Newsbreak

SABC News and Current Affairs — by Newsbreak Producer, Tashlan Naidoo - eThekwini Deputy Mayor Fawzia Peer says women's empowerment initiatives should now focus on developing women in different fields of work. She was speaking at the Womenomics Conference hosted by the Minara Business Chamber of Commerce in Durban. The aim of the conference is to help women to develop entrepreneurship skills. Peer...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak's Tashlan Naidoo - 17 people will appear in court today after protests erupted at the University of KwaZulu Natal's Westville campus yesterday. Classes were suspended for the day and all students were allowed to leave. Police had no choice but to use teargas to try and disperse the crowds. About two weeks ago the same campus suspended lectures for a day...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak's Rachel Vadi - The suicide of a teenager in Chatsworth, south of Durban last week, has turned the spotlight on adults emotionally bullying children through name calling. Clinical Psychologist, Dr. Sherona Rawat says the effect of teachers calling learners derogative names is horrific with far-reaching consequences. She says name calling should not be s...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak's Hoosen Ebrahim - Government has been urged to inject adequate funding for all Palliative Care policies to ensure that health-care workers are equipped and trained to provide treatment to patients nationally. This is the call from Cape Town-based health care organisation called the Cancer Alliance. They say that cancer sufferers are not being catered f...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak's Taliesha Naidoo - Frustrated residents of Burlington Heights and Escombe, west of Durban have given authorities a seven day deadline to tackle the spiralling land invasion in the area. A group of Escombe residents held an emergency meeting last night after alleged land invaders attempted to occupy a vacant piece of land. It's believed that the alleged...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak's Hoosen Ebrahim - South Africa has the most robust of judiciaries as compared to anywhere on the African continent. This is according to Durban-based Humans Rights Lawyer - Saber Ahmed Jazbhay. He was reacting to the latest court order confirming that Advocate Shaun Abrahams' appointment as prosecutions boss is constitutionally invalid. The court also...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak's Tashlan Naidoo - According to Statistics South Africa, one in five South African women older than 18 has experienced physical violence. As the nation celebrates Women's Month, a brave survivor of domestic violence told Newsbreak of her story and how she overcame it. Mogie Padayachee was a victim for more than a decade and she has a special message for...

SABC News and Current Affairs — The newly-formed movement People Against Petrol and Paraffin Price Increases (PAPPPI), has taken to the streets of Durban to put pressure on government to stop increasing fuel prices. This month, petrol prices went up again forcing South Africans in inland provinces to pay around 16-rand a litre. The organisation says they want the fuel price to be eight-rand a litr...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak's Hoosen Ebrahim - Zimbabe's Constitutional Court has been put under one of the most difficult tests after the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) Alliance has successfully filed a petition challenging President-elect Emmerson Mnangagwa's victory. All proceedings are alleged to be suspended pending the determination of the Constitutional Court. Zimbabw...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak's Tashlan Naidoo - The empowerment of women has come under the spotlight in Durban. This emerged at a conference titled "Womenomics", hosted by eThekwini Deputy Mayor Fawzia Peer. The conference was aimed to help women to advance personal growth and develop entrepreneurship skills. Durban entrepreneur Pria Hassen of the "Women of Africa Group" says ther...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak's Tashlan Naidoo - Police investigations are continuing in two murder cases involving a shooting at a restaurant in Gauteng at the weekend. Gauteng police spokesperson Kay Makhubele says no arrests have been made and is calling on the public with any information to assist police with their investigation...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak's Taresh Harreeparshed - Internationally acclaimed activist and climate change campaigner Kumi Naidoo says the fight for constrained natural resources is the reason why human rights violations are becoming more severe today. Naidoo will assume the role of Secretary General of global organisation Amnesty International on Wednesday, becoming the the first...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak's Prabashini Moodley - This August Newsbreak pays tribute to some of South Africa's most influential women. There have been many firsts for this legal mind - the first South African woman of Indian origin to be appointed as a judge in KwaZulu-Natal AND the first magistrate to be appointed as a judge. That's Judge Kantharuby Pillay - who is also known as...

SABC News and Current Affairs — India sighed in relief as a destructive pilgrimage ended after an army of devotees to Hindu deity Lord Shiva returned home following a two-week rampage across towns and cities through which they marched. The country's highest court was taken by storm, insisting this vandalism has to stop. Rana Senn reports from New Delhi...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak's Taresh Harreeparshad - The Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) is making in-roads in the residential suburb of Chatsworth, south of Durban ahead of next year's general election. IFP MP Narend Singh says the party has not had much of a footprint in historic Indian-origin communities due to the presence of other political parties. The party launched a new branc...

SABC News and Current Affairs — The KwaZulu-Natal Department of Transport has set up a task team of engineers to investigate how road fatalities can be prevented on the mountainous R66 road in Ndundulu between Melmoth and eShowe on the north coast. This, after five members of the church organisation, including an eleven month old infant were killed in a bus crash at the weekend. Fanele Mhlongo rep...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak's Tashlan Naidoo - Three suspects will appear at the Durban Magistrates' Court later today for the death of two people and the serious injury of another in an alleged rock throwing incident. Reports suggest that on the 27th of December 2017, the victims were travelling on the N2 freeway when a big boulder was thrown onto their vehicle from the Tongaat b...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak's Prabashini Moodley - President Cyril Ramaphosa's visit to the Nelson Mandela Youth Centre in Chatsworth, south of Durban has been postponed yet again. This after the ANC in KwaZulu-Natal issued a release, stating the President's current hectic schedule is preventing him from travelling to province. Earlier this year, the President rescheduled his visi...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak's Tashlan Naidoo - The family of missing 10-year-old Miguel Louw believe that the appointment of the Provincial Organised Crime Unit to the case will yield positive results. Miguel has been missing for the past month and was last seen in the company of a man who has since been arrested and charged with human trafficking. The accused denies kidnapping Mi...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak's Hoosen Ebrahim - Government authorities are battling hard to find a strategy in combating rhino poachers who are becoming more sophisticated in their illegal operations. This is according to the South African National Parks (SANParks). They were reacting to the over 20 poaching suspects that have been arrested at the Kruger National Park in the last t...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak's Hoosen Ebrahim - Cyber bullying has been described by international experts as the new era tactic to bully students in schools and universities. Founder of the "Marvelous University" in the United States - Shanterra McBride is in South Africa currently. She is on a mission to combat and educate parents on the harmful ramifications associated with cybe...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak's Taliesha Naidoo - South African music producer Sketchy Bongo has described the late ProKid as prolific MC and a pioneer in the local music industry. This after the family of hip-hop artist Pro Kid confirmed that he died last night after suffering a seizure. The family of 37-year-old artist, whose real name is Linda Mkhize released a statement saying h...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak's Prabashini Moodley - Former United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights - Judge Navanethem Pillay, who has for decades championed the rights of women - has challenged men to blow the whistle on those who perpetuate violence against the vulnerable. Newsbreak tracked down, influential South African women to convey their message to YOU this Women's...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak's Matthew Veeran - Newsbreak also spoke to well-known South African media practitioner and former SABC editor Judy Sandison. Judy has been a trailblazer in the media industry for many a year and now spends her time as a founder member of the South African National Editors Forum (SANEF) in KwaZulu-Natal. In her Women's Day message, Sandison discusses the...

SABC News and Current Affairs — Two KwaZulu-Natal Sharks Board employees have drowned and one is still missing after their boat capsized at Newark Beach in Richards Bay on the north coast of KwaZulu-Natal. The three were part of a crew of five men who were at sea to do routine checks on shark nets when the accident occurred. Nonjabulo Mntungwa and Hloniphile Fakazi reports...