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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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2:32

#PODCAST: The husband of slain Phoenix women Jane...

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2019/08/16

One year after the murder of his wife and two daughters - Sagren Govindsamy says the thought of the trauma they went through in their final moments still haunts him. Govindsamy has been attending the triple murder trial of his wife's lover - Colin Pillay - in the Durban High Court. Govindsamy found the three bodies in their Phoenix flat -- north of Durban -- in September last year. Prabashini Moodley reports...

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2:51

#PODCAST: Chatsworth's Nelson Mandela Youth Centre...

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2019/08/16

By Newsbreak Producer Tashlan Naidoo - The Nelson Mandela Youth Centre at Chatsworth, south of Durban is appealing to the public for funds to help safeguard and maintain its computer lab. The lab will be used as a learning facility as well as an internet cafe open to the public. To help raise funds for the centre, an event commemorating 50 years of Woodstock, will take place this Saturday. Woodstock is the iconic rock music festival that shaped the flower-power generation in the early 1970's. The

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2:39

#PODCAST: Dr Bagwandeen stresses the need to report...

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2019/08/16

By Newsbreak Producer Rachel Vadi - If Gender Based Violence is reported early on, death may not be the end result. This is according to Dr Shikaar Bagwandeen - the Chief Medical Officer at the Thuthuzela Care Centre at the Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Hospital in Phoenix, north of Durban. Dr Bagwandeen says intimate partner violence is on the increase in many communities. He says women who are victims of GBV need to know that there are services available to them before its too late...

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2:57

#PODCAST: As the #Kashmir blackout enters its 11TH...

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2019/08/16

A communications blackout in Kashmir entered its 11th day today with other curbs also in place on the revolt-torn region. The authorities for the first time conceded using deadly force to quell protests, but blamed the international media for stoking unrest against the state's break-up into two. Rana Senn reports...

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3:07

#PODCAST: ANALYSIS: Could the use of anti-depressants...

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2019/08/16

By Newsbreak Producer Matthew Veeran - A link has been made between the use of anti-depressants and acts of violence, suicide and abuse. Yesterday, United States President Donald Trump said that those responsible for recent mass shootings in the country were mentally ill. Studies have since found that those who commit such acts, were on an antidepressant or withdrawing from one. Speaking to Newsbreak on the topic, Anti-drug campaigner - Allan Wohrnitz says many cases show that there is a clear

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1:33

#PODCAST: 23-year-old caregiver arrested and charged...

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2019/08/16

By Newsbreak Producer Shanell Daniel - A caregiver has been arrested and charged for the attempted murder of a three-month-old baby girl. Police spokesperson in KwaZulu-Natal, Lieutenent Colonel Thulani Zwane, says the baby's mother had left her in the care of the 23-year-old woman at the Umlazi area, south-west of Durban, while she was at work on Wednesday. Upon her return she found that the baby had been allegedly assaulted. Zwane says a case of attempted murder has been opened and the caregiver

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0:32

#PROMO - #NewsbreakTalk brings you the Kings of...

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2019/08/15

Stories that were spoken of in hushed tones in homes and corridors have now come out in the open. Give your views a voice and let us know what you think of the series on the Kings of Durban by Deepak Panday

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2:03

#PODCAST - Court hears of suspicious injuries on...

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2019/08/15

by Newsbreak Producer, Shanell Daniel - Gruesome details of the Phoenix triple murder trial are being revealed at the Durban High Court today - with Warrant Officer Kumeresan Pillay, the investigating officer in the matter, taking to the stand. SABC News Reporter, Prabashini Moodley, is at court today - and she says Warrant Officer Pillay has told the court of injuries the accused had when he was arrested. Photographs of these injuries have been presented to the court. Forty-six-year-old Collin

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4:47

#PODCAST - Mixed reaction as India celebrates 73rd...

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2019/08/15

by Newsbreak Producer, Tashlan Naidoo - India is celebrating its 73rd Independence Day, today. This, amid worldwide controversy on social media, to its withdrawal of Article 370 - effectively stripping Kashmir of its special status. Article 370 acknowledges the special status of the state of Jammu and Kashmir in terms of autonomy and its ability to formulate laws for the state's permanent residents. Effectively, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's right wing Hindu government has split Kashmir in

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2:37

#PODCAST - CASAC says Public Protector should...

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2019/08/15

The Council for the Advancement of the South African Constitution (CASAC) has welcomed the judgement by the Pretoria High Court that has ruled that The Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane should pay seven-point-five per cent of the costs in her personal capacity relating to her Vrede dairy farm report which was previously set aside as unconstitutional. The court has ordered that Mkhwebane's office should pay 85 per cent of the cost in the case. CASAC and the Democratic Alliance approached the High

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2:20

#PODCAST: Former Soroptomist International President...

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2019/08/15

By Newsbreak Executive Producer Salma Patel - Now, to focus on Women's Month: Being a Mum to two teenage boys AND a volunteer for a charity organisation is a tough call. But, Saijal Bandulal managed this with ease. She is the former President of the Durban chapter of Soroptomist International - a worldwide volunteer organisation for women who work for peace and in particular, to improve the lives of women and girls. Bandulal explains what "Soroptomist" which is based on two Latin terms - actually

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3:03

#PODCAST: Kruger National Park step up its employee...

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2019/08/15

By Newsbreak Producer Tashlan Naidoo - The Kruger National Park in north-eastern South Africa has stepped up screenings of its employees following the arrest of 15 workers for poaching over the past year. While 366 alleged rhino poachers were arrested in the Park since the start of last year, 472 white rhinos were poached in the park between April 2018, and July 2019. During the same period, 32 black rhinos were poached in the Kruger and three at Pilanesberg in the North West Province. This was

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3:15

#PODCAST: We take a look at the rise of kidnapping...

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2019/08/15

By Newsbreak Producer Taliesha Naidoo - High-profile kidnappings have been making headlines in South Africa. This year alone, a number of businessmen and women have been kidnapped for ransom. Some of the victims have returned home while the whereabouts of others - like missing Durban businesswoman, Sandra Moonsamy - remain unknown. Newsbreak spoke to criminologist - Yasmin Baccus about the rise in incidents of kidnapping's in the country. Baccus says there are huge kidnapping syndicates that monitor

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1:55

#PODCAST: More evidence emerges in the trial of Colin...

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2019/08/15

Sharlion Pillay, who worked with the slain Jane Govindsamy told the Durban High Court that Jane brought the accused, Colin Pillay to a staff function and introduced him as her husband. 46-year-old Collin Pillay is accused of killing his married lover - Jane and her two daughters, Denisha and Rackelle, in September last year. All the three bodies were discovered by Govindasamy's husband - Sagren - in their Phoenix flat north of Durban. Prabashini Moodley reports as the trial continues...

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2:18

#PODCAST: India mark its 73rd Independence Day as...

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2019/08/15

India will soon kick off celebrations to mark its 73rd year of freedom from British colonial rule. A rainbow of the national tricolour fluttered across the nation even as the world's biggest democracy appeared tense over Kashmir which remains under a military lockdown - with its local leaders in detention. Rana Senn reports...

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2:29

#PODCAST: The eThekwini Municipality say it has about...

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2019/08/15

By Newsbreak Producer Cebisile Mkhize - The eThekwini Municipality is facing a grave situation as it deals with a shortage of burial space. The municipality says it is has about six-months until all its burial sites are full to capacity. Thembinkosi Ngcobo - eThekwini Municipality head of Parks, Recreation and Culture, says although the city has identified land for burial sites, they cannot afford it. Ngcobo says if land sales do go ahead, the earliest a new cemetery would be ready is at the

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52:14

#PODCAST - Newsbreak Talk with Taliesha Naidoo -...

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2019/08/14

Newsbreak Host Taliesha Naidoo speaks to Sam Pillay of the Anti Drug Forum about how drugs and substance abuse is becoming a family business.

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#PODCAST - Newsbreak Talk with Hoosen Ebrahim - Gun...

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2019/08/14

Newsbreak Talk host, Hoosen Ebrahim, talks about Gun Safety and the effects of leaving your guns lying around in front of children. Sociologist, Dr Sheetal Bhoola, talks about family and gun safety

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51:17

#PODCAST - Newsbreak Talk with Rachel Vadi - Mandela...

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2019/08/14

Host, Rachel Vadi brings us this talk show on Mandela Day 2019. Assisted by Shanell Daniel.

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50:39

#PODCAST - Newsbreak Talk with Rachel Vadi - Top...

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2019/08/14

Rachel Vadi brings us the top stories of the week

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