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SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Matthew Veeran - 10 years on the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa, we continue to look back at how that moment of sporting history brought our "Rainbow Nation" together. This morning we speak to 89-year-old Amrithbhai Daya, a gentleman from Port Elizabeth - who became the oldest ever FIFA volunteer at the age of 80. Daya was even contacted b...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Rachel Vadi - A 60-year-old woman has become the first resident from The Association of the Aged (TAFTA) to test positive for the coronavirus. Almost three months since the official coronavirus lockdown in South Africa, non-profit organisation TAFTA announced that the lady tested positive after experiencing a high temperature and body pains on...

SABC News and Current Affairs — The Educators Union of South Africa has given President Cyril Ramaphosa two months to get rid of Basic Education Minister, Angie Motshekga. EUSA's Kabelo Mahlobogwane says since the re-opening of schools more than 2,000 learners and teachers have tested positive for COVID-19. He adds that more than 100 schools across the country had to close and teachers have alread...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Tashlan Naidoo - The Commission for Gender Equality says it's disgusted at the high rate of Gender Based Violence that the country is currently facing. This comes after the recent spate of GBV incidents that include the gruesome murder of a woman who was eight months pregnant. Meanwhile, a 26-year-old mother of two was axed and a 39-year-old wo...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Tashlan Naidoo - The South African Hindu Maha Sabha is in the process of calling a meeting with church leaders to find a way forward following the recent series of defamatory attacks on the Hindu faith. In the most recent video that surfaced on social media, Reverend Llewellyn Joseph of the Revival Ministries Church at Chatsworth, south of Durb...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak's Tashlan Naidoo - Youth education has come under the spotlight as the country commemorates Youth Day, under lockdown. The 16th of June 1976 uprising which began in Soweto and spread countrywide, profoundly changed the political landscape. 13-year-old Hector Pieterson became the iconic image of the uprising as he was one of the first students to be kill...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Executive producer Salma Patel - South African traditional artists have come together making music during lockdown - to spread a message of peace and hope. Set to the tune of the national anthem - Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrika, the song features six languages including isiZulu and sign language. One of the producers, Rajive Mohan elaborates on the project...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Executive Producer Salma Patel - Judgment on the legality of tobacco sales in level 3 of the lockdown has been reserved. So, what does this mean for ordinary South Africans? Thus far, the full bench of the High Court in Pretoria considers the application around the legality of the lockdown ban on tobacco product sales urgent and will deliver their decis...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Shanell Daniel - The gripping cold weather that has hit parts of the country during the past week or so, is expected to continue this week over the central and eastern parts, where it will get worse. That's according to the South African Weather Services. The extreme cold will be coupled with cloudy conditions, with showers expected from today...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Tashlan Naidoo - These matric learners who've just returned to school after being homebound for more than two months, reflect on what the struggles of youth in 1976 means to them. How has this youth day together with the COVID-19 pandemic impacted on their final schooling year? Here's what they had to say...

SABC News and Current Affairs — by Newsbreak Producer, Rachel Vadi - Adolescent girls and young women are facing higher levels of domestic and intimate partner violence, exacerbated by quarantine and isolation. This is according to Sulosh Pillay, founder of the non-profit organisation "The ACT Foundation". Pillay says the foundation is conducting a dignity and awareness program, aimed at highlight...

SABC News and Current Affairs — by Newsbreak Producer, Shanell Daniel - Large shoals of sardines have been spotted at the Pennington area, on the KwaZulu-Natal south coast. Acting head of operations for the KwaZulu-Natal Sharks Board, Greg Thompson, says the sardines are expected to move to other areas on the south coast, however they could decide to make a U-turn and go home. Thompson tells us mo...

SABC News and Current Affairs — Bodies littered public hospitals and some were found in garbage dumps or in drains especially in national capital New Delhi. The courts said coronavirus patients were being treated worse than animals in India where the number of cases last weekend jumped past the 320,000-mark with at least 9,200 deaths. Rana Senn has the details...

SABC News and Current Affairs — by Newsbreak Producer, Taresh Harreeparshad - The Solidarity Fund has approved 17-million rand in funding for initiatives that support victims of gender-based violence. This follows President Cyril Ramaphosa, who once again called for an end to Gender Based Violence across South Africa. He added that government should do more at least at the justice level to bring t...

SABC News and Current Affairs — by Newsbreak Producer, Tashlan Naidoo - Some of the grade 7 and 12 classrooms that form part of the 11 schools in the Bayhaven area at Chatsworth south of Durban remain empty. This follows a call by the combined School Governing Bodies or SGB within the Bayhaven area, for all their schools to be shut down and only reopened after the COVID19 virus has reached it's pe...

SABC News and Current Affairs — by SABC News Editor, Salma Patel - The husband of a teacher at the Apollo Secondary School at Chatsworth, south of Durban has passed away from coronavirus related complications. This has been confirmed by Community Leader and Member of the Provincial Legislature, Les Govender. Early last week Apollo Secondary closed its doors after the teacher tested positive for th...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Tashlan Naidoo - In our 1860 commemoration this week, we tantalise your taste buds and take you on a journey of how Indian specialities like vadas and samoosas became household delicacies in the modern day. The origins of these uniquely South African street foods points to a cross-breeding formed by a combination of cultures, one of which inclu...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Executive Producer Salma Patel - Civil society organisations have welcomed the ruling by the Constitutional Court which found the electoral act "unconstitutional". The Active Citizens Movement applauds the ruling which in effect means that individuals can now stand for elections WITHOUT any affiliation to a party or organisation. In the electoral system...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Matthew Veeran - Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput allegedly committed suicide at his home in Mumbai yesterday. The 34-year-old won acclaim for his role in the 2016 biopic of then Indian cricket captain, Mahendra Singh Dhoni. His death came as the coronavirus lockdown posed enormous challenges for India's entertainment industry. This report...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Rachel Vadi - From being the popular 25% discount clothing store to its most sought-after "red hanger sale" - an entire era of clothing, fashion and employment is expected to close its doors after 91-years. Edcon Holdings - owner of the failed retail brand Edgars - is seeking buyers for its chain stores and loyalty programme. The nationwide loc...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Rachel Vadi - The South African Hajj and Umrah Council (SAHUC) has announced that the annual pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia FOR South Africans is cancelled. Irshad Malek, founder and CEO of World of Travel and Chairman of the South African Muslim Travel Association (SAMTA) - says the decision was taken after discussions with the Saudi Ministry of H...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer, Rachel Vadi - Parts of the Verulam Magistrate Court has been shut down after a police court orderly tested positive for the coronavirus. Department of Justice KwaZulu-Natal Acting Regional Head, Lawrence Shole says they were informed about the ordely's status after his temperature tested high on Tuesday. He has since been quarantined. Shole sa...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Taresh Harreeparshad - Taxi prices are expected to increase by up to 25 per cent in July- but the South African National Taxi Council- SANTACO- says this is an annual increment and not imposed because of COVID-19 financial losses. SANTACO chief strategic manager, Bafana Magagula says they also look forward to advise from Transport Minister Fiki...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer, Rachel Vadi - With more than 4 million views over the last three months - the SA Musicians against Covid19 Facebook page will be broadcasting their first international music collaboration online this weekend - which is a tribute to the works of the great poet and musicia, Swamy Thygaraja. The brain-child of husband and wife, Lexy Shunmoogam an...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Taresh Harreeparshad - There has been widespread support since the Constitutional Court ruling found that parts of the Electoral Act was unconstitutional. It paves the way for independent candidates to contest national and provincial elections. One South Africa Movement leader, Mmusi Maimane shares his thoughts...