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SABC News and Current Affairs

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#PODCAST: Anti-terrorism lobby group protest outside...

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2019/03/22

by Newsbreak Producer, Hoosen Ebrahim - A local group of foreign nationals and South Africans are expected to take part in a peaceful march calling for an end to violence and terrorism in Kashmir. The group, called the "Pakistan South Africa Association Against Injustice" has organised the march to the Indian Consulate in Durban. Organiser - Muhammed Asif Abassi - says the march hopes to raise awareness about the atrocities in Kashmir .....

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2:49

#PODCAST: Local lobby group charges Public...

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2019/03/22

by Newsbreak Producer, Matthew Veeran - A local lobby group has laid criminal charges against Minister of Public Enterprises Pravin Jamnadas Gordhan for his alleged failure to act, when it comes to the country's power crisis. The group - People Against Load Shedding (PALS) is headed by community activist Visvin Reddy. The charges against Gordhan have been lodged at the Chatsworth Police Station, south of Durban and the group now waits on the Senior Public Prosecutor. An angry Reddy says that the

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2:32

#PODCAST: 34th Annual Gandhi Walk set to take place...

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2019/03/22

by Newsbreak Intern, Mfundo Mthembu - The 34th Annual Gandhi Walk is all set to take place in Lenasia next month. The walk is aimed at creating a fun social platform for nation-building, community and health awareness. The central theme for this year's event is SPORT. Gandhi Walk Committee spokesperson, Mahindra Modi says this event promotes the Gandhian ideals of peace and tolerance ........

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#PODCAST: 6 year old boy fighting for his life after...

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2019/03/22

by Newsbreak Producer, Shanell Daniel - A little six-year-old boy is in a critical condition after allegedly falling out of a sixth floor window of a residential flat in Durban. Paramedics were called out to Dr Pixley Kaseme Street - former West Street - and found the boy lying on the pavement with mulitiple critical injuries. Rescue Care Paramedic spokesperson, Garrith Jamieson, says police investigations are underway...

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2:53

#PODCAST: Our Election Debate Roadshow continues......

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2019/03/22

By Newsbreak Producer Taliesha Naidoo - Newsbreak's Election Debate Roadshow has hit the ground running as the team jets off to Port Elizabeth for another instalment of robust discussions this weekend. The election debate will take place at the KGM Centre at Mountview Drive in Malabar on Saturday at 1pm. Newsbreak Talk host - Taresh Harreparshad says the debates are proving to be a success in helping communities engage on key issues in their areas, ahead of the May eighth polls...

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2:57

#PODCAST: Media industry expert, Mary Papayya...

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2019/03/22

By Newsbreak Producer Taliesha Naidoo - Media industry expert, Mary Papayya is amongst eight names recommended to serve on the SABC board. The National Assembly has sent the names of the candidates to President Cyril Ramaphosa, who will take the final decision to appoint the eight non-executive SABC board members. The recommended candidates include: Marcia Socikwa, Mamodupi Mohlala-Mulaudzi, Professor Saths Cooper, Jasmina Patel, Bernedette Muthien, Benjamin Lekalakala and David Maimela. Papayya

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3:25

#PODCAST: Former member Maggie Govender speaks fondly...

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2019/03/22

By Newsbreak Producers Hoosen Ebrahim and Shanell Daniel - The 125th Anniversary of the Natal Indian Congress (NIC) will be commemorated tomorrow at the Durban City Hall. Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan, who was part of the NIC, is expected to be the keynote speaker at the event. The NIC was one of the first Indian Congresses to be formed. It was established in 1894 by peace icon, Mahatma Gandhi, to fight discrimination against Indian traders in KwaZulu-Natal. MEC for Human Settlements

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2:44

#PODCAST: India's government attempt to rescue "Jet...

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2019/03/22

Indian national banks are under pressure to rescue privately-owned "Jet Airways" which owes more than a billion dollars to lenders. Its collapse could lead to thousands of job losses and government is fearful of a backlash as unemployment is at the heart of the national elections - set to begin in April. Rana Senn reports...

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2:21

#PODCAST: Bust of struggle activist Valliamma...

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2019/03/21

by Newsbreak Producer, Taliesha Naidoo - The bust of struggle activist, Valliamma Muniswami Moodliar, will be reinstalled at Rose Park in Lenasia, Johannesburg, this weekend. This after the bust was stolen in November last year. The launch of the Valliamma Social Justic Interim Committee will also take place on Saturday afternoon. Former President of the Tamil Federation of Gauteng Nadas Nad Pillay explains...

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3:03

#PODCAST: #Eskom rolling blackouts the worst ever...

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2019/03/21

by Newsbreak Producer, Taliesha Naidoo - There is little to no action plan by Eskom and the government to deal with the current load shedding crisis. That's according to energy expert - Chris Yelland. The country has been enduring severe stage four load shedding by Eskom for several days now. This led to Public Enterprise minister, Pravin Gordhan along with Eskom Board chairperson, Jabu Mabuza addressing the media in Rosebank, north of Johannesburg yesterday on rolling blackouts. Yelland says the

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#PODCAST: Chatsworth attorney found dead with gunshot...

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2019/03/21

by Newsbreak Producer, Mfundo Mthembu - A well-known attorney has allegedly committed suicide at his practice on Florence Nightingale Road at Westcliff in Chatsworth, south of Durban. The attorney, identified as Vijay Sivakumoor, was found by paramedics with a gunshot wound to the chest. Sivakumoor, believed to be in his late 40's, represented the mother and grandmother of baby Jamie Faith Naidoo - who was brutally murdered in November 2014. He also represented Matthew Naidoo in the high-profile

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2:37

#PODCAST: Study finds that C-Section related deaths...

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2019/03/21

by Newsbreak Producer, Taliesha Naidoo - Maternal mortality rate following a c-section in Africa is 50 times higher than that of high income countries. That's according to a study on the maternal and neonatal outcomes after caesarean deliveries. The study included over 3500 mothers and was conducted in 183 hospitals across 22 African countries. 40% of the hospitals are in South Africa and of those, a total of 14 are situated in the province of KwaZulu-Natal. Dr David Bishop is a specialist

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2:32

#PODCAST: #AARTO Bill huge cause for concern says AA

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2019/03/21

by Newsbreak Producer, Shanell Daniel - The Automobile Association (AA) says the Administrative Adjudication of Road Traffic Offences (Aarto) Bill is a huge cause for concern. The bill was passed by the National Assembly earlier this month. The bill, which is includes a demerit system for drivers, was sent to President Cyril Ramaphosa to be signed into law. AA spokesperson - Layton Beard, says the AA is in favour of a demerit system for drivers BUTthe provisions around demerit points appear to be

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1:51

#PODCAST: Three people killed execution-style in...

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2019/03/21

By Newsbreak Producer Taliesha Naidoo - Three people have been killed while a fourth person is in a critical condition after being shot execution-style at Walmer in Port Elizabeth. The victims were found in a field, next to a gravel road by police officers who were patrolling at Yoyo Street in the Walmer location on Tuesday night. The provincial police spokesperson - Captain Sandra Janse van Rensburg says the motive for the killings are unknown and police have ruled out robbery as a motive...

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3:48

#PODCAST: Judge Thumba Pillay looks back at 25 years...

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2019/03/21

By Newsbreak Producer Tashlan Naidoo - Today is an extra special year to mark Human Rights Day as it coincides with 25 years of democracy in South Africa, but the question remains: has over two decades of democracy improved in fulfilling the rights of all? Former High Court and Electoral Court Judge, Thumba Pillay believes that corruption is the prime reason for our incomplete transformation and should not be blamed on the wounds of our troubled past. After 25 years of democracy, South African

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3:45

#PODCAST: Oceanographic Research Institute (ORI)...

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2019/03/21

By Newsbreak Producer Matthew Veeran - In an attempt to preserve the country's marine biology, Durban's Oceanographic Research Institute (ORI) have completed a four day expedition to Sodwana Bay. ORI, located at Ushaka Marine World have embarked on such trips for the past 17 years, gathering information about endangered species and comparing catch-rates within the no-take sanctuary areas of the St Lucia Marine Reserve to that of exploited areas nearby. During the four day trip, ORI managed to tag an

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#PODCAST: Decorex 2019 takes Durban by storm - looks...

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2019/03/21

By Newsbreak Producer Tashlan Naidoo - The term "less Is more" is being incorporated more often by home and interior designers as a way of going back to their roots in trying to keep the things that are most meaningful to them. That's according to Portfolio Director at Reed Exhibitions - Sian Cullingworth, ahead of Decorex 2019 - South Africa's pre-eminent décor, design and lifestyle exhibition. The exhibition will be in Durban from today until Sunday, then moving to Johannesburg from the 1st to 5th

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2:21

#PODCAST: We speak exclusively to New Zealand...

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2019/03/20

By Newsbreak Producer Shanell Daniel - New Zealand resident, Daphne Swart, says the community is still battling to come to terms with the deaths of those killed in mass shootings at Christchurch on Friday. Swart was speaking to Newsbreak in an exclusive interview as plans for the burials of those killed are underway. Fifty people were killed when a lone gunman opened fire inside two mosques in Christchurch. The gunman has been identified as 28-year-old Australian, Brenton Tarrant. He has been

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#PODCAST: Elderly women injured after a car veers off...

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2019/03/20

By Newsbreak Producer Mfundo Mthembu - A 68-year-old woman sustained minor injuries after a car allegedly steered down an embankment and onto an awning at her home in Verulam, north of Durban yesterday. The woman was rushed to Umhlanga Hospital for medical attention. Spokesperson for private security company Reaction Unit of South Africa, Prem Balram says the woman is believed to have blacked out due to her lower sugar levels...

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#PODCAST: Over 2,000 KZN fisherfolk recieve permits...

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2019/03/20

More than 2,000 fishermen and women who were handed fishing permits in Mandeni, northern KwaZulu-Natal, will now be able to fish freely and earn a living legally. Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries - Senzeni Zokwana handed over certificates to the fisher-folk from KZN communities who will now be allocated fishing rights for fifteen years. Prabashini Moodley reports...

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