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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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#PODCAST: South Africans over the age of 75 to be...

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2021/03/08

By Newsbreak Producer Taresh Harreeparshad - People over the age of 75 will be given first priority when phase two of South Africa's COVID-19 vaccine rollout begins. According to the National Department of Health, the second phase of vaccinations could begin at the end of April. To date, over a 100,000 health-care workers have been vaccinated in phase one of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine drive. Deputy Director General at the Department of Health Doctor Anban Pillay explains how phase two will

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54:24

#PODCAST - #NewsbreakTalk - April/May for phase two...

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2021/03/07

By Newsbreak Talk Producer and Presenter, Taresh Harrepershad - According to the National Department of Health the second phase of vaccinations could begin at the end of April. Deputy Director General, Doctor Anban Pillay explains how phase two will work.

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54:53

#PODCAST - #NewsbreakTalk - What are the alternatives...

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2021/03/07

By Newsbreak Talk Producer and Presenter, Tareh Harreepershad - Snaking queues outside the Department of Employment and Labour offices pose the risk of covid-19 slithering into our communities. But how else do you sort your UIF claims? #NewsbreakTalk discuss alternative ways for you to process your UIF claims with UIF Operations Manager, Simenyiwe Munchu

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3:32

#PODCAST - #Rape trauma for #Durban #pensioner too...

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2021/03/05

By Newsbreak Producer, Rachel Vadi - Its been a harrowing week for a 67-year-old Durban pensioner who was allegedly raped by a man known to her in her home in Phoenix, north of Durban. According to a relative, who asked to remain anonymous, the trauma of the incident has forced her to flee her home. She says the woman suffers vivid memories of the brutal attack. She says she is still receiving medical treatment as an out patient

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1:40

#PODCAST - #Police raid #DrugLab distributing #drugs...

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2021/03/05

By Newsbreak Producer, Rachel Vadi - A 26-year-old suspect is expected to appear in the Durban Magistrates Court today on charges of possession and dealing in drugs. Police spokesperson, Captain Nqobile Gwala says the suspects was arrested at a flat in central Durban following information from community members. She says the drugs to the value of R400 000-00 was being packaged for distribution to areas around Durban.

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2:35

#PODCASt - Legal expert says findings against Chief...

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2021/03/05

By Newsbreak Senior Producer, Genevieve Lanka - The ruling against Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng is an important precedent, not just in South Africa, but internationally also. This is the view of the former co-chair of the Law Society of South Africa and legal expert, Krish Govender. Govender has welcomed the Judicial Conduct Committee's finding that the Chief Justice had contravened parts of the Code of Conduct when he made pro-Israel comments in a webinar and at a prayer meeting last June

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4:45

#PODCAST: One year on, these South Africans look back...

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2021/03/05

By Newsbreak Producers Shanell Daniel and Genevieve Lanka - What was your reaction when you heard about the first case of COVID-19 in the country? Many South Africans say they didn't think the virus would impact life it the manner it did. These people say they are still in shock over the magnitude of the outbreak in the country...

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3:55

#PODCAST: Prof. Salim Abdool-Karim reflects on a year...

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2021/03/05

The fifth of March of 2020 will be remembered by many as the day on which the first case of the Coronavirus patient was confirmed in South Africa. "Patient Zero" was identified in the KwaZulu-Natal midlands. Patient Zero is used to refer to the person identified as the first carrier of a communicable disease in an outbreak of related cases. We look back on the past year with the Head of the Coronavirus Command Council, Professor Salim Abdool-Karim, from the moment South Africa identified "Patient

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3:02

#PODCAST: The race for the Democratic Alliance leader...

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2021/03/05

The race for the Democratic Alliance Leader in KwaZulu-Natal is expected to be a tough battle as three well known provincial party leaders are tipped to contest the position. DA chief whip in the provincial legislature, Francois Rogers, eThekwini caucus leader, Nicole Graham and her deputy Emmanuel Mhlongo are expected to contest the position. Vusi Makhosini reports...

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2:14

#PODCAST: Reaction as Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng...

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2021/03/05

By Newsbreak Executive Producer Salma Patel - The Judicial Conduct Committee has found that Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng has contravened the Code of Judicial Conduct when he made pro-Israel comments in a webinar last June and at a prayer meeting. Advocacy group, Africa4Palestine and two others brought the complaint against the Chief Justice. Judge Phineas Mojapelo has directed that Justice Mogoeng issue an apology and retraction. Director of Africa4Palestine Muhammed Desai says this is a

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3:07

#PODCAST: The Umgeni Water system is currently at 83%...

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2021/03/04

By Newsbreak Producer Shanell Daniel - Reaching its highest in three years, the Umgeni Water system stands at 83% capacity currently. This is largely because of good rainfall in the catchment areas of the Umgeni system. In this week's Green Scene, we speak to Umgeni Water's, Shami Harichunder, who discusses what this means for future water supplies in parts of the province...

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2:40

#PODCAST: A peaceful protest is scheduled in Merebank...

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2021/03/04

By Newsbreak Producer Matthew Veeran - This Saturday morning, residents of Merebank and surrounding have been urged to join in on a peaceful picket, hoping to address concerns over a terrible stench that has engulfed the area. The protest is being organised by the South Durban Community Environmental Alliance (SDCEA) - who say the unbearable odour is now impacting on the health of residents. The issue seems to be emanating from raw sewage at the Southern Waste Water Treatment Works. SDCEA

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2:32

#PODCAST: Economist @lavangopaul gives his thoughts...

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2021/03/04

By Newsbreak Producer Genevieve Lanka - Economist Lavan Gopal has cautioned against calls to amend pension laws to allow workers access to a portion of their pensions in times of distress. Labour Federation COSATU says a bill to that effect must be tabled in Parliament by next month so that it can come into effect by October. COSATU and other stakeholders were participating in the hearings in parliament on fiscal and revenue proposals. However, Gopal says while South Africans have been under immense

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3:11

#PODCAST: Reaction as thousands of #counterfeit...

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2021/03/04

By Newsbreak Producer Hoosen Ebrahim - Security officials in China and South Africa have seized thousands of counterfeit doses of the coronavirus vaccines at a warehouse in Germiston. INTERPOL say that 400 vials - equivalent to about 2,400 doses - were found in a warehouse outside Johannesburg. Officers also recovered fake masks and arrested three Chinese citizens and a Zambian national. In China, police successfully identified a network selling counterfeit COVID-19 vaccines in an investigation

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2:51

#PODCAST: The Public Service Commission comment on...

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2021/03/04

By Newsbreak Producer Genevieve Lanka - The outbreak of COVID-19 in South Africa has exposed gaps in the country's ability to provide marginalised communities with basic human rights. Commissioner of the Public Service Commission, Dr Somadoda Fikeni, says the pandemic has not only cast the spotlight on entrenched legacies of apartheid, but has also called into question government's deepening corruption crisis. As the country observes Human Right's month, Dr Fikeni says if left unchecked, South

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#PODCAST: Today marks exactly a year since the first...

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2021/03/04

By Newsbreak Producer Tashlan Naidoo - Today marks a year since the last so-called "normal day" in South Africa, before first case of COVID-19 was discovered in the country. More than 50-thousand people have since succumbed to the killer virus in the country. Counselling psychologist, Rakhi Beekrum says the lack of emotional support during this time has compounded the grief that many have faced, which in turn could lead to long lasting mental complications...

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#PODCAST: 65 year old Pinetown man bound and killed...

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2021/03/03

By Newsbreak Producer Shanell Daniel - The body of a 65-year-old man has been found bound with rope around his legs and arms following a house robbery at Pinetown, west of Durban. According to KwaZulu-Natal police spokesperson, Captain Nqobile Gwala, three suspects entered the mans house, killing him before fleeing the scene with a television and a vehicle...

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2:33

#PODCAST: The number of people living with disabling...

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2021/03/03

By Newsbreak Senior Producer Genevieve Lanka - The number of people living with disabling hearing loss could double by the year 2050. This is the findings of a landmark report by the World Health Organization. More than half a billion people are affected globally with the condition, while in South Africa the number sits at more than four million. The report, spearheaded by the Organisation's World Hearing Forum, was released today to mark World Hearing Day. Member of the South African Steering

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2:57

#PODCAST: Concerns mount over so-called mixed...

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2021/03/03

By Newsbreak Producer Tashlan Naidoo - The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse or OUTA says government appears divided on the issue of e-Tolls. The MEC of Transport in Gauteng, Jacob Mamabolo, says the provincial government is working with its national counterparts to stop the implementation of E-tolls in the province. However, Finance Minister Tito Mboweni told parliament recently that refusing to paying e-Tolls is not an option. CEO at OUTA, Wayne Duvenage says this narrative has been going on for

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#PODCAST: Indian activists say newly-installed...

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2021/03/03

Digital rights advocates in India say facial recognition technologies installed in at least a dozen government-funded schools in Delhi are an "overreach" by Indian authorities and an invasion of children's privacy. The move to introduce facial recognition technology follows a 2019 decision by the Delhi city government to mount closed circuit television (CCTV) cameras in more than 700 public schools to ensure the safety of students. Tashlan Naidoo has the details...

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