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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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#PODCAST: U.S. President Donald Trump slammed for his...

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2020/05/14

By Newsbreak Producer Taresh Harreeparshad - United States President Donald has come under fire for insulting female journalists. This week he asked an Asian American female journalist named - Weija Jiang to ask her COVID-19 question to China. This is just another incident that has sparked more criticism against Trump's treatment of women in the media. Gender activist Dr. Lubna Nadvi says Trump's reaction to critical questioning carries strong traces of misogyny...

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#PODCAST: Twitter tell staff that they can work from...

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2020/05/13

By Newsbreak Producer Tashlan Naidoo - Social media company, Twitter, has told employees that they can work from home forever, if they wish to do so. The coronavirus pandemic - which has infected more than four-point-two million people globally - has led to strict lockdowns in most countries and changed the way businesses function, with work-from-home emerging as the new norm. Tech giants - such as Facebook and Google - have allowed most of their employees to work remotely until the end of this

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#PODCAST: We find out how prayers and religious...

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2020/05/13

By Newsbreak Producer Shanell Daniel - The national lockdown has resulted in the prohibition of mass gatherings, including religious ones. However, with advanced technology, many prayers and religious practices have been able to continue in the virtual space. One such prayer is Durban's "Virtual Iftaar" which is the breaking of fast during the holy month of Ramadhan. In this week's Techno Touch, Chairperson for The South African Muslim Network (SAMNET), Dr. Faizel Suliman, explains how technology

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4:14

#PODCAST: HSRC report finds that the ban on...

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2020/05/13

By Newsbreak Producer Hoosen Ebrahim - Official government research shows that the lockdown ban on cigarettes is exposing millions of South Africans to the spread of COVID-19. That's according to research undertaken by the Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) showing that people buying illegal cigarettes are 50% more likely than others to have had close contact with more than 10 others outside their home. The major new survey shows that seven million citizens can still purchase cigarettes

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1:53

#PODCAST: Tax directives finalised in April reveals...

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2020/05/13

By Newsbreak Producer Taliesha Naidoo - Tax directives finalised last month reveals that over 20,000 employees were retrenched during the month of April. According to Statistics South Africa, prospects for businesses look equally dire as liquidations increased by 12.3% with 46.4% of businesses having temporarily closed their doors. Equally concerning is the 54% of businesses that predict they could not survive beyond the three-month mark of the pandemic. Jean du Toit, a senior tax attorney at Tax

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#PODCAST: Durban-based doctor releases a book...

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2020/05/13

By Newsbreak Producer Hoosen Ebrahim - As scientists and medical experts from across the globe scramble to contain the Coronavirus pandemic, a Durban-based medical practitioner has engaged in an in-depth study, tracing historical data and conspiracies from as back as the 1918 flu pandemic. Speaking to Newsbreak on condition of anonymity, Dr. SD has documented his findings in a book entitled "PANDEMIC 2019". The book aims to chronicle the characteristics of COVID-19. Dr. SD's approach to the

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1:26

#PODCAST: KZN paramedic recounts fatal Durban crash...

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2020/05/12

By Newsbreak Producer, Taliesha Naidoo - A KwaZulu-Natal paramedic is cautioning motorists against passenger overloads. This after seven people were killed in an accident on the N2 highway near Umgeni road in Durban this morning. One person was seriously injured and remains in a critical condition at a Durban hospital. Spokesperson for the KZN EMS - Robert Mckenzie describes the accident scene....

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#PODCAST: KZN police investigate culpable homicide...

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2020/05/12

By Newsbreak Producer, Shanell Daniel - KwaZulu-Natal police are investigating a case of culpable homicide after seven people were killed and one person remains in a critical condition after a vehicle overturned on the N2 in the Inanda area in the eThekwini Metro in Durban this morning. KZN police spokesperson Thembeka Mbhele explains......

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#PODCAST: We honour our frontline warriors on...

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2020/05/12

By Newsbreak's Taliesha Naidoo & Shanell Daniel - Nurses and other health care workers on the frontlines of COVID-19 deserve to be recognized for their lifesaving efforts and personal sacrifices amid increased medical risk. To mark International Nurses Day, we spoke to local nurses who say they live by the oath to care for and encourage patients to get through the toughest of times...

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2:06

#PODCAST: Legal challenge to overturn cigarette ban...

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2020/05/12

By Newsbreak Producer, Tashlan Naidoo - The Fair Trade Independent Tobacco Association, will no longer be approaching the High Court in Pretoria today to challenge the cigarette ban, following government's decision to allow them to manufacture and export cigarettes and tobacco products. Earlier, the association was due to challenge the state's decision to retain the ban on the sale of cigarettes and tobacco products. Its members include the cigarette manufacturers, Carnilinx and Gold Leaf Tobacco,

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#PODCAST: KwaDukuza Municipality launches...

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2020/05/12

By Newsbreak Producer, Taliesha Naidoo - The KwaDukuza Municipality will today hold a formal hearing with its traffic officers who were involved in a scuffle with a Shakas Rock father and his young child. Yesterday a video showing a screaming child being pulled away from his father inside his complex on the KwaZulu-Natal north coast went, viral. It is believed that officers may have been acting in terms of enforcing lockdown regulations. The father is then seen removing his child from the officers

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3:51

#PODCAST: Indian actress Ayushi Chhabra discusses...

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2020/05/12

By Newsbreak Producer Matthew Veeran - An Indian actress living in Los Angeles has finally hit the big time, after landing a role in the critically acclaimed television series Star Trek: Picard. Born in India - but raised in both Nigeria and South Africa - Ayushi Chhabra stars as the alien "Pel" alongside acting veterans Sir Patrick Stewart and Allison Pill. Chhabra's role in the first season of the show was a major departure from previous work and required her to go through hours of intense hair

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#PODCAST: R.K. Khan Hospital respond to patients,...

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2020/05/12

By Newsbreak Producer Hoosen Ebrahim - Hundreds of patients from the R.K.Khan Hospital in Durban have been left stranded as the hospital stopped dispensing all chronic medication at venues including community halls and Mosques in the Chatsworth vicinity. Previously, patients collected medication at pick up points close to their homes. From the start of the lockdown period, this has stopped as volunteers and hospital management could not risk the spread of COVID-19. This now means that patients and

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2:49

#PODCAST: We highlight the selfless approach nurses...

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2020/05/12

By Newsbreak Producer Hoosen Ebrahim - On International Nurses Day today, the Coronavirus pandemic means that nurses are finally being noticed for their selfless work. That's according to Durban based Nursing Services Manager at a private hospital in Durban - Linda Lawmax. She says the work of nurses in particular has been unexpectedly thrust into the spotlight in 2020 - a year the World Health Organisation declared to be the International Year of the Nurse and Midwife. Nurse Lawmax elaborates on

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#PODCAST: Childline KZN react to the shocking story...

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2020/05/12

By Newsbreak Producer Shanell Daniel - The mother accused of burying a foetus in a shallow grave at Ladysmith, north-west of Durban, has appeared at the Ladysmith Magistrates court - together with a co-accused. This is according to KwaZulu-Natal police spokesperson, Captain Nqobile Gwala. The duo, aged 24 and 41, were arrested over the weekend and appeared in court yesterday - this follows the discovery of the foetus last week. Meanwhile, KwaZulu-Natal Childline Operations Manager, Adeshni Naicker,

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#PODCAST: This week marks the death anniversary of...

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2020/05/12

By Newsbreak Producer Rachel Vadi - This week marked the death anniversary of one of the most outstanding commentators on Andhra heritage and culture - Dr TP Naidoo. Born Tholsiah Perumal Naidoo, the cultural icon passed away in 2012 after a long battle with cancer. Through the Indian Academy of South Africa which he founded in 1960 - Dr Naidoo aimed to unify all Indians through culture regardless of linguistic differences and showcased local talent at the prestigious Thyagaraja Music Festival. His

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#PODCAST: Netcare have been given the green light to...

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2020/05/12

By Newsbreak Producer Hoosen Ebrahim - The KwaZulu-Natal Department of Health has given Netcare the green light to reopen its St. Augustine's and Kingsway hospitals which were closed for new patient admission due to the COVID-19 outbreak last month. Both hospitals have opened their doors this morning. The St Augustine's facility was closed after 48 of the staff tested positive for the virus. Kingsway Hospital was temporarily closed for new admissions on the 15th of last month after a patient was

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#PODCAST: Entries for the 62nd annual Miss South...

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2020/05/12

By Newsbreak Producer Taliesha Naidoo - Entries for Miss South Africa 2020 has officially opened today. The pageant which celebrates its 62nd anniversary this year is hoping to record its highest number of applications despite the Coronavirus pandemic. CEO of the Miss South Africa Organisation, Stephanie Weil says the pageant will use online platforms to reach - and inspire - even more young women across the country.......

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#PODCAST: A book entitled "The Life and Times of...

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2020/05/11

By Newsbreak Producer Taliesha Naidoo - A book titled "The Life and Times of Valliamma" will be translated into the Tamil language by cultural and linguistic activist - Mala Lutchmanan. A lesser-known figure in history, Valliamma Munuswami Mudliar was a child martyr who fought for the freedom of South Africa. Mudliar was born in South Africa in 1898 but her indentured parents were from the a small village in India. Along with her mother, she become heavily involved in campaigning against

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#PODCAST: Teachers union @SADTUKZN urge affiliates...

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2020/05/11

By Newsbreak Producer Taliesha Naidoo - The South African Democratic Teachers' Union (SADTU) is calling on affiliated teachers NOT to return to work today. The union says the believe the Department of Education has failed to meet their minimum requirements to ensure a safe working environment for educators. Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga announced that school management teams were expected to report to schools today and teachers will need to report to schools on the 18th of May - a week

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