Newsbreak

SABC News and Current Affairs — by Newsbreak's Taresh Harreeparshad - The abandoned baby that was dumped in Verulam, north of Durban yesterday remains in a stable condition at a local hospital. Yesterday a woman believed to be in her twenties- gave birth in a toilet in Temple Valley. It is alleged that she then dumped the baby in a dustbin. Private security company Reaction Unit- immediately respo...

SABC News and Current Affairs — by Newsbreak Producer, Taliesha Naidoo - The deadline for substitution applications for this years Comrades Marathon is looming. The Comrade Marathon Association (CMA) has announced the 14th of April as the final day. The Substitution process allows for a runner who has not entered the race to substitute an entrant who has withdrawn, or intends to withdraw from the...

SABC News and Current Affairs — by Newsbreak Producer, Hoosen Ebrahim - Former LotusFM station Manager - Fakir Hassen - will be inducted into the Liberty Radio Awards Hall of Fame for having made a significant contribution to the radio industry. Described as a veteran broadcaster who faced the risk of being ostracised for resisting the apartheid regime, Hassen joined the SABC in 1985 before becomi...

SABC News and Current Affairs — by Newsbreak producer, Hoosen Ebrahim - A group calling themselves the Cato Crest Sewing Group is offering unemployed women an opportunity to mend their finances, by learning how to sew. They meets every Thursday afternoon at the Cato Crest Clinic in Cato Manor, west of Durban to empower underprivileged women in the community with the skills to start their own micro...

SABC News and Current Affairs — by Newsbreak Producer, Taliesha Naidoo - It's the beginning of a new era for The Association for the Aged - Tafta. This as the leading, registered non-profit organisation in care in KwaZulu-Natal has appointed Femada Shamam as their new Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Shamam succeeds her predecessor, Margie Smith who assumes a new role during semi-retirement, as head...

SABC News and Current Affairs — Game drives, safaris or even bundu-bashing is thirsty work. One of the easiest options are finger-foods - quick, light meals that can be held with just one hand but are satisfying as it hits the spot. Salma Patel explores some tasty treats for the bush.......

SABC News and Current Affairs — by Newsbreak Producer, Matthew Veeran - With the emergence of "fake news" in South Africa, nothing on the world wide web is as it seems. In the past few months the fake news phenomenon has latched onto important political incidents and this misinformation is then used to dupe the unsuspecting public. Now, search engine Google and social media giant Facebook have lau...

SABC News and Current Affairs — Lotus FM — SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Executive Producer, Salma Patel - Unruly behaviour and political intolerance needs to be dealt with harshly in South Africa's modern day democracy. This, in reponse to allegations that ANC Youth League members disrupted both ANC Treasurer-General Dr Zweli Mkhize and former Finance Minister and keynote speaker,...

SABC News and Current Affairs — Lotus FM — SABC News and Current Affairs — by Newsbreak Producer, Hafsa Mkhize - eThekwini Municipality Deputy Mayor Fawzia Peer has assured the residents of Crossmoor, Savanna and Moorton in Chatsworth, south of Durban that they are dealing with the current land invasion issues and that it is a priority. This after the residents faced-off with squatters bent on inv...

SABC News and Current Affairs — Lotus FM — SABC News and Current Affairs — by Newsbreak Producer, Taliesha Naidoo - The case against a Chatsworth father accused of raping his two daughters - over a period of 15 years - has been remanded at the Durban Regional Court this morning. The 54-year-old man who has three previous convictions of assault and being in possession of dagga is accused of engagin...

SABC News and Current Affairs — Lotus FM — SABC News and Current Affairs — India was staring at catastrophic impacts of a ban on the sale of liquor along its highways. The Supreme Court imposed the restrictions to curb drunken driving but the government warned the ruling has put one million jobs at risk and will leave the tourism industry in shambles. Newsbreak's South Asian Correspondent Rana Sen...

SABC News and Current Affairs — Lotus FM — SABC News and Current Affairs — by Newsbreak Producer, Maya Jagjivan - Retired Judge of the High Court of South Africa - Thumba Pillay - will be conferred with an honorary degree of Doctor of Laws by the University of KwaZulu-Natal in Durban today. This in recognition of his contribution to the legal profession, the struggle against apartheid and the deve...

SABC News and Current Affairs — Lotus FM — SABC News and Current Affairs — by Newsbreak Talk's Taresh Harreeparshad - In an exclusive interview on Newsbreak Talk - ANC Chairperson in KwaZulu-Natal Sihle Zikalala discussed negative political sentiment that has seen thousands of South Africans take to the streets in protest. Zikalala explained how the party in KZN viewed the cabinet reshuffle, initi...

SABC News and Current Affairs — Lotus FM — SABC News and Current Affairs — by Newsbreak's Taresh Harreeparshad - The abandoned baby that was dumped in Verulam, north of Durban yesterday remains in a stable condition at a local hospital. Yesterday a woman believed to be in her twenties- gave birth in a toilet in Temple Valley. It is alleged that she then dumped the baby in a dustbin. Private securi...

SABC News and Current Affairs — Lotus FM — SABC News and Current Affairs — by Newsbreak Producer, Taliesha Naidoo - The deadline for substitution applications for this years Comrades Marathon is looming. The Comrade Marathon Association (CMA) has announced the 14th of April as the final day. The Substitution process allows for a runner who has not entered the race to substitute an entrant who has...

SABC News and Current Affairs — Lotus FM — SABC News and Current Affairs — by Newsbreak Producer, Hoosen Ebrahim - Former LotusFM station Manager - Fakir Hassen - will be inducted into the Liberty Radio Awards Hall of Fame for having made a significant contribution to the radio industry. Described as a veteran broadcaster who faced the risk of being ostracised for resisting the apartheid regime, H...

SABC News and Current Affairs — Lotus FM — SABC News and Current Affairs — by Newsbreak producer, Hoosen Ebrahim - A group calling themselves the Cato Crest Sewing Group is offering unemployed women an opportunity to mend their finances, by learning how to sew. They meets every Thursday afternoon at the Cato Crest Clinic in Cato Manor, west of Durban to empower underprivileged women in the communi...

SABC News and Current Affairs — Lotus FM — SABC News and Current Affairs — by Newsbreak Producer, Taliesha Naidoo - It's the beginning of a new era for The Association for the Aged - Tafta. This as the leading, registered non-profit organisation in care in KwaZulu-Natal has appointed Femada Shamam as their new Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Shamam succeeds her predecessor, Margie Smith who assumes...

SABC News and Current Affairs — Lotus FM — SABC News and Current Affairs — Game drives, safaris or even bundu-bashing is thirsty work. One of the easiest options are finger-foods - quick, light meals that can be held with just one hand but are satisfying as it hits the spot. Salma Patel explores some tasty treats for the bush.......

SABC News and Current Affairs — Lotus FM — SABC News and Current Affairs — by Newsbreak Producer, Matthew Veeran - With the emergence of "fake news" in South Africa, nothing on the world wide web is as it seems. In the past few months the fake news phenomenon has latched onto important political incidents and this misinformation is then used to dupe the unsuspecting public. Now, search engine Goog...

SABC News and Current Affairs — Lotus FM — SABC News and Current Affairs — Lotus FM — SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Executive Producer, Salma Patel - Unruly behaviour and political intolerance needs to be dealt with harshly in South Africa's modern day democracy. This, in reponse to allegations that ANC Youth League members disrupted both ANC Treasurer-General Dr Zweli Mkhize and fo...

SABC News and Current Affairs — Lotus FM — SABC News and Current Affairs — Lotus FM — SABC News and Current Affairs — by Newsbreak Producer, Hafsa Mkhize - eThekwini Municipality Deputy Mayor Fawzia Peer has assured the residents of Crossmoor, Savanna and Moorton in Chatsworth, south of Durban that they are dealing with the current land invasion issues and that it is a priority. This after the res...

SABC News and Current Affairs — Lotus FM — SABC News and Current Affairs — Lotus FM — SABC News and Current Affairs — by Newsbreak Producer, Taliesha Naidoo - The case against a Chatsworth father accused of raping his two daughters - over a period of 15 years - has been remanded at the Durban Regional Court this morning. The 54-year-old man who has three previous convictions of assault and being i...

SABC News and Current Affairs — Lotus FM — SABC News and Current Affairs — Lotus FM — SABC News and Current Affairs — India was staring at catastrophic impacts of a ban on the sale of liquor along its highways. The Supreme Court imposed the restrictions to curb drunken driving but the government warned the ruling has put one million jobs at risk and will leave the tourism industry in shambles. New...

SABC News and Current Affairs — Lotus FM — SABC News and Current Affairs — Lotus FM — SABC News and Current Affairs — by Newsbreak Producer, Maya Jagjivan - Retired Judge of the High Court of South Africa - Thumba Pillay - will be conferred with an honorary degree of Doctor of Laws by the University of KwaZulu-Natal in Durban today. This in recognition of his contribution to the legal profession,...