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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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#PODCAST: After 4 years of playing the same Lotto...

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2020/12/07

By Newsbreak Producer Shanell Daniel - Christmas came early for a Johannesburg resident - having won R5.6-million in the National Lottery. The man, who must remain anonymous for privacy reasons, has been playing the winning numbers - 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10, for the past four years - and finally won big. The winning numbers in numerical order turned 20 people into PowerBall multi-millionares last week. Speaking to Newsbreak, he says being able to help his family is now at the top of his spending

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#PODCAST: The DA say KZN is becoming the crime...

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2020/12/07

By Newsbreak Producer Shanell Daniel - The recently released Victims of Crime (VoC) report has revealed that KwaZulu-Natal is fast becoming the country's next crime capital. That's according to DA KZN Spokesperson on Community Safety and Liaison, Sharon Hoosen. The province reported the highest number of households that experienced housebreakings between April 2019 and March 2020. The figure comes after the recently released quarterly crime statistics which saw KZN second to Gauteng when it comes to

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3:38

#PODCAST: Teachers Union says departments decision...

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2020/12/07

By Newsbreak Producer Tashlan Naidoo - The National Teachers Union or NATU says the decision for matric learners to rewrite two exam papers after they were found to have been leaked is 'painful'. This after Basic Education minister Angie Motshekga announced on Friday that learners will rewrite Mathematics paper two and Physical Science paper two on the 15th and 17th of this month. Meanwhile, teachers union - SADTU and student body COSAS are expected to head to court this week to seek an urgent

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2:06

#PODCAST: After 2 years, 9 year old Miguel Louw...

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2020/12/07

By Newsbreak producer Tashlan Naidoo -The man accused of the murder of 9-year old Miguel Louw from the Durban suburb of Sydenham in 2018 has been found guilty on all the charges against him. The Durban High Court handed down judgement in the trial of Mohamed Ebrahim this morning. He has been charged with theft, kidnapping and murder. Miguel Louw's body was found near Ebrahim's home in Phoenix, north of Durban about two months after the boy's disappearance. Miguel Louw's disappearance and murder

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2:51

#PODCAST: "Mercy and Peace Foundation for Women and...

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2020/12/07

By Newsbreak Producer Rachel Vadi - At the launch of the "16 Days of Activism" campaign, Minister of Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities, Maite Nkoana-Mashabane said women and children in SA continue to live in a constant state of fear. And this = according to Sheik Walid El Saadi of the Muslim World League - is because humanity is losing its culture. Sheik El Saadi was speaking at the introduction of the Mercy and Peace Foundation for Women and Child Abuse in Durban this weekend. Talking to

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3:10

#PODCAST: Teenage UCT student Shameera Cassim uses...

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2020/12/07

By Newsbreak Producer Taliesha Naidoo - A 19-year-old computer and electrical engineering student from the University of Cape Town has documented the sad reality of an unjust schooling system in South Africa. Shameera Cassim, was placed first in this year's "Youth Essay Writing Competition Against Racism" hosted by the Ahmed Kathrada Foundation. Her essay tells a story of how students continue to face racism at the hands of a syllabus that does not celebrate people of colour. Reading the

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2:41

#PODCAST: Andrew King's new film "Everything in...

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2020/12/07

By Newsbreak Producer Taliesha Naidoo - What started as a rather ambitious expedition for two cyclist has turned into an upcoming film showcasing their extraordinary adventure across 27 countries. Titled "Everything in Between, the film documents cyclists, Ron Rutland and James Owens during their 22,000 km journey from London to Tokyo to deliver the golden whistle used to start the 2019 Rugby World Cup final. Director, Andrew King says the film is an inspirational exploration of human

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3:14

#PODCAST: Isipingo's own "Legend of the Ocean"...

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2020/12/07

By Newsbreak Producer Matthew Veeran - In our 1860 focus this morning we look back at the efforts of the seine netters and how they helped to establish the Durban fishing industry. During their five year indenture period, the Indian fisher-folk would cast their nets at night, with the large hauls of marine-life providing extra food for their table. When their Indentured contracts were up for renewal, they went against their colonial bosses and chose the freedom to fish full-time for a living. Lenny

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2:19

#PODCAST: Merewent residents threaten to shutdown the...

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2020/12/07

By Newsbreak Producer Hoosen Ebrahim - Community members from Merebank and Wentworth in the south Durban basin vow to shutdown the area on Wednesday, following the lack of support received from Engen Refinery management over the explosion which rocked the area on Friday last week. Reports indicate that members from the community were denied access to a meeting held by the responsible parties, to deliberate a way forward on compensating the affected families that were impacted from this explosion

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2:44

#PODCAST: Popular Indian film star #Rajinikanth will...

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2020/12/07

Indian movie megastar Rajinikanth will launch his own political party in Tamil Nadu in January 2021. Elections will be held there next summer. His adoring fans celebrated the much-awaited announcement with fireworks in the southern state where cinema has produced some of the region's greatest mass leaders. Our South Asian correspondent, Rana Sen reports...

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#PODCAST - For the first time in history, Matric...

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2020/12/06

By Newsbreak Talk Presenter, Taresh Harreepershad and newsbreak Talk Producer, Rachel Vadi.Education stakeholders including, teachers' union, SADTU, and students' body, COSAS, are planning to go to court to challenge Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga's decision to get matric learners to rewrite the exam papers that were leaked. On Friday, Motshekga announced that matric learners would rewrite the Mathematics Paper Two and Physical Science Paper Two this month. Newsbreak speaks to #NAPTOSA's

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#PODCAST - What is governments commitment to treating...

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2020/12/06

By Newsbreak Talk Presenter Taresh Harreepershad and Newsbreak Talk Producer, Rachel Vadi. A time to honour people with disabilities: but what is it that they really want? On the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, the South African Disability Alliance says disabled people in the country have nothing to celebrate. December third has been recognised by the United Nations as a day to promote the full and equal participation of persons with disabilities. The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted

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#PODCAST Engen says they will investigate cause of...

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2020/12/04

by SABC News reporter, Jayed-Leigh Paulse - Engen says an investigation will be launched to determine the cause of the explosion. But public affairs manager Thandeka Cele says that Engen does everything possible in terms of their maintainence of the plant...

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#PODCAST SAWLA to host free legal clinic at DBN Book...

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2020/12/04

by Newsbreak Producer, Shanell Daniel - One in three women have experienced physical or sexual violence. This is the alarming statistic reported by the World Health Organisation. A non-profit organisation will host a free legal clinic at the Durban Book Fair at Mitchell Park, offering help as the country observes 16 Days of Activism for No Violence Against Women and Children. Chairperson of the South African Women Lawyers Association (SAWLA), Sugandhini Rajarunthnam, encourages women to seek the

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#PODCAST Activists demand better maintenance of...

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2020/12/04

by Newsbreak Producer, Taresh Harreeparshad - Now, this is not the first such incident at Engen Oil Refinery- with the last major explosion occurring five years ago. According to local organisations, their calls for better maintainence practices at the plant has fallen on deaf ears. They say this is why residents lives are constantly at stake. Anwar Khan is from the Wentworth Rennaisance Committee...

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#PODCAST Wentworth community shocked at massive...

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2020/12/04

by Newsbreak Producer, Taresh Hareeparshad - the community has been visibly shaken up by the explosion. Here are eye witness accounts...

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#PODCAST Massive explosion rocks Engen Oil Refinery...

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2020/12/04

by Newsbreak Producer, Taresh Harreeparshad - KZN Emergency Medical Services remain on standby at Wentworth, south of Durban- after a massive explosion at Engen Oil Refinery injured seven people this morning. Workers have been evacuated after sustaining minor injuries. At this stage no casualties have been reported. EMS spokesperson Rob McKenzie explains that the blaze has been contained...

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#PODCAST: Popular Durban activist Satish Dhupelia to...

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2020/12/04

By Newsbreak Producer Shanell Daniel - A virtual celebration in honour of Durban activist Satish Dhupelia aims at continuing his legacy - by using technology to bring people together. These are the sentiments of his sister, Uma Dhupelia-Mesthrie, ahead of a live virtual ceremony in his memory this Saturday. Amongst other titles, Satish was a member of the Sydenham/Sherwood Community Police Forum, a member of the Durban Amphitheatre Market Committee, a board member of the Clare Estate Crematorium and

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2:57

#PODCAST: Deputy Minister of Basic Education visits...

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2020/12/04

By Newsbreak Producer Rachel Vadi - The abuse of female teachers in the education system was highlighted by the Deputy Minister of Basic Education - Doctor Reginah Mhaule - following her address at a "Teacher Appreciation and 1860 Commemorative Event" held at the Beacon Ridge Primary School in Chatsworth, south of Durban, yesterday. She says systems such as promotions makes female teachers vulnerable to exploitation. The Deputy Minister also says young female teachers targeted by learners who

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#PODCAST: A new programme by MANCOSA brings in...

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2020/12/04

By Newsbreak Producer Tashlan Naidoo - In a bid to create more dialogue, critical thinking and advance the education system in the country, a private university has created a state-of-the-art programme, integrating science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics. Using the world-renowned "STEAM" teaching approach, the facility will roll out robotics and coding, giving educators an advantage before national government introduce it into the curriculum. School of Education Programme Co-ordinator

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