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3:16

#PODCAST Reflection: Today marks 99 years since...

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2022/09/23

By Newsbreak Producer Tashlan Naidoo - Today marks 99 years since the late Kasturba Gandhi, wife of peace icon Mahatma Ghandi was arrested and sentenced to three months of hard labour for her role in protests against the ill-treatment of Indian immigrants in South Africa. During her time in prison, she encouraged educated women to teach the uneducated women how to read and write. Her political career and activism began in 1904 in South Africa where she, her husband and others founded the Phoenix

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#PODCAST Newsbreak Fishing Report - Friday 23...

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2022/09/23

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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2:26

#PODCAST SARS to be present at the Chatsworth Youth...

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2022/09/23

By Newsbreak Producer Tashlan Naidoo - As the tax season enters its final stretch, the South African Revenue Service (SARS) will be at the Nelson Mandela Youth Centre at Chatsworth south of Durban tomorrow to assist with personal tax returns. The 2022 tax filing season, which opened in July, runs until the 24th October 2022 for those who have not been auto-assessed. This year, over 3 million taxpayers, have been auto-assessed by SARS and will not have to file a tax return if they are satisfied with

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3:22

#PODCAST Graphic details revealed by medical expert...

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2022/09/22

By Newsbreak Producer, Tashlan Naidoo - A medical expert is expected to continue giving testimony at the trial of murder accused businessman Rameez Patel. Yesterday at the High Court in Polokwane, Limpopo, Patel's defence called the second witness, medical expert Dr Ajay Maharaj, to analyse the post-mortem results of Patel's first wife Fatima to which graphic details were revealed. Twenty eight-year-old Fatima's body was discovered in a pool of blood at their home in Nirvana in 2015. SABC reporter

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2:02

#PODCAST Journalist, Karyn Maughan, files counter...

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2022/09/22

By Newsbreak Producer, Taliesha Naidoo - News24 journalist, Karyn Maughan, has filed a counter application against the former president Jacob Zuma in the High Court in Pietermaritzburg in KwaZulu-Natal. Maughan wants the court to set aside the summons to privately prosecute her and the court to interdict Zuma from doing so. This comes after Zuma initiated summons for a private prosecution against Maughan and the state prosecutor, advocate Billy Downer for the alleged leaking of confidential medical

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5:14

#PODCAST ANALYSIS: The race for the ANC's top five...

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2022/09/22

By Newsbreak Senior Producer Genevieve Lanka - The race for the top five positions in the ANC is intensifying ahead of the party's elective conference in December - with many big names already being touted for certain positions. However Brand Reputation Strategist, Tshepo Matseba, says how the party conducts itself through this process will either restore or further breakdown its reputation among voters. He says the party has already suffered immense damage to its image due to factionalism and

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3:38

#PODCAST Local education sector could face a "looming...

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2022/09/22

By Newsbreak Producer Hoosen Ebrahim - Over 50% of South Africa's teachers are going to have to retire in the next 10 years resulting in the country losing at least half of its experienced work force. That's according to a study undertaken by the Jake Gerwell Fellowship bursary programme - showing that government's educator payroll is expected to run out of highly skilled teachers with 45% of all employed teachers retiring in the next decade. This points to a potential crisis. Chief Executive

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4:02

#PODCAST Stats show that over 1,000 rhinos were...

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2022/09/22

By Newsbreak Producer Tashlan Naidoo - As we observe World Rhino Day, staggering statistics show more than 1-thousand rhino's were killed by poachers each year between 2013 and 2017 in South Africa. In 2021, 451 rhinos were killed in in the country with most illegal activity occurring in the Kruger National Park. It is estimated that the parks rhino population has decreased by 59% since 2013. 11-thousand rhinos have been poached across Africa since 2008, with calls growing for greater public

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3:45

#PODCAST Multi-million Rand initiative by the Nelson...

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2022/09/22

By Newsbreak Executive Producer Salma Patel - A multi-million rand child nutrition initiative by the Nelson Mandela Children's Fund and a commercial fast moving consumer goods corporate aims to combat child hunger across the country. Ten-thousand children and their families will benefit from these hampers for the next nine months, which includes a food garden starter pack to help grow and cultivate the household's own vegetables for dinner or retail...

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3:07

#PODCAST With the country's COVID restrictions...

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2022/09/22

By Newsbreak Producer Matthew Veeran - The spring season has been touted as an opportune time for small businesses to capitalise on the energy and positivity of the warmer months. This year's spring is particularly unique, as it will be the first warm season in over two years, whereby South Africans can enjoy without needing to adhere to COVID-19 restrictions. Janeesha Ragubeer, Area Manager at Business Partners Limited says there are a number of ways in which small business owners can ensure they

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3:17

#PODCAST Court questions video footage evidence at...

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2022/09/21

By Newsbreak Producer, Tashlan Naidoo - The murder trial of businessman Rameez Patel is continuing in the High Court in Polokwane, Limpopo where the authenticity of video footage evidence is been questioned. On the second day, the defence produced an exhibit of video footage depicting the alleged events at Patel's residential complex, on the day his first wife Fatima Patel was found dead. Judge Joseph Raulinga had provisionally allowed the retired police officer and private investigator, Bushie

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1:57

#PODCAST Security company warn residents in Durban of...

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2022/09/21

By Newsbreak Producer, Taliesha Naidoo - Private security company, Reaction Unit South Africa (RUSA) is warning resident of a new home invasion syndicate that is operating in the Verulam, north of Durban. The security company have responded to multiple cases of home invasions where armed suspects gain entrance to properties and flee with an undisclosed amount of cash and items. It's believed the suspects survey the property and enter through unlocked gates. RUSA spokesperson, Prem Balram

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2:53

#PODCAST New method of teaching Information...

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2022/09/21

By Newsbreak Senior Producer Genevieve Lanka - Breaking language barriers is the first step to developing IT skills. This is the view of IT entrepreneur, Siphokazi Nciza. Nciza has developed a method of teaching IT skills to children, which uses actions to bridge the language divide. Nciza is one of the finalists in this year's MTN Women in Digital Business awards. She says simple actions - like tapping twice on a child's hand to teach them how to double-click a mouse - helps to simply the

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6:11

#PODCAST These South Africans speak out over...

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2022/09/21

By Newsbreak Senior Producer Genevieve Lanka - In his weekly letter, President Cyril Ramaphosa wrote that the current implementation of stage five and six rolling blackouts has given greater urgency to the measures announced two months ago - to stabilise the electricity supply. Ramaphosa had cut short his diplomatic visit to the United States to deal with the burgeoning energy crisis. However, as South Africans battle the fluctuating stages of blackouts implemented by Eskom, few are confident that

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3:04

#PODCAST "Mushroom Guru" Craig Fourie teaches the art...

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2022/09/21

By Newsbreak Producer Taresh Harreeparshad - About 750 locals have been taught the art of cultivating mushrooms. This is the brainchild of the Mushroom Guru Craig Fourie! The idea sprung up from his love of growing mushrooms as a child. He now shares this knowledge with locals in Cape Town. Fourie explains how this can help people earn a living...

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#PODCAST New CEO of the Inspired Education Group...

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2022/09/21

By Newsbreak Producer Tashlan Naidoo - Integrating years of experience from the tourism and hospitality fields with the education sector is what 47-year-old Ravi Nadasen aims to do as he takes up his new role as CEO for Africa of the Inspired Education Group. With over 65,000 students and 80 schools across the globe, the private education group is one of the leading institutions producing outstanding matric results every year in South Africa. Nadasen was the CEO of the South African division which

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3:16

#PODCAST City of Cape Town shields residents from...

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2022/09/20

By Newsbreak Producer, Taliesha Naidoo - The City of Cape Town has been able to shield its residents from Eskom's power crisis by implementing load shedding at stages lower than the rest of the country. The City is using its Steenbras Hydro Pump Storage Scheme to generate spare capacity - after the country was plunged into Stage 5 and 6 power cuts this week. SABC News reporter, Mlamli Maneli has more details......

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#PODCAST Four suspects accused of killing Sweetwaters...

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2022/09/20

By Newsbreak Senior Producer, Genevieve Lanka - The four suspected gunmen who allegedly shot and killed four patrons in a Sweetwaters tavern have made a brief appearance in the Pietermaritzburg Magistrate's Court today. The incident took place in July this year. The suspects abandoned their bail application last month. Spokesperson for the National Prosecuting Authority in KwaZulu-Natal - Natasha Ramkisoon-Kara says the matter was remanded for further investigation...

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#PODCAST Murder accused - Rameez Patel - to take the...

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2022/09/20

By Newsbreak Producer, Tashlan Naidoo - The murder trial against double-murder accused Rameez Patel is underway at the High Court in Polokwane after several delays. Patel is accused of murdering his first wife Fatima Patel in 2015. Fatima was found bludgeoned to death at their family home at Nirvana in Polokwane. Meanwhile, the murder charge for allegedly orchestrating the murder of his mother, 51-year-old Mahajeen Banu Patel, has been provisionally withdrawn due to the unavailability of state

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#PODCAST Medical experts hope to address vaccine...

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2022/09/20

By Newsbreak Producer Matthew Veeran - As we draw closer to the Ethics, Human Rights & Medical Law Conference in Gauteng this year, medical experts are taking a collaborative approach to find ways in better preparing for future pandemics. Associate Professor at UKZN - Sylvester Chima says one of the major challenges to this cause remains vaccine hesitancy. To date, SA are yet to reach its target ratios for vaccination, which shows that people are not convinced by government's preventative

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