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4:19

#PODCAST: EXCLUSIVE - Public Enterprises Minister...

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2019/10/31

By Newsbreak Producer Taliesha Naidoo - Newsbreak was live at Parliament yesterday to cover Finance Minister Tito Mboweni's Medium-term budget policy statement. In this exclusive, Taliesha caught up with the Public Enterprises Minister - Pravin Gordhan, post speech...

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2:10

#PODCAST: City of Johannesburg still searching for...

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2019/10/30

By Newsbreak Producer Hoosen Ebrahim - The City of Johannesburg has admitted that they have yet to ascertain what information cyber attackers have gained access to when they hacked their ICT systems. The attack is understood to have breached the city's network and resulted in authorised access to its systems. Those claming responsibility have demanded that the City of Johannesburg pays four Bitcoins valued at approximately 500-thousand rand. The City has however refused to be subjected to bribery

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3:07

#PODCAST: Sardines make another surprise appearance...

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2019/10/30

An unexpected haul of sardines had Durban's remaining seine fishermen scrambling with excitement. This method of fishing uses a very fine net, called a seine. Over a hundred crates of sardines were netted this morning on Durban's uShaka Beach. Minoshni Pillay joined in the festivities and filed this report...

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3:07

#PODCAST: Mother of murdered #MiguelLouw labelled "a...

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2019/10/30

The defence in the Miguel Louw murder trial, has painted Raylene Louw as a negligent mother and a cocaine user - who left her children in the care of a man who had previously attacked her. Louw is the mother of nine-year-old Miguel who was kidnapped and murdered in Durban last year. She told the court that the accused - Mohammed Ebrahim, who was her acquaintance, had a close relationship with her children. Ebrahim is on trial for the boy's murder. Prabashini Moodley reports...

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2:37

#PODCAST: The local media fraternity mourn the loss...

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2019/10/30

By Newsbreak Producer Hoosen Ebrahim - The journalism fraternity is mourning the loss of a legend - Juggie Naran. The 74 year old retired journalist passed away last night. Naran is best known for his days when he worked as a journalist for the Leader newspaper. He was also the co-ordinator for the Sunday Tribune Herald. Naran was well-known for defying banning orders and security police to get stories straight from activists during the apartheid era. Former Sunday Tribune News Editor and current

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3:10

#PODCAST: IRR's Ian Cruickshanks - "Expectations are...

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2019/10/30

By Newsbreak Producer Matthew Veeran - Finance Minister Tito Mboweni is expected to present the medium term budget statement along with the final version of his economic strategy this afternoon. The mini-budget, is expected to lay bare the country's economic woes. The speech will also highlight several areas that have moved from bad to worse in the economy. Ian Cruickshanks, Chief Economist for the South African Institute of Race Relations, says expectations are high for the medium-term budget

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3:33

#PODCAST: Social anthropologist Dr. Raj Govender...

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2019/10/29

By Newsbreak Producer Shanell Daniel - Staying with this story, Doctor Raj Govender, social anthropologist and cultural researcher, says people need to learn to settle their differences in a more healthier way...

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2:53

#PODCAST: Hindu community condemn actions of a PTA...

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2019/10/29

By Newsbreak Producer Magashini Mottian - A case of violence and disruption has been opened at the Sunnyside Police Station in Pretoria after a man hurled racist remarks and expletives during a Diwali celebration on Sunday night. The planned cultural event was attended by Indian nationals, diplomats and foreigners. The man's insults lasted for about 25 minutes. Advocate Ajay Sookla who was part of planning the event said - he was almost assaulted. He says events like this are supposed to bring about

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2:39

#PODCAST: Netcare 911 discuss what you should do if...

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2019/10/29

By Newsbreak Producer Shanell Daniel - An accident scene can be playground for diseases and infections. Considering that it can be very tricky to avoid coming into contact with human bodily fluids - in this week's Medical Monitor we talk to Netcare 911 spokesperson, Shawn Herbst, about how one should approach a messy accident scene. Herbst says every individual should carry an emergency kit and always remember the "golden-hour" rule which could save a life...

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1:53

#PODCAST: Mother of murdered #MiguelLouw testifies at...

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2019/10/29

The mother of the murdered nine-year-old Miguel Louw has testified at the Durban High Court that she introduced accused Mohammed Ebrahim to her family as a co-worker and friend. Ebhrahim is being charged with the murder of Miguel Louw, after the boy disappeared in July last year. The boy's badly decomposed body was found in September last year close to Ebrahim's home in Phoenix in the north of Durban. Nonkululeko Hlophe reports...

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2:40

#PODCAST: Former Free State Agriculture Head admits...

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2019/10/29

Former Free State Agriculture Head of Department Peter Thabethe has admitted that he met with a member of the Gupta Family on a single occasion at their Saxonwold home in 2013 . Last Friday, Thabethe entered a supplementary affidavit to the inquiry - in which contrary to his earlier testimony - he conceded to the meeting where he says he met with an Indian delegation from PARAS to discuss work permits for the company's technical workers. PARAS contracted Estina to set up the Vrede Dairy Farm

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1:26

#PODCAST: Police search for suspects responsible for...

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2019/10/29

By Newsbreak Producer Shanell Daniel - A manhunt is underway for the suspects responsible for shooting a cash in transit security guard during a robbery in KwaMashu, north of Durban. Police spokesperson, Colonel Brenda Muridili, says an unknown number of suspects held up guards yesterday near the Tembalihle Railway Station. The victim had been shot and wounded. The suspects then fled the scene with an undisclosed amount of cash. Muridili says the search for the suspects continues...

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2:25

#PODCAST: Today marks the 102nd commemoration of the...

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2019/10/28

By Newsbreak Producer Rachl Vadi - The six fishermen swam against the tide and rescued hundreds of people who would have otherwise perished in the raging waters. Granddaughter of Marimuthu Padavatan - Melissa Marre says the next generation are looking to take the legacy of the Padavatan Six into the digital age with the creation of updated social media pages...

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2:53

#PODCAST: We look toward Wednesday's medium-term...

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2019/10/28

By Newsbreak Producer Tashlan Naidoo - Finance Minister Tito Mboweni's Mid Term Budget Policy Statement this Wednesday is going to be a negative one that will hurt the taxpayer. That's according to Economist at Efficient Group - Dawie Roodt. Speaking to Newsbreak, Roodt predicted government revenue to be significantly lower than expected. The minister has an immediate task to restore calm and address urgent issues on an economy which has just recovered from recession in the first quarter of 2019

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2:07

#PODCAST: City of Tshwane says #Laudium will have...

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2019/10/28

By Newsbreak Producer Rachel Vadi - The City of Tshwane says Laudium will have water today after electricity problems sparked supply cuts in parts of the city. Water supply has stabilised although some areas still experience water disruptions periodically. Water tankers have been sent to Atteridgeville, Laudium, Claudius, Erasmia, Constantia Park, Waterkloof Heights and Erasmiakloof. Meanwhile, community activist Yusuf Abramjee says this is the third year in a row that they have been without water

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3:13

#PODCAST: Analysis - DA Parliamentary Leader,...

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2019/10/28

By Newsbreak Producer Tashlan Naidoo - Political analyst Imraan Buccus believes their isn't much of a "black voting constituency" for the type of politics that's being played out at the DA. These comments follow the unopposed election of John Steenhuisen as the new parliamentary leader of the DA. Buccus says that even though Steenhuisen may be a suitable candidate to take the party forward, the squabbles that have taken place within the party - may have cost the opposition a large part of its black

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3:04

#PODCAST: India and Pakistan to allow visa-free...

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2019/10/25

India and Pakistan have signed an agreement to allow Sikh pilgrims to cross the border to a sacred shrine in Pakistan. The step is seen as rare co-operation between the two nuclear-armed rivals at a time of tension and clashes elsewhere on their frontier, including in disputed Kashmir, where militants just killed yet another civilian. Rana Sen reports from New Delhi...

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3:01

#PODCAST: City of Joburg website shutdown, cyber...

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2019/10/25

By Newsbreak Producer, Taliesha Naidoo - A group that hacked the City of Joburg's systems - have outlined a list of demands and the motives behind the hacking. In an email sent exclusively to SABC News, the Shadow Kill Hackers reiterated that they want four Bitcoins by Monday. They say in return they will reveal to the City of Jo'burg the methods they had used to hack into the system - as well as advise them on how to prevent a similar incident in future. The City has warned that, due to the network

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6:46

#PODCAST: Phoenix triple murderer, Collin Pillay...

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2019/10/25

By Newsbreak Producers, Taliesha Naidoo & Rachel Vadi - Phoenix triple murderer Colin Pillay has been sentenced to three life terms in the Durban High Court today for murdering his married lover - Jane Govindasamy - and her two daughters last year. The tow truck driver was also sentenced to three years for theft. The sentences will run concurrently. Jane Govindasamy and her daughters - Rackelle and Denisha - were murdered in their Phoenix flat north of Durban in September last year. The court had

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1:24

#PODCAST: Mother STABBED by her boyfriend following...

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2019/10/25

By Newsbreak Producer Magashini Mottian - A mother has been stabbed after she was attacked by her boyfriend in Verulam, north of Durban. The woman was found bleeding on the corner of Dianthus road and Rosemary Drive at Brindaven. She was bleeding profusely from a stab wound to her thigh. The suspect, who is the woman's boyfriend and father of her child, had grabbed the little girl in a fit of rage and ran into the nearby bushes. It's believed the man tried to harm the child. Prem Balram says both

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