#PODCAST ANALYSIS: DA gears up for decisive federal congress

By Newsbreak Producer, Taliesha Naidoo - The Democratic Alliance heads into a pivotal elective congress this weekend, with a leadership shake-up on the cards as long-time figures such as Helen Zille and John Steenhuisen step aside. But it's the emergence of an unexpected challenger that's turning h…

#PODCAST Minister Macpherson visits illegally occupied police station in Carletonville

By Newsbreak Producer, Tashlan Naidoo - The Public Works and Infrastructure Minister Dean Macpherson has raised concern over abandoned Government properties being illegally occupied and used for criminal activities. The Minister today conducted a visit to an illegally occupied police station in Car…

#PODCAST Suspects in AKA, Tibz murder case abandon bail application

By Newsbreak Producer, Tashlan Naidoo - The two brothers linked to the murder of rapper Kiernan "AKA" Forbes and his friend Tebello "Tibz" Motshoane have once again abandoned their bail. The Durban Magistrate's Court was today expected to hear Siyabonga and Malusi Ndimande's bail application. Durin…

#PODCAST Newsbreak Fishing Report - 10 April 2026 #sabcnews

By Newsbreak Producer Hoosen Ebrahim - Cast away with this week's Newsbreak Fishing Report, brought to you by KZN angler Sanjay Ramsarup... 

#PODCAST eThekwini Ratepayers Protest Movement threaten mass action in contestation of proposed municipal tariff increases #sabcnews

By Newsbreak Producer Tashlan Naidoo - Civil society group, the eThekwini Ratepayers Protest Movement (ERPM) are threatening mass action in contestation to the proposed 2026/2027 tariff increases. Mayor Cyril Xaba in his recent Draft Budget Policy Statement announced a proposed electricity tariff i…

#PODCAST No More Excuses: UP experts slam state neglect, as millions face a "water justice" crisis #sabcnews

By Newsbreak Producer Matthew Veeran - Experts from the University of Pretoria are warning that South Africa's water crisis is a failure of water justice, as millions remain without safe and reliable access. This crisis is particularly acute in KwaZulu-Natal, where major hubs like eThekwini and Msu…

#PODCAST Pressure mounts as civil society groups call for the release of the National Register for Sex Offenders #sabcnews

By Newsbreak Producer Taliesha Naidoo - Pressure is mounting on the South African justice system as civil society groups are calling for the release of the National Register for Sex Offenders. Civil rights organisation - Action Society has launched a national campaign demanding the immediate public…

#PODCAST The Long Road to Recovery: What the US-Iran ceasefire means for South Africa #sabcnews

By Newsbreak Producer Tashlan Naidoo - Economists believe that while markets have responded positively to the US-Iran ceasefire, the economic shock will take a long time for economies to recover. The rand strengthened against the US, while oil prices significantly dropped in the hours following the…

#PODCAST From giant wasps to microscopic jellyfish - the hunt is on for the animal kingdom's most painful sting #sabcnews

By Newsbreak Producer Matthew Veeran - From the flesh-eating venom of the executioner wasp to a microscopic jellyfish that induces a terrifying sense of "impending doom" - researchers are documenting the outer limits of human agony in order to crown the world's most painful sting. This investigatio…

#PODCAST Department of Trade, Industry and Competition offer glimmer of hope for the embattled Tongaat Hulett sugar mill #sabcnews

Deputy Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition, Zuko Godlimpi, says there's still hope to save the embattled Tongaat Hulett, which faces a possible liquidation. Godlimpi was speaking during a visit to the re-launch of the Gledhow Mill in Stanger, in KwaZulu-Natal. He says government is working …