Newsbreak

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak's Prabashini Moodley - Women often lead demanding lives, some of which are mothers and wives, while others are high powered business executives - leaving little time for oneself. This Saturday, the Phoenix North Coast Cancer Support Group will be turning the spotlight on Women's Health. The organisation will be offering free breast cancer screenings at...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak's Tashlan Naidoo - A draft bill is being put forth to the legislature by COPE, that will ensure that the wishes of terminally ill patients are carried out. Lobby group Dignity South Africa, has also joined in - campaigning for the right to assisted dying. They intend to introduce a private member's bill in parliament that aims to clarify the legal statu...

SABC News and Current Affairs — by Newsbreak Producer, Hoosen Ebrahim - A damning article released by the New York Times has implicated Deputy President David Mabuza in syphoning millions of rand from schools in Mpumalanga. The New York Times investigation was spearheaded by Journalists Norimitsu Onishi and Selam Gebrekidan who descended in South Africa for two months to help gather information be...

SABC News and Current Affairs — by Newsbreak Producer, Hoosen Ebrahim - Thousands of people in the Mother City will converge at the Bokaap in Cape Town for a free lunch today. This is to foster unity and highlight cultural diversity in the mother city. The lunch is organised by a Cape Town-based company. There will also be a march on women empowerment (around midday) and activities include free bl...

SABC News and Current Affairs — Residents at Seven Tanks on the Silverglen Conservancy, in the precincts of Chatsworth, south of Durban have told us their stories of land invasions. Their houses have been stoned as protestors entered the property demanding land. According to Silverglen Nature Reserve Conservancy chairperson Shaun Hammond allowing land invasions on conservancies will set a bad prec...

SABC News and Current Affairs — by Newsbreak Producers Tashlan Naidoo and Ashok Ramsarup - Two people have died and 30 others injured during a stampede at Rajaji Hall in Chennai, where the body of M Karunanidhi is lying in state. The people who went to see the mortal remains of Karunanidhi -- reportedly succumbed to their injuries in the melee that ensued after a large crowd congregated at the Hal...

SABC News and Current Affairs — by Newsbreak Producer, Hoosen Ebrahim - Nelson Mandela Bay Mayor - Athol Trollip - is adamant that the city is unlikely to suffer water shortages during the drought period. The city has been hit by a drought in recent months with dam levels below 10% in surrounding areas. Mayor Trollip told Newsbreak that the security of certain jobs could be at risk if there isn't...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak's Hoosen Ebrahim - Durban based lobby group the Durban Anti-Cell Mast Alliance (DACMA) - have approached the high court in the city to stop a major network provider from rolling out new cellular towers The group founded in 2017 - has been instrumental in accusing the network provider of not following proper procedure in erecting thousands of cellphone m...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak's Hafsa Mkhize - Sydenham community members now live in fear for their children after the abduction of 10-year-old Miguel Louw. Louw was last seen three weeks ago in the company of a man who has since been charged with human trafficking. The man arrested for his abduction, has since appeared in court for a bail application which was postponed to August...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak's Hoosen Ebrahim - Parliament's Constitutional Review Committee told Newsbreak that over 35-thousand people have participated in the hearings aimed at amending the constitution to allow for land expropriation without compensation. Chairperson of the committee - Vincent Smith says that the majority of people who participated have been positive towards am...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak's Hoosen Ebrahim - The community of Sherwood, west of Durban are under siege from illegal land invaders who occupy vacant properties in the area. Earlier this week, suspects invaded vacant land along Candella road, demarcating the area for the erection of informal houses. Sherwood Patrol Services spokesperson - Abdul Sakoor - told Newsbreak that the ill...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak's Taliesha Naidoo - Police have increased security in Chennai amid fears of unrest among supporters - of the late Veteran politician Muthuvel Karunanidhi. Karunanidhi died yesterday at the age of 94. He was being treated for age-related illnesses in south India's Tamil Nadu state of Chennai. Karunanidhi served as the chief minister of Tamil Nadu five ti...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak's Salma Patel - 20-year-old Oliver Milne has joined forces with Durban rap artist Taragan "Tiger" Moodley to release their catchy new single "Hold On". The original song combines a toe-tapping pop vocal with by Tiger's rhythmic raps. The video has since gone viral on Facebook and various other platforms. Lead singer, Milne, says he plans to launch anoth...

SABC News and Current Affairs — Prime Minister-elect Imran Khan's inauguration is expected before August 15. But speculation that the former-cricketer has asked Shireen Mazari to become Pakistan's first woman defense minister has spread disquiet because of her startling views on the use of nuclear weapons against India. With the latest, here's Rana Senn...

SABC News and Current Affairs — As a testament to the might of a mother: Albertina Sisulu's legacy stamps many pages of history. The nation celebrates her centenary this year. From Valliamma to Rahima Moosa - Phyllis Naidoo to Fathima Meer - we salute Mama Sisulu for leading women in South African politics. (hosted by Taresh Harreeparshad, Produced by Rachel Vadi and Tashlan Naidoo)

SABC News and Current Affairs — Land expropriation without compensation....clip cyril - the ANC wants to go ahead with the amendment of Section 25 of the constitution. While alleged land-grabbers protest for their space at the Silverglen Nature Reserve. How must the country's plan for land redistribution be managed? (hosted by Taresh Harreeparshad; produced by Rachel Vadi assisted by Tashlan Naido...

SABC News and Current Affairs — by Newsbreak Producer, Tashlan Naidoo - The demand for the new movie Broken Promises 4 Eva - is gaining momentum as illegal film distributors have resorted to using pirate copies of the third version with the new branding to hoodwink buyers. This is a result of strict measures implemented at most cinemas keeping track of anyone with a recording device while the movi...

SABC News and Current Affairs — by Newsbreak Producer, Taliesha Naidoo - Social media is increasingly being used for electioneering by political parties worldwide - social media specialist Dr. Wasim Ahmed - is warning social media users to be wary of fake news. Dr. Ahmed is from the United Kingdom and is currently in the country to partake in various lectures discussing social media. Speaking spec...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak's Hafsa Mkhize - According the Cancer Association of South Africa (CANSA), it's estimated that over the next 10 years, cancer deaths will increase to more than 14 million per year. Spokesperson Cara Noble says these alarming statistics show that by 2030, it's expected that globally 21.7 million people will be impacted by cancer. As the country wraps up...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak's Taliesha Naidoo - Durban-based author and poet Fiona Khan is not mincing her words in a collection of poems featured in her latest book titled, "Windows of a Woman's Mind". The twenty-four poems tell a story of Khan's journey from childhood into womanhood. Khan explains how each poem in the collection drips with passion and lyrical harmony...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak's Hoosen Ebrahim - In this women's month feature, we take you through the journey of May Peters, a survivor of domestic violence and abuse. Peters a resident of Tongaat, north of Durban suffered emotional, physical and mental abuse by her husband for over 22 years, however eventually had the strength and courage to pull herself out of the violent relati...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak's Newsbreak's Rachel Vadi - An extremely successful crime-fighting partnership between the South African Police Services, Metro Police and residents of Westville, west of Durban - took place during a Crime Awareness Convoy driving through the streets of Westville last week. Vice-chairperson of the Westville Community Policing Forum, Asad Patel says, wee...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak's Matthew Veeran - Former Cricket great Imran Khan will be sworn-in as the new Prime Minister of Pakistan later this month and will look to find ways of developing his vision for a "new Pakistan". Khan was brought into power at a July election that also also left his Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party short of a clear parliamentary majority. His task...

SABC News and Current Affairs — A political analyst from the University of the Western Cape says the recent events around outgoing Cape Town Mayor, Patricia de Lille, and the DA raise more questions than answers. Professor Bheki Mngomezulu says it is strange that De Lille would agree to resign as Mayor, on the eve of the disciplinary hearing against her. The hearing was due to begin this week. Tha...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak's Hoosen Ebrahim - The South African Revenue Service (SARS) is investigating the disappearance of 16 cargo containers that went missing after being "flagged for detention" at the Durban Harbour. The containers which arrived from India last year had contained illegal Diesel, in a bid to avoid taxes and duty fees in South Africa. It is alleged that the su...