Newsbreak

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak's Rachel Vadi - Police are investigating a case of murder and house robbery after a man plunged to his death from a three storey building in Mount Edgecombe, north of Durban. It is believed that a 46-year-old Chinese national, jumped from the balcony in an attempt to flee from the suspects. CEO of KZN VIP Protection Services, Glen Naidoo says paramedics...

SABC News and Current Affairs — In this week's Newsbreak Legends Series - we profile multi-billionaire businessman, founder and chairman of Edison Cooperation - Vivian Reddy. The 65-year-old award-winning businessman has recently been awarded a lifetime international award for social cohesion, philanthropy and business success at the House of Commons in London. Newsbreak's Taliesha Naidoo sat down...

SABC News and Current Affairs — A film on Sanjay Dutt is turning into a box-office marvel. But assurances that it was not an attempt to redeem the Bollywood actor has fallen flat. Untidy aspects of his troubled past are brushed under the carpet and instead the veteran is put on a pedestal that he may not honestly claim. Our South Asian correspondent Rana Senn reports...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak's Rachel Vadi - Residents from Grove-end in Phoenix, north of Durban are still in shock and disbelief after they found a new born foetus - dead among the bin bags earlier this morning. Soola Sookdou says she was made aware of the grisly find by her dogs who appeared agitated at the usual refuse collection point. Detectives from the Phoenix SAPS have cor...

SABC News and Current Affairs — South Africa's only ice breaking polar supply and research vessel - The SA Agulhas 2 - is headed to Cape Town on the last leg of its second international Indian Ocean expedition. The expedition is a multi national program aimed at emphasising the need for more analysis in researching the ocean and its influence on climate marine ecosystems. The data collection cover...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak's Magashini Mottian - Disabilities, such as blindness and deafness, can be frustrating and challenging in a sight and sound focused world. This challenge becomes even greater if our youth with disabilities has a substance abuse problem. According to the KwaZulu-Natal Blind and Deaf Society, substance abuse in the deaf and blind communities are on the in...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak's Hafsa Mkhize - Durban remains on high alert as organised crime unit "The Hawks" says those behind bomb threats in KwaZulu-Natal will be prosecuted. This after a spate of bomb scare incidents have been reported around several Durban shopping malls yesterday. Hawks spokesperson Brigadier Hangwani Mulaudzi says a total number of three incidents were repo...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak's Magashini Mottian - Sbongiseni Dhlomo, KwaZulu-Natal department of health MEC says more information is needed to help women seeking abortion services in Kwazulu-Natal. The proliferation of advertisements on lamp posts and electric boxes promising safe, quick and pain-free abortions, is on the rise. MEC Dhlomo says illegal back yard abortion clinics ar...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak's Tashlan Naidoo - For those of you who may be having a rough week, here's a little something to hopefully get your spirits up. Local talent Kadeshan Govindasamy of Crossmoor in Chatsworth south of Durban - became an overnight sensation after a video of him doing that rendition of "Perfect" by Ed Sheeran was posted on social media earlier this week. The...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak's Hafsa Mkhize - She's known as the world's youngest journalist, and while most 12-year-olds are busy with schoolwork, sports or just having fun, Janna Jihad is hard at work. Using her own camera, she films and reports protests, attacks and everyday happenings in the West Bank in Palestine. Jihad, who started her journalism at the age of seven, followin...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak's Rachel Vadi - President Cyril Ramaphosa has rescheduled his meeting with residents of Chatsworth to the 10th or 11th of August. Last Friday, hundreds of irate and disappointed residents, left the Chatsworth Youth Centre after hearing the news - that the President will not attend the meeting. The President said he was caught up in other urgent matters....

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak's Prabashini Moodley - With the notion that prayer is the foundation of civil society, the National Interfaith Council of South Africa (NICSA) together with the province of KwaZulu-Natal will begin their Prayer Roadshow this weekend. The roadshow will see different religious organisations uniting to fight crime. Former President Jacob Zuma has been conf...

SABC News and Current Affairs — Security experts say several suspicious devices - found in shopping malls and public places in Durban over recent days - is a cause for serious concern. Some are believed to be improvised explosive devices. At least five such devices have been found to date - the first three, at branches of popular retailer Woolworths. SABC's Dries Liebenberg reports...

SABC News and Current Affairs — A day after Ajay Gupta was named the main suspect in the corruption case involving Duduzane Zuma - he was spotted in his hometown of Saharanpur. Our India correspondent, Neha Poonia has more...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak's Hafsa Mkhize - One in three people will suffer or have a mental illness in South Africa. This according to statistics released by the South African Depression and Anxiety Group - SADAG. Project manager Anne Rajkumar says 80% of people with a mental illness do not get treatment. During the month of July - which is Mental Health Awareness Month, SADAG e...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak's Prabashini Moodley - Phoenix Police are investigating a case of armed robbery and attempted murder after a twenty-five year old man was shot and wounded at a local tuck-shop in the area - north of Durban at the weekend. Police spokesperson Thulani Zwane says, three armed suspects entered the business premises on Saturday night, opening fire on patrons...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak's Matthew Veeran - Subsistence fisher-folk in and around Durban are up in arms after repeatedly being prevented from fishing at piers on the Golden Mile's north and south beaches. The aggrieved community say that authorities have now put up "no trespassing" signs and even forcefully chase fisherman away from piers that were acceptable to use in the past...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak's Taliesha Naidoo - Those were the powerful words by former president and anti-apartheid revolutionary - Nelson Mandela. And what better way to celebrate this Mandela Day on the 18 of July than by giving a child the tools to create better and brighter future. Newsbreak has launched its "Donate A Book Campaign" and YOU can help by donating a book - eithe...

SABC News and Current Affairs — The sardine frenzy continued this past weekend with approximately seven nettings taking place at Phumula on KwaZulu-Natal's South Coast. This is after a quiet week with various sightings, minimal nettings and many disappointed people. Newsbreak's Hoosen Ebrahim spoke to KZN Sharks Board operations manager, Greg Thompson for an update...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak's Rachel Vadi - Two suspects aged 31 and 34 will today appear at the Durban Magistrate's court today on charges related to the possession of stolen property. The two suspects were arrested outside the Greyville Racecourse while punters enjoyed the Durban July. Meanwhile, Metro police Senior Superintendant Parbhoo Sewparsad says more than one hundred dru...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak's Tashlan Naidoo - SABC TV News journalist - Gillian Pillay and cameraman - Thabo Madilola will attempt a double summit of Mount Kilamanjaro in Tanzania to raise funds for sanitary pads for needy girls. The pair will leave South Africa later this week and attempt their summit on the 18th of July, a day in which former President Nelson Mandela would have...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak's Hoosen Ebrahim - Kwazulu-Natal police are probing the discovery of several explosive devices in and around Durban. Yesterday, Two explosive devices were found at different places in Durban. Police spokesperson Captain Thulani Zwane says the first explosive device was found under a car in Marriot Road while the second was found at Milner Road in Avonda...

SABC News and Current Affairs — by Newsbreak Talk Producer, Rachel Vadi - People tell Newsbreak Talk how they are going to feel the pinch now that the petrol price has increased.

SABC News and Current Affairs — Newsbreak Talk hosted by Taresh Harreeparshad and Produced by Rachel Vadi interviews the ANC's Edna Molewa about the disappointment Chatsworth residents felt when President Cyril Ramaphosa could not make it to the meeting at the Chatsworth Youth Centre on time........

SABC News and Current Affairs — Newsbreak Talk hosted by Taresh Harreeparshad and Produced by Rachel Vadi visited Chatsworth Youth Centre on Friday where President Cyril Ramaphosa was expected to address residents and listen to their needs as part of the "Thuma Mina" campaign. Here is what they had to say ..........