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2:56

#PODCAST: Pensioner strangled to death and daughter...

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2020/02/18

By Newsbreak Producer, Rachel Vadi - Police are investigation murder and robbery following a home invasion that took place earlier this morning in Kharwastan, south of Durban. It is believed that a 72 year old pensioner was strangled to death and her daughter severely assaulted and bound in the attack. Chatsworth Community Policing Forum chairperson, Jakes Singh says the family are devastated - especially a son, who had to untie his sister when he arrived at the scene..........

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2:37

#PODCAST: eThekwini Municipality asks residents in...

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2020/02/18

By Newsbreak Producer Hoosen Ebrahim - The eThekwini Municipality has asked residents in Durban not to panic if water reserves dry up over the next two days. The municipality has begun planned water maintenance from this morning, where the council has shut down water supply in order to upgrade key infrastructure in the city. The main aim of the shutdown is to do a tie in of the new 800mm diameter steel main from the Cato Ridge Reservoir into the existing 1600mm diameter aqueduct line. Here's

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#PODCAST: @TheSADAG provide shocking statistics as...

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2020/02/18

By Newsbreak Producer Tashlan Naidoo - In South Africa, 9% of all teen deaths are caused by suicide. That's according to The South African Depression and Anxiety Group (SADAG), who began observing "Teen Suicide Prevention Week" from Sunday the 16th to the 23rd of this month. Teen suicide is becoming more common every year in South Africa and only car accidents and homicides kill more youth between the ages of 15 and 24. Operations director at SADAG, Cassey Chambers - says the organisation will this

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#PODCAST: INTERNATIONAL - Women in India now allowed...

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2020/02/18

Women in India can now have a full-time career in the military. The Supreme Court also ruled they would be allowed to command enlisted men. It rejected the army's argument that female officers had pressing homely duties in a watershed verdict that could even pave the way for them to go into combat. Rana Senn reports...

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2:14

#PODCAST: Faith-based organisation "We Will Speak Out...

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2020/02/18

By Newsbreak Producer Rachel Vadi - Determined to end femicide and Gender Based Violence in South Africa, a faith-based organisation is to host a conference on Thursday in Durban - calling for religious bodies to contribute to the South African National Strategic Plan against sexual and gender-based violence. Coordinator of the organisation dubbed "We Will Speak Out SA" - Daniela Gennrich says faith sectors need to leave behind their differences and agree on practical commitments to end GBV and

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3:01

#PODCAST: Masters study cites "the need for ultimate...

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2020/02/18

By Newsbreak Producer Salma Patel - The need for control is the downfall of many Asian-owned businesses. This was the finding of a masters study conducted by Ahmed Mohammed Seedat, the director of an organisational development practice that focuses mainly on the development of family-owned business. Seedat has found that the gains made by the 1st and 2nd generation business owners are often lost by the 3rd generation. In his book entitled, "The Dynamics of Succession in Family-Owned Businesses"

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2:51

#PODCAST: Analysis as the FW de Klerk Foundation...

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2020/02/18

By Newsbreak Producer Hoosen Ebrahim - The retraction by the FW de Klerk Foundation has been labelled "unconvincing", with South Africans unsure as to whether the former president actually means it. Nelson Mandela University in the Eastern Cape Political analyst - Ongama Mtimka says democracy is fairly young for the masses to remember apartheid, which caused the death of over 20,000 people between 1960 and 1994...

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#PODCAST: "Deep End" character inspires director...

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2020/02/17

By Newsbreak Producer Rachel Vadi - Reaction from women across South Africa to a sub-plot in locally made film, has inspired the movie's writer-director to host an exhibition for women artists who have been overlooked in their communities. Filmmaker Eubulus Timothy is calling on women who related to the character of the mother in his popular 2018 movie "Deep End". He says he did not realise the power of the character in empowering women who usually don't have a voice in their art forms...

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#PODCAST: Ela Gandhi details her meeting with Pope...

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2020/02/17

By Newsbreak Producer Rachel Vadi - Ela Gandhi says she feels extremely blessed to have met Pope Francis during a recent invitation to Rome in Italy. Gandhi spoke at conference held by the "Women of Faith Network" in Italy to celebrate a week of harmony. The celebrations form part of a declaration by the United Nations, encouraging the world to look at promoting harmony. Gandhi says her presentation on the teachings of her great grandfather Mahatma Gandhi on women, made quite an impression at the

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#PODCAST: Man reported missing over the weekend,...

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2020/02/17

By Newsbreak Producer Rachel Vadi - A man who was reported missing over the weekend, was found dead in Verulam, north of Durban on Saturday evening. Director of local security company, Reaction Unit South Africa (RUSA) - Prem Balram says the man was found with a stab wound to the chest. It is believed that the deceased was involved in an altercation after a night at a local tavern...

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#PODCAST: Engagements "at an advanced stage" between...

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2020/02/17

By Newsbreak Producer Taresh Harreeparshad - Engagements are at an advanced stage between mobile operators and the Competition Commission to reduce the cost of data in South Africa. That's according to Communications and Technology Minister Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams. The Commission had earlier given mobile operators until February to lower data costs by about 50% or face legal action. But more time was needed for these engagements. Minister Ndabeni-Abrahams says lower data costs will help bridge the

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#PODCAST: INTERNATIONAL - US President Donald Trump...

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2020/02/17

US President Donald Trump says he has been promised that quote "millions and millions of people" will greet him in India. But nationwide protests over an anti-Muslim law and unresolved trade disputes could come in the way when he and Melania Trump undertake their first visit to the South Asian nation next week. Rana Senn reports...

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#PODCAST: President Ramaphosa: Government intends to...

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2020/02/17

By Newsbreak Executive Producer Salma Patel - President Cyril Ramaphosa says government intends to open up and regulate the commercial use of hemp products. This follows a landmark Constitutional Court decision which legalised the use of cannabis for specific purposes. The sale of dagga is still illegal, but in the State of the Nation address, Ramaphosa says ordinary people will be given an opportunity to make money. The late IFP MP Mario Ambrosini on 19 February 2014 introduced a private members

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#PODCAST: ANALYSIS - ANC condemn controversial...

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2020/02/17

By Newsbreak Producer Rachel Vadi - The ANC has condemned a statement issued by the foundation of former deputy president FW De Klerk, as a clear and deliberate attempt to incite racial hatred in the country. In the statement, the De Klerk Foundation claims the UN's classification of apartheid as a crime against humanity formed part of an agenda by the Soviet Union and the ANC along with its allies to stigmatise white South Africans. De Klerk made similar remarks last week on television. Political

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3:39

#PODCAST: Marking 160 years since the arrival of the...

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2020/02/17

By Newsbreak Producer Hoosen Ebrahim - In the latest Newsbreak feature, we commemorate an important milestone in history, with this year marking 160 years since the Indian indentured labourers arrived in South Africa. Brought to the British colony of Natal in 1860 on five-year contracts, Indians came to work mainly on sugar plantations where they lived under very harsh and cruel conditions. After five years, they were given the options of renewing their contracts, returning to India or becoming

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#PODCAST: Five armed robbers storm a jewellery store...

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2020/02/14

By Newsbreak Producer Shanell Daniel - Five armed robbers stormed into a local shopping centre, at Overport in Durban, robbing a jewellery store. Chairperson of the eThekweni Central Cluster Crime Prevention Forum - Imtiaaz Sayed says the armed suspects fled the scene after firing multiple shots, however no injuries were reported...

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#PODCAST: KZN Dept. of Education start investigations...

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2020/02/14

By Newsbreak Producer Rachel Vadi - The KwaZulu-Natal Department of Education have started investigations into the alleged attack of a female learner by fellow learners at Newlands East secondary school. Earlier this week a video of the brutal attack that went viral on social media alerted the KZN department of Education off the attack. Department spokesperson, Kwazi Mthethwa says the alleged attackers were placed on immediate suspension, pending the investigations. He says the victim in the attack

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#PODCAST: #SONA2020 ANALYSIS "President Ramaphosa...

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2020/02/14

By Newsbreak Producers Matthew Veeran and Hoosen Ebrahim - The EFF last night disrupted President Cyril Ramaphosa's State of the Nation Address leading to a lengthy suspension of the business in Parliament. They were demanding that former state president - FW de Klerk not be allowed to attend the event for recently saying that apartheid was not a crime against humanity. They also wanted President Ramaphosa to fire Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan for allegedly misleading him on the state

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#PODCAST: South African Hindu Maha Sabha calls on the...

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2020/02/14

By Newsbreak Producer Rachel Vadi - President of the South African Hindu Maha Sabha, Ashwin Trikamjee says South Africans have to rally behind President Cyril Ramaphosa and the proclamations he has made in this year's State of the Nation Address. Trikamjee has also emphasised that South Africans should refrain importing the politics of other countries, as we face our own challenges...

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#PODCAST: Manhunt underway for suspects resposible in...

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2020/02/14

By Newsbreak Producer Shanell Daniel - A manhunt is underway for the suspects responsible for hijacking a couple and taking them on a joy ride at Cato Manor in Durban. According to KwaZulu-Natal police spokesperson, Colonel Thembeka Mbhele, the man managed to jump out of the moving vehicle, while the woman was later dropped-off at Waterloo, north of Durban. Mbhele says investigations are underway...

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