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#PODCAST: Over 300,000 masks are expected to be...

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2020/04/23

By Newsbreak Producer Taresh Harreeparshad - Durban informal dwellers can breathe a sigh of relief - when over 300,000 masks are expected to be distributed tomorrow to help control the spread of COVID-19. This is a partnership between Sibaya Community Trust and the KwaZulu-Natal government. Philanthropist Vivian Reddy says that the masks will help the underprivileged who are at risk of spreading the virus protect themselves - and the rest of the province...

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#PODCAST: GroundWork's Bobby Peek says an increase in...

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2020/04/23

By Newsbreak Producer Shanell Daniel - While there has been a reduction in pollution due to the national lockdown, once society resumes, an increase in pollution can be expected. This is according to Director of GroundWork - Bobby Peek. GroundWork is a non-profit environmental justice service and developmental organization, In this week's Greenscene, Peek explains why the improvement made to the state of the environment during lockdown is only short-term...

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#PODCAST: Local ngo FEMSSISA list a number of...

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2020/04/23

By Newsbreak Producer Matthew Veeran - With both learners and parents concerned about the status of the 2020 academic year, a local non-profit organisation seem to have come up with a solution. FEMSSISA Chairperson - Vishnu Naidoo has listed a number of strategies that can be implemented when schooling eventually resumes. These include increasing the school day by an hour, doing away with the June examinations and shifting focus to only the vital subjects. The Minister of Basic Education, Angie

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2:05

#PODCAST Will Zuma approach ConCourt to have legal...

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2020/04/22

It's not clear if former President Jacob Zuma will approach the Constitutional Court after his application to appeal the Pietermaritzburg High Court's ruling was rejected by the Supreme Court of Appeal. The former President had petitioned the SCA directly after the Pietermaritzburg High Court dismissed his application for a permanent stay of prosecution. Zuma and French arms company - Thales - are facing fraud, corruption and money laundering charges emanating from the 1999 multi-billion rand arms

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1:14

#PODCAST UKZN Maths Lecturer killed in early morning...

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2020/04/22

by Newsbreak Producer, Taresh Harreeparshad - UKZN mathematics lecturer Dr. Rivendra Narain was killed in his Tongaat home this morning- when two suspects allegedly broke into his house. A father of a 20month old baby: He succumbed to his head injury in the attack. According to police his wife and the baby escaped unharmed. The suspects made off with two cellphones and a laptop. Police spokesperson Nqobile Gwala....

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#PODCAST Journalists and media houses affected by...

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2020/04/22

by Newsbreak Producer, Shanell Daniel - Journalists and media organisations across the country can access much-needed funding following economic struggles associated with the national lockdown. This is according to media analyst and acting chair of SANEF Media Freedom, Mary Papayya. She says the funding is aimed at helping journalists who are facing pay cuts and freelancers who depend on their contracts...

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#PODCAST Court bid to open mosques during #LockDownSA...

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2020/04/22

by Newsbreak Executive Producer, Salma Patel - The application by a small group of Muslim clerics to compel President Cyril Ramaphosa to relax the lockdown regulations allowing mosques to open has been postponed until tomorrow. Ramadan, the Islamic month where Muslims abstain from food and drink from dawn until dusk will begin this week. Legal practitioner Saber Ahmed Jazbhay explains what transpired in court...

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2:09

#PODCAST Police Minister Bheki Cele says officials...

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2020/04/22

by Newsbreak Producer, Shanell Daniel - Corrupt police officials and members of government who go against the lockdown regulations will face the same might of the law that regular citizens do. This is according to Minister of Police Bheki Cele who today visited the Ethekwini Metro to monitor and assess adherence to disaster regulations. Earlier: Minister of Communications, Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams paid a fine in admission of guilt to the value of one-thousand rand for contravening the lockdown

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3:46

#PODCAST COVID19 positive Durban patient cured -...

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2020/04/22

by Newsbreak Executive Producer, Salma Patel - A COVID-19 positive patient who had been transferred to a private hospital in Durban has recovered from the coronavirus and is expected to be discharged soon. Chairperson of the Ahmed Al Kadi Private Hospital, Dr Ayoob Moosa Bux says the the stigma, fears and panic around COVID-19 is a major challenge. In part two of this interview, Dr Bux says that COVID-19 positive patients and their families need support and understanding right now...

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1:33

#PODCAST COGTA wants co-ordinated food hamper...

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2020/04/22

by Newsbreak Producer, Shanell Daniel - Although the act of distributing food hampers to the poor during the national lockdown is commendable, there are regulations that must be adhered to by distributors. Spokesperson for the Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs KwaZulu-Natal, Senzelwe Mzila, says to minimise movement of citizens, no accreditation of individuals to do food distribution is permissible, however donations can be made to affiliated non-governmental organisations operating

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#PODCAST Bollywood celebs battle the bulge during...

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2020/04/22

Even Bollywood celebrities must eat but most actors are battling the bulge as the virus lockdown season-1 has taken a terrible toll on many well-sculpted movie stars. Juhi Chawla has taken to organic farming and others were in their kitchens to try and burn the fat before the studious reopen in India's Mumbai city. Rana Senn reports...

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1:47

#PODCAST Emergency Water and Sanitation to help...

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2020/04/22

by Newsbreak Producer, Taresh Harreeparshad - 20 Billion rand has been allocated for emergency water and sanitation provision. This comes as many local communities say they have been experiencing water shortages despite needing to fight the pandemic. Chairperson of the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Water and Sanitation Machwene Semenya these funds need to be speedily utilised to ensure that the problem is addressed immediately...

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2:14

#PODCAST Grant beneficiaries to benefit from...

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2020/04/22

by Newsbreak Producer, Taresh Harreeparshad - Following on from President Cyril Ramaphosa's announcement of a 500 billion rand stimulus package last night various sectors have expressed their satisfaction with the measures. Child support grant beneficiaries will receive an extra 300 rand in May, and from June to October they will receive an additional 500 each month. All other grant beneficiaries will receive an extra 250 rand per month for the next six months. Interim CEO of the Aryan Benevolent

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2:13

#PODCAST: Tech analysts believes more people could be...

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2020/04/22

By Newsbreak Producer Tashlan Naidoo - More people could be working from home after the COVID-19 lockdown. This is according to CEO and Chief Innovation Analyst, Preetesh Sewraj. He says office space may be a thing of the past as technology is now enabling people to work from home instead. In this week's Techno Touch Sewraj explains how video conferencing and technological apps could be the future of business...

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#PODCAST: Local grocery store encourages people to...

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2020/04/22

By Newsbreak Producer Matthew Veeran - A South African grocery store are doing their bit to feed the hungry and vulnerable during the extended COVID-19 lockdown period. With the much-maligned #EggChallenge trending on social media - the Spar Group has now come out and asked people to rather donate your chicken eggs to people who need it. The aforementioned "Egg Challege" is where people consume a raw egg, followed by a mouthful of sugar and a shot of brandy or rum. Group Merchandise Executive Mike

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#PODCAST: African storyteller Gcina Mhlope discuss...

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2020/04/22

By Newsbreak Producer Shanell Daniel - While bed-time stories have always been a way to calm the minds of children, "lockdown story-time" aims to do the same - as being in quarantine can be frustrating for a child. Africa's legendary story-teller, Gcina Mhlope, together with private higher education institute, MANCOSA, have teamed-up to keep children captivated with online story-telling. Mhlope says in the midst of a the COVID-19 global pandemic, storytelling has the ability to shift the focus from

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2:23

#PODCAST: Economist says government's R500bn stimulus...

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2020/04/22

By Newsbreak Producer Hoosen Ebrahim - President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced a massive R500-billion (or ten percent of the GDP) economic and social package to help curb the effects of the corona virus pandemic. The money will be raised from re-directing 130 billion Rands from other government's departments while the rest will come from local and international institutions. Government says its priority will be to intensify health interventions and more funds will be prioritised in that area

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#PODCAST: Afro Middle East Centre laud the decision...

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2020/04/22

By Newsbreak Producer Salma Patel - Saudi Arabia has taken a drastic step to extend the suspension of public prayers at Islam's two holiest sites, to limit the spread of the coronavirus. The Grand Mosque and Prophet's Mosque, which are considered the holiest places in Islam, will have Ramadan prayers but without worshippers present as a precautionary measure - as well as to intensify disinfection operations. Naeem Jeenah - Executive Director of the Afro-Middle East Centre - says in light of curbing

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3:18

#PODCAST: Gynaecologist discusses the possibility of...

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2020/04/22

By Newsbreak Producer Tashlan Naidoo - The gynaecologist who delivered the COVID-19 positive baby at a private hospital last week, Professor Jay Bagratee, says the possibility that the newborn contracted the virus while still in the mother's womb cannot be ruled out, because there is very little literature on the coronavirus. He says there are three similar cases in China, but further testing is still to be done in order to get conclusive evidence suggesting otherwise. Prof Bagratee says the mother

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2:10

#PODCAST Scientists at Oxford University hope to...

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2020/04/21

To international news now...Scientists at Oxford University hope to produce a million doses of an experimental coronavirus vaccine by late summer. They say their ongoing research into an unknown agent earmarked as a potential pandemic, helped them zero down on the antidote to COVID-19 which has already killed more than 165-thousand people globally. Rana Senn reports...

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