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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 - UKZN strike over - normal academic...

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2019/07/29

by Newsbreak Producer, Tashlan Naidoo - The University of KwaZulu-Natal has confirmed that the academic programme will resume today. This follows an alleged clash between campus security and students during a protest on both the Howard and Westville Campuses last week. Students have been protesting over marks that they are not satisfied with aswell as residential and funding issues. UKZN spokesperson Ashton Bodrick says university management have come to a resolution with the student leadership over

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#PODCAST - Phoenix triple murder trial - Dad leads...

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2019/07/29

by newsbreak Producer, Shanell Daniel - Day one of the trial against the man accused of murdering a Phoenix mother and her two daughters in September last year, is underway at the Durban High Court today. Collin Pillay allegedly killed Jane Govindsamy and her daughters - Denisha and Rackelle - at separate times at their flat at Tasvir Mansions, in Phoenix, north of Durban. It's believed that Pillay and Govindsamy were involved in an extramarital affair since 2009. Pillay faces three counts of murder

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1:33

#PODCAST - Taxi crashes and injuries keep growing -...

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2019/07/29

by Newsbreak Intern, Cebisile Mkhize - More than thirty people have sustained injuries in two separate taxi accidents in Durban. Garrith Jamieson, spokesperson for Rescue Care Paramedics, says 20 people sustained injuries when two taxis collided on the corner of Anton Lembede street and William Road Khuizimphi Shezi Road in Durban, today. In a seperate incident yesterday, 17 people sustained multiple injuries during a head on collision involving a taxi and car on the M13 in Fields Hill, Durban

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2:15

#PODCAST - Analysis - Ministers are not above...

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2019/07/29

by Newsbreak Producer, Hoosen Ebrahim - Economic Freedom Fighters leader Julius Malema over the weekend reiterated that Public Enterprise Minister Pravin Jamnadas Gordhan would go no matter what. Malema was speaking at the party's sixth birthday celebration in Mpumalanga. Malema said once his party pronounced on the fate of an individual, it would follow up until its word was fulfilled. Political analyst - Ongama Mtimka says no politician is above critique provided it comes from a sober and

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1:47

#PODCAST - Vague and nonsensical - PP's report slated...

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2019/07/29

Our SABC News reporter, Maluti Obuseng, attended court proceedings today. He says that the court found that the interdict was vague and nonsensical...

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2:04

#PODCAST - Gordhan vs. Mkhwebane - Round one goes to...

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2019/07/29

Round 1 in Gordhan Vs the Public Protector goes to - Jamnadas Gordhan! "Vague, contradictory and/or nonsensical" - that's how Judge Sulet Potterill has described the Public Protector's report in the High Court Application by Public enterprises Minister Pravin Jamnadas Gordhan. The High Court in Pretoria has suspended the Public Protector's remedial action against Gordhan - pending a judicial review in the SARS Rogue Unit matter. Public Protector, Busisiwe Mkhwebane found that Gordhan's establishment

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#PODCAST - Part 4 KINGS OF DURBAN by Deepak Panday -...

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2019/07/29

by Newsbreak Executive Producer, Salma Patel - And now, its time for the Kings of Durban by Deepak Panday. Newsbreak's Salma Patel spoke to Panday about the Legends of the 1950'S Mafia underworld.......

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#PODCAST - Retired KwaZulu-Natal judge Hilary Squires...

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2019/07/29

by reporter, Dries Liebenberg - Judge Hilary Squires, who found Schabir Shaik guilty of corruption in connection with payments to former president Jacob Zuma, has died. He will be laid to rest on Wednesday. Friends and colleagues remember him as fiercely independent, and someone of great integrity who did not hesitate to speak his mind. Dries Liebenberg reports

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2:11

#PODCAST - Community of Newlands West have vowed to...

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2019/07/29

by Newsbreak producer, Hoosen Ebrahim - The community of Newlands West in Durban have vowed to sweep the streets clean of criminal elements that have gripped the region in recent weeks. This follows an incident last week where an off-duty police officer was shot and injured during a shoot out with two suspects at Dawnwest crescent. In another incident a few days back - a young boy was shot twice in his stomach along Steelcastle road, in what has been described as an attempted hijacking. NEWLANDS

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2:32

#PODCAST - #ColinPillay - Triple murder accused man...

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2019/07/29

by Newsbreak producer, Hoosen Ebrahim - The man accused of murdering a Phoenix mother and her two daughters in September last year would appear in court this morning. Murder accused Colin Pillay has been charged with three counts of murder and theft following the brutal murders of Jane Govindsamy - whose a receptionist, her daughters Denisha and Nikita on the 20th of September 2018. According to the indictments, Pillay is claiming that he had been involved in an extramarital affair with Jane since

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#PODCAST - #NewsbreakTalk - is the drug trade...

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2019/07/28

Newsbreak's Taliesha Naidoo tackles the drug scourge in our community. Her guest on the programme is Anti-Drug Forum Chairperson, Sam Pillay.

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2:33

#PODCAST: Heritage Centre celebrates a hero of the...

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2019/07/26

By Newsbreak Producer, Salma Patel - The 1860 Heritage Centre in Durban will host a dialogue with former Robben Island Prisoner and freedom fighter, Sunny Singh tomorrow. Singh, who was in exile before being arrested by apartheid police, has many stories to share with young South Africans who may face a different set of challenges as the country celebrates 25 years of democracy. Curator of the 1860 Heritage Centre, Selvan Naidoo, says its important to learn from the past to pave the way for the

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#PODCAST: Friends of popular comedian join forces to...

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2019/07/26

By Newsbreak Producer, Shanell Daniel - 'Friends of Neville', a group created in aid of popular radio jockey, Neville Pillay, have joined forces to assist in raising funds for his much-needed organ transplant. Pillay is suffering from the final stages of kidney failure and is now in desperate need for an organ transplant. Pillay's friend - Nichal Sarawan and fellow radio jockey, says some of the biggest names in entertainment are working towards several entertainment fundraisers to assist in saving

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#PODCAST: Roof collapses at Clare Road old age home...

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2019/07/26

By Newsbreak Producer, Rachel Vadi - At a time when the eThekwini Municipality have commissioned the demolishing of dilapidated buildings, the collapse of the roof of an old age home has called into question, the integral structure of old buildings in Durban. According to KwaZulu-Natal Emergency Services spokesperson, Robert Mckenzie, earlier this morning the roof of a dining hall at a old age home on Clare Road in Durban caved in. McKenzie says no residents were injured as that part of the building

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1:05

#PODCAST - Tongaat eyesore and crime den demolished...

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2019/07/26

by Newsbreak Producer, Taliesha Naidoo - The building in which the body of a 23-year-old Tongaat woman was found murdered - has been demolished. The half-naked body of Komell Pillay was found in the abandoned building at Brake Village on July 7th. Pillay failed to return home after she allegedly went to a local nightclub with a female friend. One suspect has been arrested and remains in police custody. He will appear in the Verulam Magistrate's Court on Monday for a formal bail application

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#PODCAST - Popular Dj Neville Pillay gets medical...

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2019/07/26

by Newsbreak Producer, Shanell Daniel - Popular comedian, actor, club and radio DJ Neville Pillay has received a lifeline. He is suffering from the final stages of kidney failure and is in dire need of a kidney transplant. According to his ex wife, Carol, Neville's health is rapidly deteriorating. Fundraising drives have gone viral on social media to help raise funds for an urgent organ transplant. Speaking to Newsbreak, Carol says that every form of assistance is appreciated in order for him to

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2:50

#PODCAST - Anti-Drug Forum holds placard demo to...

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2019/07/26

The Anti-Drug Forum is hosting its annual placard demonstration this morning outside schools in Durban. The main aim of the demonstration is to get learners and their communities to rally together as one in the fight against substance abuse. Newsbreak Producer - Taliesha Naidoo is at Falcon Park Primary School at Kharwastan, south of Durban and she joins us now on the line

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1:26

#PODCAST - Plan your fishing outing this weekend with...

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2019/07/26

Sanjay Ramsarup brings us the latest fishing hotspots

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#PODCAST - Guru Sadha Munien brings you the...

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2019/07/26

Heres an update of the arts and culture happenings in and around the country as you plan your weekend. Here's Guru Sadha Munien

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#PODCAST: KZN Health Department calls for calm after...

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2019/07/25

By Newsbreak Producer, Shanell Daniel - The KwaZulu-Natal Health Department has conveyed its condolences to the family of nine-year-old, Giselle Chetty, from Pietermaritzburg, after she reportedly died of the H1N1 disease. The KZN Health MEC, Nomagugu Simelane-Zulu, confirmed that laborotory results show that there was a positive case of H1N1 in Pietermaritzburg. Simelane says this does not mean there is an outbreak of H1N1, calling for calm in the community...

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