By Newsbreak Producer Matthew Veeran - Durban petroleum executive Darin Samuels and his son Devon are set to embark on a gruelling 10,000-kilometre cross-continental journey in July, as part of the 2026 Africa Rally. Driving a VW Caddy that was written off during the July 2021 unrest and painstakingly restored, the father-and-son duo are turning a painful symbol of past destruction into a mobile message of resilience. Darin explains that their 40-day expedition through Southern and East Africa will raise vital awareness and funds for the TEARS Foundation to combat the ongoing crisis of gender-based violence (GBV)...

* You can follow their journey via the website https://www.sevenshadesofpurple.co.za 

 

By Newsbreak Producer Matthew Veeran - Durban petroleum executive Darin Samuels and his son Devon are set to embark on a gruelling 10,000-kilometre cross-continental journey in July, as part of the 2026 Africa Rally. Driving a VW Caddy that was written off during the July 2021 unrest and painstakingly restored, the father-and-son duo are turning a painful symbol of past destruction into a mobile message of resilience. Darin explains that their 40-day expedition through Southern and East Africa will raise vital awareness and funds for the TEARS Foundation to combat the ongoing crisis of gender-based violence (GBV)...
* You can follow their journey via the website https://www.sevenshadesofpurple.co.za&nbsp;
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#PODCAST A Durban father and son duo prepare to tackle a 10,000km cross-continent rally to combat Gender-Based Violence #sabcnews 

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South African Tuberculosis research has redefined the way the diseased is treated globally. The findings of BEAT Tuberculosis, the South African clinical study that began in a research unit in Gqeberha, has been published in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM). This is the highest-ranked medical journal in the world. The data of this shifted the standard treatment of TB that required a seven-drug regimen administered over a minimum of nine months. BEAT Tuberculosis was able to utilise a regimen of four to five medications administered over six months. Principal investigator of BEAT Tuberculosis Dr Francesca Conradie says their research study has set the global standard for TB care...

-by Newsbreak's Taresh Harreeparshad
South African Tuberculosis research has redefined the way the diseased is treated globally. The findings of BEAT Tuberculosis, the South African clinical study that began in a research unit in Gqeberha, has been published in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM). This is the highest-ranked medical journal in the world. The data of this shifted the standard treatment of TB that required a seven-drug regimen administered over a minimum of nine months. BEAT Tuberculosis was able to utilise a regimen of four to five medications administered over six months. Principal investigator of BEAT Tuberculosis Dr Francesca Conradie says their research study has set the global standard for TB care...

SA TB research redefines global treatment strategies #sabcnews 

The race to complete the voluntary repatriation of Malawian nationals is intensifying in Durban. This as the June 30th deadline - set down by the march leaders draws closer. About 13-thousand people have already been transported to Malawi but new arrivals continue to gather outside the old drive-in transit camp. Authorities says the pressure is mounting to process and manage those inside the camp and those still waiting outside. Gcinokuhle Malinga has more... 

The race to complete the voluntary repatriation of Malawian nationals is intensifying in Durban. This as the June 30th deadline - set down by the march leaders draws closer. About 13-thousand people have already been transported to Malawi but new arrivals continue to gather outside the old drive-in transit camp. Authorities says the pressure is mounting to process and manage those inside the camp and those still waiting outside. Gcinokuhle Malinga has more...&nbsp;

#PODCAST Pressure mounts in Durban as thousands of Malawians race against the looming unofficial repatriation deadline #sabcnews

By Newsbreak Producer Hoosen Ebrahim - This morning we crossed to avid fisherman Adam Kamdar for the latest on the 2026 sardine run... 

By Newsbreak Producer Hoosen Ebrahim - This morning we crossed to avid fisherman Adam Kamdar for the latest on the 2026 sardine run...&nbsp;

#PODCAST A Durban father and son duo prepare to tackle a 10,000km cross-continent rally to combat Gender-Based Violence #sabcnews

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