SABC News and Current Affairs — DNA evidence has come under the spotlight in the state's case in a triple murder trial at the Durban High Court. 47-year-old Colin Pillay is pleading not guilty to the murders of his alleged lover and her two daughters. The bloodied bodies of Jane Govindasamy and her daughters - Denisha and Rackelle - were discovered in the Phoenix flat, north of Durban, in September last year. The trial is now in its second week. Minoshni Pillay reports...

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#PODCAST: DNA evidence emerges in the Colin Pillay triple murder trial - as he continues to plead his innocence

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At just 16-years-old South African activist, Vernon Moodley, was exiled in the early 1960s and ultimately died after a drowning incident in 1967. Over 60 years later, his family has found a sense of closure after Moodley's remains were repatriated to South Africa and laid to rest on home soil on Friday. This follows the successful repatriation of 42 freedom fighters who were honoured by government in a ceremony at Freedom Park, in Pretoria. Speaking to Newsbreak Talk's Shanell Daniel, Moodley's sister, Veronica Ally, goes back in time and shares the family's turmoil after Moodley's exile and shocking death... #sabcnews #NewsbreakTalk

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At just 16-years-old South African activist, Vernon Moodley, was exiled in the early 1960s and ultimately died after a drowning incident in 1967. Over 60 years later, his family has found a sense of closure after Moodley's remains were repatriated to South Africa and laid to rest on home soil on Friday. This follows the successful repatriation of 42 freedom fighters who were honoured by government in a ceremony at Freedom Park, in Pretoria. Speaking to Newsbreak Talk's Shanell Daniel, Moodley's sister, Veronica Ally, goes back in time and shares the family's turmoil after Moodley's exile and shocking death... #sabcnews #NewsbreakTalk

#PODCAST REPATRIATED EXILED ACTIVIST VERNON MOODLEY REMEMBERED BY FAMILY

By Newsbreak Executive Producer Salma Patel - The National Joint Operational and Intelligence Structure or NATJoints - is on high alert after social media messages of a #NationalShutdown went viral. Police and the army have been deploayed to all hotspots across KwaZulu-Natal. Metro Police has been seen patrolling the Durban central business district from as early as 4am this morning. SABC News Reporter Dries Liebenberg was at Phoenix which was the site of many tensions during the insurrection of July the 12....

By Newsbreak Executive Producer Salma Patel - The National Joint Operational and Intelligence Structure or NATJoints - is on high alert after social media messages of a #NationalShutdown went viral. Police and the army have been deploayed to all hotspots across KwaZulu-Natal. Metro Police has been seen patrolling the Durban central business district from as early as 4am this morning. SABC News Reporter Dries Liebenberg was at Phoenix which was the site of many tensions during the insurrection of July the 12....

#PODCAST Situation is calm and police are on high alert across KZN, following unconfirmed reports of a #NationalShutdown today

By Newsbreak Producer Rachel Vadi - Latest reports suggest that a fourth wave of COVID-19 is predicted to hit South Africa in the first week of December. CEO of the Kwazulu-Natal Doctors Healthcare Coalition - Professor Morgan Chetty says this fourth wave could last longer that 75 days. Professor Chetty says the best protection against the looming fourth wave is the non-surgical interventions of social distancing, wearing of mask and sanitising. However, he says the best protection against the coronavirus is to get vaccinated. He says a small portion of the population - who are being referred to as "anti-vaxers" - are causing more harm than good by expressing their views on social media...    

By Newsbreak Producer Rachel Vadi - Latest reports suggest that a fourth wave of COVID-19 is predicted to hit South Africa in the first week of December. CEO of the Kwazulu-Natal Doctors Healthcare Coalition - Professor Morgan Chetty says this fourth wave could last longer that 75 days. Professor Chetty says the best protection against the looming fourth wave is the non-surgical interventions of social distancing, wearing of mask and sanitising. However, he says the best protection against the coronavirus is to get vaccinated. He says a small portion of the population - who are being referred to as "anti-vaxers" - are causing more harm than good by expressing their views on social media... &nbsp; &nbsp;

#PODCAST: DNA evidence emerges in the Colin Pillay triple murder trial - as he continues to plead his innocence

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