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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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2:33

#PODCAST: Kubentheran Moodley and Albatime have been...

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2020/06/23

By Newsbreak Producer Hoosen Ebrahim - Kubentheran Moodley and his company Albatime have been restrained from handling assets worth up to 232 million rand. This comes after the National Prosecuting Authority's Investigating Directorate (ID) alleges Moodley and his company received over 200 million as kickbacks from the Regiments Group of Companies relating to contracts that were improperly awarded by Transnet and by the Transnet Second Defined Benefit Fund (TSDBF). The directorate alleges that these

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2:51

#PODCAST: Health Minister announces 41 new members of...

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2020/06/23

By Newsbreak Producer Shanell Daniel - 41 new members of a ministerial advisory committee on social change have been announced by Minister of Health - Zweli Mkhize, with an aim to drive social behaviour change in communities. Amongst the 41 people is community activist, Sulosh Pillay. Taking on her new role, Pillay's most urgent work is now to improve the quality of health in poorer communities especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. Pillay says while the Coronavirus is without a doubt deadly,

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1:49

#PODCAST: The #Cottonlands community say they are...

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2020/06/23

By Newsbreak Producer Shanell Daniel - The community of Cottonlands, in Ndwedwe, north of Durban, have expressed sadness and in some instances anger - following a spate of brutal crimes in the area. This comes after the killing of an unknown man in a house at Cottonlands yesterday. According to director of local security company, Reaction Unit South Africa, Prem Balram, members of the community were alerted by the sounds of several gunshots, leading to the discovery of the man's body. Balram says

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2:49

#PODCAST: @SANCANational to visit shelters in Durban...

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2020/06/23

By Newsbreak Producer Tashlan Naidoo - As we battle the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, the South African National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence (SANCA) in Durban, will visit shelters established by the department of social development to highlight the impact of drugs. This as the organisation observes SANCA Drug Awareness Week, until the 28th of June. Director of SANCA in Durban, Walter Petersen says drug users who smoke any substance are at greater risk to endure more complications

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2:31

#PODCAST: The Department of Forestry and Fishery...

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2020/06/22

By Newsbreak Producer Shanell Daniel - A public notice has been made to KwaZulu-Natal Seine fishermen to minimise the risk of the spread of COVID-19 during the sardine run. The notice comes by the Department of Forestry and Fishery, cautioning permitted fishermen to abide by health regulations while fishing. Spokesperson for Department of Forestry and Fishery, Albi Modise, says authorities will be clamping down on those who do not abide by social distancing and all measures in place...

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3:03

#PODCAST: KZN Education Dept. react to the various...

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2020/06/22

By Newsbreak Producer Rachel Vadi - Reacting to our earlier story, spokesperson for the KwaZulu-Natal Department of Education, Muzi Mahlambi says parents are encouraged to send their children to school. But if they decide not to, there are official, departmental procedures that need to be followed...

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3:05

#PODCAST: Accountant by day, author by night... PMB's...

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2020/06/22

By Newsbreak Executive Producer Salma Patel - By day she is a qualified accountant, by night she is an inspirational author. 29-year-old Maxine Naicker from Pietermaritzburg has successfully published her first book - "Weapons for Warfare" after a medical setback. Naicker says even though the book is based on Christian values and quotes from the bible - it can help those who need an extra word of encouragement especially during lockdown...

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2:29

#PODCAST: Our 1860 feature this week looks back at...

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2020/06/22

By Newsbreak Producer Tashlan Naidoo - In our 1860 commemoration this week, we focus on the amman or "porridge prayer" that is widely observed by Hindus during the months of July and August. The prayer gives thanks to the Goddess Mariamman for better health and well-being. It goes back hundreds of years to a time in India when people were faced with famine and drought. As the story goes, many children suffered from measles and chicken-pox, when Goddess Mariamman appeared and fed them sour porridge -

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3:11

#PODCAST: Representing Phoenix, the "Concerned...

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2020/06/22

By Newsbreak Producer Rachel Vadi - A group of anxious and worried parents have banded together in the formation of an forum determined to NOT send their children to school in the current COVID-19 pandemic. Interim chairperson of the Concerned Parents Forum, Dr Selvan Patchie Naicker says parent representation from 44 schools in Phoenix, north of Durban, do not feel comfortable sending their children to school in the Winter months during the coronavirus pandemic. He says they want an alternative

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3:13

#PODCAST: New research shows major health...

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2020/06/22

By Newsbreak Producer Taliesha Naidoo - A study has revealed serious health consequences for those living near waste disposal sites in South Africa. The study, which was conducted by a group of local and international scientists, found that residents living within a five kilometre radius of a dumping site are more susceptible to chronic illnesses such as asthma, tuberculosis and even depression. Professor Rob Slotow from the School of Life Sciences at the University of KwaZulu-Natal says the

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#PODCAST - We go in conversation with a son who has...

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2020/06/21

By Newsbreak Talk Producer Taresh Harreeparshad - We go in conversation with Capetownian, Avesh Ramnarain, who lost his Dad to #COVID19 in May this year. And then we unpack what #Dexamethasone is with Dr Terence Komal.

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1:43

#PODCAST - Metro Police keeping tabs on #Chatsworth...

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2020/06/19

By Newsbreak Producer, Rachel Vadi - Head of Metro Police in Chatsworth, Senior Superintendent Venu Moodley says a routine inspection was carried out this morning at the school. He says everything seemed to be in order

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2:17

#PODCAST - Chatsworth Parents stake-out taxi safety...

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2020/06/19

By Newsbreak Producer, Rachel Vadi - Concerned parents at Chatsworth, south of Durban have decided to take the safety of their children into their own hands - and held a stake-out, monitoring travel arrangements of learners commuting by taxis to and from school. School Governing Body member and parent at Crossmore Secondary School, Fathima Ismail-Adams says her biggest fear became evident during the stake-out, when she saw learners exceeding the 70% passenger rule in taxis. Ismail-Adams says she saw

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2:47

#PODCAST - Beauty Industry affected by job cuts due...

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2020/06/19

By Newsbreak Producer, Rachel Vadi - President Cyril Ramaphosa's announcement for the re-opening of personal care services, including hairdressers may be too little too late for many in the industry. This is according to Samantha-Tracey Hill, co-founder and director of the non-profit organization, the Hair and Beauty Industry Support Foundation of South Africa. Hill says the announcement has been met with mixed reactions, ranging from relief to distress

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2:14

#PODCAST - Hawks swoop on foreign national selling...

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2020/06/19

By Newsbreak Producer, Taliesha Naidoo - A man arrested for allegedly manufacturing ecstasy tablets in Durban has been released on five thousand rand bail. The 46-year-old suspect was arrested at Morningside after allegedly selling ecstasy tablets to undercover agents. Police then recovered designer drugs at the man's apartment with an estimated street value of thirty thousand rand. Hawks spokesperson, Captain Simphiwe Mhlongo has confirmed that the suspect is a foreign national

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2:57

#PODCAST: Cyril Ramaphosa describes #GBV as the...

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2020/06/19

By Newsbreak Producer Rachel Vadi - Gender-based violence (GBV) has been highlighted as one of South Africa most pressing problems. In his address this week, President Cyril Ramaphosa described GBV as the country's second pandemic after COVID-19, with no fewer than 21 women having been killed by men in recent weeks. Meanwhile, local gender-based violence activist and therapist, Beverley Motlhabani, says it is time the narrative on GBV in SA, translate from paper into tangible resources...

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2:46

#PODCAST: With many mothers left in desperation, the...

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2020/06/19

By Newsbreak Producer Rachel Vadi - The number of babies that have been abandoned has almost tripled during the lockdown period in South Africa. This is according to Glynnis Dauth, founder of local non-profit organisation "Isiaiah 54". Dauth says that under normal circumstances the 54 Baby Safe projects around the country sees almost 20 babies abandoned per week. However, during lock down level five and four, the numbers were over 60 per week at times. She says the economic status of people, without

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2:46

#PODCAST: Kandasamys director Jayan Moodley discusses...

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2020/06/19

By Newsbreak Producer tashlan Naidoo - Even though government has provisioned that movie theatres will soon be allowed to operate under lockdown alert level 3 with strict circumstances, there is still much uncertainty around the future of actors and performers. That's according to durban based filmmaker Jayan Moodley, who says the industry was completely devastated due to the lockdown that started in March this year. Moodley says even though the sector has lost a lot - both financially and content

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#PODCAST: Sanjay Ramsarup casts away as the Fishing...

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2020/06/19

By Newsbreak Producer Matthew Veeran - Durban angler - Sanjay Ramsarup looks at all the best fishing hotspots around the province in this week's edition of the Fishing Report...

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2:39

#PODCAST - Restaurant industry awaits more details on...

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2020/06/18

By Newsbreak Producer, Tashlan Naidoo - The Restaurants Association of South Africa or RASA is waiting with bated breath for the Department of Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs or COGTA to announce the health protocols needed to be put in place before sit-downs are allowed. The association is pleased with governments decision last night to re-open restaurants after almost three months. RASA CEO Wendy Alberts says a large portion of the almost 800-thousand employees in the sector have

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