Isipingo, south of Durban. This after three men were killed when a wall collapsed on them at the construction site yesterday afternoon. KZN EMS spokesperson, Robert Mckenzie says two other people were injured....

SABC News and Current Affairs — by SABC reporter, Cebisile Mkhize - The murder trial of nine-year Sadia Sukhraj who was killed in a botched hijacking last year continues at Durban High Court today. Sukhraj was shot dead when her father's vehicle was hijacked in Chatsworth, south of Durban. One of the suspects was also killed during the shoot-out. 39- year old Seni Mkhize is testifying at the Durba...

SABC News and Current Affairs — by Newsbreak Producer, Shanell Daniel - Three people have been burnt to death at Greylands Road in Tongaat, north of Durban. It's alleged that the men were assaulted and then burned by angry community members last night, who accused the men of committing various crimes in the area. KwaZulu-Natal police spokesperson Captain Nqobile Gwala says no arrests have been mad...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Taliesha Naidoo - African Global Operations (AGO), formerly known as Bosasa, has confirmed in a statement that the company is under voluntary liquidation. This after the groups bank communicated a decision to close down the company's banking facilities. According to a statement released by the company's board of directors, the bank had indicate...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Hoosen Ebrahim - The South African Independent Power Producers Association (SAIPPA) has strongly opposed government's intention to renegotiate power purchase agreements in an effort to help Eskom cut costs. Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan says the power utility pays high prices to Independent Power Producers for power generated from...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Tashlan Naidoo - Dementia is one of the more significant health-care burdens facing particularly older members of society and their families. Despite this, there is a lack of awareness about dementia in South Africa and insufficient numbers of medical professionals and care facilities specialising in this highly complex area of health-care. Tha...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By SABC Reporter Cebisile Mkhize - A total of nine Mangosuthu University of Technology (MUT) students have been arrested for public violence. This after students embarked on violent protest action at the institution yesterday. The students are demanding better living conditions and solutions to the poor administration of financial aid funding, including living allow...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Tashlan Naidoo - A 61-year-old woman has died after she was involved in a side-impact collision on the R102 in Verulam, north of Durban yesterday afternoon. Two other occupants that were involved in this crash were taken to hospital and are in a critical condition. Director of Reaction Unit South Africa (RUSA), Prem Balram says this crash is mo...

SABC News and Current Affairs — by Newsbreak Producer, Cebisile Mkhize - The situation is calm at Mahatma Gandhi Road in the Durban central business district following a demonstration by University of KwaZulu-Natal students during the night. According to reports students threw beds and furniture out of the windows, complaining about the failure of the university to attend to their problems. Police...

SABC News and Current Affairs — India's prime minister has given a free hand to the million-plus military to avenge the massacre of 44 soldiers in Kashmir. The warning went out as the air force conducted live-fire drills on Pakistan's borders as a wave of anger grew amid reports of hate attacks on students from Kashmir in parts of India. This report compiled by Rana Senn presented by Hoosen Ebrahi...

SABC News and Current Affairs — Two alleged terrorism militants, including the commander who allegedly masterminded Thursday's terror attack on a convoy at Pulwama, have been killed in the south Kashmir district, in which four army personnel were also murdered. Meanwhile, hundreds of Indian nationals and locals held an interfaith prayer on Durban's Golden Mile in memory of the 44 soldiers who were...

SABC News and Current Affairs — by Newsbreak Producer, Shanell Daniel - All parents should know cardiopulmanory resusitation (CPR) procedure. That's according to paramedics in KwaZulu-Natal. This after a number of drowning incidents involving children have been reported in the province. On Friday, Newsbreak reported on a little girl, who allegedly drowned in Umlazi J section, south of Durban. It's...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Procuer Hoosen Ebrahim - Retired former ambassador to Iran, Yusuf Saloojee, has been released on R4,000 bail after appearing at the Johannesburg Specialised Commercial Crimes Court over allegations of corruption. The allegations relate to telecoms giant MTN's cell phone operating licence in Iran. Police say Saloojee was given R1.4 million to help MTN wi...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Hoosen Ebrahim - Consumers can expect a hike in the price of basic commodities due to to increased pressure on the agricultural sector caused by load shedding. This is according to Senior Agricultural Economist at FNB, Paul Makube. He says that food inflation could become a reality, as load shedding causes increased energy costs to cold-rooms a...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Rachel Vadi - A grade 12 leaner from a high school in Isipingo, south of Durban will be appearing at the Durban Family Court later today - after he was found with packets of dagga strapped to his body - during a police school search on Friday. Communications Officer at the Isipingo SAPS, Captain David Raguven says that during the planned operat...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Prodcuer Taresh Harreeparshad - Having just celebrated World Radio Day - in this week's Newsbreaks Legend Series we turn up the frequency on the life of one of Lotus FM's most loved voices, Dr. Veena Lutchman. She has taken her love for Indian languages and music directly to the hearts of South Africans - by always finding innovative ways to promote the...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Taresh harreeparshad - The eThekwini Electricity Department says there may be faults or over-load trips that occur during load shedding that may change your load shedding block. Many consumers have complained to Newsbreak that sometimes their load shedding times fall within different area blocks - making it difficult to stick to a particular sc...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Rachel Vadi - An elderly man was shot to death on Friday evening in Tongaat, north of Durban - when he went out of his house to check on a water meter - believed to be turned off. Responding to the shooting, Prem Balram from local security company Reaction Unit South Africa says paramedics declared the man dead at the scene. Balram says people...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Taresh Harreeparshad - Darkness hangs over the country as the situation at Eskom remains a nightmare. Over 400 billion rand in debt and poor mismanagement: means load shedding is your current status. So what do you do to handle the power crisis? Newsbreak Talk finds out...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Shanell Daniel - Police are investigating a case of murder after an African National Congress (ANC) member was killed in KwaZulu-Natal. Mhlengi Khumalo, was allegedly murdered while watching television at his home in KwaPata, outside Pietermaritzburg, on Tuesday evening. KZN police spokesperson, Lieutenant Colonel Thulani Zwane, says the motive...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Tashlan Naidoo - Today marks International Childhood Cancer Day and medical experts are stressing the importance of early detection - something that can drastically increase survival. South Africa has some of the lowest survival rates when it comes to childhood cancers at 55%, according to the Childhood Cancer Foundation of South Africa (CHOC)....

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Hoosen Ebrahim - As the end of the rainy season approaches, the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) has urged members of the public to look out for flash floods in parts of the country where the rain comes down incessantly. The South African Weather Services has predicted more rain until the weekend, raising fears of possible floods in som...