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Award-winning Current Affairs and news talk show bringing you topical news issues of the week. Relevant to Lotus FM - we cover issues YOU want - beating deadlines, making headlines. 6-7am, 1-1:30pm weekdays and weekends from 1-2pm.

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3:36

#PODCAST With the Turkey/Syria death toll now...

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2023/02/15

By Newsbreak Producer Tashlan Naidoo - Health concerns are now being raised for the thousands of people living in camp sites following the devastation caused by earthquakes in Turkiye and Syria 10 days ago. There is a concern for diseases such as cholera, which had already impacted the northwest of Syria due to poor water quality and sanitation. Thousands of homes and buildings including much needed hospitals have crumbled, as the death toll passes the 40,000 mark. Millions across Turkiye and Syria

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3:11

#PODCAST Nelson Mandela Community Youth Centre in...

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2023/02/15

By Newsbreak Producer Matthew Veeran - The Nelson Mandela Community Youth Centre in Chatsworth are appealing to teachers in KwaZulu-Natal to assist them in their cause to tutor disadvantaged matric learners. The call recently made on social media, looks for teachers with expertise in the fields of Mathematics, Life Sciences, Physical Sciences, English, Afrikaans, Accounting and Geography. Youth Centre Programmes Co-ordinator Clive Pillay says they need the teachers to volunteer just a few hours of

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3:40

#PODCAST The Tourism Business Council of South Africa...

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2023/02/15

By Newsbreak Producer Taliesha Naidoo - The Tourism Business Council of South Africa (TBCSA) says the high crime rate and murder of renowned rapper, Kiernan 'AKA' Forbes, is bound to damage the image of South Africa. Forbes and his friend, Tebello Motsoane, were shot and killed last Friday night outside a restaurant on Durban's popular Florida Road. Forbes murder has left many of his fans devastated, with some calling for stricter gun laws and more visible policing in the country. Tshifhiwa

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1:49

#PODCAST Four DUT Engineering alumni prepare to jet...

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2023/02/15

By Newsbreak Executive Producer Salma Patel - Four alumni from the Durban University of Technology (DUT) will be jetting off to Germany next Friday to be part of a three month learner-ship programme. They are among 22 engineering students from several universities who have been given this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Mondli Mchunu, Sajen Singh, Cyril Ndlovu and Luvelle Naidoo are the lucky four who have received this learner-ship from Bell Equipment. Luvelee Naidoo spoke to Newsbreak and says he

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3:16

#PODCAST Residents of Marianhill living in fear after...

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2023/02/14

By Newsbreak Producer, Tashlan Naidoo - Residents of Marianhill, south of Durban are living in fear after five people were shot dead in two separate incidents last night. A sixth person is in critical condition in hospital. Police say they are searching for three suspects believed to be armed with shotguns. Community members say they are losing confidence in the police as crime escalates in what many believe could be specialised criminals out to terrorise the community. SABC reporter, Nonjabulo

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3:28

#PODCAST Gift of the Givers Foundation say tents and...

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2023/02/14

By Newsbreak Producer Tashlan Naidoo - The rescue of an 80-year-old woman found alive after being trapped under rubble for eight days has given search and rescue teams a glimmer of hope in Türkiye. Gift of the Givers Founder, Dr Imtiaz Sooliman says they are in desperate need of tents to home the thousands of displaced survivors....

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3:16

#PODCAST More than 1,000 attendees from over 50...

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2023/02/14

By Newsbreak Producer Matthew Veeran - Former Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf will be the keynote speaker at the 8th edition of the ever-popular FORBES WOMAN AFRICA Leading Women Summit. After two years of being held as a pandemic-induced virtual summit, 2023 will mark it's reincarnation as a one-day, in-person hybrid event. Featuring a host of influential women speakers from all walks of life, the summit's theme this year looks to ignite an all-new discourse with technology at its heart

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3:31

#PODCAST NGO Chefs with Compassion appeal for help in...

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2023/02/14

By Newsbreak Producer Tashlan Naidoo - Non-Governmental Organisation, Chefs with Compassion are appealing for help in their campaign to end food insecurity and malnutrition in South Africa. As the groups "5 million meals" initiative comes to an end, it has rescued over one thousand four hundred million kilograms of food which would have gone to waste. It is estimated that 10 million tons of food goes to waste each year in South Africa, while 20 million people go to bed hungry each day. The

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2:53

#PODCAST Phoenix, Effingham, Umhlanga, Shallcross,...

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2023/02/14

By Newsbreak Producer Taliesha Naidoo - Residents are being urged to NOT store water for long periods during water-related restrictions as this could be a health hazard. That's according to Professor Faizal Bux, director of the Institute for Water and Wastewater Technology at the Durban University of Technology. This as water supply will be interrupted to more than 20 areas in the north and south of Durban from tomorrow morning until this Friday. The water restrictions are to allow uMgeni Water to

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2:56

#PODCAST Gunmen attack two separate vehicle workshops...

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2023/02/14

KwaZulu-Natal police say at least three gunmen attacked two vehicle workshops in separate incidents in Marianhill west of Durban on Monday night, killing five people. A sixth person is in a critical condition in hospital. Nonjabulo Mntungwa-Makamu reports...

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4:53

#PODCAST #WorldRadioDay Veteran Lotus Fm radio...

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2023/02/13

By Newsbreak Producers, Taliesha Naidoo and Tashlan Naidoo - World Radio Day is being celebrated across the Globe today. The day is observed every year to raise awareness among the public and the media about the importance of radio and to encourage access to information through radio. The theme for the 12th edition of World Radio Day is 'Radio and Peace'. We spoke to veteran radio personalities, Sagren Naidoo, Amitha Anand, Tansen Nepaul and Devi Sankaree-Govender about how radio has inspired

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2:15

#PODCAST Eldorado Park anti-drug activist, Ayob...

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2023/02/13

By Newsbreak Producer, Taliesha Naidoo - Gauteng police have launched a manhunt for the suspects who shot dead Eldorado Park community activist - Ayob Mungalee. The 60-year-old activist was shot outside his home last night. Mungalee recently mobilised the community to take a stand against drug dealers in the area. SABC news reporter, Sashin Naidoo with more details....

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3:36

#PODCAST Four people still missing in KZN following...

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2023/02/13

By Newsbreak Producer, Tashlan Naidoo - Disaster management teams in KwaZulu-Natal have confirmed that four people are missing, presumed drowned following heavy rains which battered parts of the province. Several roads were flooded and many homes damaged in the uMkhanyakude and Umzinyathi Districts in northern KZN. It is reported that 70 families were evacuated in Newcastle after their homes were flooded. The South African Weather Services says upto 60 percent chance of showers and thunder showers

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3:16

#PODCAST AKA fans are continuing to flock to the...

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2023/02/13

Fans of the late South African rap star - Kiernan Forbes, known as AKA - continue to flock to the place where he and his friend were gunned down outside a Durban restaurant on Friday night. Sharing a bond in their love for AKA's music, people have laid bunches of flowers on the sidewalk where the shooting took place. In a symbolic rejection of the violence that claimed the two men's lives - two white candles and two pots of peace lilies also mark the spot. Dries Liebenberg reports...UPDATE: Lawyers

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3:58

#PODCAST Concern mounts over the high number of...

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2023/02/13

By Newsbreak's Tashlan Naidoo - Humanitarian aid organisation, World Vision are concerned for the high number of unaccompanied children in Syria following the devastating earthquakes one week ago. Concern is mounting that orphaned children, especially those at refugee camps in the affected areas of Syria will now face a very bleak future. Almost four-thousand people have died in Syria, with search and rescue operations continuing. The death toll from the earthquakes in Turkiye and Syria has now

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3:27

#PODCAST KZN Public Servants Association (PSA) to...

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2023/02/13

By Newsbreak's Tashlan Naidoo - The Public Servants Association (PSA) in KwaZulu-Natal says will request an urgent meeting with relevant stakeholders to discuss the safety of it members, after two more paramedics were robbed while responding to a call. The incident occurred in the Shongweni area last week. It is one of many such cases in the recent past where provincial emergency crews, social workers and other members were targeted in rural areas. KZN Provincial manager for the PSA, Mlungisi Ndlovu

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2:12

#PODCAST Turkish authorities say over 110 arrest...

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2023/02/13

By Newsbreak Producer Taresh Harreeparshad - Turkish authorities say 113 arrest warrants have been issued for shoddy workmanship on buildings that collapsed in the area. Turkish police are believed to have taken 12 people into custody, including building contractors. CEO of Hope Foundation SA - Namritha Sivsunker - who is on the ground in Gaziantep - says a lot of conversations are being had about the sub-standard quality of infrastructure in the affected areas...

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3:39

#PODCAST Family breathe a sigh of relief after...

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2023/02/13

By Newsbreak Producer Taresh Harreeparshad - The Pillay family of Tongaat, north of Durban are breathing a hugh sigh of relief - after Dhramalingum Pillay was found in Mumbai India - he was missing for almost two weeks. The 69-year-old man was last seen at the Mumbai Airport before he could board his flight to South Africa. Mr. Pillay does suffer from memory loss. His daughter stayed behind and searched the entire city to locate her father. Police in Sahar, Mumbai eventually found Mr. Pillay after a

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3:05

#PODCAST Agriculture economist explains why SA's...

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2023/02/10

By Newsbreak Producer Hoosen Ebrahim - The poultry industry has entered the year on a sombre note - as it carried through tight margins due to elevated production costs which were exacerbated by persistent load-shedding. Agricultural Economist Paul Makube says that although the country is well supplied with chicken, the devastating impact of rolling blackouts continues to cost the industry billions. This inevitably leads to intermittent availability of certain product lines for many in the food

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3:07

#PODCAST SONA REACTION: Political commentator Sandile...

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2023/02/10

By Newsbreak Producer Taresh Harreeparshad - Political analyst Sandile Swana says President Cyril Ramaphosa has just complicated the load-shedding problem. In his State of the Nation Address- President Ramaphosa outlined that an Electricity Minister would be appointed. In addition- a National State of Disaster has been declared due to the energy crisis. This adds in total FOUR National Departments in charge of managing electricity in South Africa. Swana says this will cause further glitches in the

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