Newsbreak

by Newsbreak Producer, Prabashini Moodley - The perception by many that when one passes away - without the existence of a will - all one's assets are possessed by the state is UNTRUE. That's according to head of the Pinetown Legal Aid office in KwaZulu-Natal - Advocate Vis Nair. As National Wills Week culminates today - Advocate Nair says - drafting a will is crucial to ensure one's estate is roun...

SABC News and Current Affairs — by Newsbreak Producer, Prabashini Moodley - A Fourways family from Gauteng has been left traumatised after a night out for two University of Pretoria students ended in horror. The two eighteen year old girls left a Pretoria nightclub on Wednesday night - one had been raped and the other blacked out after they were both drugged. One of the mothers received the call i...

by Newsbreak Producer, Prabashini Moodley - A Fourways family from Gauteng has been left traumatised after a night out for two University of Pretoria students ended in horror. The two eighteen year old girls left a Pretoria nightclub on Wednesday night - one had been raped and the other blacked out after they were both drugged. One of the mothers received the call in the early hours of yesterday m...

SABC News and Current Affairs — by Newsbreak Producer, Hafsa Mkhize - The ANC in KwaZulu-Natal will continue with its disciplinary process against Dr Makhosi Khoza‚ despite the judgment declaring its leadership unlawful. That's according to the Provincial ANC Spokesperson Mdumiseni Ntuli. Earlier this week, The Pietermaritzburg High court declared the 2015 KZN provincial elective conference of the...

by Newsbreak Producer, Hafsa Mkhize - The ANC in KwaZulu-Natal will continue with its disciplinary process against Dr Makhosi Khoza‚ despite the judgment declaring its leadership unlawful. That's according to the Provincial ANC Spokesperson Mdumiseni Ntuli. Earlier this week, The Pietermaritzburg High court declared the 2015 KZN provincial elective conference of the ANC and decisions taken at that...

SABC News and Current Affairs — by Newsbreak Producer, Hafsa Mkhize - The South African Boerboel Association has warned dog lovers not to approach unknown dogs without understanding their body language. A man is recovering in hospital after he was attacked by two Boerboels at Isipingo, South of Durban. It's alleged that the man was on his way to work when the incident occured. Association Spokespe...

by Newsbreak Producer, Hafsa Mkhize - The South African Boerboel Association has warned dog lovers not to approach unknown dogs without understanding their body language. A man is recovering in hospital after he was attacked by two Boerboels at Isipingo, South of Durban. It's alleged that the man was on his way to work when the incident occured. Association Spokesperson Jens Gunter has urged peopl...

SABC News and Current Affairs — The business report by Executive Producer, Salma Patel.

The business report by Executive Producer, Salma Patel.

SABC News and Current Affairs — Myanmar was under UN pressure to end the ethnic cleansing of its Muslim Rohingya people as 310,000 of them fled to Bangladesh. The world body also singled out India for planning to deport 40,000 of them after branding the displaced community as supporters of militant groups which had no right to seek refugee status. Or live. Our New Delhi correspondent Rana Senn rep...

Myanmar was under UN pressure to end the ethnic cleansing of its Muslim Rohingya people as 310,000 of them fled to Bangladesh. The world body also singled out India for planning to deport 40,000 of them after branding the displaced community as supporters of militant groups which had no right to seek refugee status. Or live. Our New Delhi correspondent Rana Senn reports......

SABC News and Current Affairs — by Newsbreak Producer, Matthew Veeran - DUT is also expected to award an honorary doctorate in philosophy to human rights and environmental activist Dr. Kumi Naidoo. Known for his tenure as head of Greenpeace, Naidoo now lives in Johannesburg - serving as the board chair of "Africans Rising" and as a board member for climate justice group "350.org". Naidoo says that...

by Newsbreak Producer, Matthew Veeran - DUT is also expected to award an honorary doctorate in philosophy to human rights and environmental activist Dr. Kumi Naidoo. Known for his tenure as head of Greenpeace, Naidoo now lives in Johannesburg - serving as the board chair of "Africans Rising" and as a board member for climate justice group "350.org". Naidoo says that while this latest honour is hum...

SABC News and Current Affairs — by Newsbreak Producer, Hoosen Ebrahim - The Durban University of Technology will this morning award an honorary doctorate in Management Sciences to Human Rights activist and legal expert, Judge Navi Pillay. Judge Pillay, who served as the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights from 2008 to 2014, will be honoured at the Fred Crookes Sports Centre on the St...

by Newsbreak Producer, Hoosen Ebrahim - The Durban University of Technology will this morning award an honorary doctorate in Management Sciences to Human Rights activist and legal expert, Judge Navi Pillay. Judge Pillay, who served as the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights from 2008 to 2014, will be honoured at the Fred Crookes Sports Centre on the Steve Biko Campus in Durban. She w...

SABC News and Current Affairs — by Newsbreak Producer, Hoosen Ebrahim - Over twenty-five percent of civil servants in South Africa fear for their lives when blowing the whistle on corruption and unethical behaviour. This is according to a survey commissioned by the Anti-Intimidation & Ethical Practices Forum. The body has been established to help professionals in certain fields who are being intim...

by Newsbreak Producer, Hoosen Ebrahim - Over twenty-five percent of civil servants in South Africa fear for their lives when blowing the whistle on corruption and unethical behaviour. This is according to a survey commissioned by the Anti-Intimidation & Ethical Practices Forum. The body has been established to help professionals in certain fields who are being intimidated for exposing corruption i...

SABC News and Current Affairs — by Newsbreak Producer, Prabashini Moodley - Meanwhile, chairperson of the Chatsworth Community Policing Forum Jakes Singh says, information coming through suggests one of the men involved in the assault of the educator was a parent of a learner at the school. He says its alleged that the educator hit the child with a book which enraged the parent. Singh says, the in...

by Newsbreak Producer, Prabashini Moodley - Meanwhile, chairperson of the Chatsworth Community Policing Forum Jakes Singh says, information coming through suggests one of the men involved in the assault of the educator was a parent of a learner at the school. He says its alleged that the educator hit the child with a book which enraged the parent. Singh says, the incident forced the closure of the...

SABC News and Current Affairs — by Newsbreak Producer, Prabashini Moodley - The M Padavatan Primary School at Crossmoore - Chatsworth south of Durban will re-open this morning after a brutal incident forced the school to close on Friday. According to police spokesperson Colonel Thembeka Mbhele the school closed it's doors for two days following assault and crimen injuria charges being opened at th...

by Newsbreak Producer, Prabashini Moodley - The M Padavatan Primary School at Crossmoore - Chatsworth south of Durban will re-open this morning after a brutal incident forced the school to close on Friday. According to police spokesperson Colonel Thembeka Mbhele the school closed it's doors for two days following assault and crimen injuria charges being opened at the Chatsworth police station afte...

SABC News and Current Affairs — by Newsbreak Producer, Matthew Veeran - With Heritage Month in full swing, the Mafukuzela-Gandhi Circuit Management Centre (CMC) will celebrate 10 years of existence this morning at the Sunford Primary in Phoenix, north of Durban. Launched back in July 2007, the centre have been pivotal in assisting disadvantaged schools and learners in KwaZulu-Natal to succeed acad...

by Newsbreak Producer, Matthew Veeran - With Heritage Month in full swing, the Mafukuzela-Gandhi Circuit Management Centre (CMC) will celebrate 10 years of existence this morning at the Sunford Primary in Phoenix, north of Durban. Launched back in July 2007, the centre have been pivotal in assisting disadvantaged schools and learners in KwaZulu-Natal to succeed academically. The theme for today's...

SABC News and Current Affairs — by Newsbreak Producer, Hafsa Mkhize - KwaZulu-Natal Water utility, Umgeni Water, says 15% restrictions will be implemented as the dry season intensifies. The Ministry of Water and Sanitation has approved the extension of the water restrictions in the Umgeni system for domestic, commercial and industrial use. Umgeni Water's, Shami Harichunder, has encouraged the impl...

by Newsbreak Producer, Hafsa Mkhize - KwaZulu-Natal Water utility, Umgeni Water, says 15% restrictions will be implemented as the dry season intensifies. The Ministry of Water and Sanitation has approved the extension of the water restrictions in the Umgeni system for domestic, commercial and industrial use. Umgeni Water's, Shami Harichunder, has encouraged the implementation of water conservation...