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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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4:14

#PODCAST Attacks on non-striking eThekwini municipal...

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2024/03/12

By Newsbreak Producer, Taliesha Naidoo - Political parties are raising concerns over the increasing number of attacks on non-striking municipal workers. This after a municipal driver of a water tanker was stabbed at the Mahatma Gandhi Hospital in Phoenix, north of Durban yesterday. This is allegedly due to his non-participation in the strike. The strike which started over two weeks ago has affected the delivery of basic services such as water, electricity and waste removal. SABC news reporter,

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3:46

#PODCAST eThekwini Municipality's decision to open...

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2024/03/12

By Newsbreak Producer Taliesha Naidoo - businesses situated near the municipal dump site at Westcliff in Chatsworth, south of Durban, say they are losing clients due to the municipal strike. Piles of rubbish and debris has accumulated for over three weeks outside the dump site on Florence Nightingale Drive. This has led to a foul odour in the area and an influx in rodents. Cheryl Pillay, manager at Dr Jordan Sagathavan, a dental practice situated next to the dump site, describes the circumstance

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3:22

#PODCAST ANALYSIS: How does government go about...

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2024/03/12

By Newsbreak Producer Matthew Veeran - Can South Africa's government manage to formalise the R50-billion taxi industry? It's a question that's often asked, as government is mulling ways to formalise the industry, that ferries millions daily. The industry's reputation has been in the dirt meanwhile, tarnished by lawlessness and a poor safety record. Among the challenges facing the industry are labour relations and not forgetting turf wars between rival organisations over routes. Keeping a close eye

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3:14

#PODCAST Ophthalmologists call for a greater rollout...

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2024/03/12

By Newsbreak Producer Tashlan Naidoo - As we observe World Glaucoma Day, ophthalmologists are calling for a greater rollout of screenings from a grassroots level. Glaucoma is a group of eye diseases that can cause vision loss by damaging the optic nerve at the back of the eye. There is no cure for glaucoma and vision loss is irreversible. However, medication or surgery can halt or slow-down its progression. According to the World Glaucoma Association, around 80 million people have glaucoma worldwide

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2:55

#PODCAST SA Weather Service send out warnings to...

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2024/03/12

By Newsbreak Producer Tashlan Naidoo - The South African Weather Service (SAWS) has warned residents from KwaZulu-Natal and other provinces to brace themselves for extreme high temperatures from today. According for forecasters, some parts of KZN could reach temperatures of up to 40 degrees celsius. A heat wave warning has also been issued for several other provinces including the Northern and Eastern Cape, North West, Gauteng, Free State and Limpopo. In the Northern Cape, areas such as Upington and

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2:24

#PODCAST Ramadan 2024: Charitable organisation BAPA...

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2024/03/12

By Newsbreak Executive Producer Salma Patel - Today marks the start of the Islamic month of Ramadan in the country. The month is unique in that Muslims abstain from food and drink from dawn until dusk and increase prayer and spirituality. Also unique to this month and the country is the free distribution of haleem by religious organisations, charities and mosques every weekend. Haleem is a nourishing, lentil broth usually cooked with chicken or meat and served with naan bread and a spritz of lemon

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1:44

#PODCAST #WorldGlaucomaWeek Health expert sheds light...

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2024/03/11

By Newsbreak Producer, Taliesha Naidoo - Glaucoma, a group of eye conditions that damage the optic nerve, essential for good vision, is one of the leading causes of irreversible blindness in Africa affecting more than 6 million people. Despite being treatable, the South African Glaucoma Society (SAGS) emphasises the major challenges faced, including lack of awareness, late diagnosis, poor follow-up visits, and low compliance with treatment plans. Dr Nombuso Mathe, executive member of SAGS

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2:10

#PODCAST Durban woman receives jail term for R2m...

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2024/03/11

By Newsbreak Producer, Taliesha Naidoo - A Durban woman has been sentenced for fraud and corruption at the Durban Specialised Commercial Crime Court. Ramonia Naidu was sentenced to eight years imprisonment, of which 3 years is suspended for 5 years on condition that she is not convicted of theft or fraud during the period of suspension. The 46-yea-old defrauded the company she worked at in Amanzimtoti for more than R2 million during the period between May 2017 and November 2018. Hawks spokesperson,

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3:48

#PODCAST Durban remains an eyesore as municipal...

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2024/03/11

By Newsbreak Producer, Tashlan Naidoo - The eThekwini Municipality and South African Municipal Workers Union (SAMWU) are currently locked in discussion, as strike action continues for a third week. Workers are calling for the same pay grade as workers in other municipalities. Waste collections services have been disrupted as streets across the City are littered with rubbish, leaving a foul stench in several communities. SABC reporter Nonjabulo Mtungwa Makamu is following the story and brings us an

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2:52

#PODCAST IFP MANIFESTO: Political commentators say...

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2024/03/11

By Newsbreak Producer Shanell Daniel - Coming off the heels of the IFP Manifesto launch yesterday, political analyst Precious Lugayeni says the promises by the party concerning jobs creation and an inclusive economy are unlikely to be fulfilled. The IFP promised the introduction of an unemployed graduate grant of three-thousand-rand (R3000) if it comes into power. Lugayeni says promising grants and jobs without economic growth is futile...

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4:52

#PODCAST The team venture out into water sparse...

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2024/03/11

By Newsbreak Senior Producer Taresh Harreeparshad - Ahead of the 2023 General Elections- residents, north of Durban have been without running water for 150 days. This as water repairs continue on the Northern Aqueducts. Community members have been bemoaning the state of service delivery in their local communities- 30 years into democracy. In this walk about in Trenance Park- near Verulam- resident Cynthia Zondo shows Newsbreak's Taresh Harreeparshad the challenges her community is facing - just to

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3:03

#PODCAST Muslims enter the Islamic holy month of...

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2024/03/11

By Newsbreak Senior Producer Taresh Harreeparshad - Muslims across the world will enter the Islamic holy month of Ramadan with great sadness- as the attack on Palestinians continue. That's according to senior researcher at the Mapungubwe Institute Naeem Jinnah. Muslims are expected to commence with the sunrise to sunset fast this week amid no signs of a ceasefire in the Middle East. Already over 31 000 people have been killed in Gaza since October last year. Jinnah says that the manner in which the

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1:53

#PODCAST 70-year-old caretaker found bound and...

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2024/03/11

By Newsbreak Producer Shanell Daniel - A caretaker of a Terrance Manor church, in Phoenix, north of Durban, had been found tied and strangled to death on the weekend. According to spokesperson for local security company, KZN VIP, Gareth Naidoo, community members alerted his team of the gruesome discovery. Naidoo says discovering the 70-year-old man's body was traumatic for both community members present and for the emergency response team*...*Meanwhile, KZN police spokesperson, Lieutenant Colonel

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3:12

#PODCAST UPDATE: Today marks three weeks since...

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2024/03/11

By Newsbreak Senior Producer Taresh Harreeparshad - Today marks three weeks since six-year-old Joslin Smith has been missing in Saldanha Bay. Her mother and three other suspects including her boyfriend, appeared in the Vredenburg Magistrate's Court last week in connection with her disappearance. They face charges of kidnapping and human trafficking and will appear in court on Wednesday for bail information. Meanwhile community members are still searching for Joslin. Pixie Pink's Terry-Anne

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3:18

#PODCAST SAMA say the ongoing municipal workers...

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2024/03/08

By Newsbreak Producer Tashlan Naidoo - Health workers' unions in KwaZulu-Natal say the ongoing municipal workers strike in the eThekwini Municipality is affecting patient care. In light of this, the South Africa Medical Association (SAMA) is calling for an immediate solution to the eThekwini Municipality strike as critically ill patients could risk dying due to inaccessible health-care facilities. With the strike in its second week, several primary health-care facilities had to be closed in the

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3:06

#PODCAST DSW Garden Refuse Site in Riverside left in...

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2024/03/08

By Newsbreak Producer Matthew Veeran - If you're in Durban, have you been to DSW Garden Refuse Site in Riverside recently? If you have, you would have noticed that it's more a sight for sore eyes currently, with mountains of trash piling up and spilling all over the roadways. This in light of the eThekwini Municipality strike that's been going on for close to two weeks now. Workers are demanding to be paid a wage similar to other metros, but as SALGA stated yesterday on Newsbreak, say these demands

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3:33

#PODCAST Shout-It-Now call for the protection of...

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2024/03/08

By Newsbreak Producer Hoosen Ebrahim - As the world marks International Women's Day today, organizations through-out the world are calling for the protection of women's rights to protect their health. The spotlight this year ranges from gender disparities that are commonly felt in the workplace, where there are unequal expectations and tasks to the progress women have made in the 21st century. Chief Executive Officer of Shout-It-Now, Dr Ntombifikile Mtshali says that although more needs to be done,

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1:13

#PODCAST Newsbreak Fishing Report - 08 March 2024...

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2024/03/08

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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3:55

#PODCAST Comrades Marathon Association discuss the...

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2024/03/07

By Newsbreak Producer Taliesha Naidoo - There is 93 days to go until the 2024 Comrades Marathon. The ultimate human race will take place on Sunday, 9 June. For the first time since 2019, the race will be an Up Run, starting outside the Durban City Hall and finishing at the HollywoodBets Scottsville Racecourse in Pietermaritzburg. However, this year the Comrades Marathon Association (CMA) is facing the challenge of recruiting volunteers to assist members of the Race Organising Committee. The CMA

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3:17

#PODCAST As a breakthrough in the Joslin Smith looms,...

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2024/03/07

By Newsbreak Producer Matthew Veeran - Police investigators have urged the public not to spread false information on social media or film searches on camera - as the search for young Joslin Smith continues. The little girl went missing on the 19th of February after allegedly being left in the care of her mother's boyfriend. Meanwhile, Western Cape police say four people are being questioned in connection with Joslin's disappearance. Jaco van Schalkwyk, owner and Managing Director at Private

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