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SABC News and Current Affairs — by Newsbreak Talk Producer, Taresh Harreeparshad - South African civil society remains firm, they will not be intimidated when speaking out against government. On Newsbreak Talk yesterday strong dissatisfcation was expressed against President Jacob Zuma and key government officials following the release of the State of Capture report. Political analyst Dr. Lubna Nad...

SABC News and Current Affairs — by SABC News - Former Cosatu secretary-general Jay Naidoo says he's concerned that there is a lack of credible and sound leadership in South Africa. He was addressing the second Billy Nair memorial lecture in Tongaat, north of Durban. The late Billy Nair was a trade unionist and SACP leader who served a prison term on Robben Island. The memorial lecture was supposed...

SABC News and Current Affairs — by Newsbreak India Correspondent - India's national capital has ordered an urgent intervention as air quality plunged to its lowest in 17 years. Schools have been closed for the next three days as experts warn that thousands could die from the pollution. It now affects 40 million people in several northern states. Delhi residents protested on smogged-out streets whi...

SABC News and Current Affairs — by Newsbreak Producer, Maya Jagjivan - With learners across South Africa either in the midst of examinations or about to begin examinations, police say parents need to be more vigilant to ensure the safety of their children. Brigadier Vishnu Naidoo says children leave school after writing their examination papers, and this could possibly mean they are unsupervised a...

SABC News and Current Affairs — by Newsbreak Producer, Hafsa Mkhize - The KwaZulu-Natal baby who underwent groundbreaking surgery while still in his mother's womb has been born without any complications. The baby boy was delivered at the Inkosi Albert Luthuli Hospital in Durban in the early hours of this morning. This is the same hospital where just two months ago the baby underwent surgery by foe...

SABC News and Current Affairs — by Newsbreak Producer, Hoosen Ebrahim - Tributes are still pouring in for leading film-maker Junaid Ahmed who passed away earlier this week. The 57 year old has been described as a legend by local directors and actors in the movie industry. Ahmed had suffered a short illness and died at Durban's Umhlanga hospital. Family Spokesperson - Jay Pather - says the family w...

SABC News and Current Affairs — by Newsbreak Producer, Prabashini Moodley - Sub Editor of the Tabloid newspaper and Internationally honoured South African Navy stalwart Manny Gounden passed away last night. Gounden died in hospital at the age of 65 from kidney failure. Gounden was a photo journalist and served as the Public Relations Officer for the South African navy. Gounden's forty year of good...

SABC News and Current Affairs — by Newsbreak Producer, Genevieve Lanka - Police in Chatsworth, south of Durban have cautioned residents to be more vigilent amid rising car thefts in the area. They say that the environmental design of Chatsworth, which forces residents to park their cars on pavements, make them vulnerable to syndicates. Chatsworth Community Policing Forum Chairman, Jakes Singh also...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer, Maya Jagjivan - Court applications by the Presidency and the National Prosecuting Authority are not only having a financial impact on South African taxpayers, but are also eroding the trust of citizens in these vital state institutions. This is according to Lawson Naidoo, Executive Director of the Council for the Advancement of the South Afric...

SABC News and Current Affairs — by Newsbreak Producer, Taresh Harreeparshad - Sparks flew on social media- after a racist Diwali rant caused public outcry. In a post Dawie Kriel reffered to Hindus observing Diwali as morons who should go back to India. After more graphic responses in support of these posts emerged- it became clear that another social media spat about racism had exploded. Political...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer, Taresh Harreeparshad - Anti-racism initiatives have not yielded the desired result, according to the convenor of the Anti Racism Network of South Africa Sean Moodley. He was discussing the latest racist slur on social media - this time against Hindus who observed the festival of Diwali. Yesterday the ANC and DA in KwaZulu-Natal laid crimen inj...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer, Taresh Harreeparshad - Secretary General of the ANC in KwaZulu-Natal Super Zuma has laid crimen injuria charges against two Durban residents - Dawie Kriel and Will Macgibbon - who posted racist comments about Hindus observing Diwali. Kriel took to social media describing Hindus as morons and devil worshippers who should go back to India. The p...

SABC News and Current Affairs — by Newsbreak Producer, Taresh Harreeparshad - Earlier today, DA KZN Leader Zwakele Mncwango laid a crimen injuria charge against Dawie Kriel. Mncwango says that they hope opening this charge- sends a message to South Africans that the country is serious about making examples of those who promote racism....

SABC News and Current Affairs — by Newsbreak producer, Taresh Harreeparshad - Enough is enough and the Hindu community is not going to tolerate any more. That's the sentiment expressed by Ashwin Trikamjee, President of the South African Hindu Maha Sabha (SAHMS). He was reacting to the derogatory social media posts made on Diwali against Hindus. An irate post refered to Hindus as devil worshipers,...

SABC News and Current Affairs — by Newsbreak Producer, Maya Jagjivan - Lifesaving South Africa says they are very concerned about the recent drowning incidents in Durban, and are calling on people to take stricter measures at beaches and pools to prevent more lives from being lost. Earlier this week, a two year old drowned in a family pool in Glenmore. And last month, there were at least four drow...

SABC News and Current Affairs — by Newsbreak Executive Producer, Salma Patel - In this week's Food Lab feature: The "Doyenne of Delicious Cooking" - Asha Maharaj - is expected to launch a new healthy eating cookbook in the new year - specifically for those who love South African Indian food. Maharaj - a respected cook and media personality - pioneered the first eggless-baking and cooking recipe bo...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak producer, Hoosen Ebrahim - The Inkatha Freedom Party - IFP - says that the racist statements made by Kriel are disgraceful to the country's fight for freedom and democracy. IFP Chief Whip, Narend Singh has confirmed that the IFP has approached the South African Human Rights Commission and the equality court to ensure that the latest discriminatory utter...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer, Prabashini Moodley - International award winning Durban-based filmmaker Junaid Ahmed was dedicated to telling South African stories rather than mimicking the style of Hollywood or Bollywood films. That's according to Ahmed's close friend and political cartoonist Nanda Soobben. Junaid Ahmed was laid to rest yesterady after suffering a stroke tw...

SABC News and Current Affairs — by Newsbreak Producer, Taresh Harreeparshad - A brand that was started decades ago by Pakkiri Pillay in Durban- has now won two covetted titles at the KwaZulu-natal Exporter of the Year Awards. Packo emerged as the finalist in the Exporter to Africa category and winner of the Agriculture Sector & Agro Processing award last week. The company now plans to continue thi...

SABC News and Current Affairs — by Newsbreak Producer, Hoosen Ebrahim - A 71 year old man has been shot and killed in Phoenix, north of Durban last night. Muhammed Abdul Khalik was on his way to a local mosque in Daleview drive at Unit 2 when his identity was mistaken by the suspect. Reports from the scene indicate that the incident could be drug or gang related. Police have confirmed the incident...

SABC News and Current Affairs — by Newsbreak Producer, Hoosen Ebrahim - Durban-born Indian Classical and Devotional singer, Mahenthri Pillay has won Best Indian Album in the South African Traditional Music Awards or SATMA's at the weekend. Mahenthri regularly sings at temples, ashrams and festivals and has been singing since the age of five! She says winning this SATMA award is significant not onl...

SABC News and Current Affairs — by Newsbreak Producer, Hoosen Ebrahim - The Department of Water and Sanitation has released data indicating the national storage of water in the country's 211 dams is under increasing stress. The data revealed that dam levels continue to show a steady decline week-on-week, appealing to all South Africans to use water sparingly, as dam levels continue to drop. Depart...

SABC News and Current Affairs — by Newsbreak Producer, Taresh Harreeparshad - Psoarisis may be a chronic condition - but its the psychological scars that hurt the most. That's according to dermatolgist Dr Irshad Essack. World Psoarisis Day was observed at the weekend to raise awareness about under-lying trauma effected by the skin trauma. The skin condition usually presents in severe lesions- that...

SABC News and Current Affairs — Government is not being upfront with citizens about its one trillion rand nuclear plans - which has the potential not only for corruption but to bankrupt the country. This is according to Launch Director of Africans Rising for Justice, Peace and Sustainable Development Kumi Naidoo. He was speaking to Newsbreak ahead of a fundraising event in Durban on Thursday to as...

SABC News and Current Affairs — by Newsbreak Producer, Hoosen Ebrahim - Monopoly South Africa has introduced its 3rd version of the game called 'Monopoly Mzansi' which officially goes on sale today. The latest version features 22 South African locations and four transport stations, including King Shaka International Airport. Some of the most iconic properties on sale in the game include - uMhlanga...