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SABC News and Current Affairs

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 Virology expert says #coronavirus has been...

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2020/02/04

by Newsbreak Producer, Taliesha Naidoo - The Coronavirus has the world on high alert as the death toll and infection rate from the deadly virus continues to rise. In China, the death toll has increased to over 360 with the total number of cases there now above 17 thousand. The virus has since spread to more than 24 countries. The World Health Organisation (WHO) is being lobbied to categorise the outbreak as a global health emergency. Virology and immunology expert from the University of

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1:27

#PODCAST: Violent protests erupt at University of...

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2020/02/03

By Newsbreak Producer, Shanell Daniel - A vehicle has been petrol bombed and several others stonned during violent protest action at The University of KwaZulu-Natal's Edgewood Campus, in Durban. This according ot Metro Police spokesperson, Senior Superintendent Parbhoo Sewpersadh. Violent protest action hit several campuses in the city today with angry protestors having also torced a building at UKZN's Howard College earlier this morning. Sewpersadh says the situation remains volatile at the

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1:42

#PODCAST: Eskom says load shedding will continue...

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2020/02/03

By Newsbreak Producer, Shanell Daniel - Embattled power utility, Eskom says Stage-2 rotational loadshedding will halt from 6am until 9am this week in order to accommodate traffic congestion for people traveling to work. Loadshedding will continue until Thursday this week. Eskom spokesperson Sikonathi Mantshantsha says members of the public can access the latest loadshedding updates online...

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2:35

#PODCAST: Metro police officer accused of murdering a...

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2020/02/03

By Newsbreak Producer, Shanell Daniel - An eThekwini Metro Police Officer accused of murdering a 29-year-old woman and dumping her body on the side of the road, has told the Umbumbulu Magistrate's Court that he wants to be released on bail so he can go back to work. 30-year-old Ndumiso Khumalo changed his mind about applying for bail after he initially abandoned his application two weeks ago. Fanele Mhlongo attended court proceedings and has the latest details......

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0:32

#PODCAST: Kavitha Nerputh's murder accused appears in...

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2020/02/03

By Newsbreak Producer, Taliesha Naidoo - A suspect charged with the murder of businesswoman Kavitha Nerputh is expected to appear in the Pietermaritzburg Magistrate's Court today. The 41-year-old Nerputh was found dead in the passenger seat of her Audi SUV in Alexandra Park about two weeks ago. It is alleged that she was strangled with a cellphone charger cable. The male suspect was arrested by police on Friday. KwaZulu-Natal police spokesperson, Colonel Thembeka Mbele says confirms the arrest but

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1:25

#PODCAST #Exclusive SA Football Coach Instructor...

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2020/02/03

by Newsbreak Producer, Hoosen Ebrahim - South African football coach instructor - Zunaid Mall - has been appointed as the Technical Director of the Mauritian Football Association. The 56 year old football enthusiast who hails from Johannesburg has been actively involved with the sport for over 25 years. He contributed towards the success of the SAFA CAFF instructor program, COSAFA Technical Program, coaching structure programs as well as spending many years with SA football club - Ajax Cape Town. In

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0:33

#PODCAST UKZN campus open and ready for students -...

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2020/02/03

by Newsbreak Producer, Hoosen Ebrahim - After days of protests on some campuses around the country, the Department of Higher Education has agreed to register all National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) students with debt on condition they meet the academic requirements for continued funding. This was one of the challenges between protesting students and the department last week. Newsbreak spoke to Ashton Bodrick from the University of KwaZulu-Natal. He says that the Ministers announcement

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2:25

#PODCAST Notorious Delhi bus gang-rape and murder...

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2020/02/03

An Indian court has postponed the scheduled hanging of four men for the notorious gang-rape and murder on a Delhi bus in 2012. The ruling shocked the nation so deeply that the government urged judges for permission to execute them without any further delay. Rana Sen reports...

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1:25

#PODCAST Gruesome discovery of Phoenix woman's body...

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2020/02/03

by Newsbreak Producer, Rachel Vadi - Police are investigating the cause of death of a woman whose decomposing body was found at her home in Phoenix, north of Durban at the weekend. Police spokesperson, Colonel Thembeka Mbhele says the inquest into the death is still in the early stages of investigation. She says the body was discovered by the woman's mother who was visiting from Johannesburg

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2:53

#PODCAST SA learners win International School Moot...

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2020/02/03

by Newsbreak Producer, Rachel Vadi - Eight South African learners have claimed top honours, by winning the 5th International School Moot Court Competition held in Poland. The learners from KwaZulu-Natal and Eastern Cape, spent the last week in Poland, up against 11 other countries, beating USA in the finals. Durban girl, Sarushka Naidoo of Eden College says the once in a life time opportunity came as a result of hard work

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3:17

#PODCAST SA on high alert for #coronavirus - measures...

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2020/02/03

by Newsbreak Producer, Tashlan Naidoo - South Africa is mobilising against the deadly coronavirus, and the concern is that it is just a matter of time before it slips through our borders carried by an infected traveller. Across the globe, countries have been introducing counter-measures to prevent the spread of the virus. The first confirmed fatal cases outside China has been announced in the Philippines. Associate professor in the school of Nursing and Public Health at the University of

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3:15

#PODCAST Deadline looms for amendment to #cannabis...

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2020/02/03

by Newsbreak Producer, Tashlan Naidoo - It's almost judgement day for those hoping to freely consume, manufacture and sell cannabis. Following the Constitutional Court's 2018 ruling that personal use of cannabis is not a criminal offence, Parliament has been given two years to change sections of the Drug Trafficking Act and the Medicine Controls Act, after these were found constitutionally invalid. September is only seven months away, and there hasn't been any indication of what South Africans can

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2:15

#PODCAST: Entrepreneurial workshop shares business...

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2020/01/31

By Newsbreak Producer, Rachel Vadi - Developing skills in a community steeped in unemployment - Action Coach Business Mastery recently conducted an entrepreneurial workshop to the Wentworth Business Clinic, in Wentworth, south of Durban. Business Coach, Trevor Clark says that worldwide, they have found that in communities were unemployment is on the rise, entrepreneurs begin developing.....

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4:13

#PODCAST: Have SA's tertiary institutions been...

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2020/01/31

By Newsbreak Producer, Prabashini Moodley - Protest action has once again ground registration to a halt at tertiary institutions across the country this week. The protests were in solidarity with a call by the South African University Student Union - for a seven day national shutdown. Hundreds of students embarked on violent protests at the University of KwaZulu-Natal's Howard College campus yesterday. Meanwhile, management of the North West University will be meeting with parents of students at the

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3:08

#PODCAST: Stage 2 load shedding expected to continue...

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2020/01/31

By Newsbreak Producer, Rachel Vadi - Eskom says Stage 2 load shedding will resume this morning from 9am. This after the embattled power utility implemented Stage 2 load shedding from 9pm last night until 6am this morning, owing to system constraints and depleted resources. Today, Eskom's Group Chief Executive Andre de Ruyter, is expected to address the media at Megawatt Park in Sunninghill, Johannesburg, for the first time since taking the helm of the power utility last month. De Ruyter is expected

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3:25

#PODCAST: Travel agencies cancel travel packages to...

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2020/01/28

By Hafsa Mkhize - Travel Agencies have encouraged Globe trotters to take precautionary measures if they are travelling to and from China. South African travel agency - Malek Travels has had to cancel a number of travel packages due to the Coronavirus outbreak in China. The company's CEO - Nazir Malek has advised travellers to take the following measures to ensure their safety...

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1:58

#PODCAST: South Africans living in China take extra...

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2020/01/28

By Newsbreak Producer, Shanell Daniel - As the death toll from China's coronavirus escalates, South Africans living in the country are taking the every precautions to ensure their survival. Eighty-one people have thus far lost their lives and nearly three-thousand people are confirmed ill as a result of the acute respiratory infection - for which there is no cure or vaccine. The city of Wuhan, in Hubei province - which is the source of the outbreak - is on lockdown and several cities have imposed

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2:46

#PODCAST: UKZN resumes registrations following...

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2020/01/28

By Newsbreak Producer, Taliesha Naidoo - The University of KwaZulu-Natal says registration at its Howard campus will continue today. This after registration was suspended yesterday following violent protests by students. The disgruntled students say there is a lack of student funding and that they are being blocked from registering because they owe the university money. Newsbreak began by asking Ashton Bodrick - the Executive Director of UKZN's Corporate Relations if registration will continue

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1:34

#PODCAST: Time of the Writer International Festival...

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2020/01/28

By Newsbreak Producer, Prabashini Moodley - As renouned poet Maya Angelou once said, "There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you." It is with this in mind that the 23rd Time of the Writer International Festival hosted by the Centre for Creative Arts or CCA is encouraging school learners to submit their short stories for the annual School Short Story Competition. Speaking to Newsbreak's Taliesha Naidoo - Time of the Writer Project Officer, Sakhile Gumede says they aim to

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3:13

#PODCAST: Cancer Association of South Africa says...

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2020/01/28

By Hafsa Mkhize - As we wrap up Skincancer awareness month, the Cancer Association of South Africa - CANSA - reminds all South Africans to be SunSmart throughout the year and especially on hot days. According to the Organisation, South Africa now has the second-highest incidence of skin cancer after Australia. CANSA says Sunburn can occur within fifteen minutes, and the damage caused is permanent, irreversible and adds up with each exposure to the sun. National Advocacy Co-Ordinator for Cansa,

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