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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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2:42

#PODCAST: Thousands protest against anti-Muslim law

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2020/01/28

Hundreds of thousands of citizens protested against an anti-Muslim law as India celebrated its 71st national day with a grand military show at the weekend. The government faces charges of destroying the Constitution which declared India into a non-religious democratic republic on 26 January, 1950. Our South Asian correspondent, Rana Senn reports.....

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#PODCAST: Seven-year-old Phoenix girl makes strategic...

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2020/01/23

By Newsbreak Producer, Shanell Daniel - At just 7-years-old, Kaylee Grace Budhram, knows all the right moves! The Grade 3 lass from Phoenix, north of Durban, recently won silver and received the title of Woman Candidate Master at the African Youth Chess Championship in Namibia. Adding to her many titles, after picking up chess just 10-months ago, Budhram also won the Under-8 Blitz Chess Champion title at the South African Junior Chess Championship in Boksburg last week. Speaking to Newsbreak,

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#PODCAST: In this week's Green Scene we discuss how...

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2020/01/23

By Newsbreak Producer, Shanell Daniel - Going vegan can reduce your food related carbon footprint by 50%. That's according to international organisation - "The Vegan Society" . January is being celebrated as Veganuary- in an attempt to plant the seeds of a conscious diet that doesnt harm the planet. In this week's Green Scene The Society's spokesperson Sam Calvert explains that going vegan doesn't mean biting off more than you can chew...

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#PODCAST: Planning for the 25th National Hindu...

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2020/01/23

By Newsbreak Producer, Tashlan Naidoo - KwaZulu-Natal residents that wish to contribute to the planning of the 25th National Hindu Conference, can do so at the University of KwaZulu-Natal in Durban tomorrow evening. This November also commemorates 160 years since Indians arrived in natal as indentured labourers, making this event that more iconic. The two hour Durban leg of planning will commence at 06:30-PM on Friday evening. President of the world Hindu Foundation- South African chapter, Pravesh

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#PODCAST: WHO says smoking can increase the risk of...

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2020/01/23

By Newsbreak Producer, Taresh Harreeparshad - The World Health Organisation says that smoking could significantly increase the risk of post surgery complications. According to the WHO, every tobacco-free week after 4 weeks improves health outcomes by 19%, due to improved blood flow throughout the body to essential organs. This also aids surgery recovery. WHO's Dr. Kerstin Schotte explains how toxins in cigarettes lowers the bodys recovery...

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#PODCAST: Truck driver in 2013 Field's Hill horror...

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2020/01/23

By Newsbreak Producer, Shanell Daniel - Sanele May, who was sentenced to eight years in prison for a crash that killed about 24 people in 2013, has been released from prison. This was confirmed by the spokesperson for the Department of Justice and Correctional Services Singabakho Nxulalo. In September 2013 - May lost control of the truck he was driving, while passing Field's Hill, in Pinetown, west of Durban. He was sentenced to eight years and spent 14 months at the Westville Correctional Facility

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#PODCAST: Highly allergenic ragweed invades South...

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2020/01/22

By Newsbreak Producer, Hoosen Ebrahim - Scientists this week made a landmark discovery when ragweed, also known as "hay-fever weed"- a highly allergenic weed native to North America- was detected in South Africa for the very first time. While the threat of allergic plants, such as ragweed migrating southward, because of climate change, has always been a concern, little did researchers know it was going to show up so soon. Ragweed is incredibly invasive and its potent pollen has been problematic in

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#PODCAST: In this week's Techno Touch: We explore how...

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2020/01/22

By Newsbreak Producer, Tashlan Naidoo - Unmanned Aerial Vehicles more commonly known as drones are now leading the pack in the fight against poachers, illegal miners and safeguarding South African properties. In aviation, a drone refers to an unpiloted aircraft or spacecraft. The Western Cape implemented drones to help fight the crime scourge plaguing the province. This kind of surveillance allows the City to keep an eye, literally, on a number of areas across Cape Town in the same time span. In

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#PODCAST: Children of well-known Pietermaritzburg...

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2020/01/22

By Newsbreak Producer, Prabashini Moodley - The grieving children of murdered 41-year-old Pietermaritzburg businesswoman, Kavitha Nerputh, are struggling to come to terms with their mother's sudden death. A close family relative says the family and Nerpuths children, aged 22, 19 and 7, have been left traumatised and are calling for justice to be served. A case of murder is being investigated after Nerputh's body was found allegedly strangled in a vehicle on Monday night on Alexandra Road, at

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#PODCAST: Legal expert speaks about the legalities...

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2020/01/22

By Newsbreak Producer, Prabashini Moodley - A school has the legal duty to take all adequate action to ensure a child's safety when on outings or school excursions. That's according to Faranaaz Veriava - a lawyer and Head of Education at Section 27 - a social justice organisation. This is under the law of delict. She was reacting to the death of a 13-year old Parktown Boys High School learner Enoch Mpianzi who drowned in the Crocodile River while attending a grade 8 orientation camp at the facility

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#PODCAST: Experts say the spike in public...

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2020/01/22

By Newsbreak Producer, Taliesha Naidoo - Brawls at malls, food outlets and even estates have taken South Africa by storm in 2020. Videos of aggressive altercations, which in some incidents involve dangerous weapons, have been going viral on social media. As some online users continue to poke fun at these incidents, experts say it is extremely disturbing. Karen van Zyl, a registered consultant at the Anger and Stress Management Centre in Pretoria says the recent altercations show that the implicated

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#PODCAST: Emotional video of school girl highlights...

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2020/01/22

By Newsbreak Producer, Taresh Harreeparshad - A video showing an emotional school girl sharing her story of bullying has tugged many heart strings on social media. What it did was raise the plight of learners who face bullying at schools- for being different- or just being themselves. Child Protection Programme Manager at Save the Children South Africa, Divya Naidoo says that increased supervision is needed at schools to curb incidents of bullying...

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#PODCAST: Experts rank January and February as the...

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2020/01/21

By Newsbreak Producer, Taresh Harreeparshad - Experts rank January and February as the least productive months in the work calendar. This is attributed to the end of the holidays- that everybody could get quite accustomed to. But the shift must go on! Pharma Dynamics Mental Health Programme Manager Abdurahman Kenny points out ways to boost your productivity at the work place....

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#PODCAST: Tongaat police officer in a stable...

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2020/01/21

By Newsbreak Producer, Prabashini Moodley - A Tongaat police officer remains in a stable condition after being mauled by vicious dogs at the weekend. According to KwaZulu-Natal police spokesperson Colonel Thembeka Mbele, the officer was bitten several times after an alleged drug dealer set his dogs on policeman during a raid at his premises, in the area north of Durban. Colonel Mbele says, the officer sustained various injuries during the incident. She adds that Tongaat police are investigating a

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#PODCAST: South African music legend, Steve Fataar...

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2020/01/20

By Newsbreak Producer, Rachel Vadi - Tributes are pouring in for Steve Fataar, a world-renowed musician and founder of the popular 60's band, The Flames. Close friend and fellow musician, Richard Ellis, says Fataar died in his sleep in the early hours of Saturday morning. It's believed that Fataar had lung complications, but the exact cause of death has not yet been released. His funeral service took place according to Muslim rites, on Saturday evening. Fataar was laid to rest at the Browns Road

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#PODCAST: Economist says planned retrenchments at...

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2020/01/20

By Newsbreak Producer, Hoosen Ebrahim - While political parties and civil society remain concerned over the planned retrenchments at Telkom and Mining company Sibanye-Stillwater - Economists say that any other alternative might not be sustainable for these two giants in the long run. Telkom plans to cut around 3000-employee's while Sibanye Stillwater expects to retrench around 1-thousand employee's. These as the two companies plan to restructure models to operate profitably in the future. Chief

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#PODCAST: Body of a man found with multiple gunshot...

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2020/01/20

By Newsbreak Producer, Rachel Vadi - Police are investigating a case of murder - after the body on an unidentified man was found in Phoenix, north of Durban. According to police spokesperson, Colonel Thembeka Mbhele the body was found with a number of gunshot wounds to the head. She says the police Search and Rescue Unit had to be called in to retrieve the body. Meanwhile, the chairperson of the Phoenix Community Policing Forum, Umesh Singh, says the area is known as a get-away route for

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#PODCAST: #Exclusive Minister of Tourism details the...

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2020/01/20

By Newsbreak Producer, Hoosen Ebrahim - South Africa is set to roll out an online visa application process in India this week and in China by February on a pilot basis. On successful completion of the test run, the online visa application process will come into effect in two months time. This was revealed by Minister of Tourism, Mmamoloko Kubayi-Ngubane. She told Newsbreak in an exclusive interview, upon wrapping up her visit to India, that this move could stimulate South Africa's tourism arrivals -

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#PODCAST: Chatsworth CPF finds new ways to curb land...

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2020/01/20

By Newsbreak Producer, Rachel Vadi - After years of constant land invasions along Link Road, in Shallcross, south of Durban - the Chatsworth Community Policing Forum have found what they consider, a new approach to dealing with this burning issue. According to the CPF chairperson, Jakes Singh, active dialogue leading to a community meeting - is what stopped an alleged land invasion from taking place yesterday. It's believed that a group of people began clearing vacant land in the Link Road area,

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#PODCAST: KZN biking and musical festival promises...

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2020/01/20

By Newsbreak Producer, Hoosen Ebrahim - South Africa's biggest biking and musical festival is expected to set the stage for a dynamic Sunset Beach Party which promises audiences some of the country's biggest names in music idustry. The 2020 South Coast Bike Fest presented by Ugu South Coast Tourism will take place in Port Edward on the 25 to 27 of April. It will feature motorcycle trial champions from around the country, who will be putting on a high-impact, interactive show with a series of new

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