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#PODCAST: Snake expert Jason Arnold explains how a...

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2019/05/20

By Newsbreak Producer Hoosen Ebrahim - As the winter season approaches with temperatures dropping and days getting shorter, Snake experts in the port of Durban have warned against an increase in snake activity during this time. The cooler temperatures makes it harder for snakes to warm up and get energy, which means that several snake species feed in order to accommodate for their slow movement. Durban based snake expert - Jason Arnold told Newsbreak that the spike at this time of the year is

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#PODCAST: KZN Sharks Board confirm sighting of...

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2019/05/20

By Newsbreak Producer Hoosen Ebrahim - Sardine sightings have been reported off the Eastern Cape. The KwaZulu-Natal Sharks Board is anticipating a successful annual migration run which usually occurs in the coming weeks. The board's acting head of operations - Greg Thompson says his team will be jetting off from as early as next week in a bid to monitor sardine activity and patterns along the coastline. Thompson says that the recent inclement weather experienced in KwaZulu-Natal could positively

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2:06

#PODCAST: New Carbon Tax Bill set to raise the price...

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2019/05/20

By Newsbreak Producer Hoosen Ebrahim - The Automobile Association (AA) says that the latest price data from the Central Energy Fund shows an unstable fuel price picture and another possible fuel hike next month. The AA has also warned consumers that the forthcoming Carbon Tax - due for introduction on the 5th of next month - will add an additional nine cents a litre to the petrol price, and ten cents to the diesel price. Hoosen caught up with Automobile Association spokesperson, Layton Beard and

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2:58

#PODCAST: More calls praising Mahatma Gandhi's...

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2019/05/20

India's marathon and perhaps most toxic national election ended Sunday with disturbing voices praising Mahatma Gandhi's assassin. The dark calls came from Prime Minister Narendra Modi's regime - which fielded hundreds of criminals on trial including a terror suspect. Our South Asian Correspondent Rana Senn reports...

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3:43

#PODCAST: Activists speak out on International Day...

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2019/05/17

By Newsbreak Mfundo Mthembu - Today marks International Day against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia. This day aims at coordinating international events that raise awareness of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer or Questioning, and Intersex (LGBTQI) rights. Executive Director at the Gay and Lesbian Memory in Action (GALA) Archives, Keval Harie says gay rights should at all times be preserved....

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#PODCAST: Final farewell for young cancer champion -...

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2019/05/17

By Newsbreak Producer Taliesha Naidoo - Tributes are pouring in on social media for a five-year-old girl, who lost her battle to cancer. Shanaya Govender from Johannessburg had been diagnosed with a rare form of cancer called - Ewing sarcoma. Her left arm was amputated a year ago. Yesterday morning, the little girl took her last breath. Shanaya is survived by her parents, Kesavan and Lee-Ann, and her brother Vikeshlyn - who have been instrumental in Shanaya's determination to fight cancer. Childhood

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#PODCAST: Political Analyst says youngest and oldest...

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2019/05/17

By Newsbreak Producer Shanell Daniel - A list of 400 elected Member's of Parliament and 430 elected MPLs has been handed over by the Electoral Commission of South Africa to the the Chief Justice, Mogoeng Mogoeng. The oldest member on the list for KwaZulu-Natal is leader of the Inkatha Freedom Party, Dr Mangosothu Buthelezi. He is 90 years old. It's not only the oldest member that's making headlines but also the youngest. Democratic Alliance MP, Sibongiseni Ngcobo is just 23 years old. Political

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#PODCAST: Scores march to Durban ANC offices in...

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2019/05/17

By Newsbreak Producers Taliesha Naidoo and Shanell Daniel - Scores of people are marching to the African National Congress offices in Durban in support of eThekwini Municipal Mayor, Zandile Gumede. Gumede and two other suspects, councillor Mondli Mthembu and service provider Craig Ponnan, appeared in the Durban Commercial Crimes Court on Tuesday facing charges of fraud, racketeering and corruption over a 208 million Rand Durban Solid Waste tender. They were granted bail of 50-thousand-rand each. Our

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2:45

#PODCAST: Capitalist Party of South Africa (ZACP)...

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2019/05/17

By Newsbreak Producer Tashlan Naidoo - The Capitalist Party of South Africa (ZACP) is extremely pleased with the almost 16,000 votes garnered at this year's general election - being only six weeks old at the time. The purple cow party finished in 20th place out of 48 parties on the national ballot with 0.09% of the vote, beating several parties that have been on the ballot since 1994. Chairperson of the ZACP, Kanthan Pillay says that even though the ZACP did not get a seat in Parliament, this is

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#PODCAST: Anti-Drug Forum (ADF) Director Sam Pillay...

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2019/05/17

By Newsbreak Producer Magashini Mottian - Substance abuse compounded by poverty and tough economic times are affecting families living at Chatsworth, south of Durban. Sam Pillay Director of the Anti-Drug Forum (ADF) says residents are left penniless...

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#PODCAST: Eyewitness emerges to SUPPORT the testimony...

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2019/05/17

An eyewitness, who has testified in the culpable homicide trial of Duduzane Zuma, has corroborated Zuma's testimony. He's told the Randburg Magistrates Court that Zuma was not speeding on the night of the crash. Former President Jacob Zuma's son is facing one count of culpable homicide and another of reckless and negligent driving. He was initially charged with two counts of culpable homicide, however the second count was withdrawn when the trial commenced in March. Duduzane's vehicle crashed into a

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2:44

#PODCAST: South African football fraternity mourn the...

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2019/05/17

By Newsbreak Producer Tashlan Naidoo - The football fraternity is in mourning following the passing of Boya Chetty - the former President and PRO of Port Elizabeth-based club Shamroc FC. The decorated football administrator passed away earlier this week after battling ill health for years. PRO of the Northern Area Football Association (NAFA) in the Nelson Mandela Bay - Valentine Brink said the late Chetty, who was also a prominent businessman, was a football person through and through. Brink adds

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#PODCAST: ANC SLAMMED for naming only two women in...

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2019/05/17

By Newsbreak Producer Hoosen Ebrahim - The Commission for Gender Equality is disappointed with the African National Congress (ANC) and its appointment of fewer women in the party's list of premier candidates. The ruling party announced its premier candidates for seven provinces - with five male candidates and only two females - Sisi Ntombela and Refilwe Mtsweni. The commission has lashed out at the ANC for flouting its internal processes by overlooking women for senior positions. Spokesperson Javu

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#PODCAST: Prosecution grills Duduzane Zuma in...

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2019/05/16

By Newsbreak Producer Taliesha Naidoo - The culpable homicide trial of Duduzane Zuma is back at the Randburg Magistrates Court, north of Johanesburg. Former President Jacob Zuma's son is facing one count of culpable homicide and another of reckless and negligent driving. He was initially charged with two counts of culpable homicide, however the second count was withdrawn when the trial commenced in March. Duduzane's vehicle crashed into a minibus taxi on the M1 highway in January 2014, resulting in

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#PODCAST: Military veterans demand justice for slain...

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2019/05/16

By Newsbreak Producer Mfundo Mthembu - Military veterans are demanding justice after murder of a former South African National Defence Force (SANDF) officer. Seelan Pillay, aged 46, had allegedly been doused with petrol and set alight on Friday in Phoenix, north of Durban. He later died at hospital on Sunday due to the extent of his injuries. It's believed Pillay was killed for allegedly stealing equipment. However, his comrade member from the South African Indian Legion of Military Veterans says

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#PODCAST: Political analyst Dr. Imraan Baccus says...

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2019/05/16

By Newsbreak Producer Shanell Daniel - The arrest of eThekwini Municipal Mayor Zandile Gumede is a devastation to the states delivery of services. This is according to Political Analyst, Dr Imraan Buccus. Gumede and two other suspects, councillor Mondli Mthembu and service provider Craig Ponnan, appeared in the Durban Commercial Crimes Court on Tuesday facing charges of fraud, racketeering and corruption over a 208 million Rand Durban Solid Waist tender. They were granted bail of 50-thousand-rand

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#PODCAST: Economist Dawie Roodt discusses the...

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2019/05/16

By Newsbreak Producer Hoosen Ebrahim - The unemployment rate in the first quarter of 2019 stands at 27-point-6 percent up by 0,5 percentage point. Economists have cited the massive job losses in the manufacturing and mining sectors as a major contributor to the rising unemployment rate. Load shedding has also had a negative impact on the country's biggest employers. chief economist at the Efficient Group - Dawie Roodt explains the factors that are contributing towards the unemployment rate

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#PODCAST: Tiso Blackstar SHUTDOWN: should the media...

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2019/05/16

By Newsbreak Producer Magashini Mottian - The Tiso Blackstar Group has announced that its tabloid newspaper Sunday World will be shutting down. The group will also embark on retrenchments across a range of its publications including the Sowetan, The Herald and the Daily Dispatch. The South African National Editors' Forum (SANEF) says it's troubled by the closure of these publications. SANEF chairperson Mahlatse Mahlase says this is an indication that there is a bigger crisis in the media

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#PODCAST: New YouTube doccie looks to save the...

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2019/05/16

By Newsbreak Producer Taliesha Naidoo - The African Pangolin is the most trafficked mammal on earth. To help save the species, a ground-breaking documentary titled - "Eye of the Pangolin" will premiere YouTube tomorrow to coincide with Endangered Species Day. Toby Jermyn, director of Pangolin.Africa - an NPO dedicated to the conservation of African Pangolins, says the organisation is taking a unique approach in order to save the species...

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#PODCAST: "Mind Body Spirit Wellbeing Festival"...

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2019/05/16

By Newsbreak Producer Rachel Vadi - Becoming more spiritually conscious in an age of technology is just one of the many reasons the "Mind Body Spirit Wellbeing Festival" is being held over the next few days at the Wavehouse in the Gateway Theatre of Shopping, north of Durban. Speaking at the media launch, the Consul General of India in Durban, Anish Rajan says the festival will allow people to reconnect with each other on a physical and spiritual level and not just through social media. He says it

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