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SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Rachel Vadi - A Facebook post celebrating the conversion of a Hindu family to Christianity has created an uproar among social media users. A Durban Pastor at the centre of the scandal, posted that the family asked him to dispose of their religious items - calling the deities and artefacts "stuff". Minority Front Leader, Shameen Thakur-Rajbansi...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Rachel Vadi - The skeletal remains of an unidentified person have been discovered in a stream at the Gandhi Peace Park at Phoenix north of Durban. Police have opened an inquest docket after the skeleton was found by local residents who had been searching for mushrooms. Its believed that the body is that of a homeless person who had been living...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producers Matthew Veeran and Salma Patel - Legal experts are cautioning social media users from making assumptions and accusations against ANY accused, like Pastor Timothy Omotoso - as this may affect their right to a fair trial. It is essential for all citizens to allow for due process to be followed. Matthew spoke to Human Rights Attorney, Saber Ahmed...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Rachel Vadi - Police are investigating the MURDER of a senior citizen who was allegedly strangled to death at her home at Phoenix, north of Durban. Police are trying to locate the domestic worker who is a suspect in this case. Glen Naidoo of private security company KZN VIP says that police are calling on the community to assist with any inform...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Executive Producer Salma Patel - Durban-based non-governmental organisation, the Active Citizens' Movement (ACM) is taking the ANC Youth League to the Durban High Court on Friday. This court action arises from the disruption of the ACM's Memorial Meeting in honour of the late ANC Stalwart, Ahmed Kathrada last year. Prior to the meeting the ACM had obtai...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Tashlan Naidoo - Many people are using on-line and mobile banking to prevent lengthy waiting period at banks. Despite making one's life easier, the South African Banking Risk Information Centre (SABRIC) says mobile banking crimes has increased by 100% during the period of January to August this year, as compared to the same period last year. In...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Taliesha Naidoo - South Africans have lost their fear of consequence. That's according to criminologist - Yasmin Baccus, following a spate of senseless crimes recently committed in the country. The recent crime statistics released by Police Minister Bheki Cele revealed that 56 murders are committed in the country per day. More than two million...

SABC News and Current Affairs — One of the key agents driving Africa Halal Week 2018 is WESGRO CEO, Tim Harris, who referenced the Mastercard Halal Trip Muslim Millennial Travel Report 2017 research - which projects that the total expenditure from Muslim millennial travellers alone will surpass 100 billion US dollars by 2025, while the overall Muslim travel segment is estimated to reach 300 billio...

SABC News and Current Affairs — Western Cape Economic Opportunities Minister, Alan Winde say the long-term aim of Africa Halal Week is to position the Western Cape and SA as an important trading hub for Africa. To this end, it is hoped that the Africa Halal Week is expected to grow and become a key trade platform on the international calendar...

SABC News and Current Affairs — Africa Halal Week is currently underway in Cape Town. The event hopes to foster business linkages and conversations as well as highlight trade opportunities. Growing double the rate of the non-Muslim world, it is predicted that the global Muslim population will equate to 31% of the world's total population by 2060 - making halal products lucrative business opportuni...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Matthew Veeran - With the standard of education of local councillors being questioned in South Africa, calls have been made to set up compulsory learning courses - to provide skills that are often lacking in the political sphere. This is the view of Dr Rama Naidoo, Executive Director of the Democracy Development Programme (DDP). With younger po...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Hoosen Ebrahim - A video on social media showing unknown armed suspects who shot and killed two 24/7 security guards at the Nancefield hostel in Klipspruit has gone viral. The incident which occurred last week showed two guards being shot dead and their firearms stolen. Soweto West Cluster police have launched a manhunt for two unknown armed su...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Hoosen Ebrahim - The opposition Democratic Alliance is considering instituting charges against President Cyril Ramaphosa following reports that he had prior knowledge of widespread looting at VBS Mutual Bank, but allegedly failed to act. DA leader Mmusi Maimane has written to National Assembly Speaker Baleka Mbete requesting that a question on...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Taliesha Naidoo - The KwaZulu-Natal MEC for Economic Development, Tourism and Environmental Affairs Sihle Zikalala has announced investment opportunities in the province totalling a staggering 19 billion dollars. This includes a seven-point-five billion dollar investment into the popular Durban Film City Project - that's stalled over the past f...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Executive Producer Salma Patel - The City of Cape Town, Wesgro and other supporters have launched the inaugural Africa Halal Week 2018. The Africa Halal Week will foster business linkages and conversations as well as highlight trade opportunities. Growing double the rate of the non-Muslim world, it is predicted that the global Muslim population will equ...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Executive Producer Salma Patel - Tensions between Turkey and Saudi are expected to worsen after reports emerged that Journalist Jamal Khashoggi may have been killed at Arabia's Consulate at Istanbul. Naeem Jeenah, the executive director of the Afro-Middle East Centre - an international non government research organisation - says Turkey's President Recep...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Tashlan Naidoo - National Nutrition Week 2018 is now aligned with National Obesity week in an effort to inform and educate people that eating breakfast is the best way to start your day. According to the Association for Diabetics in South Africa (ADSA), studies show that eating a healthy breakfast regularly over the long term helps to reduce ri...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Executive Producer Salma Patel - Residents of Overport and Sydenham in Durban are saying "ENOUGH IS ENOUGH" to crime. This after several high profile crime cases have rocked the area - the most notorious that of the kidnapping and death of ten year old Miguel Louw. Now, community and religious leaders plan to host an interfaith prayer on November 21st,...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Tashlan Naidoo - Meanwhile, Daryl Kandhailal the son of Harichand Kandhailal believes that justice will be served. Daryl says his family is struggling to come to terms with his fathers death. He says he is grateful to everyone that came out to support his family in the form of a placard demonstration outside the Verulam Magistrates Court yester...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Tashlan Naidoo - The bail application of the man accused of intentionally running over 64-year-old Harichand Kandhailal with his taxi at Verulam, north of Durban has been postponed to the 25th of October at the Verulam Magistrates court. Last week a case of culpable homicide was changed to murder after Kandhailal died. The suspect is 38-year-ol...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Rachel Vadi - As South Africa commemorates National Breast Cancer Month, the Phoenix North Coast Cancer Support Group PNC - is encouraging women to be screened for breast cancer. PNC Founder Roy Sukdhev says early detection is the fundamental key to beating cancer. He says his organisation provides early detection screenings, including mammogra...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Hoosen Ebrahim - Police have sent out a stern warning to registered firearm owners to safeguard their rifles by following strict storing procedures in their home. This follows increased reports of firearm owners losing their guns to criminals who steal it when breaking into their homes. In terms of the Firearms Control Act No 60 of 2000 the fir...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Hoosen Ebrahim - The Durban-based African Centre for the Constructive Resolution of Disputes (ACCORD) - launched the Global Peace Initiative at the African Union in Ethiopia. Global Peace will provide a neutral platform to broker peace and facilitate development in trouble-torn countries. Accord Executive Director Vasu Gounden explains…

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Rachel Vadi - Meanwhile, newly-elected Ward 71 councillor, Previn Vedin says the eThekwini Municipality will be addressing the safety issue along Crossmoor Road and other roads in the vicinity. Vedin says an interim measure will be in place to help scholars...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Rachel Vadi - Child safety and security has come under the spotlight following the recent death of a seven year old boy at Chatsworth, south of Durban. Community leaders are calling upon the newly elected ward councillor of the area, Previn Vedin to hear their cry for help in erecting speed humps along Crossmoor Drive and other roads used by sc...