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#PODCAST These South Africans share their...

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2024/02/21

By the Newsbreak team - In more budget related content, these South Africans are hopeful that the Finance Minister provides tangible solutions in reducing the country's debt and expenditure, while allowing for a substantial increase in grants to alleviate the burden on older persons...

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#PODCAST ANALYSIS: Today's budget could be "pro-poor"...

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2024/02/21

By Newsbreak Producer Tashlan Naidoo - Some are expecting the Budget Speech to be 'pro-poor' in a bid to alleviate some of the financial burdens facing the country's most vulnerable. Member of the Social Development Portfolio Committee in the KwaZulu-Natal Legislature, Les Govender is hoping for an increase in grants as many South Africans dependent on them are barely making ends meet. In January 2024, the average cost of the Household Food Basket was R5324,86, while the maximum National Minimum

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3:39

#PODCAST This year's Africa Energy Indaba looks to...

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2024/02/20

By Newsbreak Producer Matthew Veeran - The upcoming Africa Energy Indaba will serve as a platform for advancing discussions, fostering collaboration and driving positive change in the energy sector across the African continent. Due to the rising need for more efficient energy in South Africa, the Indaba will highlight goals to attain this through an exchange of knowledge and ideas. This year's theme looks at addressing the energy challenges and promoting sustainable energy practices. Africa Energy

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3:11

#PODCAST Tourism & hospitality sectors call on...

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2024/02/20

By Newsbreak Producer Taliesha Naidoo - The tourism and hospitality sector are calling on government to allocate a portion of its budget towards addressing significant challenges within the industry. Finance minister, Enoch Godongwana will deliver his budget speech tomorrow, which will lay out the government's spending priorities, revenue collection measures and updated economic forecasts for the coming year. Alan Campbell, director at ANEW Hotels & Resorts, says they are hopeful that government

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3:41

#PODCAST Media Monitoring Africa discuss the...

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2024/02/20

By Newsbreak Producer Hoosen Ebrahim - The role of the media during elections is vital to ensure fair and equal representation of all political parties contesting this year. That's according to the Director at Media Monitoring Africa, William Bird. He says that the free media presence ensures a healthy democracy and citizen participation. President Cyril Ramaphosa is expected to announce the 2024 national election date by the end of this week - and while this announcement looms, we explore the

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3:56

#PODCAST Pediatric Care Africa now halfway through a...

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2024/02/20

By Newsbreak Producer Tashlan Naidoo - The CEO of non-profit organisation, Pediatric Care Africa is halfway through a 7,000km motorcycle trip to raise funds for underprivileged children's medical care. This is the fifth edition of the 'Ride for a Child' campaign which has helped thousands of children access to critical medical care over the years. The trip began in the Mpumulanga Province on the 11th of February and will end on the 2nd of March in Mpumulanga, where the NPO is based. CEO of Pediatric

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3:08

#PODCAST New podcast series by activist Pregs...

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2024/02/19

By Newsbreak Senior Producer Taresh Harreeparshad - The intersection between Love and Insubordination forms the backbone for renowned author and gender activist Pregs Govender to mount the campaign to transform unjust global systems. This is a podcast series endorsed by the African Gender Institute and UN Women that aims to unearth the root causes of social injustices. Govender explains what inspired such a dialogue...

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3:35

#PODCAST Verulam Water Crisis Committee left...

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2024/02/19

By Newsbreak Senior Producer Taresh Harreeparshad - The Verulam Water Crisis Committee is not convinced that the eThekwini Municipality will have water supply restored by Wednesday. This follows the announcement that the northern aqueduct pipeline will be shutdown tomorrow evening until Wednesday to fix the six valves needed to restore water supply to northern parts of Durban. Residents have been battling severe water outages for four months now. Last week Water and Sanitation Minister Senzo Mchunu

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3:28

#PODCAST Muslim nurses left disappointed following a...

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2024/02/19

By Newsbreak Senior Producer Taresh Harreeparshad - Muslim nurses who work in public healthcare are disappointed that they will not be allowed to wear their hijab - or traditional Islamic headscarves- to work. This follows the communiqué issued to the Islamic Medical Association of South Africa (IMASA)- that says that wearing headscarves on duty in in contravention of the National Nursing Uniform Policy. The primary argument for prohibiting the use of headscarves for public healthcare nurses was

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3:18

#PODCAST Democracy Development Program launch the...

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2024/02/19

By Newsbreak Senior Producer Taresh Harreeparshad - In a first of its kind: the Democracy Development Program (DDP) has just launched its Electoral Participation Integrity by Civil Society (EPICS) program. The technological system will be accessible via cell phones to provide an ethical and transparent way to observe the 2024 General Elections. This is in a bid to ensure that election results and processes are devoid of irregularities. DDP Project Manager Brian Mhlongo explains how the system will

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#PODCAST eThekwini Municipality confirm the planned...

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2024/02/19

By Newsbreak Senior Producer Taresh Harreeparshad - The eThekwini Municipality says the northern aqueduct pipeline shutdown tomorrow evening until Wednesday is expected to conclude by Wednesday evening - but water supply may take some time to be fully restored. Spokesperson Gugu Sisilana...

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3:31

#PODCAST Desperate search for missing Durban man, Leo...

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2024/02/16

By Newsbreak Producer, Taliesha Naidoo - The desperate search for missing Durban man, Leo Govender, has ended in tragedy. The family of Govender has confirmed that he has been found dead. Govender was reported missing on Saturday, February 10, after he had left home on Friday. His emotional brother, Wayne Govender, says Leo will be dearly missed...

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#PODCAST Right to Care discuss the science behind why...

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2024/02/16

By Newsbreak Senior Producer Taresh Harreeparshad - Today marks the end of Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI) Week - and health organisation Right to Care says male circumcision reduces the risk of contracting infections significantly. In fact, circumcision has been scientifically proven to prevent HIV by 60% in heterosexual sex. But according to Dr. Nelson Igaba there has been a reluctance by men to discuss the issue. Dr. Igaba explains the benefits of medical male circumcision...

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#PODCAST Food for Life's partnership with the...

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2024/02/16

By Newsbreak Producer Taliesha Naidoo - Two local organisations have teamed-up to combat hunger in communities south of Durban. The Food for Life and Wentworth Angels organisation partnered to provide nutritious meals to disadvantaged residents from the Merewent community. In their latest initiative, about five-hundred residents received a meal in just one day. Chairperson of Food for Life Merebank, Paul Pillay says the initiative is a heartwarming example of how different organisations can come

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#PODCAST ANALYSIS: Public Ethos Consulting discuss...

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2024/02/16

By Newsbreak Producer Matthew Veeran - Earlier this week we told you why cadre deployment was back in the news, as the Democratic Alliance (DA) waits to receive documents from the ANC following the Constitutional Court order. The main aspect is how political parties can balance deploying supporters to various admin roles, while ensuring they are actually fit for purpose - and not just there because of their political affiliations. Dr Seelan Naidoo is the Principal Associate of Public Ethos

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#PODCAST Newsbreak Fishing Report - 16 February 2024...

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2024/02/16

By Newsbreak Producer Matthew Veeran - Cast away with this week's Newsbreak Fishing Report, brought to you by KZN angler Sanjay Ramsarup...

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#PODCAST Neurological Association of South Africa...

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2024/02/15

By Newsbreak Producer Taliesha Naidoo - The Neurological Association of South Africa (NASA) is calling on South Africans to break the stigma surrounding epilepsy. This as the country commemorates National Epilepsy until 20th February. According to NASA, the condition affects approximately one in 100 South Africans. Dr James Butler, specialist neurologist and executive board member of NASA says epilepsy can happen to anyone at any age and nobody is immune to it...

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#PODCAST Durban police officer helps homeless man get...

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2024/02/15

A chance encounter has led to a Durban police officer helping a homeless man get back on his feet. Constable Shiven Latchman met Siyabonga Phewa while on duty earlier this month. 22-year-old Phewa has been homeless since last year and was struggling to find a job, despite having an excellent academic record. Latchman shared Phewa's story on social media, which sparked an outpouring of support from South Africans. SABC's Taliesha Naidoo reports...

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#PODCAST New Canadian study finds that global warming...

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2024/02/15

By Newsbreak Producer Matthew Veeran - Scientists have found that some polar bears face starvation as the Arctic Sea ice melts because they are unable to adapt their diets to living on land. The iconic Arctic species normally feed on ringed seals that they catch on ice floes offshore. But as the ice disappears in a warming world, many bears are spending greater amounts of time on shore, eating bird's eggs, berries and grass. Matthew sifted through the latest scientific journals to find more about

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#PODCAST Road Accident Fund welcome the sentencing of...

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2024/02/14

By Newsbreak Producer Taliesha Naidoo - The Road Accident Fund (RAF) has welcomed the sentencing of three family members for attempting to steal about R31-million from the fund. The trio were sentenced last week at the Johannesburg Magistrates Court for submitting 537 fraudulent claims from 40 road accidents. Tanya Senekal and her husband Jaco Senekal were sentenced to eight years' imprisonment each, of which two years were suspended for five years on condition they were not convicted of fraud

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