#PODCAST Verulam Business Forum raises alarm on loitering, drugs and exploitation of school children

By Newsbreak Producer, Taliesha Naidoo - A growing crisis is unfolding in Verulam, north of Durban, where school children are being spotted loitering at taxi ranks and public parks during school hours. The Verulam Business Forum is raising the alarm on the trend, warning that it is a serious threat…

#PODCAST Scores protest in Johannesburg against illegal immigration

By Newsbreak Producer, Tashlan Naidoo - Scores of protestors are marching to Yeoville and Hilbrow in Johannesburg, against illegal immigration, crime and corruption. This comes after hundreds of protestors took the streets yesterday calling for stricter enforcement of immigration laws, tighter bord…

#PODCAST The ongoing Middle East conflict is driving a 2.3% surge in South African food prices #sabcnews

By Newsbreak Producer Tashlan Naidoo - The impact of the rising fuel cost in South Africa is already being felt with the price of a basic basket of 44 essential food items increasing by R123,56 month on month. This is according to non-profit organisation, the Pietermaritzburg Economic Justice and D…

#PODCAST With rising costs & staff shortages rife, POPCRU rallies members ahead of May Day tomorrow #sabcnews

By Newsbreak Producer Hoosen Ebrahim - As workers across South Africa gear up to mark May Day tomorrow, the Police and Prisons Civil Rights Union (POPCRU) are urging its members to turn out in full support of the Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) rallies nationwide. The call comes ami…

#PODCAST Billionaire Anant Ambani launches multi-million dollar bid to rescue 80 Colombian hippos #sabcnews

By Newsbreak Producer Matthew Veeran - The Colombian government has authorized a lethal cull of eighty hippopotamuses in the Magdalena River basin, citing an urgent and growing threat to the region's native biodiversity. These animals are the descendants of four individuals illegally imported by no…

#PODCAST March and March members to rally at Gauteng Legislature

By Newsbreak Producer, Tashlan Naidoo - Scores of civil society organisation March and March movement protesters have started gathering at the Mary Fitzgerald Square in Johannesburg ahead of their march to the Gauteng legislature. The protesters say they are demonstrating against the influx of undo…

#PODCAST Shocking death of six-year-old in Umkomaas ignites public outcry and police probe

By Newsbreak Producer, Taliesha Naidoo - A tragic and deeply disturbing case in Umkomaas on the KZN south coast has sparked outrage after the death of six-year-old Snesihle Lonwabo Khathi two weeks ago. Police say the child was taken to hospital by her stepmother after her father reported she was u…

#PODCAST The three men charged with kidnapping & murder of the seven Newark family members abandon their bail application #sabcnews

Three men charged in connection with the kidnapping and killing of seven members of a family from Newark on the KwaZulu-Natal north coast,  abandoned their bail application at the KwaDukuza Magistrate's Court. Businessman Alan Monswamy, his wife, their two children, and three relatives - were abduc…

#PODCAST New amendments to the Consumer Protection Act hopes to clamp down on unsolicited marketing #sabcnews

By Newsbreak Producer Hoosen Ebrahim - South Africa is tightening the screws on spam calls, with new amendments to the Consumer Protection Act aimed at curbing unwanted direct marketing. As from July, marketing companies or spam calls from different companies would require consent before contacting…

#PODCAST The Voice of an Era: South African Soprano Legend Mimi Coertse Dies at 93 #sabcnews

By Newsbreak Producer Tashlan Naidoo - Tributes continue to pour in for the late world famous South African opera singer, Mimi Coertse. Coertse passed away on Monday at the age of 93. She became an international star in the 50's and was regarded as one of the best sopranos on the world. Coertse tra…