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1:10

#PODCAST Newsbreak Fishing Report - Friday 25...

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2022/11/25

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

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3:35

#PODCAST Pitbull mauls a 15-month old child to death...

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2022/11/24

By Newsbreak Producer, Tashlan Naidoo - A 15-month old child has succumbed to his injuries after being attacked by a Pitbull dog in East London in the the Eastern Cape. Details are still sketchy around the incident which occurred last night on a farm area in the suburb of Cambridge. The dog has since been taken away by the SPCA and euthanized. SABC reporter Abongile Janjties is at the scene and brings us an update....

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1:52

#PODCAST Case against suspected Israeli kingpin and...

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2022/11/24

By Newsbreak Producer, Taliesha Naidoo - The case against a suspected Israeli kingpin and seven others has been postponed to the 1st of December at the Randburg Magistrate's Court. This was to allow the defence time to study the extradition documents brought by the state, as well as to prepare for a possible bail application. All eight suspects were arrested at a house in Bryanston, north of Johannesburg last week. They were arrested following an operation by a multidisciplinary team led by interpol

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3:49

#PODCAST Inanda residents live in fear as crime rate...

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2022/11/24

By Newsbreak Poducer, Taliesha Naidoo - Community members of Inanda, north of Durban, are calling for more policing in the crime-ridden area. The Inanda police station once again was amongst top three police stations with the highest number of murder and rape cases. SABC News reporter, Nonkululeko Hlope is in the area today to find out what lies at the heart of the crime issues.....

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3:05

#PODCAST South African learners call for climate...

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2022/11/24

By Newsbreak Producer Taresh Harreeparshad - South African learners are asking for education on climate change to be integrated into the curriculum. At the recently concluded climate conference- COP27 - in Egypt, the Wildlife and Environment Society of South Africa (WESSA) presented the viewpoints of young people alongside the Foundation for Environmental Education in a programme called Running Out of Time. The call was clear: learners want to be schooled about climate concerns. In this week's

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4:30

#PODCAST Former crime analyst Chris de Kock reacts to...

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2022/11/24

By Newsbreak Producer Tashlan Naidoo - Crime expert Chris de Kock says South Africa could become the crime capital of the world if government does not intervene immediately. This was in reaction to the release of the quarterly crime statistics for July to September 2022. South Africa has the third-highest crime rate in the world after Venzuela and Papua New Guinea. Police Minister Bheki Cele said contact crimes such as murder, attempted murder, common assault and sexual offences, increased by 18.5%

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3:13

#PODCAST Happy Yappers Animal Sanctuary discuss why...

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2022/11/24

By Newsbreak Executive Producer Salma Patel - A local dog foster mum says not all animals are vicious. She was responding to the recent negative media attention around pit bulls - a breed that is has made headlines recently for mauling and killing young children. In the latest case, three year old Keketso Saule from the Free State was attacked and mauled by two pit bulls at the weekend. Now, the dogs are being targeted. Lawyer and foster mum at "Happy Yappers Animal Sanctuary" Paksini Govender says

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3:18

#PODCAST University of Pretoria's Mamelodi Campus...

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2022/11/24

By Newsbreak Producer Matthew Veeran - The University of Pretoria's Mamelodi Campus recently provided the backdrop for a new project that empowers teachers to start mini sensory gardens at their creches and pre-schools. A sensory garden is defined as a self-contained area that allows people to enjoy a wide variety of experiences and are designed to provide opportunities to stimulate the senses, both individually and in combination. Director of the Mamelodi Campus, Professor Ntebogeng

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4:04

#PODCAST eThekwini Municipality's tap water deemed...

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2022/11/24

By Newsbreak Producer Taliesha Naidoo - The tap water in the eThekwini Municipality is safe for consumption despite high levels of e-coli in some of City's beaches. That's according to professor Faizal Bux, director of the Durban University of Technology's Institute for Water and Wastewater Technology (IWWT). Several beaches in the municipality remain closed, including Umhlanga, Laguna, eThekwini, Winkelspruit and Umdloti. This follows the aftermath of the April floods which damaged water

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4:15

#PODCAST ANALYSIS: The ANC announce its nominated...

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2022/11/23

By Newsbreak Producer Taliesha Naidoo - The ANC will face a litmus test on whether it takes its integrity commission seriously or not when nominating its party president at its 55th national conference in December. That's according to political analyst, Dr Fikile Vilakazi. This after the ANC announced its nominated candidates for the party's top six positions yesterday. Incumbent ANC president Cyril Ramaphosa and NEC member Dr. Zweli Mkhize have been nominated for the position of president of the

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3:09

#PODCAST Corporate & civil society organisations join...

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2022/11/23

By Newsbreak Producer Hoosen Ebrahim - Corporate and civil society organisations operating in South Africa have joined forces to hold workshops aimed at educating the youth around on issues of gender based violence and femicide (GBVF) in the country. Hotel group Sun International is tackling the problem head on by providing workshops to schools in under-privileged areas. They have requested volunteer groups tackling the scourge to use their facilities for self-defence workshops in a bid to equip

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3:28

#PODCAST Police react to calls made by SANCO for...

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2022/11/23

By Newsbreak Producer Tashlan Naidoo - Police in the Free State have distanced themselves from calls made by the South African National Civic Organisation (SANCO) for residents to hand over pit bulls or face having them forcefully removed from owners homes. The organisation made the call after two boys, aged eight and three, were fatally attacked by pit bulls in the province, in a space of a week. SANCO spokesperson, Tshepo Davids, says residents have seven days to surrender their dogs before action

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3:03

#PODCAST The Techno Touch finds out about how...

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2022/11/23

By Newsbreak Producer Matthew Veeran - As Black Friday nears, the promise of a great bargain is always enticing to local shoppers, but cyber-criminals have a few special scams of their own in store. This year, more South Africans will swop the busy shopping centre queues and trolley clashes for the online checkout button - as predictions show that the popular event is heading in a more virtual direction. CEO of IT services firm "ESET Southern Africa" Carey van Vlaanderen says that's why staying

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3:43

#PODCAST As the Reserve Bank's MPC meets, economists...

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2022/11/23

By Newsbreak Producer Tashlan Naidoo - Economists predict yet another hike in the repo rate this week. This as the South African Reserve Bank's (SARB's) Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meets ahead of the announcement tomorrow. The repo rate has increased by 175 basis points so far this year, as South Africans feel the repercussions with the prime lending rate in South Africa sitting at 9.75%. Economist Dawie Roodt says the only question that remains is the number of basis points by which the

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2:34

#PODCAST Civil engineering student scoops prestigious...

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2022/11/22

By Newsbreak Producer, Taliesha Naidoo - Final year Civil Engineering student from the University of KwaZulu-Natal - Kelsey Padayachee - has scooped the Best Design prize at the university's recent poster symposium. The event showcased the works of the university's final year civil engineering students. Padayachee's winning project looked into the design of access roads surrounding the lower Umkhomazi Bulk Water Supply Development Scheme. Padayachee describes how she feels after her win...

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#PODCAST Public servants intensify strike action in...

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2022/11/22

By Newsbreak Producer, Tashlan Naidoo - Hundreds of workers from several COSATU affiliated unions are taking part in the Durban leg of the march. The march started at the King Dinuzulu Park and will end with members handing over a memorandum to the Premier, Nomusa Dube-Ncube's office. SABC News reporter Nonjabulo Mtungwa-Makamu is at the march and brings us an update...

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2:21

#PODCAST Public servants paint Gauteng streets red in...

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2022/11/22

By Newsbreak Producer, Taliesha Naidoo - Hundreds of public servants have embarked on a protest outside the Chris Hani Baragwanath hospital in Soweto. This follows a deadlock in wage negotiations between unions and government. The union federations including COSATU, FEDUSA and SAFTU say the planned one-day nationwide strike is part of the ongoing demonstrations ahead of an indefinite strike if the government fails to improve its three per cent wage increase offer. Negotiations deadlocked after

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3:20

#PODCAST Law expert say Zuma and Walus judgments...

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2022/11/22

By Newsbreak Producer, Salma Patel - Two major court cases rocked the country, but has restored faith in the justice system. That's according to senior legal counsel and law expert, Saber Ahmed Jhazbhay. The Constitutional Court ordered the Justice Department to grant former SACP general-secretary Chris Hani's killer, Janusz Walus parole. Walus approached the apex court to ask for a review and to overturn Minister Ronald Lamola's refusal to grant him parole. This was Walus's fifth attempt to get

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#PODCAST Analysts say government has been "caught...

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2022/11/22

By Newsbreak Producer Tashlan Naidoo - Energy analyst Chris Yelland believes government have been caught lacking when it comes to addressing the energy crisis resulting in the recent bout of rolling blackouts. Eskom has warned that rolling blackouts will be more erratic because it has used up its diesel budget for emergency generation. Stage 4 and 5 load shedding was implemented from Sunday until yesterday. From 5am today, Stage 2 load shedding will be implemented until 4pm and thereafter Stage 4

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4:26

#PODCAST Legal expert Krish Govender reacts to the...

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2022/11/22

By Newsbreak Prodcuer Taliesha Naidoo - Legal expert, Krish Govender says former President Jacob Zuma will have to honour the law and return to prison to serve the remainder of his sentence. This follows yesterday's judgement by the Supreme Court of Appeal in Bloemfontein to dismiss Zuma's medical parole appeal case, with costs. The SCA ruled Zuma's release on medical parole was unlawful. Govender, who's a former co-chairperson of the Law Society, spoke to Newsbreak's Taliesha Naidoo...

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