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#PODCAST Environmental activists reflect on milestone...

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2022/07/18

By Newsbreak Producer, Genevieve Lanka - The South Durban Community Environmental Alliance have gathered at place where Nelson Mandela listened to their environmental concerns in 1995. In March 1995, the former president had been invited to officially open the Engen expansion project in 1995. When he saw a group picketing outside the refinery on Quality Street in Wentworth, he decided to walk over and personally engage with them about their concerns. According to coordinator of South Durban

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#PODCAST Nelson Mandela Foundation says kindness is...

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2022/07/18

By Newsbreak Producer, Taresh Harreeparshad - The Nelson Mandela Foundation says that if South Africans are to find kindness for each other, there also needs to be sustainable solutions. The theme this year- Do what you can, with what you have, where you are- is as broad as possible, as per your communities needs. But Head of Leadership and Narrative at the Foundation Verne Harris says there needs to be a greater emphasis on government providing solutions for communities to help each other

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#PODCAST Islamic Medical Association gives the gift...

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2022/07/18

By Newsbreak Producer, Tashlan Naidoo - The Islamic Medical Association (IMA) of South Africa has given the gift of sight to over 67 people through cataract operations as part of its Mandela day commemoration. A cataract is a cloudy area in the lens of the eye that leads to a decrease in vision which often develops slowly and can affect one or both eyes. The Association has been running this project since 2005, completing almost 8-thousand operations. Project Coordinator, Dr Shabbir Hussain

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#PODCAST This week's #MandelaDay inspired edition of...

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2022/07/18

By Newsbreak Talk Producer and Presenter Taresh Harreeparshad - Join Taresh as he welcomed in guests Dr. Mohamed Fayaz Khan - Senior Lecturer at UKZN's school of engineering, celebrity chef and academic director at the Durban Hospitality Institute - Thigam Nathoo and Raheela Ramdhani - an influencer with over 36,000 followers on TikTok...

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#PODCAST Mandla Mandela says its still heartening to...

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2022/07/18

By Newsbreak Producer Taresh Harreeparshad - Nelson Mandela's Grandson Mandla says 12 years on - seeing local communities heed the call of Mandela Day is still extremely heartening. Today is Nelson Mandela Day - where global communities come together to do their 67 minutes of service to mankind - in the spirit of Madiba. Mandla Mandela, who has just concluded a tree planting drive in the Eastern Cape, says Mandela Day must also focus on highlighting human rights violations across the world...

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#PODCAST "A great unifier" - tributes continue for...

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2022/07/18

A centre of gravity in the ANC, a great unifier, and a feminist, who was never pretentious. These are some of the words, used to describe the late ANC Deputy Secretary General, Jessie Duarte, who died after a long illness. She was 68 years old. Duarte was buried yesterday during a Special Official Category Two funeral, where President Cyril Ramaphosa delivered the eulogy. Ntebo Mokobo reports...

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#PODCAST Over 5,000 learners from over 40 KZN schools...

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2022/07/18

By Newsbreak Producer Hoosen Ebrahim - Over 5,000 learners from 40 schools in KwaZulu-Natal will participate in the Mandela Coding competition today. It's open to participants from grade 6 to 9 - with the aim of empowering youth to familiarise themselves with programming and Information Technology (IT) from a young age. One of the schools participating in the tournament is Fairhaven Primary School in Chatsworth, south of Durban. Principal and Co-ordinator of the coding program - Krish Govender

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#PODCAST Wild Coast Sun launch an Educational Academy...

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2022/07/18

By Newsbreak Producer Hoosen Ebrahim - The Wild Coast Sun has launched an educational Academy focusing on providing world-class training and skills development across the hospitality, gaming and food sectors. Being a first of its kind for the region, the academy will run in conjunction with the International Hotel School, developing specialised course curriculum for various industry sectors. Newsbreak spoke to Wild Coast Sun General Manager Peter Tshidi - who explains how this will form part of the

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#PODCAST Real estate re-purposing among the key focus...

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2022/07/18

By Newsbreak Producer Taresh Harreeparsahd - Promoting a sense of economic resilience was the order of the day at the Tamil Business Warriors (TBW) conference in Durban at the weekend. Tamil business communities came together to discuss ways on how Durban can bounce back after the pandemic, the July Unrest and the devastating floods. TBW executive member Lavan Gopaul explains that technology and real estate re-purposing have been some of the key takeaways from the conference...

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#PODCAST The NFP express concern over reports that...

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2022/07/18

By Newsbreak Producer Hoosen Ebrahim - The National Freedom Party (NFP) has expressed concern over reports that Eskom may need to borrow an additional R45 billion in funding. These reports emerged recently via financial services company S&P Global Ratings. It found that the beleaguered power utility may need to raise R45 billion in debt this year to refinance upcoming obligations, purchase diesel and pay salaries. Meanwhile, the NFP's Ahmed Munzoor Shaik Emam blames the lack of planning and

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#PODCAST Thoshan Panday and Mmamonnye Ngobeni's...

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2022/07/15

By Newsbreak Executive Producer, Salma Patel - The case against Durban businessman Thoshan Panday and the former KwaZulu-Natal police commissioner - Mmamonnye Ngobeni has been postponed to the 2nd of December at the Durban High Court. Panday and Ngobeni are among 8 people who have appeared in the High Court again today in connection with the 47-million rand 2010 Soccer World Cup fraud and corruption case. The other accused include two police officers who worked in procurement, as well as family

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#PODCAST Patient-focused KZNDHC medical conference...

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2022/07/15

By Newsbreak Producer, Taliesha Naidoo - The KwaZulu-Natal Doctors Healthcare Coalition (KZNDHC) - an independent practitioner association - is hosting its 26th annual medical conference in Durban. The three day event, themed - "The Future of Healthcare" - brings together practitioners from across the country and major role-players in the medical industry to promote excellence in healthcare. The conference concludes with a gala dinner and awards ceremony at the Elangeni Conference Venue in Durban

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#PODCAST South African Police Union (SAPU) react to...

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2022/07/15

By Newsbreak Producer Hoosen Ebrahim - The South African Police Union (SAPU) has expressed dissatisfaction around the sudden decline in investigating detectives around the country. They have reacted to the Police Minister Bheki Cele who had written to parliament saying the resignations calculate to almost 1500 members over the recent years. The South African Police Service (SAPS) has reportedly been understaffed, under-resourced and under-trained as employees resign over the lack of progression in

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#PODCAST Rocky Bay Resorts preview the many ways in...

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2022/07/15

By Newsbreak Producer Taliesha Naidoo - The annual sardine run is a world-renowned phenomenon, however, many South Africans are yet to experience the full glory this event brings to the ocean and shoreline. From watching the increased whale and dolphin activity - to paragliding over a sea of sardines - the opportunities to enjoy the winter sardine activity is ample - with business hoping the event will have a positive spin-off for tourism on the south coast. Annien Koulountis, Manager at Rocky Bay

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#PODCAST We learn more about SA's Marine Protected...

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2022/07/15

By Newsbreak Producer Taliesha Naidoo - The ocean plays an essential role in sustaining life on our planet. Research has shown that large, fully protected marine areas help conserve valuable biodiversity and can reverse the many detrimental impacts caused by humans. Over the past decade, many countries have created large-scale, Marine Protected Areas (MPAs). South Africa has about 41 of those, which make up only 5.4% of the ocean and coast. Although this number is not nearly enough to protect the

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#PODCAST The EFF vow to take President Cyril...

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2022/07/15

The EFF wants President Cyril Ramaphosa to step down. The party are now approaching the courts to have the president investigated and answer questions on the Phala Phala farm robbery in Limpopo. Millions of dollars were allegedly stolen, but a case was never opened by the president. EFF leader, Julius Malema says they will not back down in their bid for Ramaphosa to leave office amid this saga. Abongile Dumako reports...

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#PODCAST Newsbreak Fishing Report - Friday 15 July 2022

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2022/07/15

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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#PODCAST ANALYSIS: SME employees also deserve benefits

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2022/07/14

By Newsbreak Producer, Taresh Harreeparshad - Workers in the small and medium enterprise sector also deserve financial benefits. That's according to RMA insurance expert Kyle Fredericks. Concern has been raised about workers at smaller companies devoting their lives to a business- only to leave with no financial compensation at the end of it. Fredericks explains how investing in staff leads to widespread social sustainability...

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#PODCAST Cele meets KZN taxi association members amid...

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2022/07/14

By Newsbreak Producer, Taliesha Naidoo - The Police Minister Bheki Cele will this afternoon hold a taxi industry stakeholders' meeting with taxi owners within the Ugu and Harry Gwala Districts in the south of KwaZulu- Natal. The meeting follows a spate of taxi-related violence, during which taxi owners, drivers and members of the taxi industry have been wounded and killed. SABC News reporter, Fanele Mhlongo is attending the meeting and has the latest details on what can be expected...

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#PODCAST The Phoenix Ubuntu Forum allege that racism...

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2022/07/14

By Newsbreak Senior Producer Genevieve Lanka - Convenor of the Phoenix Ubuntu Forum Sharm Maharaj says the incident must be investigated by police to ensure that justice prevails. The forum have made a second submission to the Human Rights Commission's July Unrest hearings and have also been engaged in numerous social cohesion programmes since. Maharaj says the community has been steadily rebuilding itself, with broad sections embracing unity. However, he says criminality has become widespread. He

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