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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: Energy expert says policy improvements is...

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2020/01/17

By Newsbreak Producer, Tashlan Naidoo - Policy improvements are key to addressing the critical challenges that embattled power utility, Eskom currently face. That's according to energy analyst, Chris Yelland. He believes urgent constructive efforts, which are free of ideological constraints, is the solution to ending generation capacity shortages and loadshedding in the short and medium-term. Yelland says every effort must be made to stabilise and improve the dismal performance and energy

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#PODCAST: Recurring power outages leave residents in...

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2020/01/17

By Newsbreak Producer, Rachel Vadi - Residents in areas of Berea and Musgrave in Durban say they are frustrated with the power outages and electricity surges they have been experiencing over the last few days. Some residents claim they have been without electricity for 90 hours. Others say they have been without water because some water pumps are controlled by electronic meters. Ridge Road resident, Mohamed Manack says people have been stuck in elevators and some have to pay the cost for damaged

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#PODCAST: Gun Free South Africa welcomes Police...

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2020/01/17

By Newsbreak Producer, Prabashini Moodley - Research from Gun Free South Africa reveals that - a victim is four times more likely to be shot in a robbery, if the victim draws the firearm themselves. This comes in the wake of the latest announcement by Police Minister Bheki Cele that only institutions should possess gun licences and not individuals. Gun Free South Africa has welcomed the announcement adding that the current firearm amnesty, until the May 31st - is likely to also reduce the number of

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2:31

#PODCAST: Nominations for the prestigious Ammen...

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2020/01/16

By Newsbreak Producer, Taliesha Naidoo - Nominations have opened for the prestigious Ammen Awards held by the Mount Edgecombe Shri Marriammen Temple, north of Durban. The annual award recognises excellence in different facets of community service. The ceremony will take place on the 13th of March - which is Good Friday - at the temple site. The event coordinator, Dees Pillay says the awards recognises ordinary people doing extra-ordinary things.........

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1:29

#PODCAST: SPCA investigates claims of animal...

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2020/01/16

By Newsbreak Producer, Taliesha Naidoo - The Durban and Coast SPCA are investigating claims of animal negligence at the Mitchell Park Zoo in the port city. This after a concerned resident took to social media alleging that a number of animals in the zoo were being poorly treated. The online post has since gone viral with many social media users calling for urgent intervention. Durban and Coast SPCA spokesperson, Tanya Fleischer says inspectors have been sent to the zoo and a report is being compiled

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2:19

#PODCAST: Motorists may have to dig a little deeper...

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2020/01/16

By Newsbreak Producer, Shanell Daniel - Motorists may have to dig a little deeper into their pockets with a fuel hike expected in February. The Automobile Association of South Africa says the price of both grades of diesel are expected to increase by 13-cents a litre, 93 Octane could see a 1-cent per litre increase and 95 Octane is expected to drop by 8-cents a litre. Spokesperson for AA, Layton Beard, says contributing factors for the fuel hike include the price of international petroleum picking

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2:55

#PODCAST: Raging bush fires in Australia put the...

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2020/01/16

By Newsbreak Producer, Tashlan Naidoo - With the bush fires still raging across parts of Australia, Wildlife Information Rescue & Education Service or WIRES believes that urgent action needs to be taken to save the fast depleting koala population. Videos and photographs show the devastating impact the fires are having on the state of the plant eating marsupial which is native to Australia. Although it is not known how many of koalas have died in the blaze, it is estimated that close to a billion

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#PODCAST: Young learners express excitement to head...

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2020/01/15

By Newsbreak's Prabashini Moodley - Newsbreak canvassed the views of these little ones heading back to school today, who say they're excited to get back to learning and playing with their friends...

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#PODCAST: KZN MEC for Education, Kwazi Mshengu says...

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2020/01/15

By Newsbreak Producer, Shanell Daniel - Polished school shoes have been put on, lunches have been packed, and scores of pupils are already on their way to school as it's all systems go today for the 2020 academic school year. Following the woes of 2019, including storm damage to hundreds of schools in the province of KwaZulu-Natal, KZN MEC for Education, Kwazi Mshengu, recently assured schools that they will assist them to be ready for the opening of the 2020 school year. Newsbreak's Hoosen Ebrahim

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#PODCAST: In this week's Techno Touch - we scroll the...

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2020/01/15

By Newsbreak Producer, Prabashini Moodley - Many television shows in the 90's predicted that the 21st century would be filled with flying cars, and airborne robots would be a part of our everyday lives. However in 2020, the lives of many have been dominated by technologically advanced smartphones and social media. As 2020 begins to settle in - Newsbreak's Hoosen Ebrahim speaks to what really are the technology trends this year? To discuss this further, we are joined on the line by InSeta Research

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#PODCAST: Muslim pilgrims claim they were scammed by...

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2020/01/15

By Newsbreak Producer, Hoosen Ebrahim - A call has been made for people who have been scammed by a Cape Town tour operator to come forward and report their experiences. This comes after a group of Muslim pilgrims were allegedly scammed by an operator from Mitchells plain in Cape Town. The tour group consisted of 18 people who were promised a tour to the holy lands of Mecca for the Mini pilgrimage - Umrah in December last year. The group claimed that the operator allegedly cancelled the trip days

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#PODCAST: More than 1400 jobs are on the line as...

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2020/01/15

By Newsbreak Producer, Tashlan Naidoo - More than 1400 jobs are potentially on the line following the announcement by retail giant Massmart that it has started a consultation process which could end in the closure of as many as 34 Dion Wired and Masscash stores. Underperfomance has been cited as the reason behind the closures. The South African Commercial Catering and Allied Workers Union or SACCAWU, says Massmart has failed to consult with unions - as provided for in the Labour Relations Act

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#PODCAST: Health Practitioner says school hygiene and...

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2020/01/14

By Newsbreak Producer, Shanell Daniel - Climbing up the jungle-gym, rolling in the sand-pit and sharing lunch-time snacks with new friends - these are just some of the simple pleasures that come with heading back to school. However, while these school-time joys do come with a lot of excitement, they have the potential to attract unwanted germs and infections - which can lead to days missed from school. In this week's Medical Monitor, General Practitioner, Doctor Prithi Ramlachan, says clean hands

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#PODCAST: The South African Post Office warns of a...

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2020/01/14

By Newsbreak Producer, Prabashini Moodley - The South African Post Office is warning the public to be on high alert of a parcel delivery scam currently doing it's rounds. According to the spokesperson for the SA Post Office - Johan Kruger, the scam has been designed to defraud unsuspecting clients of thousands of rands. Kruger says, members of the public receive an emailed letter from a company purporting to be the Post Office, demanding payment for import duty on parcels before they can be

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#PODCAST: Department of Education's Adult Education...

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2020/01/13

By Newsbreak Producer, Shanell Daniel - Lecturer for the Department of Education's Adult Education Programme, Lutchmee Naidoo, says it's never late for you to matriculate, regardless of your age. Naidoo says the departments programme has yielded many success stories...

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#PODCAST: Durban car guard finally matriculates at...

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2020/01/13

By Newsbreak Producer, Shanell Daniel - From being a car guard to finally matriculating at 40-years-old, Manuel Naidoo, from Phoenix, north of Durban, is ecstatic to have completed matric after leaving school twenty-five years ago. Naidoo, who dropped out of school in Grade 11, wrote the Adult Basic Education matric examinations and passed with his Amended Senior Certificate - including distinction. Speaking to Newsbreak, Naidoo says the frustration of unemployment and living off less than minimum

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#PODCAST: Crime-fighting NPO says sniper cameras are...

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2020/01/13

By Newsbreak Producer, Rachel Vadi - South Africans have started making use of sniper cameras as a means of keeping their living spaces safe in the fight against crime. In the latest incident community policing forum members and security companies were able to recover a vehicle that was stolen last week in Chatsworth, south of Durban. The vehicle was picked up by sniper cameras in Ballito, north of Durban. Chairperson of local crime-fighting NPO - Emergency Control South Africa, Ismail Mitha says a

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#PODCAST: Political parties call for security to be...

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2020/01/13

By Newsbreak Producer, Rachel Vadi - KwaZulu-Natal MEC for Health, Nomagugu Simelane-Zulu has expressed deep concern and strong condemnation for the fatal shooting of a patient in the male surgical ward of Clairwood Hospital in Durban on Friday evening. It is alleged that two unknown armed men stormed past hospital security guards, and shot a 47 year old patient in the head at point blank range. It is believed that the victim is a foreign national, who was being treated for previous gunshot wounds

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#PODCAST: Armed robbery leaves suspect dead on Strand...

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2020/01/13

By Newsbreak Producer, Shanell Daniel - An armed robber has been shot dead during an altercation at a liquor store on Strand Main Road, in the Western Cape. According to Western Cape Police spokesperson, Colonel Andre Traut, four armed suspects entered the store over the weekend leading up to an altercation with the store owner. Traut says details surrounding the incident remain unknown at this stage...

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#PODCAST: New social media scam allows hackers to...

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2020/01/10

By Newsbreak Producer Hoosen Ebrahim - Social media experts have warned the public about a new WhatsApp scam that has affected millions already. Hackers gain control of the user's accounts and then proceed to ask their contacts for money. Reports indicate that the RICA process could be responsible for the leak in information - as it may allow third parties to gain access to some of the user's information. We spoke to cyber expert - Arthur Goldstuck, who explains the process of safeguarding your

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