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SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Tashlan Naidoo - There will be several road closures around the Moses Mabhida stadium in Durban ahead of the ANC manifesto launch and 107th birthday celebrations on Saturday. Designated routes around the stadium will be closed off from six-pm tomorrow evening until the early hours of Sunday morning. Parking sections around the area will also be...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Shanell Daniel - "Stranger-danger" has become a topic of hot discussion on social media with child safety causing parents and guardians great concern. This as people around the country are flooding social media with posts of their children dressed full uniform, sometimes even showing locations of schools. Criminologist Yasmin Bacus advises pare...

SABC News and Current Affairs — In a province marked by high levels of poverty and unemployment, education is the greatest tool to achieve empowerment and development. These are the sentiments of Democatric Alliance (DA) Member in KwaZulu-Natal, Dr Rishigen Viranna. He says that without change, this could mean that more than half of this year's new grade 1 pupils will not matriculate in 2030...

SABC News and Current Affairs — In a province marked by high levels of poverty and unemployment, education is the greatest tool to achieve empowerment and development. These are the sentiments of Democatric Alliance (DA) Member in KwaZulu-Natal, Dr Rishigen Viranna. He says that without change, this could mean that more than half of this year's new grade 1 pupils will not matriculate in 2030...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Matthew Veeran - The Mafukuzela-Gandhi Circuit Management Centre (CMC) in Phoenix north of Durban, successfully held an event this week to congratulate top performers in the circuit and chart ways forward in order to maintain high standards. The event was held at the A.M. Moola Spes Nova School and welcomed various learners from Phoenix to hono...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Executive Producer Salma Patel - India is all set to host the 15th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas - an important platform for engagement with its larger diaspora of people of Indian-origin worldwide. The theme of PBD 2019 is the "role of the Indian diaspora in building a new India." High Commissioner to SA and Lesotho - Ruchira Kamboj launched the celebrations...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Hoosen Ebrahim - As the year begins, experts believe its the perfect time to discuss financial security of children, especially those still at primary school level. Securing a child's financial future should be a priority as the world goes through the volatility of changing economies and increasing costs. But with this comes uncertainty from pa...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Taliesha Naidoo - The African National Congress has to address major challenges that are weakening the party in order to maintain the majority vote. That is according to political analyst - Professor Bheki Mgomezulu. This as the ANC celebrated its 107th birthday yesterday. The ruling party's leaders are in KwaZulu-Natal hosting a number of even...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Taliesha Naidoo - The Democratic Alliance in KwaZulu-Natal has launched a provincial Contact Centre. The centre will be the party's nerve centre where candidates and staff will make calls and interact with voters ahead of the country's 2019 elections. DA KZN Premier Candidate Zwakele Mncwango kicked off his campaign trail yesterday by visiting...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Taliesha Naidoo - About one hundred drunk drivers have been arrested in Durban at the weekend. This is the highest number of arrests made over a weekend by Metro Police in the province. Metro police spokesperson - Senior Superintendent Parboo Sewpersad says between January and December 2018, approximately six thousand drunk drivers have been ar...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Shanell Daniel - "Bunny chow", "howzit", "ja", "mzansi" and "ubuntu" are some of the 24 popularly used South African words officially added to the Oxford Dictionary. The Oxford Dictionary updated their word list in December 2018 following the words being in popular use for at least ten years, some of which have been around since the mid 1800's....

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Tashlan Naidoo - Drone users could face hefty fines as well as lengthy prison sentences should they fly their device in restricted areas. This according to the South African Civil Aviation Authority (SACAA). Last week, a drone was spotted flying over the King Shaka International airport which sparked great concern among airport authorities. In...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Tashlan Naidoo - School holidays are over and it's back to the grind for millions of pupils around the country. Even though this was one of the shortest end of year holidays in recent times, many learners from around the country are excited to be back. Newsbreak spoke to various learners from Grade R to the prospective class of 2019. Here's wha...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Taliesha Naidoo - Lotus FM celebrates its 36th birthday today. The station, previously called Radio Lotus, first went live on air in 1983. Since then, the station has come a long way-providing its majority Indian origin audience with diverse music, news and entertainment. Avid fans of Lotus FM say they are grateful to the staff and management f...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Taliesha Naidoo - As learners across the country gear up for heading back to school tomorrow, a top achiever is urging students to start the learning process from day one. Seventeen year old Yashoda Maharaj attained nine distinctions in the class of 2018. The former Star College learner says it's been a difficult journey but consistency is the...

SABC News and Current Affairs — The ANC's top six leaders have criss-crossed KwaZulu-Natal, mobilising communities ahead of the party's anniversary celebration today - and its election manifesto launch on Saturday. President Cyril Ramaphosa, accompanied by party provincial chairperson - Sihle Zikalala - has engaged with communities in Port Shepstone on the KwaZulu-Natal South Coast. The ANC's depu...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Shanell Daniel - The alarming number of child abduction cases in the country, raises concerns on the role social media plays on child safety. School's are reopening tomorrow and many parents will proudly post pictures of their child's first day of school, unknowingly exposing school emblems and revealing exact locations of their schools. CEO at...

SABC News and Current Affairs — Confusion about the suspension of some qualifications at the University of South Africa has led to the disruption of activities at the institution. Some students were stunned when they were informed that they won't be able register for programmes they applied for enrolment the previous year because they were not on offer this year. Some programmes at the institution...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Rachel Vadi - The implementation of a long-standing policy for users of local stadiums having to pay to use facilities - has created an uproar among members of the community in Chatsworth, south of Durban. According to Devan Pillay, chairman of the Naidu-Makhaye Sports Confederation - athletes were unable to access the Chatsworth Stadium on Thu...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Hoosen Ebrahim - Basic Education Minister, Angie Motshekga, says her department will improve on ways to retain learners in schools, to ensure the matric pass rate continues in an upward trajectory. The country's overall matric pass rate stands at 78.2%, including progressed learners. Opposition parties have however raised concerns that nearly h...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Taresh Harreeparshad - Aaron and Ethan Matthew from Kharwastan Secondary, south of Durban are riding the crest of the wave after fantastic results in the 2018 matric exams. The brothers are identical twins, did identical subjects and you guessed it, they both got eight distinctions! Newsbreak's Taresh Harreeparshad caught up with the boys to fi...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Rachel Vadi - Three people have been arrested following an alleged attack on police during a drug bust in Chatsworth, south of Durban this weekend. Police spokesperson, Colonel Thembeka Mbele says the suspects are facing various charges ranging from malicious damage to property to assault with intent to cause grievous bodily harm. Colonel Mbele...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Taresh Harreeparshad - After what was a the generous festive season, handling your January budget can be a pain in the neck. On this week's edition of Newsbreak Talk, economist Ayanda Meyiwa joins the team to discuss how to beat the "Jan-U-Worry" blues with some expert tips...

SABC News and Current Affairs — The Independent Examinations Board (IEB) is celebrating another successful pass rate. The IEB matric class of 2018 has raised the bar with a 98.92% pass rate. It's a slight improvement from the 98.76% pass rate in 2017. This is the best IEB pass rate in five years. The IEB matriculates say they're elated with their results...

SABC News and Current Affairs — The ANC's national leadership is confident that its upcoming national events in KwaZulu-Natal will be successful, despite organisational problems in some regions. Both the January 8th statement and the Election Manifesto launch will be held in the embattled KwaZulu-Natal province. The party believes it still enjoys significant support in the province despite pockets...