Newsbreak

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Rachel Vadi - Two fully-fitted baby nurseries have been added to aid the plight of abandoned babies at the baby safe in Phoenix, north of Durban. About a year ago, the "Valliamma Cradle of Love Baby Safe" project was launched to provide mothers a safe place to abandon their babies. In commemoration of Nelson Mandela Day, various organisations,...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Hoosen Ebrahim - The Foundation for English, Mathematics, Sciences, Sports and Innovation of South Africa (FEMSSISA) has urged government to use this time strategically in planning ahead - post the Covid-19 school break. Speaking to Newsbreak, Chairperson Vishnu Naidoo explains the importance of government in adopting forward thinking to beat t...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Hoosen Ebrahim - Media personality and founder of the Champion South Africa Movement - Ashaf Garda says staying positive and spiritual helped him in fighting the coronavirus. Speaking to Newsbreak after after recovering form COVID-19, Garda said adopting a positive approach helped immensely with the mental aspect of combating the virus...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Matthew Veeran - As the number of COVID-19 infections continue to rise in South Africa, funeral parlours and crematoriums are finding it difficult to cope with the high number of bodies. In Gauteng the situation remains critical, with high demand and limited burial space. Here in KwaZulu-Natal meanwhile, funeral parlours say they are bracing th...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Hoosen Ebrahim - As South Africa battles to grapple with the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the economy, KwaZulu-Natal has cut back budgets for its provincial departments. MEC for Finance, Ravi Pillay allocated 4.5 billion rand to the Health Department - in order to support extra staff and procure medical equipment. It comes in response to...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Rachel Vadi - Four out of thirty-two residents at the Aryan Benevolent Society Home in Pietermaritzburg have died as a result of COVID-19 in the last week. This has brought the total number of deaths at the old-age home to eight. The home which was established in 1914, 106 years ago - lost one of its oldest resident, who was 103 years old. Chai...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Tashlan Naidoo - As trucks carrying COVID19 samples are getting hijacked and medical waste ending up on the side of highways, the management of its disposal and transportation has come under the radar. Earlier this week a truck transporting biological samples, including corona virus test specimens, for the National Health Laboratory services wa...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Tashlan Naidoo - Sardines have come out after taking a days' break yesterday. They have graced the shores of Snake Park beach in Durban and are moving up the KwaZulu-Natal south Coast to Winkelspruit. For the latest we speak to angling enthusiast and bait shop owner Adam Kamdar in the sardine fever

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Tashlan Naidoo - Residents of Welbedacht at Chatsworth, south of Durban are finding this winter very difficult - having been left without electricity since the 6th of this month. An anonymous resident says prior to this, they only had electricity for 14 days in June, while still footing their monthly bill well over R2,000. She says her family h...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Tashlan Naidoo - Former High Court and Electoral Court Judge, Thumba Pillay says even though he didn't have the chance to meet Mlangeni, he knew of him as someone who always spoke their mind, even if it upset people...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Tashlan Naidoo - Tributes continue to pour in for late struggle stalwart Andrew Mlangeni with anti-apartheid activist and struggle veteran Mac Maharaj saying he never shied away from speaking the truth. Mlangeni was the last surviving Revonia Trialist and was among the first recruits of the former ANC military Wing uMkhonto Wesizwe. Speaking to...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Hoosen Ebrahim - Durban Physiotherapist Shamim Khan, says she has never come across what she was exposed to in the last week, working with COVID-19 patients. Khan - who has over 32-years experience in the medical field - says the community at large are in denial of the virus, until a family member or someone close to them is severely affected....

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Tashlan Naidoo - After a few days of bumper sardine activity in Durban and along the KwaZulu-Natal south coast, the little silver fish seem to have gone back into lockdown. For the latest we speak to angling enthusiast and bait shop owner Adam Kamdar in the sardine fever

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Matthew Veeran - Olive oil aficionado - Venishree Mayer has urged women to step out of their comfort zones and try something different. A successful South African businesswomen, Venishree is now looking to further her brand by tapping into the European market. Today on Women Economy Wednesday's, we highlight this ordinary woman doing extraordin...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Shanell Daniel - Struggle veteran, Andrew Mlangeni 'gave a moral underpinning to the struggle for freedom faced in South Africa'. These after the sentiments of Professor Sathasivian "Saths" Cooper who served prison time together with Mlangeni on Robben Island between 1977 and 1982. Mlangeni passed away at the age of 95 at a military hospital in...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Tashlan Naidoo - According to the International Diabetes Federation (IDF), up to 15% of COVID-19 cases have been severe, with about 5% needing critical care. Specialist physician Dr Adri Kok says when the virus enters the lungs of a person suffering from uncontrolled diabetes or obesity, it sets in motion a chemical reaction resulting in inflam...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Hoosen Ebrahim - National Freedom Party (NFP) Member of Parliament, Ahmed Munzoor Shaik Imam has lashed out at his own party, accusing certain members of starting a smear campaign against him, in order to tarnish his reputation and remove him from office. This after the NFP announced the expulsion of his membership and his position in Parliamen...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Shanell Daniel - TikTok, Twitter, Facebook and of course Netflix are just a handful of the technological platforms that are keeping its users occupied during the long days and nights of lockdown. While in some ways human interaction is preferred, technology does seem to bridge the gap - allowing unprecedented connectivity - something unheard of...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Shanell Daniel - Two drug dealers, six drug users and a wanted suspect were arrested after being found in a dense bush at Verulam CBD, north of Durban. According to spokesperson for local security company Reaction Unit South Africa, Prem Balram, while conducting a search for Robbery suspects in the area officers came across the group of suspect...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Shanell Daniel - Covid-19 has caused a delay in the recruitment of police officers throughout the country, and with many now retired the South African Police Service is re-enlisting trained and skilled police officers. Former members who left the service on the ranks of Constable, Sergeant and Warrant Officer are being called upon to come back...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Tashlan Naidoo - Chatsworth CPF chairperson Jakes Singh says they've had their hands full dealing with large gatherings at the local post office. This as people continue to flock there to collect certain grants, some without masks and not observing social distancing protocols.

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Tashlan Naidoo -The Sydenham Community Policing Forum in Durban say residents in the area have not heeded to President Cyril Ramaphosa's call that the wearing of a face mask is mandatory in public spaces. This after the president announced the amended regulation just over a week ago. Public relation officer for the CPF, Satish Dhupelia says he...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Shanell Daniel - In an effort to save the restaurant industry - a concept called "Dark Kitchen" has started gaining momentum in the country. With lockdown restrictions and the subsequent financial implications of COVID-19, restaurants around South Africa have found it tough to stay afloat. "Dark Kitchens" are also known as virtual kitchens, clo...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Taliesha Naidoo - Business leaders in Durban are calling on government to re-open the provincial borders for leisure travel. They say the reopening will boost the economic recovery of KwaZulu-Natal's tourism sector which is taking a hard knock due to the lockdown regulations. The business leaders - who form part of various travel and tourism or...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Tashlan Naidoo - The Afro Middle East Centre have commented on the United Arab Emirates (UAE's) launch of its first mission to Mars this weekend - calling it a way for the country to "mask" its destabilisation of some parts of the middle east. The "Hope Probe" as it is known, blasted off from Japan's Tanegashima Space Center and cost a total of...