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3:59

#PODCAST Shamsaan's Butterfly Souls initiative to...

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2024/03/01

By Newsbreak Producer Taliesha Naidoo - Youth organisation, Shamsaan, will be taking its Butterfly Souls creative workshop to the St Augustine's School in Durban this morning. The workshop brings together children to make butterflies, which will be dedicated to the children who have lost their lives in Gaza during the Israel-Hamas conflict. More than 12-thousand children have died since the conflict began in October, last year. Partnering on the initiative is Sister Kathy Murugan, a member of a

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#PODCAST SA's only veterinary school unveils the...

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2024/03/01

By Newsbreak Producer Matthew Veeran - South Africa's sole veterinary school and the second oldest on the continent has just unveiled the largest CT scanner ever used in veterinary practice in the country. Made possible thanks to a R13 million donation, the University of Pretoria's Onderstepoort Veterinary Academic Hospital (OVAH) will now be able to perform scans of the limbs as well as the head and neck of large animals likes lions and even buffaloes. Veterinary Radiologist Dr. Nicolene Hoepner

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#PODCAST Verulam residents, north of Durban report an...

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2024/03/01

By Newsbreak Producer Hoosen Ebrahim - Residents of Verulam, north of Durban have reported an alarming spike in the theft of water meter and copper pipes from their homes. There's been several reports in the Brindhaven area, where over a dozen homes have been targeted within a space of a few days. Newsbreak understands this theft being exacerbated with daily water restrictions impacting homeowners being without the precious commodity for a few days consecutively every week. General Manager of

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#PODCAST Newsbreak Fishing Report - 01 March 2024...

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2024/03/01

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 Ten days later and 6-year-old, Joslin Smith,...

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2024/02/29

By Newsbreak Producer, Taliesha Naidoo - Non-Profit Organisation, Missing Children South Africa says they will not stop looking for missing 6-year-old, Joslin Smith. This despite Western Cape police saying they have scaled down on the search for Smith. The grade 1 learner from Diazville Primary has been missing for the past 10 days from Saldanha Bay on the West Coast. National Coordinator for Missing Children South Africa, Bianca Aswegen says they will not give-up on Smith's case...

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#PODCAST Service delivery disrupted in Durban as...

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2024/02/29

By Newsbreak Producer, Tashlan Naidoo - Service delivery has yet again been disrupted in the eThewkwini Municipality as workers protest for a third day. They are demanding to be paid on the same scale as workers of all other metros in the country. The busy Springfield and Umgeni Roads in Durban have been temporarily closed due to ongoing protest action by some of the municipal workers. These roads have been barricaded with burning tyres, which caused a huge traffic jam. One municipal worker -

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#PODCAST AKA's father sceptical murder mastermind has...

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2024/02/29

By Newsbreak Producer, Tashlan Naidoo - The Durban magistrate's court has postponed the case of five of the suspects linked to the murder of rapper Kiernan 'AKA' Forbes and his friend - Tebello 'Tibz' Motsoane to the sixth of March. They face ten counts - including two charges of murder, conspiracy to commit murder, attempted murder and unlawful possession of firearms. The five are Lindokuhle Mkhwanazi, Lindani Ndimande, Siyanda Eddie Myeza, Mziwethemba Harvey Gwabini and Lindokuhle Ndimande. The

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#PODCAST eThekwini Municipality District 8 Libraries...

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2024/02/29

By Newsbreak Producer Taliesha Naidoo - In today's competitive job market, being job-ready is not just an advantage; it's a necessity. To help equip job seekers with skills to enter and excel in the workplace, the Nelson Mandela Community Youth Centre in partnership with the eThekwini Municipality District 8 Libraries is hosting a Job Readiness Programme. It takes place on Wednesday the 6th of March from 9:30am to 1pm. Manger of District 8 Libraries, Musa Radebe says the free programme has no age

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#PODCAST Education expert Mary Metcalfe breaks down...

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2024/02/29

By Newsbreak Producer Matthew Veeran - Late last year the controversial Basic Education Laws Amendment Bill - also known as the BELA Bill - was all over the news as political parties debated and protested against its amendments. Since then, concern has simmered down a bit, but there still seems to be a focus on what exactly this bill is and how it will impact the Basic Education sector. Professor Mary Metcalfe is an Education Specialist and UJ School of Public Management, Governance and Public

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#PODCAST 5 suspects to appear in the Durban...

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2024/02/29

A seventh suspect has been arrested in connection with the murders of South African rapper Kienan 'AKA' Forbes and his friend Tebello 'Tibs' Motsoane. Five of the suspects will appear in the Durban Magistrate Court today. Forbes and Motsoane were shot and killed on Durban's Florida Road in February last year. Khalesakhe Mbhense reports...

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#PODCAST After ongoing negotiations, subsistence...

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2024/02/29

By Newsbreak Producer Hoosen Ebrahim - After two years of negotiation with the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment affairs, around 500 subsistence fishermen in Durban have been granted free fishing licenses in a pilot project. Traditionally, subsistence fisherman with-out jobs were denied the opportunity to fish with-out a license and sell fish as a means of attaining livelihood. South Durban Community Environmental Alliance (SDCEA) spokesperson - Desmond D'Sa urges people to

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2:56

#PODCAST Municipal workers bring Verulam CBD to a...

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2024/02/28

By Newsbreak Producer, Tashlan Naidoo - Scores of eThekwini Municipality workers took to the streets in illegal strike action bringing the Verulam CBD north of Durban to a standstill this morning. According to the Municipality, this group of protestors also took to the streets of the Durban CBD yesterday in unauthorised strike action. The reason for the strike action is still unknown at this stage. Chairperson of the Verulam CPF, Rachel Wilkin says the protestors barricaded roads with rubble and

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2:59

#PODCAST This Rare Diseases Day, attention looks at...

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2024/02/28

By Newsbreak Producer Hoosen Ebrahim - As the world marks Rare Diseases Day this week, the attention globally looks at creating awareness on the communities who deserve recognition and equal representation is mainstream health care facilities. This follows the 3rd Biennial Rare Diseases Conference which took place in Johannesburg earlier this month, providing a platform for the exchange of ideas and scientific insights - emphasising the importance of patient, caregiver and support group experiences

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#PODCAST Generator supplier "Pinnacle Power" discuss...

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2024/02/28

By Newsbreak Producer Tracy Valaydham - A private national generator supplier - Pinnacle Power - says homeowners should be aware of the various safety precautions when installing residential generators. The company's Technical Manager, Dennis Breedt says homeowners should always ensure their residential generators are installed in proper ventilated areas outdoors to avoid it posing as a health hazard…

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#PODCAST Investigations continue into the death of...

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2024/02/28

By Newsbreak Producer Tracy Valaydham - Investigations continue into the dead of a couple, their pit-bull and a friend in what's suspected carbon monoxide poisoning. That's according to KwaZulu-Natal police. The three bodies, along with the dog, were found on Monday at the couple's home at Rosary Place in Greenwood Park in Durban. Police say the victims were aged between 27 and 37 years old. Spokesperson, Colonel Robert Netshuinda says a post-mortem will be conducted to determine the exact cause of

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#PODCAST Meta say it will form a team to tackle...

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2024/02/28

By Newsbreak Producer Matthew Veeran - In a Techno Touch follow-up, Facebook and Instagram owner "Meta" says it will form a team to tackle deceptive artificial intelligence (AI) content in the upcoming European Union elections in June. The company are concerned by how generative AI - which is tech which can fake videos, images and audio - might be used to trick voters. In this week's tech feature I find out more about this announcement and why some tech analysts believe it does have various

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#PODCAST Rhino poaching back on the rise in KZN

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2024/02/27

By Newsbreak Producer, Tracy Vallaydham - Three hundred and seven rhinos have been killed in Kwa-Zulu Natal last year. This has been revealed by Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment Barbara Creecy. Creecy announced an increase in the number of rhinos killed due to poaching last year, compared to the previous year. During 2023, 4-hundred and 99 rhinos were poached across South Africa. The Kruger National Park recorded a thirty-seven percent decrease from 2022. Seventy-eight rhinos were

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#PODCAST King Misuzulu addresses the opening of the...

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2024/02/27

By Newsbreak Producer, Taliesha Naidoo - AmaZulu King MisuZulu KaZwelithini is expected to address the opening of the KwaZulu-Natal legislature at the province's capital city Pietermaritzburg today. The two- day event will see premier Nomusa Dube-Ncube delivering her State of the Province address on Wednesday. Dignitaries and officials from various departments are expected to be in attendance. Nonjabulo Mntungwa-Makamu has more details….

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#PODCAST Planned water shutdown of northern aqueduct...

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2024/02/27

Several areas north of Durban including Phoenix, Durban North and Umhlanga among others will have interrupted water supply from 8PM tonight as part of the shutdown of the northern aqueduct pipeline to install new valves. The work is expected to be completed on Wednesday at 5pm. The reservoirs will be open during peak periods in the morning and afternoon on Wednesday, however, water supply will depend on consumption patterns. eThekwini Municipality spokesperson, Gugu Sisalane....

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#PODCAST Crime Stats: Robbery with aggravating...

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2024/02/27

By Newsbreak Producer Matthew Veeran - Over the past week, several motorists were robbed of their belongings during peak traffic on the M1-M2 split at the Crown Interchange in Johannesburg. The incident took place in the early hours of the morning by five men armed with 9mm firearms. The latest crime statistics meanwhile show that nationally robbery with aggravating circumstances stood at over 40,000. These stats bring about the conversation on the sad reality of crime in the country. Organised

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