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SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Matthew Veeran - Today the Gift of the Givers Foundation commemorates it's 28th anniversary of giving back to the community and assisting those who are in need. The humanitarian aid organisation was established on Thursday the 6th of August 1992, by Dr. Imtiaz Sooliman. What followed in the years to come was worldwide disaster intervention and...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Tashlan Naidoo - Clean up operations continued this week at the Hennops River in Gauteng, after a large quantity of PPEs were allegedly dumped there at the weekend. So far, more than 40 disposal bags worth of latex gloves have been recovered. However, non-profit organisation "Hennops Revival" - a foundation that aims to keep the river clean - s...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Shanell Daniel - Two men, aged between 21 and 33, suspected to be responsible for the killing of an unborn baby at Cato Crest, in Durban, have been arrested and appeared at the Durban Magistrates Court. According to KwaZulu-Natal police spokesperson Colonel Thembeka Mbele, a stray bullet struck a pregnant woman during a robbery. She sustained a...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Shanell Daniel - The search for 24-year-old Siyabulela Gumede continues, after reports emerged that he was pulled into the sea by strong rip currents at Durban's North Beach yesterday. Information suggests Gumede worked as a seine netter for the past five years. It is believed that the man lost his footing and was pulled into the rough waters....

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Hoosen Ebrahim - Industry experts believe that remote working and remote learning is here to stay. This as companies support the move to be connected virtually, in a bid to prepare employees for a future crisis and to save costs associated with an office set up. That's according to business consulting firm - Airshot. They say that the pandemic...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Shanell Daniel - Business owners have been warned to be on high alert for a particular method of hijacking in and around the northern parts of KwaZulu-Natal. Provincial police spokesperson, Colonel Thembeka Mbele, says it's alleged that syndicates are targeting business owners by requesting a call out for a quotation. Upon arrival, the victims...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producers Matthew Veeran and Hoosen Ebrahim - Lebanon is in mourning after a huge explosion in the capital Beirut killed at least 78 people and injured more than 4,000 yesterday. The whole city was shaken by the blast, which began with a fire at the port which exploded into a mushroom cloud. President Michel Aoun said 2,750 tonnes of ammonium nitrate ha...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Shanell Daniel - The days of cautioning youngsters against the use of social media seems to be quickly fading away, as the older generation are now making use of these online platforms themselves. With the COVID-19 lockdown, parents and even grandparents are now opting for video calls and some have even opted to try out apps like "TikTok" to st...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Matthew Veeran - Durban artist Veron Vadivelu has described his first feature film as a "love letter to the Indian-origin youth of South Africa". The multi-talented 21-year-old wrote, directed and stars in the movie called "Untitled for Now". But what makes his debut offering even more unusual than the title itself, is the fact that Veron is a...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Tashlan Naidoo - For gender equality to prevail in South Africa, men need to show more empathy toward their female counterparts. That's the sentiment of women's rights activist - Shabnam Palesa Mohamed, who says patriarchy is the thorn in the flesh of many South African women. Her comments comes as the country observes Women's Month this August...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Shanell Daniel - A 26-year-old man is expected to appear at the Chatsworth Magistrates Court, south of Durban, today after being found in possession of drugs at an estimated street value of R34 000. This at the Bayview area. According to KwaZulu-Natal police spokesperson, Colonel Thembeka Mbele the man was found with 1150 capsules of heroin at...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Tashlan Naidoo - Health minister Dr Zweli Mkhize says mothers that are breastfeeding their children should feel free to do so in any environment, without fear or shame. This as he launched the 2020 World Breastfeeding Week in South Africa, under the adapted theme "Support Breastfeeding for a Healthier South Africa." Mkhize assured South African...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Shanell Daniel - The eThekwini Municipality has condemned the "normal" use of Durban beaches during the national lockdown. This after scores of people were seen on the beach, being escorted away by local authorities in a video doing the rounds on social media. Municipality Spokesperson - Msawakhe Mayisela says the fact that people are going aga...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Tashlan Naidoo - Breastfeeding is still the best and most nutritious way to feed a newborn child, however, it is out of the question for a COVID-19 positive mother to do so. That's according to Durban based Paediatrician Dr T.S. Pillay. This as August marks World Breastfeeding Week under the theme "Support breastfeeding for a healthier planet."...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Shanell Daniel - Five suspects have been arrested for the murder of 20-year-old Renaldo Naidu, whose body was found with gunshot and stab wounds along the Dumisane Makhaye Highway, north of Durban. KwaZulu-Natal police spokesperson, Colonel Thembeka Mbele, says investigations led to four men being arrested in Newlands East yesterday, while a fi...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Tashlan Naidoo - Former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Judge Navi Pillay says there needs to be more dialogue between males and females about issues affecting them - in order for gender equality to thrive in South Africa. August represents Women's Month under the theme "Generation Equality, Realising Women's Rights for an Equal society,...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Shanell Daniel - An Umhlatuzana, south of Durban, family have a new lease on life after fighting deaths bed due to being Covid-19 positive and now successfully recovering. The Sewbalaks faced great challenges with three of five family members testing positive and being hospitalised. However, for parents Pravin, 58, Pranisha, 48, and daughter Da...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Tashlan Naidoo -As matric pupils across the country returned to the classroom today, atleast 27 schools in the King Cetshwayo district in KwaZulu-Natal have not opened. This is according to KZN provincial secretary of teacher union SADTU, Nomarashiya Caluza. She says this is due to the fact that they have not yet been fumigated after having con...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Shanell Daniel - "The structures of society that were built over 160 years ago by the Indian indentured labourers still stand to this day". These are the sentiments of social anthropologist, Dr Raj Govender. In this week's 1860 feature, Dr Govender joins us to explain how aspects including religion and education were cultivated by the indenture...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Rachel Vadi - The Aryan Benevolent Society Home in Pietermaritzburg has been dealt yet another deadly blow, as COVID-19 infections continue to plague the establishment. On Friday - 10 residents were moved to the Pietermaritzburg Royal Show Grounds - now being used as a quarantine and isolation centre. This came as 12 residents from home succumb...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Taliesha Naidoo - A Durban mother is finally breathing a sigh of relief after recovering from COVID-19. Roslyn Rezin, from Sea Cow Lake in Durban, tested positive for the coronavirus about three weeks ago. Rezin, who suffers from a pre-existing chronic condition, feared the worst when she initially experienced shortness of breath along with var...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Taliesha Naidoo - Shocking data has showed the true reach of COVID-19, indicating that a single person has the potential to infect 406 people in a period of 30 days. That's according to CEO of KwaZulu-Natal Managed Care Coalition Limited - Professor Morgan Chetty. His comments come after multiple areas in KZN were listed as coronavirus hotspots...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Talk Presenter, Taliesha Naidoo and Talk Producer, Rachel Vadi. The COVID-19 pandemic, has cast considerable impact on women. Regardless of where one looks, it is women who bear most of the responsibility for holding societies together, be it at home, in health care, at school, or in caring for the elderly. Today we introduce you to some incredible wome...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Talk Presenter Taliesha Naidoo and Newsbreak Talk Producer, Rachel Vadi Newsbreak Talk discusses comordbidities that places individuals at a higher risk of contracting COVID-19

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Shanell Daniel - As Mandela Month draws to an end today, founder of volunteer group "Human Aid SA" - Ahmed Osman says donating to and helping the less fortunate should continue every month. The organisation specializes in creating comfortable container homes, which come fully-furnished. Osman says assisting the homeless with a place to sleep is...