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#PODCAST - How did "India" come to South Africa?...

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2020/11/01

By Newsbreak Presenter and Producer, Taresh Harreepershad, and Newsbreak Producer, Rachel Vadi.Newsbreak Talk unearth's how the seeds of Indian traditions, culture and religion was planted in South Africa, despite there not being any structure for it

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56:29

#PODCAST - In the race for the leadership of the DA...

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2020/11/01

By Newsbreak Presenter and Producer, Taresh Harreepershad The Democratic Alliance says it expects its virtual elective congress to go according to plan because it has a solid voting system in place. The Democratic Alliance will choose its new leadership at the congress, where two-thousand delegates accredited to attend will cast their votes and pass resolutions to guide the party for the next five years

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6:09

#PODCAST - Former #MinorityFront (#MF) member...

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2020/10/30

By Newsbreak Producer, Taresh Harreepershad Former Minority Front secretary general and spokesperson Jonathan Annipen has officially joined the IFP. This emerged at a briefing a short while ago. Annipen's new role will see him work for the IFP in Phoenix, north of Durban ahead of next years Local Government Elections.

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2:37

#PODCAST - #Ambulance services demand millions in...

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2020/10/30

By Newsbreak Producer, Rachel VadiVarious Private Medical Emergency and Rescue Services in KwaZulu Natal have fallen on tough economic times due to the the world-wide COVID 19 pandemic. However a group of about 30 private ambulance services in KZN further claim that their situation has been aggravated with the non-payment of work already done for the Road Accident Fund. Earlier, the Association marched to the Road Accident Fund offices on Samora Machel Street in Durban to hand over a memorandum to

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2:28

#PODCAST: Tax Justice SA say an increase in tobacco...

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2020/10/30

By Newsbreak Producer Tashlan Naidoo - Founder of Tax Justice South Africa's Yusuf Abramjee reacted to calls by the National Council Against Smoking, saying it's a "complete waste of time". Abramjee says a 100% tax hike on tobacco products will cause the illicit trade to flourish, meaning that billions of rands in tax would eventually be lost...

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3:08

#PODCAST: National Council Against Smoking (NCAS)...

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2020/10/30

By Newsbreak Producer Tashlan Naidoo - Health organisations in South African are calling for 100% tax hike on tobacco products, saying it could relieve pressure on our overloaded health system and ultimately force smokers to quit due to exorbitant prices. The National Council Against Smoking (NCAS) says they will be lobbying treasury to look into their demands. The council's Sharon Nyatsanza says the millions of rands of tax collected from tobacco products does not match the almost 42 billion rand

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#PODCAST: Saturday's "Green Diwali Festival"...

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2020/10/30

By Newsbreak Producer Taresh Harreeparshad - The green revolution is educating the world to re-look at the way one lives - in order to save the planet. The Hindu festival of lights or Diwali is not exempt from this green glow. The "Green Diwali Festival" will take place this weekend at the Durban Mitchell Park. It's an opportunity to celebrate the festival with more sustainable trimmings: like lights instead of fireworks. Dr Sanil Singh says he has noticed an increase in young people opting for a

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#PODCAST: E-hailing driver found DEAD in the back of...

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2020/10/30

By Newsbreak Producer Shanell Daniel - The body of an e-hailing driver was found covered in tree branches at the back seat of a vehicle in Kuils River, east of Cape Town. Police spokesperson FC van Wyk says a silver Nissan was found at the scene, parked behind a petrol station. Van Wyk says upon investigation, the members found that the doors of the vehicle were open...

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3:04

#PODCAST:Alcohol industry ask for sales to be...

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2020/10/29

By Newsbreak Producer Tashlan Naidoo - The alcohol industry say its off-premises liquor trading sector has lost an estimated 12 billion rand due to the curfew and not being allowed to trade on weekends. This comes as they industry is pleading with government and President Cyril Ramaphosa to allow for off-site liquor traders to be able to do business on the weekends. Lucky Ntimane from the National Liquor Council says it will also help stem the spread of COVID19 as many will drink at home and not

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#PODCAST: Murder suspects expected to appear in the...

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2020/10/29

By Newsbreak Producer Tashlan Naidoo - Two suspects are set to appear at the Chatsworth magistrates court today for the alleged murder of a man at the weekend. It is alleged that 35 year old Zamani Kleinbooi was stabbed to death at an informal settlement in Crossmoor at Chatsworth south of Durban. KwaZulu-Natal police spokesperson, Captain Nqobile Gwala...

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#PODCAST: South African Hindu Maha Sabha call for...

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2020/10/29

By Newsbreak Producer Shanell Daniel - The "new normal" due to the COVID-19 pandemic has called for the festival of lights, Diwali, to be celebrated in a different way this year. In keeping with this, the South African Hindu Maha Sabha is hosting a COVID-19 Diwali Celebrations Webinar this Saturday. The key focus areas will look at COVID compliance, the use and abuse of fireworks, avoiding racial attacks and celebrating responsibly. President Ashwin Trikamjee says a number of speakers will address

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#PODCAST: Reaction to President Ramaphosa's...

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2020/10/29

By Newsbreak producer Hoosen Ebrahim - President Cyril Ramaphosa is "leading by example" in self-quarantining himself after a guest at a dinner he attended tested positive for the coronavirus. This is according to Political Science Lecturer at the University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN), Zakhele Ndlovu. He says that although the President is showing no symptoms after being exposed almost five days ago, he still understands the need to isolate himself in a bid to curb the spread of the virus. The

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3:36

#PODCAST: KZN's Wild Coast hopes their newly-upgraded...

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2020/10/29

By Newsbreak Producer Tashlan Naidoo - Recently released data by Stats SA shows that 2.2 million people lost their jobs in the first quarter of the year. However, one popular holidaymaker's playground on the KwaZulu-Natal south coast - which was recently upgraded to four stars - says it's using this as an opportunity to attract more visitors ahead of the festive season...

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#PODCAST: Some opposition parties criticise Tito...

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2020/10/29

Some of the opposition parties in Parliament have criticised Finance Minister, Tito Mboweni, for allocating 10.5-billion-rand to South African Airways (SAA). However, the ANC has welcomed Mboweni's medium-policy budget statement in which he also announced that public sector workers and representatives would take pay cuts. Lulama Matya reports...

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#PODCAST: Remembering the heroism of the "Padavattan...

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2020/10/28

By Newsbreak Producers Tashlan Naidoo and Salma Patel - Today marks the 103rd Anniversary of the "Padavattan Six" - a group of seine-netters, who saved 176 people from drowning in the Tintown Floods of 1917. Little is known about the brave efforts of Captain Mariemuthoo Padavattan, his brother Gengan, Sabapathy Periyasamy Govender, Rangasamy Naidoo, 16 year old Kuppusamy Naidoo, and T Veloo. The then-media waxed lyrical about the efforts of these brave "free indians", who were released from their

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#PODCAST: Experts say a second hard lockdown could...

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2020/10/28

By Newsbreak Executive Producer Salma Patel - South Africa, as a country, is bankrupt. That's according to Economist Professor Dilip Garach - who adds that a second hard lockdown could ravage an already ailing economy. Many countries have had to impose hard lockdowns after a resurgence of the second wave of the coronavirus. Professor Garach says while South Africa had handled the pandemic much better than other countries with the implementation of the hard lockdown in March, a second lockdown would

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2:48

#PODCAST: The #TechnoTouch investigates why modern...

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2020/10/28

By Newsbreak Producers Shanell Daniel and Matthew Veeran - With the advancement in technology and inflation to account for, a flagship mobile phone in South Africa can cost you anything between R16,000 and R20,000. Go back a few years to 2016 and you will see a marked increase in top-tier cellular devices, with Samsung's brand new "Galaxy S7" costing around R9,000. Of course, the phones we see in 2020 are extremely powerful pieces of tech, that are better compared to high-speed computers, but are

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3:53

#PODCAST: Various civil society organisations to...

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2020/10/28

By Newsbreak Producer Hoosen Ebrahim - Several civil society organisations have joined hands in marching outside parliament this afternoon as Finance Minister, Tito Mboweni delivers his medium-term budget policy statement. The coalition consists of organisations including Equal Education, Section 27 and the Alternative Information and Development Centre (AIDC). Senior economist at the AIDC, Dick Forslund explains...

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#PODCAST: KZN private ambulance services to march to...

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2020/10/28

By Newsbreak Producer Shanell Daniel - Private ambulance services in KwaZulu-Natal will march to the Road Accident Fund (RAF) offices in Durban this Friday - with regards to over R5-million of alleged unpaid work. According to Garrith Jamieson, spokesperson for the KZN Private Ambulance Association, the procession to RAF comes as a last resort after failing to recoup the money for their work, especially during February and March this year. Jamieson says a peaceful procession will be staged from West

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#PODCAST: Wild Coast Sun commit to their staffers, as...

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2020/10/28

By Newsbreak Producer Tashlan Naidoo - Management at the Wild Coast Sun, situated on the south coast of KwaZulu-Natal, say saving staff jobs is their top priority. With the tourism industry still recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic, the popular holiday resort say they managed to retain all staffers - even though revenue streams were extremely low during the hard lockdown. The Wild Coast Sun attracts thousands of tourists a year, mostly due to its casino, which is responsible for 85% of all

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