Newsbreak

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Rachel Vadi - The man accused of using racial slurs against President Cyril Ramaphosa has appeared briefly on a charge of crimen injuria in the Verulam Magistrate's Court, north of Durban. Kessie Nair was arrested by the Hawks after a Chatsworth community activist Brandon Pillay opened the case against Nair at the local Police Station. Pillay lauded the police pr...

SABC News and Current Affairs — The Durban High Court is expected to pass sentencing after a Chatsworth mother was guilty of murdering her three-year-old toddler. The toddler, Baby Jamie or Baby X as she was otherwise referred to - was found dead in her home in 2014. Her mother, and her grandmother who has since died in prison, pleaded not guilty to 17 charges relating to baby Jamie's death and th...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Executive Producer Salma Patel - Proteas left-arm spinner and batsman Keshav Maharaj has been nominated for Sports Personality of the Year in the 2018 KwaZulu-Natal Sport Awards. The glitterati of the sporting world will be honoured at the star-studded awards ceremony in Durban on Tuesday next week. The awards are hosted annually by the provincial depar...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Hoosen Ebrahim - More than half of all workplace tasks that exist today will be performed by artificial intelligence in the next decade. This has been revealed in the latest survey in the World Economic Forum's "Future Jobs Report ". It showed how the future of work is increasingly becoming replaced by machinery and technological advancements....

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Taliesha Naidoo - Durban-born celebrity artist Sandira Reddy is making a distinctive creative mark in the global fine arts community. Reddy, now residing in London, is the Creative Director of Canvas Warriors that creates pieces of wearable art. She showcased her collection at Comic Con Africa - an event bringing together fans of international...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Rachel Vadi - The Ahmed Kathrada Foundation has condemned the racist slurs uttered in the video by Kessie Nair. Communications Officer at the foundation, Zaakirah Vadi says society has to put programs in place to address people who make such remarks...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Rachel Vadi - The family of a young Phoenix woman who was stabbed to death by her husband, say they will be appealing the sentence that was handed down to her husband at the Verulam Magistrates' Court on Tuesday. Naeem Mohammed Sheik Mooideen was sentenced ten years in prison for the murder of his wife, Nadia Mia Sheik. Mooideen pleaded guilty...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Hoosen Ebrahim - The UDM's Mongameli Bobani remains in charge of the Nelson Mandela Bay municipality. This after the Eastern Cape High Court dismissed Athol Trollip's urgent application to overturn his ousting as the mayor this morning. Last month, council passed a motion of no confidence in Trollip where the DA had then taken the matter to cou...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producers Tashlan Naidoo and Rachel Vadi - Meanwhile, since the uproar over the video, Kessie Nair, says he is willing to retract his statements adding that all he wanted was an audience with the President. Nair - who is an ex-convict - is also the Founder of the National Association Towards Violence, Crime and Abuse (NAVCARE) says he made the video aft...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producers Tashlan Naidoo and Rachel Vadi - A Durban man has been charged for crimen injuria after he used racial slur against President Cyril Ramaphosa and posted the video on social media. In the video - the businessman, Kessie Nair uses the racial slur multiple times to describe the President of the country. The video which is littered with expletives...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Tashlan Naidoo - South Africa is home to more than one-hundred-and-fifty different species of snakes and this is the time of the year when the slithery serpent is extremely active. Crocworld Conservation Centre on the KwaZulu-Natal south coast will be hosting Snake Safety courses for children between the ages of six and 12 in October. In this w...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Rachel Vadi - The family of slain Durban businessman, Kidesh Ramjettan is offering a R50,000 reward for information that may lead to the arrest and conviction of those responsible for his death. Ramjettan had been shot outside the petrol station he owned on South Coast Road last month. It's believed that he was talking to a friend when an unkno...

SABC News and Current Affairs — Geologists and Palaeontologists from Wits University and the UK's Birmingham and Oxford universities have confirmed a massive discovery of different species of dinosaur fossils outside the small town of Sterkspruit, in the Eastern Cape. This has attracted international scholars and researchers who want to experience what they termed the dinosaur bone bed. Many villa...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Hoosen Ebrahim - The national crime statistics revealed recently shows that more than fifty business robberies taking place in South Africa daily. Civil society and activists are now uniting to help equip business owners to take a stand against petty crime and crime syndicates. It has emerged at a meeting entitled retail cash crime highlighted...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Tashlan Naidoo - The Cape Flats has been described as one of the most dangerous places in the Western Cape. It also, has a high rate of drug and gang violence. The City has installed a device called the 'ShotSpotter' - which is a gunfire detection system that easily detects and conveys the location of gunfire. The device is proving to be a succ...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Hoosen Ebrahim - World-renowned medical activist - Professor Hoosen Mahomed "Jerry" Coovadia has been elected as the new President of the South African Medical Association (SAMA). The Medical Association which is a trade union for doctors in the country appointed Coovadia to help fight diseases across the globe. He is a recipient of many awards...

SABC News and Current Affairs — Meanwhile, Chairman of the Chatsworth Anti-Drug Forum (ADF) Sam Pillay says that the ruling has a negative impact on their efforts to fight drug use in communities. Pillay says communities need to guard against becoming complacent about drugs in their residential areas...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Executive Producer Salma Patel - Planning on studying in China? Help and guidance is at hand. The SD Chinese School based in Durban has met with several prominent business leaders and concerned parents to close the gap in offering support to students who want to study medicine - or any other discipline in that country. Newsbreak learnt that some South A...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Matthew Veeran - Chaos reigns over the landmark judgement decriminalising the private use of dagga. Deputy Chief Justice Raymond Zondo has ruled that adults can use dagga in private spaces. But adults smoking the drug in front of their children brings up issues with the law in terms of the Children Act. The judge also took into account internat...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Matthew Veeran* - The 80-year-old former security branch police sergeant accused of being involved in the murder of anti-apartheid activist, Ahmed Timol 47 years ago, is expected to appear in court today. Joao "Jan" Rodrigues faces charges of murder and defeating the ends of justice. Rodrigues has been granted R2,000 bail in July. In 2017, almo...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Matthew Veeran* - Three suspects have been killed in a shootout with Police on the N2 near the Mandeni Toll in KwaZulu-Natal late yesterday. Police were in pursuit of the car that was apparently used in a robbery when the shootout occurred. In a statement police say they were in pursuit of the BMW and when police attempted to stop the vehicle t...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Matthew Veeran* - The latest national crime statistics show that guns are overwhelmingly the weapon of choice to kill, injure, threaten and intimidate victims in acts of crime. A shocking 41.3% of murders and 59.5% percent of aggravated robberies were gun-related - an increase of 6.9% compared to the previous year. Gun Free South Africa is call...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Hoosen Ebrahim - Citizens are encouraged to visit a mosque that would be open to the public. The South African Muslim Network (SAMNET) urges South Africans to try and understand Islam and Muslims as part of the country's heritage. SAMNET spokesperson - Muhammed Karwa says creating unity is key in bringing together various religions. Karwa says...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer - Consumers should brace themselves for the biggest fuel price hike this year. The mid-month un-audited data from the Central Energy Fund (CEF) shows that the fuel price will increase by over one-rand per litre at the beginning of next month. The Automobile Association (AA) says a spike in international oil prices and a huge swing in the Rand/U...

SABC News and Current Affairs — President Cyril Ramaphosa has launched a scathing attack against those plotting to weaken the ANC. He says any attack on the ruling party has a direct effect on citizens. He was speaking at COSATU's 13th national congress in Midrand. His comments come in the wake of media reports that senior ANC members including secretary general Ace Magashule recently held a secre...