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SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Tashlan Naidoo - Non-profit organisation against human trafficking - "A21" say statistics currently show that only 1% of all human trafficking victims are ever rescued. They also say that South Africa has become a prime destination for international human trafficking syndicates to operate. A21 Director Katie Modrau has lauded the weekend's arre...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Shanell Daniel - The community of Creslen Road, in Phoenix, north of Durban, have expressed concern over the escalating rate of crime after a 53-year-old man was shot. Operational Manager for the Medical Division of KZN VIP - Anneline Hansraj says the critically injured man had to be airlifted to hospital for emergency treatment. Hansraj descri...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Hoosen Ebrahim - The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia have launched a mobile app to help facilitate pilgrims and increase competition among marketing companies to enhance the Umrah experience people around the globe. "Umrah" is an Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca, that can be undertaken at any time of the year. It also aims to enforce health standards during...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Tashlan Naidoo - As today marks World Rabies Day - pet owners are urged to ensure that their animals are vaccinated and kept safe from the killer virus. There have been five human deaths in the KwaZulu-Natal province from rabies in the past few months. According to the World Health Organisation (WHO) an estimated 55 000 human deaths occur world...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producers Taresh Harreeparshad and Taliesha Naidoo - With over 40,000 chart-busters in 56 years, India's "singing moon" S. P. Balasubrahmanyam lost his battle to coronavirus last weekend. And as a 21-gun-salute rattled in the skies, the nation of 1.3 billion people grieved the loss of a musical titan, who brought southern melodies to the lips of every I...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Rachel Vadi - A 27-year-old has been recognised for his work in fighting crime in Chatsworth, south of Durban. Since completing his studies at the Anhui Medical University in China, Tyronne Naidoo has been praised for his outstanding work - not just during COVID-19 pandemic, but for the last two years. Naidoo says he is spurred on to volunteer...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Rachel Vadi - A circular claiming to lift the restrictions that allow religious organizations to use of school premises for their activities, has been deemed "fake news" by the KwaZulu-Natal Department of Education. The circular, written on an official letterhead and addressed to education officials, claims the department lifted the restriction...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Taliesha Naidoo - Efforts to curb the spread of COVID-19 at institutions of higher education in South Africa are underway. A new policy framework developed by the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) now compels higher education institutions to take the virus and many others more seriously, with the introduction of 10 mobile healt...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Presenter, Taresh Harreepershad Newsbreak Talk opens up the lines - from Defence Minister, Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula Zimbabwe flight scandal to remembering S P Balasubramaniam, give your views a voice

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Talk Presenter, Taresh Hareepershad The World Health Organisation has expressed concern following a six-percent increase in COVID-19 cases in South Africa in the past seven days, despite a two-percent decrease in the number of infections on the African continent. South Africa is one of 16 countries that have shown an increase. The South African authorit...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer, Rachel Vadi Much loved, legendary Indian playback singer S.P. Balasubrahmanyam has passed away at a private hospital in India at the age of 74. . According to an official release from the MGM Healthcare Hospital SPB was admitted on August 5th and was placed on life support measures since August 14th for severe COVID-19 pneumonia. Following tre...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer, Rachel Vadi Police have prevented members of the Umkhonto we Sizwe Military Veterans Association in KwaZulu-Natal from entering ANC offices in Durban. A group of disgruntled MKMVA members are demanding to engage with ANC leaders, calling for support from the current government. eThekwini Metro Police spokesperson Senior Superintendent Parbhoo...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Rachel Vadi - Federal police have summoned three top Bollywood actors for questioning in a suspected drug racket linked to a young movie star's abrupt demise. The case has divided opinion, as some say the action was timely - while others believed it has been scripted to influence upcoming elections in an Indian state. Meanwhile, Bollywood exper...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Shanell Daniel - With many businesses finding themselves in financially difficulty due to COVID-19, doing business online has taken off. From working from home to online meetings, the world wide web is being used to boost the hard hit economy. One of the ways of of doing some comes in the form of "ShopESpot", which offers a South African e-comm...

SABC News and Current Affairs — The Competition Tribunal of South Africa has approved the acquisition of Edcon's Jet stores by the The Foschini Group. This after Edcon filed for bankruptcy protection in April after losing R2 billion during the lockdown. Last month the Foschini Group concluded an offer to purchase Jet from Edcon for a cash purchase consideration of R480 million. However, the Compet...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producers Shanell Daniel, Matthew Veeran and Taliesha Naidoo - With Heritage Day behind us and a long weekend ahead, members of the public are likely to be out and about with the easing of lockdown regulations. While some are abiding by the regulations and rules of the road, it seems as though various others have not. Newsbreak spoke to Metro Police spo...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Taresh Harreparshad - It is very probable that South Africa will have a second wave of COVID-19 infections. That's according to CEO of Medical Expert Consulting Group Prof. Terence Komal. This follows the second wave of the pandemic sweeping across Europe. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced a series of new coronavirus restrictions f...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Shanell Daniel - The community is urged to join in and wave their placards during the "Rage Against Corruption" beach demonstration this Saturday at Durban's North Beach Amphitheatre. The demonstration is aimed at tackling corruption at government level - especially when it comes to COVID-19 funding. Speaking to Newsbreak, Deputy Chairperson fo...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Taliesha Naidoo - The Phoenix Crisis Centre and the Phoenix Religious Leaders Forum will host a joint Heritage Day event today. The event, which is aimed at promoting unity in diversity, will see individuals from different faiths and races come together to celebrate multiculturalism. Chairperson of both organizations, Moulana Mohammed Tariq say...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Taresh Harreeparshad - The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) says they've have had enough time to analyse the space of COVID-19 - in order to have a safe by-election in November. 96 wards in 56 municipalities across the country will vote for local councilors on November the 11th. In eThekwini Wards 32, 36, 81 and 84 will go to polls. This...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Tashlan Naidoo - The race against time to preserve the black rhino population is showing positive signs with the birth of at least 13 calves across South Africa and Malawi in 2020. The Black Rhino Range Expansion Project by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) began almost 20 years ago in an effort to keep them safe from the clutches of poacher...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Shanell Daniel - Strict step-by-step regulations will be enforced at Durban's King Shaka International Airport as the country re-opens its international borders on the 1st October under Lockdown Alert Level One. KwaZulu-Natal's economy relies heavily on both the domestic and international tourism sector. The airports Senior Cooperate Affairs Ma...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Matthew Veeran - Following the success of his first book, author Krish Govender has released a follow up novel titled "Losing My Family". A sequel of sorts, Govender's second book is an original tale that tackles strong themes such as apartheid and women's rights. Set in 1963, the book tells the story of the mother of a Durban entrepreneur, who...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Shanell Daniel - Women living in fear due to crime should not be a reality in South Africa. These are the sentiments of eThekwini Cluster Community Policing Forum (CPF) chairperson, Imtiaz Sayed, after a woman reported that her family were being watched by suspicious men at North Beach, in Durban. Adding to this, car theft seems to be on the in...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Hoosen Ebrahim - South Africa has more than 3-million orphans with over 600-thousand of them being children from vulnerable homes. This is according to Local Humanitarian Organisation called ‘Islamic Relief'. They have been actively involved in pairing orphaned children with donors who in-tern help financially until the child becomes an adult....