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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: Local dance organisation encourages...

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2018/12/04

By Newsbreak Producer Taliesha Naidoo - Children in South Africa spend more than three hours a day looking at digital monitors. That's according to a 2018 Healthy Active Kids South Africa report from the University of Cape Town's Sports Science Institute of South Africa. Durban dance organisation “The City Celebration Charitable Trust” (CCCT) says parents should avoid allowing their children spend so much of time in front of technological devices. CCCT uses dance and creativity to positively impact

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2:10

#PODCAST: Load shedding issues stem from technical...

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2018/12/04

By Newsbreak Producer Hoosen Ebrahim - Eskom has announced Stage 2 load shedding for today, going into the rest of the week and even the festive period. This is due to technical problems at its coal fire power stations. The power utility has also cited low levels of water and diesel at its facilities in the Western Cape and KwaZulu-Natal as another factor that led to the rotational load shedding throughout the country. Eskom Deputy Spokesperson Dikatso Mothae...

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1:54

#PODCAST: Nation waits with bated breath as President...

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2018/12/04

By Newsbreak Producer Hoosen Ebrahim - President Cyril Ramaphosa is TODAY expected to name the new National Director of Public Prosecutions (NDPP) at the Union Buildings. This follows public interviews of five nominees shortlisted by an advisory panel chaired by Energy Minister, Jeff Radebe. The nominees to head up the NDPP are Advocates Shamina Batohi, Siyabulela Mapoma, Simphiwe Mlotswa, Rodney de Kock and Andrea Johnson. Executive Secretary of the Council for the Advancement of the South African

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2:29

#PODCAST: Motorists rejoice as the Department of...

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2018/12/03

By Newsbreak Producer Tashlan Naidoo - Motorists are in for an early Christmas gift following the Department of Energy announcing that both 93 and 95 grades of petrol will decrease by one-rand-84 per litre on Wednesday. Diesel will decrease by between one-rand-45 and one-rand-47, while illuminating paraffin decreases by 78 cents. Economist Professor Dilip Garach says this decrease will also make a positive impact on inflation...

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2:21

#PODCAST: Patricia de Lille's new "Good Movement" set...

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2018/12/03

Former City of Cape Town mayor, Patricia de Lille, has unveiled the name of her new political party. "The Good Movement" is set to contest the 2019 elections in all provinces. de Lille announced this during a press conference, in Houghton in Johannesburg. Mbali Thethani reports...

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2:13

#PODCAST: GRAPHIC CONTENT: Another body found near an...

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2018/12/03

By Newsbreak Producer Rachel Vadi - The body of yet another person found near an alleged drug den at Phoenix, north of Durban, has raised the alarm in the community. This is according to Phoenix Crisis Centre Chairperson, Moulana Mohamed Tariq. He says the number of bodies found in the precincts of Phoenix recently is of grave concern and residents are beginning to question their safety. Tariq says people are concerned that such suspects are living among them...

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3:31

#PODCAST: Portfolio Committee on Police intervene as...

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2018/12/03

By Newsbreak Producer Matthew Veeran - A surge in gang-related shootings and incidents of violence has engulfed the northern areas of Port Elizabeth in the Eastern Cape. The Portfolio Committee on Police has decided to visit the areas following calls from the community for a parliamentary intervention. Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Police, Mr Francois Beukman, joined Newsbreak this morning...

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5:31

#PODCAST: Newsbreak profiles popular Durban...

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2018/12/03

By Newsbreak Producer Tashlan Naidoo - In this week's Newsbreak Legends Feature we speak to Doctor Sanil Duleep Singh, a Durban-based veterinarian who has dedicated his life to nature conservation and animal welfare work. Dr Singh is a trustee of the Mitchell Park Trust - the custodian body for all educational and conservational programmes and activities that take place at the Mitchell and Jameson Park. In this exclusive, Dr Singh speaks about his stories career...

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2:59

#PODCAST: South Africa along with 179 nations meet to...

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2018/12/03

By Newsbreak Producer Hoosen Ebrahim - 180 governments, including South Africa, met at the recent Global Tobacco Treaty negotiations that mandated a research study on new tobacco products, including heat-not-burn products - which pose a threat to public health, particularly to children. This as the world's biggest tobacco company launched the IQOS (I Quit Ordinary Smoking) alternative to tobacco smoking in South Africa. Newsbreak caught up with Deputy Regional Director of the International Union

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53:56

#PODCAST: Are physically disabled people are more...

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2018/12/03

By Newsbreak Producer Taliesha Naidoo - People with disabilities are vulnerable to various forms of abuse. They are rarely taught their human and civil rights. Newbreak Talk on Sunday took the conversation forward and posed the question, are physically disabled people more vulnerable than others in society?

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53:55

#PODCAST: Newsbreak Talk unpacks the 30th anniversary...

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2018/12/03

By Newsbreak Producer Taliesha Naidoo - The 1st of December marks the 30th anniversary of World AIDS Day. This Saturday's edition of Newsbreak Talk welcomed AIDS researchers from varous walks of life, who discusssed how to live POSITIVELY with HIV/AIDS...

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2:33

#PODCAST: Child protection expert dismisses...

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2018/11/30

By Newsbreak Producer Hoosen Ebrahim - Cape Town-based child protection expert - Joan van Niekerk says research suggests that the 16 Days of Activism Campaign does not have any positive impact to the country's fight against social ills that have gripped the nation. van Niekerk, who works among numerous non-governmental organisations, assists victims of gender-based violence. She says that government campaigns which are driven by millions of rand could be re-directed into the root causes of the

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3:32

#PODCAST: With World AIDS Day on the horizon, UN data...

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2018/11/30

By Newsbreak Producer Matthew Veeran - According to the latest United Nations AIDS data, more than seven million people are living with HIV in South Africa. About 4.2 million are women and 280,000 are children. The country also has the largest anti-retroviral treatment in the world. More than 90% of the people know their status, but only 61% of them are receiving ARV treatment. Tomorrow the World Health Organisation will join global partners to commemorate World AIDS Day under the theme "Know Your

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2:08

#PODCAST: Police increase patrols and visibility as...

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2018/11/30

By Newsbreak Producer Tashlan Naidoo - Police will be intensifying their presence as the annual matric Rage Festival begins at Umhlanga and Ballito, north of Durban tomorrow. More than 15,000 youth from across South Africa will head to Ballito and Umhlanga for eight days and seven nights of sun, fun, parties and music. Metro Police spokesperson, Senior Superintendent Parboo Sewerpersad says they will team up with private security companies to ensure the safety of party-goers…

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#PODCAST: Civil Union Amendment Bill passed in...

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2018/11/30

By Newsbreak Producer Matthew Veeran - Advocacy groups are brimming with joy as the Civil Union Amendment Bill was passed in Parliament allowing same-sex couples to marry. The bill will force marriage officers from various faiths to officiate same-sex marriages. The issue was highlighted by COPE pointing out that Section 6 of the bill was discriminatory. Legal expert Saber Ahmad Jazbhay took the conversation forward this morning...

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#PODCAST: SANBS embark on a number of blood drives to...

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2018/11/30

By Newsbreak Producer Hoosen Ebrahim - The South African National Blood Service (SANBS) has made a clarion call for people to make a difference as a shortage of blood looms in the country. As the festive season approaches - blood stocks are depleting in KwaZulu-Natal. Due to the shortage, the blood service has planned special blood drive promotions over the festive season until the new year in a bid to encourage donors help save lives. Newsbreak's Hoosen Ebrahim asked SANBS Regional Marketing

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3:02

#PODCAST: Concourt reserves judgement in the case on...

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2018/11/30

By Newsbreak Producer Hoosen Ebrahim - The Constitutional Court has reserved judgment in the case about whether parents should be allowed to spank their children. Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng questioned whether it was possible to overcome the constitutional right to freedom from violence if reasonable and moderate chastisement was not outlawed. Newsbreak's Hoosen Ebrahim asked Life President of the Parent Teacher Organisation Dr. Cyril Naidoo, to elaborate on this contentious issue…

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2:04

#PODCAST: Operation Bobbi Bear appeal to parents to...

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2018/11/29

By Newsbreak's Taliesha Naidoo - Civil society groups and human rights organisations are outraged by the increasing crimes against women and children. Founder of Operation "Bobbi Bear" - Jackie Branfield says parents should be reminded to NOT to leave their children alone, especially when strangers are around...

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2:52

#PODCAST: Former Mineral Resources Minister hits out...

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2018/11/29

Former Mineral Resources Minister Ngoako Ramathlodi has told the commission of inquiry into state capture, that the landing of a Gupta family charted aircraft at Waterkloof Airforce Base, was the last insult to the country. Ramathlodi presented his evidence to the commission taking place in Parktown in Johannesburg. He occupied the position of Mineral Resources before former president Jacob Zuma moved him to Public Service and Administration in September 2015. Mbali Thethani reports…

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2:30

#PODCAST: Dros rape suspect to be sent to a district...

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2018/11/29

Dros rape suspect, Nicholas Ninow's rape case has been postponed to January next year. Ninow will be sent to a district surgeon for mental evaluation as an interim measure, until a bed becomes available for him at the Weskoppies Psychiatric Hospital in Pretoria West. The 22-year old cried during his appearance in the Pretoria Magistrate's Court. He is accused of raping a seven-year old girl in the toilet cubicle at the Dros restaurant, in Silverton. He has been in custody since his arrest, shortly

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