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2:31

#PODCAST Umlazi residents call for stronger policing...

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2022/08/22

By Newsbreak Producer, Taliesha Naidoo - Residents from Umlazi, south of Durban are calling for stronger police presence and more policing resources in the area. This after the quarterly crime statistics released by Police Minister Bheki Cele on Friday revealed that the Umlazi police station as well as the Plessislaer station in Pietermaritzburg recorded the highest number of murder cases. Umlazi residents say they are living in constant fear. SABC news reporter, Fanele Mhlongo is in the area and

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3:51

#PODCAST Zandile Gumede and 21 co-accused pleads not...

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2022/08/22

By Newsbreak Producer, Tashlan Naidoo - Zandile Gumede and her 21 co-accused have so far pleaded not guilty to two charges at the Durban High Court this morning. The State started the mornings proceeding by reading the over 400 page indictment in the multimillion rand fraud and corruption trial of the accused. They face over 2000 charges related to conspiracy to commit corruption, fraud, money laundering and contravening the Public Finance Management Act. It is alleged that Gumede and her

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3:16

#PODCAST Social cohesion advocate Raj Govender looks...

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2022/08/22

By Newsbreak Senior Producer Genevieve Lanka - Ever wonder who first used moringa powder or how the health benefits of tumeric was discovered? Well, Durban-based social cohesion advocate - Dr Raj Govender will be embarking on a study into these and many other traditional practices and cultures. Govender will undertake the study as part of the IBSA fellowship, through the RIS policy research institute in New Delhi, India. Dr Govender's ground-breaking study is aimed at creating global policies to

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3:00

#PODCAST Three river catchment areas around eThekwini...

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2022/08/22

By Newsbreak Producer Tashlan Naidoo - The Umhlangane River catchment, Palmiet River catchment and the Umhlatuzana River catchment have been earmarked as part of a study aimed at mitigating the impact of future floods. The study is a collaborative initiative by the French Investment Agency, the eThekwini Municipality and other stakeholders. The three catchments were identified as priority sites where experts will assess river health maintenance, waste management and human impact. Zoé Ramondou, who

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2:04

#PODCAST Ahmed Kathrada Foundation, Active Citizens...

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2022/08/22

By Newsbreak Producer Taresh Harreeparshad - Tomorrow will mark exactly a year since Deokaran was murdered. The Ahmed Kathrada Foundation supported by the Defend our Democracy campaign, Active Citizens Movement, Action for Accountability and the Organization Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA) will be organising a memorial in Johannesburg tomorrow evening. OUTA's Ali Gule says Babita Deokran's murder must serve as a reason for South African's to support whistle-blowers...

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3:11

#PODCAST The Industrial Development Corporation (IDC)...

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2022/08/22

By Newsbreak Producer Taresh Harreeparshad - The Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) plans to inject 400 million rand back into the local tourism sector - to boost the economy. This is in the form of a 35% discount of selected trips around the country. The reason for this is because the tourism sector has faced a 75% reduction in revenue due to the pandemic. Head of tourism at IDC Moseketsi Mpeta says it's encouraging to see South Africans eager to travel again...

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1:46

#PODCAST NPA hope to set a date for the pre-trial...

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2022/08/22

By Newsbreak Producer Taresh Harreeparshad - The NPA hopes to set a date for the pre-trial conference for the murder case of Gauteng Department of Health public official Babita Deokaran. Proceedings resume at the Johannesburg High Court on Wednesday. Deokaran, a key witness in an investigation into PPE corruption at the Department during the COVID-19 pandemic, was gunned down a year ago outside her home. The six arrested for the crime are believed to be still arranging their legal representation

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3:48

#PODCAST The role social grants play in empowering...

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2022/08/19

By Newsbreak Producer, Taliesha Naidoo - Social grants empower South Africa's women with greater independence, decision-making power and economic opportunities. Those are the views of Professor Ingrid Woolard, a lecturer of economics at the Stellenbosch University and contributor to the 2022 Women's Report on Women and Fiscal Policy. According to the National Treasury budget for this year,18.3 million grants are paid out each month, of which 13.6 million are for children. These grants exclude the

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1:57

#PODCAST Yet another delay in the trial of alleged...

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2022/08/19

By Newsbreak Producer, Genevieve Lanka - The start of the trial of one of the alleged instigators behind last year's civil unrest - Bonginkosi Khanyile - has yet again been delayed at the Durban Regional Court. The matter was postponed earlier this week, to allow Khanyile time to expand his legal team and to consult with them. The Defence also stated it needed more time to review documents from the State. However, this morning, the defence again asked for time for the new lead advocate to review

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1:38

#PODCAST COSATU in KZN picket at SAPS headquarters...

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2022/08/19

By Newsbreak Producer, Genevieve Lanka - Labour federation COSATU in KwaZulu-Natal has staged a picket outside the headquarters of the South African Police Services in Durban. The Federation is protesting what it says, are escalating crime levels in some parts of the province. Police Minister Bheki Cele is currently releasing the crime statistics for the first quarter of 2022-2023 in Pretoria. The minister says the areas with the highest murder cases in the first quarter is Umlazi, south of Durban,

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2:50

#PODCAST Hillary Gardee murder case: Bail application...

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2022/08/18

By Newsbreak Producer, Taliesha Naidoo - The lawyer representing two of the three men accused of the murder of Hillary Gardee has hinted in court that he plans to subpoena Mpumalanga police to testify about the other accused in the case who was arrested recently. Nqobizitha Mlilo made the statement during the bail application of Mduduzi Gama and Philemon Lukhele in the Nelspruit Magistrate's Court in Mbombela. The two including their co-accused Sipho Mkhatshwa are facing charges of kidnapping, rape,

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3:02

#PODCAST PART 1: CPF warns that sharing fake news...

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2022/08/18

By Newsbreak Producer, Genevieve Lanka - As the search for kidnapped six-year-old, Shanawaaz Asghar continues, social media has been flooded with images on the child with appeals for his safe return. However, Chairperson of the Kensington CPF, Cheslyn Steenburg, says the circulation of what he terms as 'mis-information' has caused more harm to the investigations. The CPF has issued a statement, urging residents to only share verified information. Steenburg says aside from wasting police resources,

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3:07

#PODCAST Search continues for kidnapped 6-year-old...

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2022/08/18

By Newsbreak Producer, Genevieve Lanka - The desperate search for six-year-old Shanawaaz Asghar continues. The Grade R learner was kidnapped by six suspects outside his home in Kensington in Cape Town yesterday. Police remain tight-lipped about the case, due to what they say, is the sensitivity of the investigation. However, our reporter Corbin August has visited the scene of the kidnapping and describes the mood in the area...

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3:56

#PODCAST Gift of the Givers to testify SAHRC inquiry...

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2022/08/18

By Newsbreak Producer, Genevieve Lanka - The uMgungundlovu District municipality in the greater Pietermaritzburg area says 26 thousand households still do not have proper elementary sanitation. The municipality's mayor Mzi Zuma and senior municipal officials have been testifying before the South African Human Rights Commission in uMhlanga, north of Durban. The commission's Enquiry into Access to Water is investigating complaints of inadequate provision of water across KwaZulu-Natal. Our reporter

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2:19

#PODCAST Durban and Coastal Mental Health facility...

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2022/08/17

By Newsbreak Producer, Genevieve Lanka - The Durban and Coastal Mental Health facility has again come under the spotlight. This after the facility in Sherwood was left without electricity for more than 48-hours. The facility is in millions of rand in arrears. Since 2018, the SABC has covered several stories about the deplorable living conditions at the homes - from bed bugs, to collapsed roofs and rotten food. Our reporter Nonkululeko Hlophe says the electricity has since been restored...

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2:31

#PODCAST SAHRC water inquiry in KZN hears of budget...

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2022/08/17

By Newsbreak Producer, Genevieve Lanka - The eThekwini metro has conceded that there is a deficit in its budget allocation for upgrading and repairing its water infrastructure. The City's senior managers accompanied by the deputy mayor; Philani Mavundla have been testifying before the Human Rights Commission in uMhlanga north of Durban. Our reporter Vusi Makhosini is following the hearings and says the issue of non-paying and poor residents have again come to the fore....

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2:12

#PODCAST DSW protest against the alleged cutting of...

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2022/08/17

By Newsbreak Producer, Genevieve Lanka - Disgruntled Durban Solid Waste employees have embarked on a protest this morning, disrupting traffic on the N2 north, in the vicinity of Spaghetti Junction. The workers are believed to be protesting against a council-approved 50% overtime budget cut. Waste collection across the city has also been affected. According to a statement by the eThekwini Municipality issued yesterday, the strike is unprotected. The workers have since converged on Electron road in

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4:14

#PODCAST Police remain on scene in Parliament...

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2022/08/17

By Newsbreak Producer, Genevieve Lanka - A section of Parliament's entrance, which was cordoned off, has been reopened following a parcel that was dropped of by a person just outside 90 Plein Building. Earlier police did not rule out that the parcel might be potential explosives. It has now turned out that the parcel belonged to a Member of Parliament. However, police remain on high alert around the precinct, as Mercedes Besent reports...

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3:22

#PODCAST Former KZN Premier Sihle Zikalala testifies...

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2022/08/16

By Newsbreak Producer, Genevieve Lanka - The MEC for Cooperative Governance - Sihle Zikalala - has told the Human Rights Commission that municipal water authorities in rural areas are under strain to deliver water because the majority of the people in these areas are underprivileged. The commission has launched an inquiry into access to water in the province following numerous complaints. Zikalala has testified that rural district municipalities rely mainly on water tankers to supply communities

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3:24

#PODCAST A decade later, SA remembers the victims of...

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2022/08/16

By Newsbreak Producer, Tashlan Naidoo - The Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union or AMCU is currently hosting its annual commemoration marking the 10th anniversary of the Marikana Massacre. The event is being held at the Marikana koppie in the North West, where police shot and killed 34 mineworkers on August the 16th 2012. Ten more people, including two security officers and two police officials, were killed days before. No arrests have been made. The union expects over 20-thousand

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