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SABC News and Current Affairs — by Newsbreak Producer, Rachel Vadi - Meanwhile, proud mums and dads were also present at Palmview Secondary School, north of Durban as the 2017 Matric results were handed out. These parents believe that parental support is the foundation to ensure the success of the learners in their exams. They provided a few insightful tips on what parents of the class of 2018 can...

SABC News and Current Affairs — by Newsbreak Producer, Rachel Vadi - While the buzz of excitement from matric learners who have successfully passed their Matric 2017 examinations slowly simmers, many matriculants are crediting the support they received from parents, guardians and teachers as one of the main reason for their success. Newsbreak's Rachel Vadi was on scene at the Palmview Secondary Sc...

SABC News and Current Affairs — by Newsbreak Producer, Rachel Vadi - Witnesses who may have seen an accident that took place yesterday evening, along the R102 near Mt Edgecombe, north of Durban are requested to come forward and assist police in their investigation. According to Director of Reaction Unit South Africa, Prem Balram, a 49 year old man died from head injuries he sustained after his veh...

SABC News and Current Affairs — by Newsbreak Producer, Rachel Vadi - Empowering disadvantaged learners and encouraging them to stay in school is the focus of the "Prioritising Education Now" or PEN campaign. Now in its third year of existence, PEN collects donations for stationery and uniforms, which is then distributed to disadvantaged learners. Founder of PEN, Dr Raj Govender says they have noti...

SABC News and Current Affairs — by Newsbreak Producer, Rachel Vadi - A reward of R250 000 is being offered for information that may lead to the successful arrest and conviction of suspects who my be involved in throwing rocks and boulders along the same stretch of road on the N2. The reward comes after two siblings, 16-year-old Amina Haffejee and her 7-year-old brother, Abdur Raheem were allegedly...

SABC News and Current Affairs — by Newsbreak Producer, Rachel Vadi - A 26-year-old man has been discharged from hospital, after he was injured in an alleged rock throwing incident that took place on Saturday night on the N2 northbound, between Tongaat and Ballito. IPSS Medical Rescue Operations Manager - Paul Herbst, said the man sustained minor injuries, after a rock allegedly smashed through the...

SABC News and Current Affairs — by Newsbreak Producer, Rachel Vadi - The eThekwini Municipality has proactively suggested that steel cages be erected over bridges to prevent further cases of rock throwing in Durban. This comes after a number of incidences in recent times where unsuspecting drivers and their passengers have fallen victims to stones and boulder allegedly being thrown from overhead b...

SABC News and Current Affairs — by Newsbreak Producer, Taresh Harreeparshad - NEWS JUST IN: Its Day Four of the ANC's 54th National Conference and .......The ANC says deliberations on the 68 votes, cast for the election of the Top Six, that have been set aside is continuing. Super Zuma from the KwaZulu-Natal delegation, who is part of the steering committee, explains to Newsbreak that 68 delegates...

SABC News and Current Affairs — by Newsbreak Producer, Prabashini Moodley - Recognising when love turns into an obsession in a relationship can mean the difference between life or death. This according to clinical psychologist Dr. Sherona Rawat in reaction to the murder of a Phoenix women, allegedly at the hands of her ex-boyfriend. It is alleged that 25-year old Shiraz Ismail shot his 25-year-old...

SABC News and Current Affairs — by Newsbreak Producer, Rachel Vadi - The notorious N12 stretch outside of Lenasia and Eldorado Park, south of Johannesburg became a safe zone this week, as dozens of volunteers embarked on a 'rock and stone' cleanup campaign. According to one volunteer, Safiya Karolia, over the last few years hundreds of accidents - some fatal - have taken place on the stretch, alle...

SABC News and Current Affairs — India's prime minister brought the curtains down on his campaigning for election in Gujarat with a dramatic display on a seaplane. The spectacle swayed admirers but Narendra Modi appeared pensive, as his Hindu rightwing BJP party is in a tailspin in the state it has ruled for 22 years since anti-Muslim riots claimed 1,000 lives in 2002. Rana Senn reports...

SABC News and Current Affairs — by Newsbreak Producer, Prabashini Moodley - While South Africans often express frustration at the pace in which the country's judicial wheel turns - sufficient evidence is needed in court for successful prosecutions. That's according to spokesperson for The National Prosecution Authority (NPA) in KwaZulu-Natal - Natasha Kara. She spoke to Newsbreak after the bail ap...

SABC News and Current Affairs — KwaZulu-Natal police are on a hunt for four suspects, two of which allegedly posed as police officers - in connection with the murder of a thirty-eight year old traditional healer from Tongaat, north of Durban. The man was allegedly shot three times by the suspects last night, on an estate at Old Main Road. According to police spokesperson Captain Nqobile Gwala - th...

SABC News and Current Affairs — The South Durban Community Environmental Alliance has asked the Durban High Court to set aside authorisation for the development of a 3-point-5 billion rand logistics park on the Clairwood Racecourse site. The alliance has asked the court to refer the matter back to the MEC for Economic Development and that the developer - Capital Property Fund - be required to subm...

SABC News and Current Affairs — India's capital shut down a fancy hospital after it declared a live baby dead. The step also exposed the daylight robbery by private healthcare chains and nursing homes. But the crackdown also threatens to shut the door on people traveling from Asian and African nations seeking urgent medical help in the capital city - Delhi. Our India correspondent Rana Sen has the...

SABC News and Current Affairs — by Newsbreak Producer, Matthew Veeran - With the festive season in full swing, it's time for celebration, reflection and fun times with loved ones. But, this period could also be quite tough for many people as financial strains, loneliness and family issues all begin to creep up. We are often told that Christmas should be the happiest time of year, but according to...

SABC News and Current Affairs — by Newsbreak Producer, Prabashini Moodley - An inquest docket has been opened after the body of a twenty-two year old man was found near the notorious Barnyard - a suspected drug den at Phoenix, north of Durban this morning. Police spokesperson Captain Nqobile Gwala says, the body had no visible injuries therefore the cause of death will be determined by a post mort...

SABC News and Current Affairs — They have been dubbed the real life "Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi" or 'God made this couple'. Indian cricket captain Virat Kohli and Bollywood star Anushka Sharma have finally tied the knot in a private ceremony in Italy among close family and friends. They are expected to host a grand reception later this month in India which will be attended by the who's who in Bollywood....

SABC News and Current Affairs — by Newsbreak Producer, Rachel Vadi - KwaZulu-Natal police have raised concern over the death of two women allegedly at the hands of their intimate partners over the weekend. This as the curtain falls on the 16 Days of No Violence Against Women and Children Campaign. In the first incident a case of murder is being investigated after a woman was shot dead allegedly by...

SABC News and Current Affairs — Telecommunications and postal Services Minister, Siyabonga Cwele has moved to reassure social grants' beneficiaries that the transition from CPS to the Post Office will be smooth. Yesterday, the Inter-Ministerial Committee on social grants announced that SASSA and the Post Office has signed a service agreement which will see the Post Office taking over the grants' d...

SABC News and Current Affairs — by Newsbreak Producers, Taresh Harreeparshad and Hafsa Mkhize - The race to December is narrowing and we officially have the front runners for the ANC Elective Conference. Leading the nomination race after provincial general council outcomes: is Cyril Ramaphosa with 58.3% of nominations and Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma who managed 41.60 %. On Newsbreak Talk this weeke...

SABC News and Current Affairs — by Newsbreak Producer, Hafsa Mkhize - The South African music industry is poorer today as they bid farewell to a music legend - Naveen Kisten. Forty-year old Kisten was the youngest brother of the Luxmi Stars - a local South African band that has been creating melodius music for the past thirty years. Kisten lost his battle to cancer, leaving family, friends, and st...

SABC News and Current Affairs — by Newsbreak Producers, Taresh Harreeparshad and Rachel Vadi - The leader of the newly launched, "African Democratic Change" party, Doctor Makhosi Khoza says that there is a need for courageous leaders to stand up to the shortfalls of the current leaders at the helm of South Africa. In an exclusive interview with Newsbreak Talk this weekend in Durban, Khoza says one...

SABC News and Current Affairs — Today we feature a Legend of Culture and Dance - forty-nine-year-old Isai Selvamani Karthiegasen Pillay is a world-renowned gem in the world of carnatic or South Indian classical music. But for him- this is simply a way of life. Having accompanied his father on stage when he was just two and half years old - Pillay literally grew up with music. And today he has made...

SABC News and Current Affairs — Dr Rajendran Thangavelu Govender has become a household name in arts and culture, a champion for social cohesion and a firm believer in the spirit of Ubuntu. As an academic, he pioneered research into the links between Hindu and Zulu cultures. However, he faced immense challenges, especially with his health. In this week's Legend's Series, Newsbreak's Genevieve Lank...