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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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#ICYMI - Nelson Mandela Foundation release archived...

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2018/09/27

South Africans and the International community will now have access to the archive audio material from the 1964 Rivonia Trial. The Nelson Mandela Foundation has officially released the audio material in Johannesburg last night. The audio archive extracts which have been compiled with help from the National Audio Visual Institute in France include the voices of Madiba, Ahmed Kathrada, Walter Sisulu and other struggle stalwarts. Abongile Dumako has more...

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#ICYMI - Tibetan Monks visit South Africa to promote...

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2018/09/27

By Tashlan Naidoo - A group of four Tibetan monks are touring South Africa on a mission to promote peace, compassion and well-being. Called "Thank You South Africa" - the event is organised by the South African Tibet community. The Monks are now at Simon's Town Museum in Cape Town, then at the Wits Origins Centre in Johannesburg next week and finally to Durban at the Denis Hurley Centre. Tibetan Monk, Geshe Lobsang Dhondup says through the art of meditation and prayer the world may be rid of many

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2:44

#ICYMI - Cryo-genetics could help re-establish the...

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2018/09/27

By Newsbreak Producer Tashlan Naidoo - The Institute of Rhino Cyrogenetics is in the process of re-establishing the northern white rhino population - of which there are only two females left in the world. According to the Department of Environmental Affairs over five-hundred rhino were poached for their horns in South Africa in the first eight months of 2018. KwaZulu-Natal is the host of one cryovault - that is a bank that stores rhino sperm and ovaries frozen in liquid nitrogen. Chairperson for the

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1:28

#ICYMI - KwaZulu-Natal police lauded for swift arrest...

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2018/09/27

By Newsbreak Producer Tashlan Naidoo - The portfolio committee on police believes the retention and transfer of forensic and investigative skills amongst police is essential in tackling and eradicating crime in South Africa. This follows the committee commending KwaZulu-Natal police on the swift arrest of a suspect linked to the triple murder - in which a mother and two daughters were killed in their home on Friday at phoenix north of Durban. Chairperson of the portfolio committee on police Francois

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3:54

#ICYMI - Police: Motorists can be FINED for stopping...

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2018/09/26

By Newsbreak Producer Taliesha Naidoo - Meanwhile, Metro Police Spokesperson Senior Superintendent Parbhoo Sewpersad says motorists can be fined if they stop on a busy road or contravene traffic by-laws to give beggars money...

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2:06

#ICYMI - EXCLUSIVE: Motorists fed up with begging on...

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2018/09/26

By Newsbreak Producer Taliesha Naidoo - Begging on the streets of Durban is spiralling out of control. Frustrated motorists say the increase of beggars at busy intersections is a serious concern. Newsbreak has been receiving complaints about the increase of beggars, particularly in the Durban Central Business District (CBD). Taliesha Naidoo took to the streets of the city to canvass the views of road users...

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2:47

#ICYMI - Raashida Khan picks up Minara's "Aziz Hassim...

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2018/09/26

By Newsbreak Producer Tashlan Naidoo - Durban-born author Raashida Khan, has scooped the Minara Aziz Hassim Literary Award Debut Prize for her novel - The Mirror Cracked. Khan's book which was one of the prizes on Newsbreak last week - tells the story of a South African woman who's almost perfect life is shattered when she discovers her husband is having an extra-marital affair. The book also features universal themes inter-mingled with local flavour and heritage. Khan told Newsbreak she is thrilled

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3:19

#ICYMI - Police scrutinise dagga judgement as South...

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2018/09/26

By Newsbreak Producer Matthew Veeran - The South African Police Service (SAPS) have urged the public to closely study the recent landmark dagga judgement if they intend on using or transporting the drug. The Constitutional Court has decriminalised dagga for private use, but hasn't specified any quantities. To enact this judgment, Parliament must amend the Drugs and Drug Trafficking Act of 1992 and the Medicines and Related Substances Control Act of 1965 within two years. The public will again have

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2:30

#ICYMI - Fashionistas flock to Durban for next week's...

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2018/09/26

By Newsbreak Producer Hoosen Ebrahim - Fashion designers from around the country have been encouraged to participate in the Africa Fashion Exchange 2018 which would take place in Durban from Thursday next week. This is part of the KwaZulu-Natal Fashion Council's mission to revive the fashion and textile industry in the province. Designers will be given a platform to showcase their most exquisite fashion from high-end designers. The three-day event brings together designers, fashion houses, buyers,

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3:39

#ICYMI - "Facebook Community Leadership Program" to...

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2018/09/26

By Newsbreak Producer Tashlan Naidoo - Three South Africans have been selected to be part of the Facebook Community Leadership Program. Each participant will receive up to R50,000 each for their community initiatives. The program aims to empower people with the tools, support and funding to advance their causes and build their communities. Only 11 people out of the 116 participants worldwide hail from Africa. In this week's Techno Touch, 32-year old Lusanda Magwape of South Africa explains how she

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3:10

#ICYMI - Verulam Family Court postpone bail...

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2018/09/26

By Newsbreak Producer Taliesha Niadoo - The Verulam Family Court has postponed the bail application of the Phoenix triple murder accused to next month. 45-year-old Colin Pillay made his first appearance for the murders of 44-year-old Janelle Govindasamy and her daughters, Rackelle and Denisha. The state has told the court that it intends to oppose bail. The bodies of Govindasamy and her children were found on Friday, in their flat at Phoenix, north of Durban. This report by Minoshini Pillay is

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1:53

#ICYMI - With school holidays on the way, NSRI warn...

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2018/09/25

By Newsbreak Producer Hoosen Ebrahim - As the school third term holidays begin this week, the National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) has urged bathers on public beaches to be cautious of full moon tides which bring along heavy rip currents and abnormal high tides. This after a 49-year-old woman drowned at Margate beach on the south coast of KwaZulu-Natal at the weekend. She was found floating at the Margate pier. NSRI Spokesperson Craig Lambinon explains the unusual sea pattern at this time of the

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1:20

#ICYMI: BREAKING: President Ramaphosa declares...

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2018/09/25

By Newsbreak Executive Producer Salma Patel - President Cyril Ramaphosa has declared an official funeral for Environmental Affairs Minister Edna Molewa who passed away on Saturday. Molewa was 61 years old...

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2:49

#ICYMI - This Eye Care Awareness Month we find out...

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2018/09/25

By Newsbreak Producer Tashlan Naidoo - This week is Eye Care Awareness Month. 75% of all cases of blindness is avoidable either through prevention or treatment. According to Durban-based optometrist Kasturie Chetty, one of the leading causes of blindness is diabetic retinopathy, also known as diabetic eye disease - a medical condition in which damage occurs to the retina due to diabetes. In this week's Medical Monitor, Chetty explains why it is important to get your eyes tested at least once per

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3:06

#ICYMI - St Aiden's graduate and top Dubai nurse aims...

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2018/09/25

By Newsbreak Executive Producer Salma Patel - Durban's first male Indian-origin nurse to graduate from St. Aiden's Hospital with top marks - plans to put Chatsworth on the map. Vincent Madaray, The Unit Manager at Sheikh Khalifa Medical City at Abu Dhabi in Dubai, is one of the speakers at The International Council of Nurses (ICN) conference which kicks off today. The ICN is a federation of more than 130 national nurses associations, representing the more than 20 million nurses worldwide. Madaray,

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1:46

#ICYMI - Triple murder accused Phoenix man to appear...

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2018/09/25

By Newsbreak Producer Hoosen Ebrahim - The 45-year-old man arrested for the brutal triple murder of a mother and her two daughters at Phoenix north of Durban‚ will appear in the Verulam Magistrate's Court today. The bodies of 44-year-old Janelle Govindsamy and her daughters Rackelle and Denisha had been discovered at their flat in Longcroft Drive on Friday. The suspect who is known to the family is currently in police custody. At the weekend, Police Minister Bheki Cele told the Phoenix community

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3:45

#ICYMI - Timol documentary "Indians Can't Fly Part 1"...

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2018/09/25

By Newsbreak Producer Tashlan Naidoo - SABC 3 will re-broadcast the documentary "Indians Can't Fly Part 1" - the story of struggle hero Ahmed Timol. The North Gauteng High Court in Pretoria found that Timol, just as his family had always maintained, died at the hands of apartheid security branch police while in detention. The repeat will take place on October-seventh, a month that marks 47-years since his passing. Timol's nephew Imtiaz Cajee, who is also the narrator of the documentary, says it is

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2:32

#ICYMI: KwaZulu-Natal sees a decrease in long-weekend...

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2018/09/25

By Newsbreak Producer Matthew Veeran - KwaZulu-Natal has seen a decrease in the number of road fatalities over the long weekend. Authorities have attributed the decrease to the high number of law enforcement officials being visible across the province on all major routes. Meanwhile, Gauteng recorded a high number of fatalities since the beginning of the long weekend with around 30 people that have died in the province. In Cape Town, around 50 people have been arrested for various offences at a

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3:39

#ICYMI - Police Minister calls for harsher sentences...

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2018/09/24

Police Minister Bheki Cele is calling for tougher sentences for people who commit crimes against women. He was addressing the Phoenix community, north of Durban, that is still reeling with shock, following the discovery of the bodies of a mother and her two daughters. The bodies of 44-year-old Janelle Govindsamy and her daughters Rackelle and Denisha were discovered at their flat in the residential area on Friday. A 45-year-old suspect who is known to the family has been arrested for the murders

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2:41

#ICYMI - Study shows that beggers earn more than you...

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2018/09/24

By Newsbreak Producer Taliesha Naidoo - Many motorists say the practice of street begging is becoming a nuisance and is hazardous on busy roads in urban areas in the country. But a recent survey shows that individuals engage in the practice of begging as a result of a number of factors - including an educational level, not being adequately able to equip the individual to secure employment or coming from an improverished family background. The study conducted by Solidarity's welfare organisation -

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