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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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2:46

#PODCAST: "Knight Crew Street Committee" of Reservoir...

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2019/08/30

By Newsbreak Producer Rachel Vadi - A spate of criminal activities - including the death of a fellow citizen crime fighter - has spurred a sector of the Reservoir Hills Community Policing Forum to make use of technology to help fight crime in the area. License Plate Recognition Cameras were set up and since then the group, affectionately known as "Knight Crew Street Committee" have been instrumental in aiding local police in a number of successful arrests. Treasury of the Reservoir Hills CPF, Doctor

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1:45

#PODCAST: Kathrada Foundation set to celebrate the...

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2019/08/30

By Newsbreak Producer Taliesha Naidoo - The Ahmed Kathrada Foundation will conclude celebrations marking 90 years of the struggle stalwart's life on a spring note. The foundation will be hosting a tribute concert on Sunday, the 1st of September at the Gandhi Hall in Lenasia, Johannesburg. Kathrada would have celebrated his 90th birthday on August 21st. He passed away on the 28th of March 2017 from complications relating to a cerebral embolism. The foundation's field worker - Kabelo Keemp says the

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2:40

#PODCAST: ANALYSIS - South Africans express mixed...

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2019/08/30

By Newsbreak Producer Hoosen Ebrahim - Public Protector, Busisiwe Mkhwebane continues to dominates headlines with South African's expressing a mixed reaction over her credibility in office. This after the public protector withdraw an application for leave to appeal a remedial action interdict, saying it was part of a broader litigation strategy. She withdrew her office's application to the Constitutional Court to challenge the suspension of the remedial action in the matter related to the South

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2:08

#PODCAST: Crowning dome to be installed at one of...

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2019/08/29

By Newsbreak Producer, Rachel Vadi - The final touches to the refurbishment of the Shri Mariammen Temple in Mount Edgecombe, north of Durban - is set to take place tomorrow morning during the observation of the Maha Kumbha Abishekam prayer. Chairperson of the Shri Mariammen Temple Society, Seelan Archary says during the prayer the crowning dome will be placed at the highest points on the temple. He says this has been a project of love funded by the thousands of devotees who pay homage to the Goddess

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1:37

#PODCAST: Missing Chatsworth man feared dead - his...

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2019/08/29

By Newsbreak Producer, Shanell Daniel - A close friend of a Chatsworth man, who had been allegedly kidnapped, has spoken out for the first time since his friend’s disappearance. The man, who requests to remain anonymous, says friends and family of George William Walugembe are struggling to come to terms with his disappearance and possible death. This after police discovered a body on Monday night, believed to be the Walugembe's in a field at Camperdown, in Pietermaritzburg. Since June police have

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1:36

#PODCAST: All systems go for the swearing in of...

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2019/08/29

By Newsbreak Producer, Cebisile Mkhize - UMsunduzi municipality is expected to reveal its new office bearers this afternoon. This after the former mayor - Themba Njilo and the entire executive committee was recalled earlier this month. The party revealed last week that Mzimkhulu Thobela will be the new uMsunduzi municipal mayor while Manilal Inderjit will be the new deputy mayor and Eunice Majola, council speaker. SABC Reporter Fanele Mhlongo explains...

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1:35

#PODCAST: Adam Catzavelos reaches R150 000 settlement...

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2019/08/29

By Newsbreak Producer, Taliesha Naidoo - Businessmen Adam Catzavelos has agreed to pay a 150-thousand rand fine and issue a public apology over his racial outbursts in August last year. He has reached a settlement agreement with the Human Rights Commission in the Equality court sitting in the Randburg Magistrates court north of Johannesburg. The HRC brought the application after a self-recorded video of Catzavelos emerged in which he allegedly utters the K-word while on holiday in Greece in August

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#PODCAST: KZN Education MEC condemns alleged use of...

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2019/08/29

By Newsbreak Producer, Cebisile Mkhize - KwaZulu-Natal Education MEC Kwazi Mshengu has requested learners at Glenhaven Secondary school in Verulam, north of Durban to return to class. This after pupils embarked on violent protests action earlier this week. Learners are demanding the removal of a gating system that was used by the school to restrict their movement. Mshengu visited the school and met with staff and the Student Representative Council this morning. He says issues of racism and abuse of

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3:06

#PODCAST: Fashion designer Jacqui Emmanuel talks...

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2019/08/29

By Newsbreak Producer Shanell Daniel - From representing South Africa at World Fashion Week in Paris, to having signature labels - fashion designer Jacqui Emmanuel, has proved that you can have anything you want in life if you dress - or design - for it. In our Women's Month focus today, we caught up with Emmanuel, finding out how she got into designing. She says many of her challenges have "stitched" together her successful career as a female fashion designer...

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2:04

#PODCAST: Over 300 residents meet in Newlands West to...

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2019/08/29

By Newsbreak Producer Hoosen Ebrahim - The community of Newlands West in Durban have vowed to reclaim the streets and rid it from criminal elements - which has seen a upward spike in recent weeks. Over 300 residents met with law enforcement at the Sufi Mosque on Steelcastle Drive last night, with the aim of creating new strategies to counter the effects of crime in the region. In recent weeks, Newlands West made headlines for house robberies, hijackings and burglaries - forcing the community to

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#PODCAST: 18-year-old from Malangeni drowns while...

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2019/08/29

By Newsbreak Producer Taliesha Naidoo - A teenager has drowned at Park Rynie Beach on the KwaZulu-Natal south coast. It's believed the 18-year-old from Malangeni went swimming with a friend on Monday afternoon when he got into difficulty. A bystander dived into the surf to rescue the teenager, however, he was declared dead on the scene by paramedics. National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) spokesperson - Craig Lambinon says police are investigating...

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#PODCAST: Pet rescue service - Blue Bundu Brigade...

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2019/08/29

By Newsbreak Producer Social media timelines have seen an influx of missing dog posts - most presumed stolen. Shelly Tanner of the Blue Bundu Brigade, a pet rescue service, says the organisation has seen a definite increase in what people are referring to as "dog-napping". Areas such as Seaview, Malvern and Queensburgh are known for incidents of dog-napping. Tanner says that some are stolen to be sold to puppy mills or backyard breeders, popular or expensive dog breeds are resold and some dogs,

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2:10

#PODCAST: The ANC lose TEN WARDS in the fiercely...

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2019/08/29

By Newsbreak Producer Hoosen Ebrahim - Vote counting has been completed in all 15 wards of the fiercely-contested Maluti-a-Phofung Municipality in the Free State. Independent candidates became the big winners after claiming nine wards. The ANC has lost 10 wards and retained five in the fiercely-contested ward. Nine went to its former members who stood as independents and one to the EFF. Independent candidates were part of the 16 councillors who were expelled by the ANC for voting with the opposition

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3:26

#PODCAST: UKZN Professor details the vital importance...

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2019/08/29

By Newsbreak Producer Shanell Daniel - The agricultural sector significantly contributes towards the South African economy. With the unemployment rate at 29.0 percent, Professor Lloyd Baiyegunhi, an agriculture lecturer at The University of KwaZulu-Natal, says the agricultural economy needs to be sustained in order to create jobs and shape the economy of the country. In this week's Greenscene, we speak to Professor Baiyegunhi about the vital importance of the agricultural economy...

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2:28

#PODCAST: #CorruptCops National Police Spokesperson...

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2019/08/29

By Newsbreak Producer Hoosen Ebrhaim - National Police Spokesperson, Brigadier Vishnu Naidoo concurs with the "Corruption Watch" report, saying that greed for money and power within the force has become a serious concern in recent years. Brigadier Naidoo explains the new approach by higher management to rid the police service of corrupt practices...

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#PODCAST: Corruption Watch report reveals that South...

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2019/08/29

By Newsbreak Producer Hoosen Ebrahim - A report released by Johannesburg-based non-profit organization "Corruption Watch" has revealed South African police are the most corrupt public servants. The report also shows that for the first time, corruption in the police force has overtaken other sectors such as education, health and local government. It identifies abuse of power and bribery as the leading forms of corruption. Corruption Watch researcher and project manager - Melusi Ncala explains the

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#PODCAST: GRAPHIC DESCRIPTION: Stray dog finds a...

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2019/08/29

By Newsbreak Producer Cebisile Mkhize - Police are searching for a body in Phoenix, north of Durban, after a decomposed human hand was found by a stray dog. A resident spotted the dog carrying the hand yesterday morning and contacted the authorities. KwaZulu-Natal Police spokesperson Lieutenant-Colonel Thulani Zwane says an inquest docket has been opened. Meanwhile, armed-response officers from private security company "Blue Security" were also at the scene. Media liaison officer - Andreas Mathios

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#PODCAST: Professor Saths Cooper scoops HPCSA...

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2019/08/28

By Newsbreak Producer, Hoosen Ebrahim - Durban-born clinical psychologist - Professor Sathasivian "Saths" Cooper has just been presented with the HPCSA "Presidential Health Merit Award" for 2019. The award acknowledges outstanding performance of individual practitioners in the various professional boards. Prof. Cooper says this recognition will help him build on the challenges faced by health-care professionals nationally...

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#PODCAST: Phoenix Community Centre to remember...

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2019/08/28

By Newsbreak Producer, Rachel Vadi - Remembering community activist prior to 1994 is the aim behind a new project by the Phoenix Community Centre, north of Durban. Project coordinator at the Centre - Sham Maharaj explains.....

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2:31

#PODCAST: UKZN pays tribute to women in science

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2019/08/28

The University of KwaZulu-Natal has paid tribute to five women academics in the fields of engineering, mathematics life and environmental sciences. The annual event -- called Wonder Women in Science -- is hosted during Women's Month and co-incides with National Science Week. The aim of the awards is to encourage young learners to defy the odds and become the best in their fields of study. Salma Patel reports...

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