Newsbreak

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Hoosen Ebrahim - Expert angler Sanjay Ramsarup tells us where the fish are biting on this week's Fishing Report...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Hoosen Ebrahim - South Africa's COVID-19 cases could be tripled in the next few weeks, if government does not intervene in terms of monitoring the activity of infected persons. This is according to Professor of Infectious Diseases at the University of Cape Town - Marc Mendelson. Professor Mendelson says the current spread of the virus compared...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Rachel Vadi - Ten police officers from the Chatsworth police station, south of Durban will be appearing in court today following their arrest in cases involving the theft of cash and cigarettes. KZN police spokesperson, Brigadier Jay Naicker says detectives from the provincial Anti-Corruption Unit and Pinetown Cluster Detective Task Team arrest...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer, Tashlan Naidoo - The move by Israel to begin a process of annexation of the Palestinian territory and take about 30 percent of land in Palestine has been put on hold. That's according to Executive Director at the Afro Middle East Centre, Naeem Jeenah. He says this is as a result of a discussion between Israel and the United States of America -...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer, Tashlan Naidoo - After being out of operation for more than three months, casinos were permitted to reopen this week Monday. With strict social distancing and hygiene protocols in place, the Sibaya Casino and Entertainment Kingdom opened its doors to customers this Tuesday, however only to MVG card holders. This decision follows an announcemen...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer, Rachel Vadi - The permanent reduction of alcohol availability is the "new norm" a group of non-governmental organisations are lobbying for. Sonke Gender Justice, Gun Free SA and Southern African Alcohol Policy Alliance or Saapa SA started the campaign based on the drop in alcohol-related harm and a freeing-up of hospital beds for COVID19 patie...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Fishing expert Adam Kamdar - We've had a bumper few weeks of sardine activity, let's find out what's to come with Durban fishing expert and angling enthusiast, Adam Kamdar

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Correspondent Rana Senn - India has banned Tiktok and 58 other Chinese mobile apps as part of a tit-for-tat retaliation, after rival armies clashed in June. And as the border military tensions grew, local software firms scrambled to occupy the online shopping space - promising a new basket of fresh products to users at home. Reporting from New Delhi, he...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Tashlan Naidoo - Social-distancing and hygiene protocols are non-existent in certain areas of Chatsworth south of Durban. The community policing forum says a vast majority of residents are blatantly disobeying COVID19 rules and regulations set out by government to contain the spread of the virus. Chatsworth CPF chairperson Jakes Singh says as g...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Hoosen Ebrahim - South Africa has recorded a decline in Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in the first quarter of 2020. The GDP contracted by 2.3% in quarter-on-quarter terms, after contracting by 1.2% in the fourth quarter of last year. Meanwhile, household expenditure grew 0.7% in the first quarter, government expenditure was up 1.1% and gross fix...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Taliesha Naidoo - A boycott of Facebook by major advertisers has sent the social media giant's stock price spiralling. This as the popular social network faces heat from its advertisers, who are urging it to tackle misinformation and hate speech. The advertisers have created a #StopHateForProfit campaign, where it claims that Facebook doesn't d...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Taliesha Naidoo - The spike in child abandonment cases has sent alarm bells ringing for authorities in KwaZulu-Natal. Yesterday, a ONE-DAY-OLD baby was been found dumped in a rubbish pile at Shallcross, south of Durban. On Sunday, a baby was found abandoned in the bushes at the Isithebe area, north of the province. A 27-year-old woman has been...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Hoosen Ebrahim - The Federation of Trade Unions (FEDUSA) says negotiations are underway between government, organised business and labour to extend the UIF COVID-19 relief scheme - which ended yesterday. The Labour Department and the Unemployment Insurance Fund had earlier pronounced that the scheme, which ran for three months, will not be exte...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Taliesha Naidoo - The COVID-19 pandemic is exposing the weaknesses in South Africa's public health-care system. This is according to Dr. Aslam Dasoo - member of the Progressive Health Forum (PHF). The forum is part of multiple organisations and private health-care professionals who are mobilising to meet the threat of COVID-19. They believe tha...

SABC News and Current Affairs — Will the rough tides dampen the sardine activity? Durban fishing expert and angling enthusiast, Adam Kamdar gives us an update on the silvery delicacies in our Newsbreak Sardine Fever Feature....

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer, Matthew Veeran - The South African Weather Service (SAWS) have predicted unusual sea conditions from today - which could result in large powerful waves in between the smaller waves. At first glance the waves may not reveal anything unusual, but there's the hidden danger of sudden, larger waves that may break the pattern of the water. This mean...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer, Salma Patel - The community of Shallcross south of Durban are reeling with shock after a baby was found abandoned in the cold. Its believed that the baby is just a day old. NetCare 911 Paramedics Spokesperson, Shaun Herbst, says the baby has been rescued and is doing fine......

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Taliesha Naidoo - A shameless act of vandalism and theft has deprived the Phoenix community, north of Durban of a facility that offers computer education to underprivileged communities. This after 29 computers were stolen from the Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Computer Education and Information Technology (MAGIC-IT) at the Phoenix Settlement. It'...

SABC News and Current Affairs — by Newsbreak Producer, Hoosen Ebrahim - The Sparkport Pharmacy in the vicinity of Overport in Durban has re-opened this morning after a staff member tested positive for the coronavirus. Director of the Sparkport Group - Solly Sulaiman says people collecting medication at any health facility should take extra precaution as it is known that these areas generally pose...

SABC News and Current Affairs — by Newsbreak Executive Producer, Salma Patel - Two small shoals of the silvery delicacies were netted at Durban's Snake Park Beach this morning. Local fisherman - Samad Hameed - who came to the Golden Mile to witness the excitement around the netting of the sardines, says several crates have been sold at very cheap prices, as the province enjoys a bumper fishing sea...

SABC News and Current Affairs — by Hoosen Ebrahim - As the cold weather sets in, fishing has been nothing short of excellent for anglers around the southern coastline. This as the increased sardine activity braces the shores closer to Durban. This morning saw anglers netting massive shoals along Winkelspruit, south of the city. Durban fishing expert and angling enthusiast, Adam Kamdar has the late...

SABC News and Current Affairs — The number of COVID-19 infections worldwide is expected to breach the 10 million mark this week, as scientists double efforts to develop a vaccine. Last week, South Africa began human trials of a vaccine to cure the coronavirus. But, fear and anxiety over the spread of the novel coronavirus, are driving people to search for their own "cures" - however fake, irration...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Taresh Harreeparshad - Cinemas are not likely to open any time soon. That's according to Avalon Group CEO AB Moosa. Last week government announced that cinemas may operate with 50 people at a screening. But according to Moosa this is not a feasible operational capacity. He says the industry is negotiating with government to instead allow a 50%...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Taliesha Naidoo - A massive fuel price increase is on the horizon. The Automobile Association (AA) is predicting a petrol price increase of R1.73 a litre, an increase in diesel by R1.74 a litre and illuminating paraffin by R2.14 come Wednesday, the 1st of July. The AA has been commenting on unaudited month-end fuel price data - released by the...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Taliesha Naidoo - Durban businessman - Ebrahim Patel has been appointed as the Honorary Consul of the Republic of Indonesia in South Africa. The appointment has been conferred by the President's of Indonesia and South Africa. Patel says he is deeply humbled and grateful for the new appointment and will work hard in his new role to strengthen tr...