Newsbreak

SABC News and Current Affairs — by Newsbreak Producer, Rachel Vadi - Residents from Stonebridge, Phoenix - north of Durban say they are extremely unhappy with the infill housing developments that are mushrooming in Phoenix......

SABC News and Current Affairs — by Newsbreak Producer, Rachel Vadi - Residents of Phoenix, north of Durban have gained a temporary victory following protest action this week against housing developments at a playlot on Cardinal Road in Stonebridge. The protest which began last week has temporarily haulted construction at the site. This follows a meeting with community members and senior officials...

SABC News and Current Affairs — by Newsbreak Senior Producer, Genevieve Lanka - The Chatsworth Youth Center has turned its attention to children with Autism as part of its Mandela Day focus by creating a sensory garden. Programme Coordinator, Clive Pillay.. (date of broadcast 18 July 2017)

SABC News and Current Affairs — by Newsbreak Executive Producer, Salma Patel - Think Durban...food...curry...mmm...bunny chow! Its this association by deliciousness that was the thinking behind the menu change and launch of a brand-new restaurant at a popular Durban hotel. With enough grills, grates and trendy food hacks, fresh meets tradition at this restaurant that not only pique's the palate bu...

SABC News and Current Affairs — by Newsbreak Producer, Prabashini Moodley - The yet to be launched Halaal Goods Market in Johannesburg is set to offer visitors everything from artisanal food to mocktails. The market which will open it's doors in Sandton on the 29th and the 30th of July, will bring together halaal service providers to sell food made from locally produced ingredients. The market's F...

SABC News and Current Affairs — by Newsbreak Executive Producer, Salma Patel - Many community activists and senior politicians have used Mandela Day to speak out against unethical leadership and corruption. At a book launch on Nelson Mandela's life in Tamil, guest speakers used the platform to echo these sentiments. The book "10 000 Days - A Prisoner then President" - in Tamil - has been successfu...

SABC News and Current Affairs — by Newsbreak Executive Producer, Salma Patel - Councillor and DA leader in KwaZulu-Natal, Zwakele Mncwango used humour to get the message across - that people need to stand up against unethical leadership and corruption. He was speaking at the book launch of the Tamil Translation of "10 000 Days - A Prisoner then President" by Mala Lutchmanan

SABC News and Current Affairs — People used to say 'seeing is believing'... That is until software like Photoshop came along. Now, the new frontier for so-called "fake news" is sound. Artificial intelligence and new developments in software such as "Generative Adversarial Networks" have recently made rapid advances in making computers sound like people, including politicians. A new Artificial Inte...

SABC News and Current Affairs — by Newsbreak Executive Producer, Salma Patel - A song from the album entitled "Unsung Heroes", by the Silver Willow Band is a tribute to South Africa's first democratically elected President, and elder statesman, Nelson Mandela. Lead vocalist, Siva Pillay, says the Nelson Mandela Tribute Song was released about a year before the passing of Mandela on 2013. Pillay ex...

SABC News and Current Affairs — by Newsbreak Producer, Rachel Vadi - Braving more than just the cold weather this morning, dozens of angry Phoenix residents gathered on Cardinal Road Park in Stonebridge - north of Durban - protesting against housing developments on land that was formerly a playlot. This after residents met last night at the Stonebridge library to discuss a way forward. Community a...

SABC News and Current Affairs — by Newsbreak Producer, Rachel Vadi - Meanwhile residents from Stonebridge, Phoenix - north of Durban said they are extremely unhappy and expressed outrage with the development…

SABC News and Current Affairs — by Newsbreak Producer, Hoosen Ebrahim - Over 400 Chess players from around the world have descended in Durban to participate in the South-African Open Chess Championships. Currently underway at the Glenwood High School, the championship is being dubbed as the biggest chess competition ever hosted in Durban. The competition is set to continue at the school until Satu...

SABC News and Current Affairs — by Newsbreak Producer, Prabashini Moodly - The United States of America is on a mission to support South Africa as a regional leader in addressing global waste management issues and plastic contamination. Waste Management expert from the U.S Dr Jenna Jambeck is currently in the country for Africa's first Marine Waste Network Conference and to meet with environmental...

SABC News and Current Affairs — by Newsbreak Producer, Rachel Vadi - Police have identified the body of a fisherman who drowned at the Durban harbour yesterday afternoon and are currently waiting for the next of kin to claim the body. According to police spokesperson Lieutenant Colonel Thulani Zwane - visitors to the Wilson's Wharf area at the harbour noticed the body floating in the water. Boater...

SABC News and Current Affairs — A Bollywood movie faces stormy release next week. Based on the Emergency declared in India in 1975 is not a movie the Congress party wants the world to see. Its director say Indu Sarkar is not about then premier Indira Gandhi or the excesses committed during the 21-month period. Our South Asian Correspondent Rana Senn reports...

SABC News and Current Affairs — by Newsbreak Producer, Rachel Vadi - Margate beach-lovers can breathe a sigh of relief as the popular tourist spot on the south coast of KZN is now open. The beach and lagoon was closed last week due to a sewage spillage. The Ugu District Municipality took the decision to close the beach for bathing and recreational activities after the results of testing showed hig...

SABC News and Current Affairs — by Newsbreak Producer, Rachel Vadi - A gruesome bloody scene greeted police and emergency services when they responded to a house robbery in Temple Valley, Verulam yesterday. According to reports two armed suspects entered the home of 40-year-old Ashraaf Aziz on the pretence of buying vegetables from the home-run business. However, a shoot-out ensued. Aziz shot and...

SABC News and Current Affairs — by Newsbreak Senior Producer, Genevieve Lanka - Issues of state capture and corruption will come into sharp focus this Mandela Day at a conference hosted by the Ahmed Kathrada Foundation and advocacy group Save South Africa in Gauteng today. Dubbed the Conference for the Future of South Africa, it will allow civil society to deliberate on current challenges, consoli...

SABC News and Current Affairs — by Newsbreak Producer, Prabashini Moodley - Head of Communications at the Nelson Mandela Foundation Luzuko Kotk says while the theme for Mandela Day 2017 is "Action Against Poverty" - individuals are encouraged to commit any act of kindness within their community. Kotk says, the foundation is overwhelmed by the extent to which Mandela Day has grown not just in South...

SABC News and Current Affairs — by Newsbreak Producer, Genevieve Lanka - Preserving the environment was a cause close to the heart of late former president Nelson Mandela. It is also closely linked to another cause championed by the icon, which marks the theme for Mandela Day this year - Poverty Alleviation. In a bid to address both, the South Durban Community Environmental Alliance, together with...

SABC News and Current Affairs — Indian lawmakers have voted to elect the country's 14th President who will take office after the ballots are counted on Thursday. But the bitterly-fought electoral contest was perhaps the most divisive the nation has seen since its freedom from British colonial Raj seven decades ago. Rana Senn reports...

SABC News and Current Affairs — by Newsbreak Senior Producer, Genevieve Lanka - The Chatsworth Youth Center has turned its attention to children with Autism as part of its Mandela Day focus by creating a sensory garden. Programme Coordinator, Clive Pillay...

SABC News and Current Affairs — by Newsbreak Producer, Taresh Harreeparshad - A former Durban medical professional has scooped top honours in the world of chiropractic therapy. Dr. Kumaren Pillay has won the prestigious 2016 Dutch Chiropractor of the year award. He won the award after being nominated in the Netherlands by patients, peers and The Dutch Chiropractic Federation. This marks a big achi...

SABC News and Current Affairs — by Newsbreak Producer, Prabashini Moodley - The Gandhi Development Trust together with the African Centre for the Constructive Resolution of Disputes or Accord will be completing the renovations to the community hall at Phoenix Settlement. Phoenix Settement is Gandhi's home in South which has been turned into a World Heritage site. The hall will be used for communit...

SABC News and Current Affairs — by Newsbreak Producer, Rachel Vadi - Heighted measures at Johannesburg's O R Tambo International Airport has led to the discovery of a consignment of hair products laced with cocaine. Police spokesperson Lieutenant-Colonel Katlego Mogale says a multi-disciplinary team intercepted the consignment which was destined for Australia from Sao Paolo. She says the drugs are...