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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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2:25

#PODCAST: Anti-crime activist Yusuf Abramjee calls...

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2019/09/13

By Newsbreak Producer Bongani Gema - Newsbreak spoke to anti-crime activist, Yusuf Abramjee. He says crime statistics should be released on a regular basis and not annually - in order to assist communities in fighting crime and making their neighbourhoods safer...

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3:33

#PODCAST: Murder rate in South Africa increases for a...

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2019/09/13

The murder rate in the country has increased for a seventh year in a row. Senior Police officials were briefing Parliament's Portfolio Committee on Police on the figures for the period from April last year to the end of March this year. Murder has increased by 686 cases and sexual assault by more than 2,000. Zalene Merrington reports...

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56:57

#PODCAST - #NewsbreakTalk - #AmINext - South African...

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2019/09/12

by Newsbreak's Taresh Harreeparshad - South Africa: your women are bleeding... over 63 women killed in 30 days... Panic protests ask: #AmINext...Newsbreak Talk deals with the uncomfortable issue of gender based violence

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6:05

#PODCAST - Funeral of Legendary Jazz Maestro Shunna...

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2019/09/12

The funeral service of the late Jazz maestro Shunna Pillay will take place tomorrow at the Clare Estate crematorium. Better known on stage as "Sonny", the 87-year-old jazz musician passed away from a suspected heart attack on late Tuesday night. Pillay sang and performed alongside the likes of the late Hugh Masekela, Pillay's ex-wife Miriam Makeba and American stand-up comedian and actor Richard Pryor. Newsbreak's Tashlan Naidoo looks back on Sonny's fruitful career...

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2:38

#PODCAST - Self-confessed rapist Nicolas Ninow to...

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2019/09/12

by Newsbreak Producer, Shanell Daniel - Judgement has been adjourned to Monday in the trial against Nicolous Ninow, the man accused of raping a 7-year-old girl in a toilet cubicle at a Dros restaurant, in Pretoria. Yesterday the girl and her mother testified in camera with a mediator via CCTV at the Pretoria High Court. Our SABC News reporter, Leila Magnus, is at court with the latest...

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0:49

#PODCAST - Police urge public to come forward with...

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2019/09/12

by Newsbreak Producer, Bongani Gema - Meanwhile, KwaZulu-Natal police spokesperson, Lieutenent Colonel Thulani Zwane, says a case of attempted murder has been opened and urges anyone with information on the incident to come forward...

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2:17

#PODCAST - DUT student attacked in lecture hall -...

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2019/09/12

by Newsbreak Producer, Bongani Gema - A Durban University of Technology student is fighting for his life in hospital after he was allegedly stabbed and assaulted at a campus lecture hall earlier this week. Sandile Ndlovu, a first year industrial engineering student, allegedly sustained serious injuries including a cracked skull when he was attacked by unknown assailants at the institution. Family spokesperson, Tshepo Mokoena, says the family is struggling to uncover details surrounding the

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3:02

#PODCAST: Nigerian national living legally in SA -...

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2019/09/12

By Newsbreak Producer Shanell Daniel - As hundreds of Nigerian nationals began their journeys back home, others have decided not to return to their motherland. One such Nigerian national is Valentine, a legal foreign national who is an entrepreneur in South Africa. He says the recent attacks are unnecessary and affects not just foreign nationals who are legally living in South Africa, but also the average man on the street. Valentine says he refuses to live in fear and hopes for a new dawn where

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2:11

#PODCAST: Isipingo's Orissa Primary hold a...

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2019/09/12

By Newsbreak Executive Producer Salma Patel - Learners and teachers at the Orissa Primary School in Isipingo south of Durban - will hold a demonstration in a short while in an effort to add their voice to the growing calls for an end to Gender Based Violence. Portfolio Convenor for the South African Democratic Teacher Union SADTU - and educator at the school, Prabashnee Pillai says ending gender-based violence starts in the home...

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#PODCAST: DBN High Court suspend the license of local...

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2019/09/12

By Newsbreak Producer Bongani Gema - The Durban High Court has ruled that the license of local security company, Reaction Unit South Africa, be suspended. In June RUSA was suspended by the Private Security Industry Regulatory Authority for allegedly violating the code of conduct. In response to this, RUSA sought an urgent interdict at the Durban High Court and were victorious. Following this, the matter was heard in July and judgment was delivered on Friday where the judge ruled that their licence

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4:01

#PODCAST #EXCLUSIVE: Public Protector Busisiwe...

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2019/09/12

By Newsbreak Producer Taresh Harreeparshad - Public Protector Advocate Busisiwe Mkhwebane says she is not deterred by calls for her to step down. She was speaking on the sidelines of the Public Protector Roadshow currently underway in KwaZulu-Natal. Various organisations have been calling for the removal of Mkhwebane as Public Protector. This follows several High Court judgements that have challenged some of her reports like the Vrede Dairy Project or the remedial action prescribed against president

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3:08

#PODCAST: Former SABC COO #HlaudiMotsoeneng admits to...

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2019/09/12

Former SABC COO Hlaudi Motsoeneng has not only admitted to threatening employees jobs, he also admitted to giving instruction for more coverage for former President Jacob Zuma. Motseoneng was appearing for the second day at the State Capture Commission in Parktown, Johannesburg, to respond to allegations of editorial interference at the public broadcaster. He served as COO of the public broadcaster from 2011 to 2013 and was removed from the position after it was found he lied about his

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2:23

#PODCAST: Phoenix Animal Care and Treatment Centre...

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2019/09/12

By Newsbreak Producer Tashlan Naidoo - The Phoenix Animal Care and Treatment Centre (PACT) operating in the north of Durban, is appealing to the public for any form of donation as it faces the possibility of closing its doors. With more than 250-thousand rand worth of medical bills, the organisation is running out of funding to stay afloat. Founder of the organisation, Neeri Naidoo says they require 150-kilograms of dog food a week...

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#PODCAST: Clinical psychologist breaks down the...

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2019/09/12

By Newsbreak Producer Shanell Daniel - The little girl who was raped at a Dros Restaurant in Pretoria testified that her attacker, Nicholas Ninow, followed her the to the toilet. Ninow admitted to raping the child twice in the toilet cubicle, but said she found him in the cubicle. His trial will continue in the Pretoria High Court today when the state and defence deliver their arguments before judgement. Ninow also admitted to being in possession of drugs and defeating the ends of justice. But, he

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2:36

#PODCAST - Pakistan warns UN of unfolding catastrophe...

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2019/09/11

Pakistan has warned that a catastrophe was unfolding in Kashmir as the UN flagged off a session of its human rights council. It also sought a probe by the world body and accused India of lying over the fate of eight million Kashmiris, denied communications and emergency services for 36 days now. Our South Asian correspondent Rana Senn reports...

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4:47

#PODCAST - Legendary Jazz Maestro Shunna Sonny Pillay...

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2019/09/11

by Newsbreak Producer, Tashlan Naidoo - A long and prosperous era of unforgettable jazz music has come to an end. Legendary local artist, Shunna Pillay has sadly passed on. Better known on stage as "Sonny Pillay" - the 87-year-old jazz maestro passed away from a suspected heart attack last night. Pillay sang and performed alongside the likes of the late Hugh Masekela, his ex-wife Miriam Makeba and American comedian Richard Pryor. Speaking to Newsbreak, Pillay's niece - Professor Suria Govender says

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2:25

#PODCAST - Nigerians fly back home after wave of...

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2019/09/11

by Newsbreak Producer, Shanell Daniel - Hundreds of Nigerian nationals are being repatriated back to their country of origin this morning. This after they expressed fear following the recent wave of violent attacks in Gauteng. However, several nationals have been turned away due to them not having the correct flight documentation. The Nigerian High Commission has offered free flights on privately owned airline - Air Peace - to those wanting to leave South Africa. Thirteen people have died since

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1:54

#PODCAST - Construction worker falls to his death at...

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2019/09/11

by Newsbreak Producer, Shanell Daniel - A man believed to be in his twenties has died after he fell from a building at Mortan Road, in Seaview, Durban. Garrith Jamieson, spokesperson for Rescue Care Paramedics, says the man was a contract worker on duty when he fell from the roof late yesterday afternoon........

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1:49

#PODCAST - Police raid Dragon City at Fordsburg -...

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2019/09/11

Police are conducting raids at Dragon City in Fordsburg in Gauteng today. This raid comes in the wake of rampant looting and destruction of shops owned by foreign nationals in Johannesburg over the past two weeks. Officials are confiscating fake goods bearing brand names such as Guess, Nike, Kappa and Champion. Police spokesperson Captain Mavelo Masondo is at the raid at Dragon City....

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#PODCAST - 7 year old rape victim and Mum testify in...

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2019/09/11

by Newsbreak Producer, Shanell Daniel - The seven-year-old girl who was allegedly raped in a toilet cubicle at a Dros restaurant in Pretoria is testifying in camera at the Pretoria High Court today. Judge Mokhine Mosopa ruled that the public and media not be present in court during her testimoney. The victim is the first witness for the day while her mother is expected to take the stand later on today - both testifying with a mediator via CCTV. SABC News reporter, Liela Magnus is outside court with

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