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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: South Africa sees a surge in parents...

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2019/11/08

By Newsbreak Producer Prabashini Moodley - South Africa has seen a surge in parents choosing home-schooling over the traditional education system. That's according to CEO of Brainline - a distance education institution - Coleen Cronje. She spoke to Newsbreak, ahead of the annual Home-school Exhibition taking place in Durban tomorrow. Cronje says, home education in South Africa has experienced significant growth over the last few years. She adds that at the end of 2018 there were an estimated 100,000

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#PODCAST: 1860 FOCUS - Nelson Mandela Youth Centre...

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2019/11/08

By Newsbreak Producer Rachel Vadi - This November Newsbreak will be paying tribute to the Indian indentured labourers who settled in South Africa in 1860. Commemorating 159 years since their arrival - we'll be bringing you exclusive interviews relating to your ancestors. Now, Durban is the first African city to be given the status of UNESCO City of Literature. The eThekwini Municipality also launched seven books to celebrate indigenous languages and literature. The Nelson Mandela Youth Centre, in

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2:41

#PODCAST: PMB High Court sentences a Wyebank father...

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2019/11/07

The Pietermaritzburg High Court has sentenced a Wyebank father to four life terms for the murder of his four children. One of them was his stepdaughter. The father had pleaded guilty to hanging his children in September. The man's name is being withheld because he also faces a rape charge. His four children were found hanged in their family home, while the stepdaughter was found in nearby bushes. Nonjabulo Mntungwa-Makamu reports...

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2:44

#PODCAST: The increase in South Africa's exotic pet...

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2019/11/07

By Newsbreak Producer Hoosen Ebrahim - The exotic pet trade is on the increase in South Africa and could put the ecosystem in danger if it's not dealt with effectively. This is according to Ndivhuwo Shivambu, a PhD candidate in Zoology who will be delivering a presentation this Saturday on the impact of exotic pet species on the South African environment at the Crocworld Conservation Centre on the KwaZulu-Natal South Coast. Shivambu says, the sale of small, exotic mammals is increasing and most of

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2:39

#PODCAST: Black First Land First (BLF) leader vows to...

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2019/11/07

By Newsbreak Producer Hoosen Ebrahim - The leader backing the Black First Land First (BLF) movement says he will NOT back down, before convening a special policy conference in a bid to map a plan in countering the de-registration of the party. Andile Mngxitama - told Newsbreak that the Electoral Commission of South Africa's decision to have BLF deregistered is to deny indigenous people ownership of land and other benefits. In June, the Independent Electoral Commission or IEC ruled in favour of the

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2:41

#PODCAST: 1860 FOCUS - Nazir Malek looks back at the...

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2019/11/07

By Newsbreak Producer Hoosen Ebrahim - This November Newsbreak is paying tribute to the Indian indentured labourers who settled in South Africa in 1860. Commemorating 159 years since their arrival - we'll be bringing you exclusive interviews about your ancestors. This morning, we speak about a well known religious figure - who's past is often forgotten. Hazrath Badsha Peer was born in Madras, south India in 1820 and made his way to Durban in 1860 to work on the cane fields - which were experiencing

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2:01

#PODCAST: Google Assistant's new speech technology is...

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2019/11/06

By Newsbreak Producer Shanell Daniel - While "um's" and "uh's" are against the laws of language, these utterances are now part of Google Assistant's speech output. In this week's Techno Touch, CEO and Chief Innovation Analyst at Product of the Year South Africa, Preetsh Sewraj says Google's voice-controlled technologies are sounding increasingly human-like and will now accurately complete your searches, even with impromptu language prompts. Sewraj says in due time it will become increasingly

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2:44

#PODCAST: A mixed bag for recruitment agency "Jack...

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2019/11/06

By Newsbreak Producer Prabashini Moodley - The Annual Bonus and Salary Survey by recruitment agency Jack Hammer shows that 56% of senior professionals in South Africa have low expectations for a bonus this year, while 33% expect no increase next year. According to their Chief Operating Officer Advaita Naidoo, this has been a result of South Africa's economy being under severe strain hence effecting business profitability. Naidoo says, expectations for bonuses and increases have steadily dropped

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2:45

#PODCAST: Remembering "Papwa" Sewgolum, the DBN...

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2019/11/06

By Newsbreak Producer Matthew Veeran - In remembrance of the sterling sporting career of the late Sewsunker "Papwa" Sewgolum, the Durban Central Golf Club will be hosting it's 41st annual Memorial Open next month. The tournament has been a staple for the KZN golfing community and this year's event promises to be bigger than ever before. The player who achieves the best gross of the day will be awarded R5,000 cash, while the lucky player who manages a hole-in-one, will go home with a brand new car

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#PODCAST: @r2kcampaign explain why its crucial that...

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2019/11/06

By Newsbreak Producer Prabashini Moodley - As the saying goes "he who pays the piper, calls the tune" - and that's the words of Right2Know co-ordinator Ghalib Galant who says, it's crucial that South Africans know how political party funding is secured. The advocacy group will today host a panel discussion at Constitution Hill in Johannesburg on reforms and stagnation towards the transparency of party funding. This comes after Parliament's portfolio committee on Justice and Correctional Services

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#PODCAST: A brief sigh of relief for motorists, as...

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2019/11/06

By Newsbreak Producer Hoosen Ebrahim - Since midnight last night - South African motorists have been experiencing some relief at the pumps. According to the Energy Department, all grades of petrol dropped by 13 cents a litre, diesel by 14 to 16 cents - while paraffin will drop by 31 cents a litre. Spokesperson for the Automobile Association (AA) - Layton Beard, spoke to Newsbreak's Hoosen Ebrhaim and explained what the fuel decrease is attributed to...

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#PODCAST: Two male bodies found in KwaZulu-Natal...

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2019/11/06

By Newsbreak Producer Shanell Daniel - It's been a deadly week in the province of KwaZulu-Natal with the gruesome discovery of two male bodies. The latest incident involves, the body of a man believed to be in his thirties - which was found at the corner of Riverside Road and Roadhouse Crescent, in Umgeni Park, north of Durban yesterday afternoon. Meanwhile, earlier on Tuesday, the body of the missing Pietermaritzburg doctor, Vidhwan Singh, was found floating at Howick Falls - one week after his

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#PODCAST: #JacobZuma believes that the judges who...

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2019/11/05

Former President Jacob Zuma believes that the Judges who denied him his permanent stay of prosecution application have erred in their findings. Last month, a full bench of the High Court in Pietermaritzburg ruled against the application of a permanent stay of prosecution by both Zuma and his co-accused, the French arms company Thales. The two are facing fraud, corruption, racketeering and money laundering charges. The charges against them emanate from the multi-billion rand procurement of weapons

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#PODCAST: 1860 FOCUS - Judge Thumba Pillay details...

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2019/11/05

By Newsbreak Producer Tashlan Naidoo - This November Newsbreak are paying tribute to the Indian indentured labourers who settled in South Africa in 1860. In commemorating 159 years since their arrival - Newsbreak will be bringing you exclusive interviews and literature readings about your ancestors who arrived in South Africa to plough sugarcane fields. Today, we speak to anti-apartheid activist and former High Court and Electoral Court judge - Thumba Pillay. Judge Pillay details the enormous impact

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#PODCAST: The public has until the end of November to...

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2019/11/05

By Newsbreak Producer Hoosen Ebrahim - The public has until the end of this month to make submissions on the National Health Insurance (NHI) Bill. Parliament's Portfolio Committee on Health started its second round of public hearings on the bill over the weekend. The objective of the bill is to achieve universal access to quality health care services in South Africa. The committee called for written submissions from the public on the bill at the beginning of September 2019. Chairperson for the

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#PODCAST: ONE WEEK LATER, a Pietermaritzburg family...

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2019/11/05

By Newsbreak Producer Magashini Mottian - It's been a painful, harrowing week for the Singh family from Pietermaritzburg. Today marks seven days since 72-year-old Dr. Vidwan Singh went missing in Howick Falls. Singh was last seen leaving his surgery in Raisethorpe, however his vehicle was found near the falls. He was reported missing after he did not come home for his usual lunch. Police search and rescue teams, divers, community members and even drones combed the area. Singh's, 34-year-old son

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#PODCAST: Mohammed Ebrahim's legal team say police...

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2019/11/05

The legal team representing the 44-year-old man accused of kidnapping and killing nine-year-old Miguel Louw, says police did not follow proper procedure when effecting his arrest. Mohamed Ebrahim is facing charges of theft, kidnapping and murder. The incident took place at Phoenix, north of Durban, last year. Nonjabulo Mntungwa-Makamu reports...

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#PODCAST: SAPS send a stern warning to illegal...

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2019/11/05

By Newsbreak Producer Shanell Daniel - The South African police have issued a stern warning to illegal dispensaries and outlets marketing and selling cannabis-related products. This after the Constitutional Court ruled last year that the use and cultivation of cannabis "in a private space" for personal consumption are no longer criminal offences. Police spokesperson Brigadier Vishnu Naidoo, says DEALING in cannabis remains a serious criminal offence in terms of the Drugs and Drug Trafficking Act. He

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#PODCAST: Office of the KZN Premier asks the...

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2019/11/04

By Newsbreak Producers Taresh Harreeparshad & Rachel Vadi - The office of the KwaZulu-Natal Premier, Sihle Zikalala says they have asked the eThekwini Municipality to return funds allocated to the building of a 1860 Monument. This is according to the Premier's spokesperson, Bongani Tembe. The idea of a monument was launched almost ten years ago, but due to various hiccups - the project has not been completed as yet. Tembe says that once the monies have been transferred, the Premier's office is

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5:23

#PODCAST: In our Legends series, we profile...

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2019/11/04

By Newsbreak Producer Taliesha Naidoo - South African-born singer / songwriter - Shashika Mooruth, has proved passion for music knows no bounds. In this week's Newsbreak Legends feature, Taliesha Naidoo profiles the internationally recognised songstress...

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