Newsbreak

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Tashlan Naidoo - South Africa is home to many great prosecutors and judges, from both the past and present, but only one can say that he accompanied the late Nelson Mandela to receive the Nobel peace prize in Norway. In this week's legends series, we profile the life and times of anti-apartheid activist and former high court and electoral court...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Hoosen Ebrahim - The Payments Association South Africa (PASA) has urged consumers to be alert and ensure they are constantly in communication with their banks to avoid debit order scams that are on the increase in the country. In a latest incident a Durban women has lodged a complaint where 99 Rand was debited from her account unknowingly every...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak's Taliesha Naidoo - Women empowerment will take centre stage at the coveted 2018 Mrs Commonwealth South Africa Grand Finale tonight. The glitzy event will be taking place at The Lyric Theatre in Gold Reef City, Johannesburg. The finalists have been on a seven month journey of workshops and training. Finalist Marlene Govender explains how the prestigious...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Salma Patel - The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) is planning a picket in Durban this morning. COSATU members and affiliated unions are expected to gather at Curries Fountain Stadium and gather at Mariannhill Tollgate Eastbound. COSATU says they are strongly opposed to and vehemently condemn government's VAT and fuel hikes that...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Tashlan Naidoo - There seems to be no end to the spate of ATM robberies in Durban. Residents of Moorton at Chatsworth, South of Durban are terrified and living in fear after several robberies and abduction at a local ATM in the past months. In a recent incident, a lady was duped into giving her bank account pin code to a group of unknown men be...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Rachel Vadi - The Johannesburg Metro Police Department (JMPD) will be going undercover to curb rock-throwing crimes along the N12 freeway between Lenasia and the N1 freeway in Johannesburg, JMPD spokesperson Chief Superintendent Wayne Minnaar says operations will begin immediately and will be led by undercover officers. He says there have been...

SABC News and Current Affairs — The bail application of Phoenix triple murder accused, Colin Pillay, has been delayed for the third time. The State is alleging the murders of Janelle Govindsamy and her daughters Rackelle and Denisha, in their flat in Durban, late last month were pre-meditated. 45-year-old Pillay was arrested shortly after their bodies were discovered. He is requesting a copy of a...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Taresh Harreeparshad - Author of "Through the Window" and member of the Mum's Support Network - Lauren Shapiro tells the touching story of how she beat postnatal depression...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Rachel Vadi - The family of slain senior citizen, Harichand Kandhailal will be outside the Verulam Magistrates Court today, opposing bail for the suspect arrested for his death. Kandhailal's son Daryl says the family are struggling to come to terms with the death of his father. 64-year-old Harichand Kandhailal died from injuries sustained when...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Taresh Harreeparshad - Dr. Lynn Norton, Office Manager of SADAG's newly-established KZN branch, joins Newsbreak Talk on a discussion around Mental Health Awareness...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Tashlan Naidoo - A list of South African beaches to be awarded Blue Flag status is set to be announced tomorrow. This is an international award for beaches that meet certain requirements such environmental Education, safety and services and water quality. Camps Bay in Cape Town was awarded the Blue Flag status in 2017. In this weeks green-scene...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak's Hoosen Ebrahim - Financial experts say divorce is usually followed by financial devastation for one or both parties involved. According to Statistics South Africa's ' marriages and divorces report ' - termination in marriages has increased from 21,998 in 2012 to 25,326 in 2016 - showing an upward trend year on year in South Africa. Financial expert Ki...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Hoosen Ebrahim - There's been a call for several politicians in parliament who are accused or implicated in having a relationship with the controversial Gupta family to resign or be sacked. This is the view of Nelson Mandela Bay Political analyst Ongama Mtimka. He says that the country remains concerned over politicians who are at the centre of...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Hoosen Ebrahim - The Port of Durban has scooped the prestigious title of Africa's Leading Cruise Port 2018. This has been revealed at the World Travel Awards 2018 - seeking to acknowledge, reward and celebrate excellence across all sectors of the global travel and tourism industry. The awards means that Durban's global status would be improved...

SABC News and Current Affairs — Labour union NEHAWU is to meet striking SASSA workers to decide on the way forward following the suspension of the Biometric Enrolment for grant beneficiaries. This follows a meeting between Social Development Minister Susan Shabangu, NEHAWU representatives and senior SASSA officials in Johannesburg yesterday. SASSA workers have been on strike countrywide since yest...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Rachel Vadi - A case of culpable homicide has been changed to murder following police investigations into the death of a man run-over by a taxi at Verulam, north of Durban. It's alleged that 64-year-old Harichand Kandhailal was run over by a taxi driver last weekend. Police spokesperson, Captain Louise Naidoo says the initial charge of culpable...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Salma Patel - Litter and debris have been thrown across major roads and carriageways in the Durban area. Durban Metro Police have confirmed that protests have begun at Isipingo, south of Durban and now moved to the Durban Central Business District. A post on the Ethekwini Municipality's website says that Durban Solid Waste is experiencing chall...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producers Matthew Veeran and Salma Patel - The country's new Finance Minister Tito Mboweni officially takes office today. President Cyril Ramaphosa made the announcement yesterday after accepting the resignation of Nhlanhla Nene. The outgoing Finance Minister had come under tremendous fire by many political parties for his private meetings with the cont...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producers Matthew Veeran and Salma Patel - Its official! Former Reserve Bank Governer Tito Mboweni is the country's new Minister of Finance. The announcement was made by President Cyril Ramaphosa after accepting the resignation of Finance Minister Nhlanhla Nene. Soon after the announcement the RAND immediately gained some ground, trading at 0.67%. Nene...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Matthew Veeran - Durban photographer Kevin Joseph, will be launching his book this week capturing the life and times of former President Nelson Mandela. The publication entitled "Mandela in Focus" - features images that have been gathered together over a period of 20 years. The launch will take place at the Durban City Hall Art Gallery this Fri...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Matthew Veeran - Foreign governments and the European Union are making strong decisions to not only prevent avoidable burdens such as tobacco related diseases, but also to avert untimely deaths caused by tobacco use. A meeting of governments who have ratified the protocol to stop the illicit trade and smuggling of tobacco is continuing in Genev...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Tashlan Naidoo - Three suspects appeared in the Chatsworth magistrates court south of Durban on charges of possession and dealing in drugs to the value of half-a-million rand. The three separate under-cover operations were conducted by a a multi-disciplinary operation between SAPS and Metro Police. Metro Police Spokesperson Senior Superintenden...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Tashlan Naidoo - The volunteer at disaster relief organisation Gift of the Givers who died as a result of gang-violence at Hannover in Cape Town has been described as a very soft and kind-hearted boy that just wanted to make his parents proud. Ameerodien Noordien was shot and killed in a gang crossfire near his home while on his way to a shop o...

SABC News and Current Affairs — President Cyril Ramaphosa has described the late Environmental Affairs Minister, Edna Molewa, as a walking library on nature conservation and biodiversity. The President delivered the eulogy at her funeral service in Pretoria at the weekend. Molewa died at the age of 61 following a short illness after returning from the Forum on China-Africa Co-operation in Beijing....

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Tashlan Naidoo - Breast cancer awareness organisation 'PinkDrive' urges women to get checked up as "early detection can help prolong a life." October is breast cancer awareness month and general manager of marketing at 'PinkDrive', Sibi Meyer says the number of younger people developing breast cancer is on the rise. In this week's Medical Monit...