Newsbreak

SABC News and Current Affairs — by Newsbreak's Rachel Vadi - #BringFuelPricesDown has snowballed into a national campaign as thousands of South Africans rally behind the passionate plea of a former ANC politician. Now a community activist - Visvin Reddy of Chatsworth, south of Durban took the campaign forward, calling on government to drop the rising fuel prices a few weeks ago with a placard demo...

SABC News and Current Affairs — by Newsbreak's Hoosen Ebrahim - Youth have been encouraged to start saving for their future and not burden themselves with debt that they essentially would not be able to afford in the near future. This is according to the South African Saving Institute. They say that youngsters fall into the trap of not saving for the future due to their perception that old age is...

SABC News and Current Affairs — by Newsbreak's Rachel Vadi - An off-duty police officer was gunned down while seated with a companion in his car last night in Isipingo, south of Durban. It's alleged that at least six suspects forced the officer out of his vehicle, shot him and fled the scene in their getaway car. KwaZulu-Natal police spokesperson, Brigadier Jay Naicker says the suspects removed th...

SABC News and Current Affairs — by Newsbreak's Hafsa Mkhize - The role of political parties is to promote social cohesion and not to promote divisions in the country. That's according to Civil society organisation - Active Citizens Movement - spokesperson Ben Madokwe. ACM was reacting to the recent comments by EFF Leader Julius Malema that have sparked outrage amongst various communities. Madokwe...

SABC News and Current Affairs — by Newsbreak's Tashlan Naidoo - Residents of the seven tanks community in Chatsworth South of Durban are living in fear, as alleged land invaders threaten to destroy their homes if they protest the erection of an informal settlement in the nature reserve area. This is according to chairperson of the Silverglen Conservancy, Shaun Hammond. He says since this morning t...

SABC News and Current Affairs — by Newsbreak producer, Taliesha Naidoo - Past and present residents of Clairwood, south of Durban are being urged to take a trip down memory lane. This, when the Clairwood Roots Reunion Committee hosts a nostalgic family fun day and night later this month. The event will take place at the Clairwood High School grounds. Chairman of the Committee - Siva Naidoo says th...

SABC News and Current Affairs — by Newsbreak producer, Hafsa Mkhize - The KwaZulu-Natal Sharks Board has removed its nets ­between Scottburgh and Port Edward, on the KwaZulu-Natal's south coast and is looking to ­remove more as the silvery fish move up the coast. Hundreds of crates of sardines were netted in the Durban South coast this past weekened and this year is expected to be one of the best...

SABC News and Current Affairs — by Newsbreak producer, Tashlan Naidoo - With over 300 search and rescue cases reported annually, a non-profit organisation called "The Law Enforcement Foundation" has started a campaign to raise funds to purchase a ocean vessel to help lighten the load on the ocean. Director of the foundation behind the campaign, Gill Austin says the vessel will be donated to the SA...

SABC News and Current Affairs — by Newsbreak producer, Hafsa Mkhize - Prostate Cancer is the leading Cancer in males, with nearly one in five men diagnosed with the illness during their lifetime. In South Africa, more than 4000 men are diagnosed with prostate Cancer every year. The month of June, is Men's Health Month and the focus for this year is fighting Prostate Cancer. Durban-based Urologist...

SABC News and Current Affairs — by Newsbreak producer, Matthew Veeran - With 14 game already contested in the 2018 FIFA World Cup, the tournament has produced some epic moments - from at least a goal in every game, to multiple video assistant referee decisions - the global showcase has no doubt lived up to its billing. Today the final set of teams will be in action, with the likes of Poland, Japan...

SABC News and Current Affairs — by Newsbreak producer, Tashlan Naidoo - KwaZulu-Natal police are investigating a case of murder after the body of a 25-year-old man was found at the Canelands informal settlement in Verulam, north of Durban yesterday. According to police, the man was found by a passer-by with stab wounds to his chest. Chairperson of the Verulam Community Policing Forum, Duncan Dube...

SABC News and Current Affairs — EFF leader Julius Malema has come under fire for his most recent anti-Indian comments in which he claimed that the majority of Indians are racist. He was addressing his party's Youth Day commemorations in the North West at the weekend. He further claimed that "not all South Africans of colour suffered the same during apartheid." While the party says it stands by the...

SABC News and Current Affairs — by Newsbreak producer, Prabashini Moodley - As the country marks Youth Month and conversations emerge around the challenges that young South Africans are facing - The Durban Hindu Temple will this weekend hold their first Youth Conference. Under the theme, "Taking the Legacy Forward: Past, Present and Future" - the conference will discuss various issues that effect...

SABC News and Current Affairs — by Newsbreak producer, Rachel Vadi - 115 people were arrested on Friday for allegedly illegally occupying a dilapidated police residence at the Durban Central Police Station in Durban. KwaZulu-Natal spokesperson Brigadier Jay Naicker says the building was not being used because it was declared uninhabitable for human living. He says there were plans to renovate the...

SABC News and Current Affairs — by Newsbreak producer, Tashlan Naidoo - Public outrage continues to build-up on Shashi Naidoo's social media page. The media personality has been rebuked for her tweets on the political situation between Palestine and Israel. At weekend she made several accusations against Palestine. She later apologised, saying her comments came from very little knowledge of the po...

SABC News and Current Affairs — by Newsbreak Producer, Taresh Harreeparshad - Prof. Jerry Coovadia has not only spear-headed ground breaking medical research in South Africa, but has also been one of the strongest voices against apartheid. With a career documented with 360 papers published in some of the world most reputable medical journals - Prof. Coovadia's contribution to health-care is nothin...

SABC News and Current Affairs — by Newsbreak producer, Rachel Vadi - In the wake of the recent wave of crime that has hit the community of Chatsworth, south of Durban, Minister of Police - Bheki Cele honoured a promise he made to provide answers to the community within 14 days. Minister Cele met with more than a thousand residents at the Nelson Mandela Youth Centre on Friday following the death of...

SABC News and Current Affairs — A 43-year-old man appeared limping and bruised in the Verulam Magistrate's Court north of Durban, after he was apprehended earlier this week for allegedly raping his 10-year-old daughter over a period of 5-years. He is facing seven charges of sexual assault that include sexual grooming, rape and child pornography. The case has been remanded to the 25th of June for f...

SABC News and Current Affairs — Priority crime busting unit the Hawks says the investigations into last month's attack on a mosque at Verulam in Kwa-Zulu Natal are at a sensitive stage. National Police Commissioner, Kehla Sitole, also confirmed that one of the victims in yesterday's attack on a mosque at Malmesbury outside Cape Town is a Somali national. Sitole, senior police management and the Ha...

SABC News and Current Affairs — by Newsbreak's Hafsa Mkhize - 58-year-old Prem Basdeo was arrested yesterday in connection with the murder of his wife, Dawn Basdeo whom he had reported as missing earlier last week in Brooklyn, Pretoria. According to Brooklyn Police spokesperson Captain Colette Weilbach - Dawn had been missing since Friday. Weilbach says the man was taken into custody after alleged...

SABC News and Current Affairs — by Newsbreak producer, Taliesha Naidoo - The youth of today should pay homage to the heroes of June 16th by striving to be ethical and upright everyday. That's according to Divya Govender - a youth member of the Saiva Sithantha Thirupanni Mandram in Merebank, south of Durban. This ahead of the organisations Youth Day event taking place at the Merebank Community Hall...

SABC News and Current Affairs — by Newsbreak producer, Prabashini Moodley - The Automobile Association (AA) has made it's position clear regarding what it deems the deteriorating status of the towing industry in the country, and what needs to be done to fix it. The AA will be spearheading a process of implementing a Service Charter to ensure transformation and positive change in the industry. Spok...

SABC News and Current Affairs — by Newsbreak producer, Hafsa Mkhize - The original investigating officer in the alleged Verulam child abuse and imprisonment case has been pulled off the case and will be subjected to internal disciplinary processes. This is according to KZN police spokesperson Brigadier Jay Naicker who says the investigator may face criminal charges depending on the outcome of the...

SABC News and Current Affairs — by Newsbreak producer, Prabashini Moodley - The South African National Roads Agency or SANRAL has been met with positive responses to the proposed N3 Corridor upgrades. This follows three days of public hearings on the proposed N3 capacity improvements between Durban and Pietermaritzburg. The upgrades will take place over the next six to eight years and will provide...

SABC News and Current Affairs — by Newsbreak Producer, Hoosen Ebrahim - Two people have been stabbed to death and one is critically injured after a foreign national stormed and went frantic at a Mosque in Cape Town. The Somali national entered the prayer facility situated in Malmesbury last night - before trying to stab worshippers observing itikaaf - known as a voluntary prayer where Muslims are...