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3:05

#PODCAST KZN International Business Association...

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2022/07/25

By Newsbreak Executive Producer Salma Patel - Several business people and leaders in relief were honoured at the weekend by the KwaZulu-Natal International Business Association or KIBA for their contribution to the upliftment of society and boosting the economy. Among the recipients are Durban Businessman, Vivian Reddy, social upliftment leader, Sulosh Pillay and Gift of the Givers founder, Dr Imtiaz Sooliman. KIBA chairperson, Omie Singh, says the networking event and awards dinner is important to

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4:18

#PODCAST This cancer survivor is promoting the...

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2022/07/22

By Newsbreak Producer Hoosen Ebrahim - A 60-year-old man from Durban has challenged himself to complete a 21 kilometre trek per day for 21 days, in a fundraising initiative for the Chatsworth hospice, south of Durban. Bala Gangiah survived cancer and a tumor in 2019 - after his kidney was removed. Following surgery, he decided to dedicate his life to living healthier through regular exercise. A year later, Gangiah summited Mount Kilimanjaro and undertook many challenges to raise money for charities

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2:33

#PODCAST The Reserve Bank's MPC increase rates by 75...

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2022/07/22

The Reserve Bank's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has decided to increase rates by seventy-five basis points, the highest rate hike in two decades. This takes the repurchase rate to five-point-five percent and the banks' prime lending rate to nine percent. It is the fifth consecutive repurchase rate hike since November last year. Reserve Governor Lestja Kganyago says the upside risk to the inflation outlook - on the back of rising fuel and food prices - is one of the main reasons behind bank's

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4:02

#PODCAST Solidarity Group for Peace and Justice...

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2022/07/22

By Newsbreak Producer Taliesha Naidoo - Sri Lanka's crippling economy is set to experience further catastrophe following the appointment of veteran politician - Ranil Wickremesinghe as the island country's new president. That's according to Pregs Padayachee, the Secretary of the Solidarity Group for Peace and Justice in Sri Lanka. Wickremesinghe was overwhelmingly elected as head of state in a parliamentary vote on Wednesday and sworn in as the new president yesterday. The 73-year-old, a six-time

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6:00

#PODCAST With the aim of assisting local youth, the...

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2022/07/22

From dealing with a global pandemic to soaring teenage pregnancy rates, cyber bullying, drugs and poverty, South Africa's youth are facing a myriad of challenges. In a bid to address this, the Merebank Secondary School's class of 1979, has launched the Adolescent Counselling Centre. It's funded entirely by these former students. And it's been endorsed by the Department of Education. Genevieve Lanka reports...

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#PODCAST Newsbreak Fishing Report - Friday 22 July 2022

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2022/07/22

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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2:50

#PODCAST Sobantu triple murderer and rapist handed...

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2022/07/21

By Newsbreak Producer, Genevieve Lanka - Emotions ran high in the Pietermaritzburg High Court this morning. This as the court sentenced a 29-year-old man to five terms of life imprisonment for the murders of two women and a 7-year-old girl in their Sobantu home outside Pietermaritzburg last month. Njabulo Ndlovu pleaded guilty to five charges including murder and rape. He killed 65-year-old Zanele Ndlela, her 46-year-old daughter Simangele and granddaughter, Zenande. Ndlovu also pleaded guilty to

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3:55

#PODCAST DA to lodge a complaint over the "inhumane...

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2022/07/21

The Democratic Alliance in KwaZulu-Natal says it intends to lodge a complaint with the South African Human Rights Commission regarding what it calls inhumane conditions at community halls, where flood survivors are accommodated. Over three-thousand-eight-hundred families have been living in 82 community halls since April's floods. They are largely from informal settlements, that were badly hit by the floods. Nonjabulo Mntungwa-Makamu reports...

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3:26

#PODCAST Umgeni Water is cautioning KZN residents...

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2022/07/21

By Newsbreak Producer Tashlan Naidoo - Bulk water supplier, Umgeni Water is cautioning residents from KwaZulu-Natal against stock-piling water. This as repair work continues on infrastructure damaged by the recent floods. It says hoarding water will put added pressure on its already strained system. Essential maintenance work by Eskom on infrastructure that supplies power to the Midmar water treatment work plant in Howick in the province Midlands, is expected to hamper water supply tomorrow for

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3:57

#PODCAST South African economists say consumers can...

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2022/07/21

By Newsbreak Senior Producer Genevieve Lanka - South Africans should brace themselves for rise in interest rates, following the massive increase in consumer price inflation. The CPI rose to 7.4%, its highest level in thirteen years. The main drivers of inflation have come from higher food and fuel prices. Inflation has been on the rise both locally and internationally, mainly due to the impact of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, and the subsequent sanctions imposed on Moscow. Director of Director of

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2:11

#PODCAST NPA welcome the LIFE SENTENCE handed down to...

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2022/07/21

By Newsbreak Senior Producer Genevieve Lanka - The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) has welcomed the life sentence handed down to a Pietermaritzburg man for raping of his 13-year-old step-daughter on several occasions. The incidents would occur when the child's mother was at work. The child was afraid to tell her mother about the assault as she feared her mother will not believe her. The 36-year-old man from Northdale was arrested - after the child eventually confided in her cousin. NPA

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3:03

#PODCAST Africa's largest cannabis convention makes a...

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2022/07/21

By Newsbreak Producer Matthew Veeran - For the first time since 2019, the Cannabis Expo is back in Durban with an exciting line-up of speakers, exhibitors, food vendors and live performers. The largest cannabis convention in Africa brings together industry leaders to discuss topics such as cannabis cultivation, legislation and medicinal use. On the other hand, over 100 exhibitors representing the full spectrum of the cannabis industry will also be present. Also, music fans will be catered to with an

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1:36

#PODCAST Gift of the Givers founder Dr. Imtiaz...

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2022/07/21

By Newsbreak Executive Producer Salma Patel - Founder of the humanitarian aid organisation - the Gift of the Givers - Dr Imtiaz Sooliman has been celebrated by a Durban non-profit organisation as a champion of the community. The Giving Hope Foundation awarded Dr Sooliman with the "Peace Hero" award for his unstinting work in addressing drought, building homes after the riots and floods and drilling boreholes to provide water to communities. Two prints by award-winning artist Nanda Soobben were

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3:40

#PODCAST Jacob Zuma's relative Sizwe says the former...

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2022/07/20

A relative of former president Jacob Zuma says he refused to risk people's lives ahead of his arrest last year. Sizwe Zuma - who was also a member of the Presidential Protection Unit at the time, says he had to sneak Major General Nonhlanhla Zulu into Zuma's Nkandala Homestead - and she then convinced him to go to jail. Ntebo Mokobo reports...

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3:36

#PODCAST This week's #TechnoTouch finds out all about...

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2022/07/20

By Newsbreak Producer Tashlan Naidoo - Network service provider MTN's proposed takeover of telecommunications company Telkom has garnered mixed views from various sectors of society. Telkom is a State Owned Entity (SOE) with government having a 40% stake in the company. Stock prices of both companies jumped slightly following the news late last week. However trade unions have raised concern, saying this deal could hurt consumers should it go through. Research Chairperson of Digitilisation at the

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#PODCAST New online course looks to communicate the...

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2022/07/20

By Newsbreak Producer Matthew Veeran - In a bid to make research documents more accessible to the layman, a new online course is aiming to communicate the findings of researchers and scientists to the public domain. Developed by the University of Pretoria (UP) - the eight-week "Transdisciplinary Research Communication Course" is the first of it's kind in SA. Historically, completed academic research pieces would be held within an institution's library or database - often used an an educational tool

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1:27

#PODCAST Deputy Transport Minister loses six family...

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2022/07/19

By Newsbreak Producer, Taliesha Naidoo - Grief-stricken Deputy Transport Minister Sindisiwe Chikunga has traveled to KwaZulu-Natal to identify the bodies of her loved ones. Six of her family members were killed in tragic collision between a car and a bakkie on the N11 between Mpumalanga and KwaZulu-Natal on Sunday night. The six deceased have been identified as Chikunga's eldest son, daughter-in-law and four grandchildren. Minister of Transport, Fikile Mbalula is visiting the family today. SABC news

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4:20

#PODCAST South Africans called upon to use Madiba's...

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2022/07/19

By Newsbreak Producer Taliesha Naidoo. South Africans must harness the light of Nelson Mandela's legacy to help illuminate the country in building and sustaining democracy. Those are the sentiments of Professor Nico Koopman, the Deputy Vice-Chancellor for Social Impact and Transformation at the Stellenbosch University. This as South Africa commemorates Mandela Month, celebrating the life and legacy of former President Nelson Mandela. Professor Koopman, however, says nostalgia is not enough to

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3:14

#PODCAST We find out more about "The Great...

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2022/07/19

By Newsbreak Producer Taresh Harreeparshad - South Africa could very likely fall victim to "The Great Resignation" - as seen across several job markets globally. That's according to Life Health Solutions. The Great Resignation is a global phenomenon seen over the past two years where employees simply resign from unhappy working environments. About 50 million US workers have done so to date. Product Development Manager Dr. Prinesh Reddy explains that companies need to start investing in the wellness

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#PODCAST The 43rd edition of the Durban International...

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2022/07/19

By Newsbreak Producer Matthew Veeran - For the first time since it's inception, the Durban International Film Festival (DIFF 2022) will be presented in a hybrid fashion - with online screenings and a live programme at Durban's Suncoast Casino. Organised by the University of KwaZulu-Natal's Centre for Creative Arts, the festival runs from the 21st to the 30th of July. Now in it's 43rd edition, the curatorial theme of the festival this year is "Adaptation, Survival and Sustainability" - a direct

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