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3:43

#PODCAST Political instability & violence rank fourth...

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2022/07/14

By Newsbreak Producer Tashlan Naidoo - Political instability and violence ranked fourth in the 2022 insurance Risk Barometer - demonstrating the significant risk for companies in the current environment in South Africa. This, as we mark one year since the deadly 2021 unrest that rocked the country leaving over 300 dead and billions in losses. Cyber crime, supply chain concerns and infrastructure constraints came out as the top 3 risks according to 135 local businesses. Political violence climbed by

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3:47

#PODCAST Futurelife partner with the Nelson Mandela ...

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2022/07/14

By Newsbreak Producers Tashlan Naidoo and Hoosen Ebrahim - Millions of South African children go to bed without a meal everyday. This is according cereal manufacturer Futurelife. They have partnered with the Nelson Mandela Foundation (NMF) to distribute over 5 million meals to vulnerable children on Mandela day next week. Managing Director at Futurelife Health Products- Mark Bunn explains the need for big companies to come on board and make a difference to those who are in dire need of nutritious

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2:12

#PODCAST Eighteen-year-old attacked in an alleged...

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2022/07/13

By Newsbreak Producer, Genevieve Lanka - Police are investigating a case of assault after an 18-year-old was allegedly assaulted by a group of men in Phoenix, north of Durban, over the weekend. According to the victim, the incident was race-related. He says he was on his way to a garage in the area when he was approached by the men who asked what he was doing there. Our reporter Nonkululeko Hlophe is tracking this story....

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3:10

#PODCAST Family of Enyobeni tavern tragedy victims...

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2022/07/13

By Newsbreak Producer, Tashlan Naidoo - Family members of the 21 young people who died at the Enyobeni tavern at the Eastern Cape have expressed mixed emotions after the owner and two employees were arrested and released on bail. In a statement, police say the 52-year-old owner and his two employees were arrested on charges related to the case opened by the Eastern Cape Liquor Board. The tavern owner is due to appear in court on the 19th of August while the two employees were fined two-thousand-rand

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4:24

#PODCAST Former South African Secret Service member...

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2022/07/13

By Newsbreak Producer Taliesha Naidoo - South Africa's crime intelligence and police service is in a deep crisis. That's according to Dr. Anthony Turton - military intelligence analyst and retired founding member of the then South African Secret Service. Dr Turton has been speaking about gun laws and the high levels of crime in the country. This follows the mass shootings at a tavern in Soweto, which left 16 people dead and in Pietermaritzburg, where four were killed. The spate of shootings follows

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3:52

#PODCAST SA's first rural-centred online grocery...

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2022/07/13

By Newsbreak Producer Taliesha Naidoo - South Africa's first rural-centred online grocery store is navigating rough terrains to boom in the e-retailer industry. The innovative platform called, Kuloola, provides households and spaza shops with grocery delivery, reducing their reliance on costly transportation. The online service was launched in January 2020 by KwaZulu-Natal born - Siyanda Mthethwa. The 36-year-old conceptualised the idea during his first online shopping experience while living in

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3:07

#PODCAST Two former ABB employees granted bail, after...

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2022/07/13

By Newsbreak Producer Tashlan Naidoo - Two former employees of engineering firm Asea Brown Boveri (ABB) and their wives have been granted bail after they were arrested in connection with an alleged multi-million-rand work contract at an Eskom power station. Mohammed Essop Mooidheen and his wife Raeesa - along with Vernon Pillay and his wife Aradhna - are facing charges of money laundering, corruption and fraud. The two men are former ABB employees who are accused of being part of an almost

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2:58

#PODCAST New chair of the National Lotteries...

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2022/07/13

By Newsbreak Producer Matthew Veeran - Addressing corruption and maladministration is high on the agenda of Professor Barney Pityana - the newly appointed chairperson of the National Lotteries Commission. The Human Rights Lawyer - known for his activism work - was appointed by cabinet after recent revelations of corruption was uncovered by the Special Investigating Unit (SIU). Speaking to Newsbreak, Professor Pityana explains the immediate changes he plans on implementing at the commission...

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3:38

#PODCAST The Chefs with Compassion 67,000 litre...

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2022/07/13

By Newsbreak Producer Matthew Veeran - Following the successes of the past two years, non-governmental organisation Chefs with Compassion is launching its third annual #67000litre Mandela Day soup cooking challenge. The challenge is open to all home cooks, soup kitchens, corporates and other compassionate South Africans - calling on them to cook as many litres of delicious, hearty soup as possible in 67 minutes. The cooked meals will then be distributed to needy beneficiaries during the Mandela Day

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1:59

#PODCAST Sobantu triple murder and rape suspect...

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2022/07/12

By Newsbreak Producer, Taliesha Naidoo - A 29-year-old man accused of brutally raping and strangling to death three family members has pleaded guilty to five charges levelled against him. Njabulo Ndlovu is appearing at Pietermaritzburg High Court in the KwaZulu-Natal midlands. He has pleaded to killing 65-year-old Zanele Ndlela, her 46-year-old daughter Simangele Ndlela and an eight-year-old granddaughter, Zenande Ndlela, in their home at Sobantu township. Ndlovu also pleaded guilty to raping

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3:12

#PODCAST NEHAWU and PSA resume strike action at SARS...

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2022/07/12

By Newsbreak Producer, Tashlan Naidoo - The Public Servants Association (PSA) says more than 7-thousand South African Revenue Service (SARS) employees will commence strike action from today, amid peak tax collection season. SARS employees - affiliated to the PSA and NEHAWU - are calling on the revenue service to present a better wage offer after unions rejected the revised offer of around one-point-three percent - after initially demanding a 12-percent increase. The PSA's Claude Naicker says workers

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4:36

#PODCAST Senzo Meyiwa murder trial resumes

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2022/07/12

By Newsbreak Producers, Tashlan Naidoo and Taliesha Naidoo - Counsel for four of the accused in the murder trial of former Orlando Pirates and Bafana Bafana goalkeeper, Senzo Meyiwa has abandoned his application to argue the jurisdiction of the Pretoria High Court to hear the matter. Arguments were supposed to be heard today following a lengthy adjournment. Advocate Malesela Teffo has since applied to the National Director of Public Prosecutions, Shamila Batohi, to drop or stay the proceedings

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2:42

#PODCAST Investigative journalist Devi Sankaree...

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2022/07/12

By Newsbreak Producer Taliesha Naidoo and Matthew Veeran - South African actor, socialite, and reality star - Khanyi Mbau is set to take centre stage as Africa's first female roastee next month. Three panellists have been confirmed thus far - they are comedian Celeste Ntuli, radio personality Selby Mkhize and investigative journalist and media personality Devi Sankaree Govender. Reacting to her announcement as part of the diverse panel - Govender says she will tap into her comedic skills gained

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3:58

#PODCAST REACTION: Teacher union NAPTOSA call for...

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2022/07/12

By Newsbreak Producer Taliesha Naidoo - The National Professional Teachers' Organisation of South Africa (Naptosa) is calling for reports made to the Department of Basic Education to be dealt with swiftly. The teacher union has been reacting to the damning findings of a probe at Grosvenor Girls' High School on the Bluff in Durban. Naptosa says they reported racist conduct of the same principal to the Department and the Office of the KZN Premier in 2014, however it did not reach any conclusion

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3:58

#PODCAST Food Forward SA say government "must do...

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2022/07/12

By Newsbreak Producer Taliesha Naidoo - As food prices sore due to the tough economic climate, the Russia/Ukraine war and rising fuel prices - a vast majority of South Africans do not have access to healthy meals, resulting in severe malnutrition. This is according to NGO, Food Forward SA. They say the country is now in a food security crisis. The NGO estimate that around 30 million people experience food insecurity each month. Recent figures indicate that the basic basket of groceries now costs

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#PODCAST We find out why working while sick can cost...

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2022/07/12

By Newsbreak Producer Taliesha Naidoo - Presenteeism - or being physically present at work despite ones poor mental health - can cost South Africa more in lost productivity than employees who are absent due to depression. According to research, the cost of mental health-related presenteeism has been estimated at over R96,000 per employee annually, totalling to 4.2% of the GDP. Professor Renata Schoeman from the Stellenbosch Business School says presenteeism does not only have an economic cost, but a

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3:33

#PODCAST UPDATE: The principal of Durban's Grosvenor...

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2022/07/12

The principal of Grosvenor Girls' High School on the Bluff in Durban is to be charged with racism, both internally in a disciplinary hearing, as well as by the Human Rights Commission. Following the damning findings of a probe at Grosvenor, KwaZulu-Natal Education MEC - Kwazi Mshengu - will also ask the Premier to authorise an inquiry into racism at all schools in the province. The MEC stepped in after learners boycotted classes in February this year, speaking out over allegations of racism at the

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3:13

#PODCAST Education Department initiative has Durban...

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2022/07/11

By Newsbreak Producer Taresh Harreeparshad - A group of learners from Mountview and Verulam Secondary, north of Durban have added their voice to the lessons learnt, one year since the July Unrest. This was part of a Department of Education initiative that had learners from schools in the area debate critical points about the failed insurrection that claimed more than 350 lives last year. The events of the unrest also divided the Indian and Black communities. In this interview: Newsbreaks Taresh

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3:45

#PODCAST Activist Yusuf Abramjee appointed...

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2022/07/11

By Newsbreak Prodcuer Tashan Naidoo - Anti-crime activist, Yusuf Abramjee has been appointed as the chairperson of the National Steering Committee of Social Cohesion Advocates (SCA). Minister of Arts, Culture, Sports and Recreation, Nathi Mthethwa, recently made the announcement in Kempton Park where advocates from across the country met. The committee consists of 14 advocates, who will work with hundreds of others from the nine provinces in an effort to create a more inclusive society. Abramjee

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2:34

#PODCAST Police begin a manhunt for the group of...

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2022/07/11

Police have launched a manhunt for a group of gunmen who shot and killed 15 people at a tavern at Nomzamo Informal Settlement in Orlando, Soweto. The men armed with rifles and 9mm pistols allegedly stormed the tavern around midnight, and started shooting randomly at patrons. Eight more people have been injured.Three of them are said to be critical. Horisani Sithole has more...

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