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SABC News and Current Affairs

Award-winning Current Affairs and news talk show bringing you topical news issues of the week. Relevant to Lotus FM - we cover issues YOU want - beating deadlines, making headlines. 6-7am, 1-1:30pm weekdays and weekends from 1-2pm.

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3:03

#PODCAST Police say more arrests expected in...

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2022/03/28

By Newsbreak Producer, Taliesha Naidoo - Police say more arrests are expected in the Khayelitsha mass-murder case. Six people were gunned down at Enkanini, in Khayelitsha, on the Cape Flats last weekend. One suspect - thirty-five year old, Thando Shuba was arrested a few days ago in connection with the murders. He made his first appearance today at the Khayelitsha Magistrate's Court -- where his case has been postponed to 4th April. Meanwhile, a further five peopled were also killed in a separate

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1:23

#PODCAST Eight years later and defence in the Senzo...

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2022/03/28

By Newsbreak Producer, Shanell Daniel - The defence in the Senzo Meyiwa murder case say that they are ready to proceed with the trial against the five accused. The trial is scheduled to start on the 11th of next month in the High Court sitting in Palm Ridge. The suspects are charged with murder, attempted murder, robbery with aggravating circumstances, and of being in possession of an illegal firearm and ammunition. Meyiwa was gunned down at the home of his girlfriend Kelly Khumalo in Vosloorus in

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2:04

#PODCAST Operation Dudula leader - Nhlanhla Lux -...

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2022/03/28

By Newsbreak Producer, Genevieve Lanka - After spending four nights behind bars, Operation Dudula leader Nhlanhla Lux has been released on bail by the Roodepoort Magistrates Court. Lux is facing charges of house breaking, theft and malicious damage to property. On Wednesday last week, an elderly man laid charges of breaking and entering, intimidation as well as assault against Lux at the Dobsonville police station, in Soweto. The man said he was assaulted by Dudula members after they broke into his

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4:45

#PODCAST University of KwaZulu-Natal organisers...

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2022/03/28

By Newsbreak Producer Shanell Daniel - Physically impaired seated-volleyball players can work and play just as hard as able-bodied players can... That's the encouragement shared with physically impaired players who have taken on the National Sitting-Volleyball Club Championship 2022 - currently being held at the University of KwaZulu-Natal. The sport is comparable to traditional volleyball, with similar rules - although it is played on the floor, with a smaller court and a lower net. Professor

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2:24

#PODCAST Conflict Dynamics Empowerment Trust say...

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2022/03/28

By Newsbreak Producer Rachel Vadi - In a South African school of 41 teachers, on average, just a single educator is trained in conflict management. Facilitator at the Conflict Dynamics Empowerment Trust, James Taylor says this needs to be urgently addressed. He says the effects of training teachers to resolve conflict through a non-violent means is vital in today's society and has the power to echo through communities. Taylor spoke to Newsbreak after having facilitated a two-day workshop at the

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2:50

#PODCAST Medical experts cite social media influence...

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2022/03/28

By Newsbreak Producer Rachel Vadi - According to the Deputy Director-General of Health, Nicholas Crisp - some seven-million Pfizer vaccines are expected to expire by mid-year 2022. Now, while the Department of Health seeks a remedy to this, the Acting Medical Manager at Osindisweni Hospital, says this was unforseen - as more South Africans were expected to be vacationed by the expiration period. Dr Kofi Koranteng-Apeagyei who has been on the ground administering vaccines to people, says that social

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2:33

#PODCAST 30-year-old Denver Marimuthu sentenced to 20...

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2022/03/28

By Newsbreak Producer Shanell Daniel - 30-year-old Denver McWayne Marimuthu has been sentenced to 20 years imprisonment after pleading guilty to murdering his wife in Tongaat, north of Durban. Marimuthu also pleaded guilty to three counts of assault and was sentenced to three months imprisonment for each count. In his plea, Marimuthu stated that he suffered from substance abuse and that on the night prior to the murder, the couple - who were married for three months - went out to a nightclub where

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3:22

#PODCAST KZN to spice-up tourism by stimulating its...

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2022/03/25

By Newsbreak Producer, Taliesha Naidoo - KwaZulu-Natal is set to spice-up tourism in the province by stimulating its travel market from India. This after five KZN tourism product owners have returned from India last week after attending the India Trade Show. The trade show builds tourism business relations with tour operators in the Asian subcontinent. It allows tourism product owners to create networks, showcase their tourism products and clinch business deals. Nhlanhla Khumalo, the General Manager

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3:42

#PODCAST HSRC study finds that public confidence in...

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2022/03/25

By Newsbreak Producer Tashlan Naidoo - A recent study has found that public confidence in the South African Police Service (SAPS) has dropped to an all time low of 27%. The Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) findings appear to be linked to the 2021 July unrest. The dramatic decline in trust observed between 2020 and 2021 was unevenly reflected across provinces. The largest decline in police confidence was in the Western Cape, where it fell more than 20 percentage points, greatly exceeding the

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1:16

#PODCAST Newsbreak Fishing Report - Friday 25 March 2022

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2022/03/25

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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2:22

#PODCAST Three men involved in a brazen house robbery...

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2022/03/25

By Newsbreak Producer Rachel Vadi - Three men involved in a house robbery during the COVID-19 lockdown in April 2020 have now been sentenced in the Durban Regional Court. Cyril Ngcobo and Ntokozo Mpanza were sentenced to 18 years imprisonment while Bheki Nxele was sentenceed to 15 years behind bars. According to the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA), the repeat offenders traumatised an elderly couple for an hour before stealing appliances, electronics and some items of clothing. Since the country

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54:41

#PODCAST Newsbreak unpacks SA's investment...

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2022/03/24

President Cyril Ramaphosa assured potential investors that South Africa is the key business destination. He was addressing delegates at the fourth SA Investment Conference, in Sandton. The one-day summit is part of a five-year plan to attract one-point-two-trillion-rand worth of investment into the country -- by the end of 2023. The president says 770-billion-rand had already been pledged since the inaugural conference in 2018. The Newsbreak team unpacks the key investments and pledges announced at

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5:06

#PODCAST The Newsbreak team preview the 4th annual ...

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2022/03/24

By Newsbreak Producers Taresh Harreeparshad and Matthew Veeran - 1.2 tillion rand in investment over a five year period... That is the aim of the 4th Annual South Africa Investment Conference underway in Sandton, Johannesburg. President Cyril Ramaphosa is expected to address the conference this morning - which is part of the country's Economic Reconstruction and Recovery Plan. So far, 45 investment projects have already been completed. We mentioned to you yesterday that the Newsbreak team will be

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3:20

#PODCAST Alleged "romance scammer" Omotese Ebor...

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2022/03/24

By Newsbreak Producer Shanell Daniel - The Hawks have made a second-breakthrough arrest in connection with a "romance scam" in which a woman was swindled out of almost 2-million-rand. Earlier this week a 40-year-old man Omotese Ebor, was arrested at Sandton, in Johannesburg. It is alleged that between December 2016 and January 2018, the unsuspecting woman met him on social media who introduced himself under the guise "Mr. Allen Grey" - claiming to be a prominent businessman in the Western Cape. It's

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2:54

#PODCAST TB HIV Care explain the significance of...

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2022/03/24

By Newsbreak Producer Hoosen Ebrahim - As the globe marks World Tuberculosis Day - there's been an increased call for urgent investment of resources, support, care and information into the fight against TB. That's the view from the World Health Organisation(WHO) who say that TB remains one of the world's deadliest infectious killers. Each day, over 4100 people lose their lives to TB and close to 28,000 people fall ill with this preventable and curable disease. Global efforts to combat TB have saved

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2:27

#PODCAST Newlands CPF speak out over recent attacks...

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2022/03/24

By Newsbreak Producer Taliesha Naidoo - The Newlands Community Policing Forum claims that recent attacks against bus drivers in the area are racially motivated. The Chairperson, Dr. Thomas Jafta says he has noticed a trend in which Indian-origin and coloured drivers, of privately owned buses, are being killed or bullied. In the most recent incident, a 43-year-old bus driver was robbed and fatally shot in the head. According to police, five armed men allegedly posed as passengers and boarded the bus

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2:51

#PODCAST Tensions mount as elderly man opens criminal...

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2022/03/23

By Newsbreak Producer, Shanell Daniel - There is a heightened police presence outside the Dobsonville police station, in Soweto, as a large group of EFF members have gathered to assist an elderly man in opening a criminal case against the leader of Operation Dudula. The man claims that he was assaulted when the group accused him of being a drug dealer. Over the past few weeks, members of Operation Dudula have been protesting against illegal immigrants and drug dens. SABC News reporter, Hasina Gori,

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3:09

#PODCAST Health experts label new COVIID-19...

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2022/03/23

By Newsbreak Producer, Tashlan Naidoo - Health experts have labelled as 'irrational' some of the eased restrictions announced by President Cyril Ramaphosa last night. The President announced an end to wearing masks when outdoors. Masks are now only required in public indoor spaces. Indoor and outdoor venues will now be able to accommodate up to 50-percent of their capacity. This is provided that proof of vaccination or a negative COVID19 test is presented, while 2000 for outdoor and 1000 for indoor

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3:18

#PODCAST With cheating and plagiarism on the rise,...

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2022/03/23

By Newsbreak Producer Matthew Veeran - South African tertiary students have been urged against building their futures on false foundations - after the Independent Institute of Education noted a significant rise in academic dishonesty recently. While not a new phenomenon by any means, the reasons why students opt to take the dishonest route are varied. For most, it seems as if a poor work ethic leads to non-legitimate solutions to submitting assignments, projects or tests. Dr Gillian Mooney - who's

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3:13

#PODCAST World Meteorological Day commemorated today...

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2022/03/23

By Newsbreak Producer Hoosen Ebrahim - Today marks World Meteorological Day under the theme "Early Warning and Early Action". This year the focus is on climate change, making people aware that taking the right action at the right time can help prevent bigger issues in the future. The day's commemoration also raises awareness around multiple environmental concerns - with communities encouraged to do their bit to ensure the planet's sustainability. Senior Meteorologist at Africa Weather - Siphesihle

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