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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 - Tech leader Siemens help create high-tech...

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2018/08/29

By Matthew Veeran - In a bid to depict how digitalisation is changing the African continent, tech leader Siemens has partnered with iconic fashion designers from Africa to create what they call "FABRIC". Launched in Johannesburg, FABRIC uses data from the cities of Lagos, Nairobi and Johannesburg and blends it into unique fabrics which tell a story about each city. From the hustle and bustle of traffic on Gillooly's Interchange to the colourful containers of the Lagos Port, FABRIC has created

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2:43

#ICYMI: Bio Africa Convention now underway in Durban

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2018/08/28

By Hoosen Ebrahim - A high level dialogue is currently underway in Durban to enhance South Africa's biotechnology environment and is offering it to the rest of the world. The 'Bio Africa Convention' has brought together high-level executive industry leaders, policy makers, entrepreneurs, academics and investors from Africa. Bio-based innovations has huge potential to transform Africa's economies and accelerate agricultural renewal, biomedical research and industrial development. In an exclusive

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1:41

#ICYMI - "Cheap drug abuse" one of the reasons why...

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2018/08/28

By Newsbreak's Magashini Mottian - Getting a cheap high - such as glue-sniffing - is said to be the cause of an increase in crime - that's according to Community members at Chatsworth, south of Durban. Newsbreak canvassed the views of some concerned residents who say children as young as eight years old are roaming the streets - robbing and stealing in broad daylight to support their glue-sniffing addiction...

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2:40

#ICYMI: Close to three million Muslim pilgrims begin...

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2018/08/28

By Salma Patel - Almost three million Muslim pilgrims worldwide have begun returning home after performing one of the largest pilgrimages worldwide. Over one-point-seven million international pilgrims have performed the sacred pilgrimage to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia this year. A few South African pilgrims who passed away in the holy land during the pilgrimage have been buried there. Imtiaz Malek - the President of the South African Muslim Travel Association says it will take at least a month for

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1:48

#ICYMI - India has rejected foreign aid to help...

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2018/08/28

India has rejected foreign aid, including 100-million dollars from the UAE, to rebuild Kerala. The century's deadliest floods have killed 445 people and ravaged entire towns in the southern state. This has left millions homeless, but the government seems unwilling to open its purse strings wide enough to help out. Rana Senn reports from India...

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2:55

#ICYMI: #MedicalMonitor we find out more about...

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2018/08/28

By Taliesha Naidoo - Has dark skin under your armpits, on your neck, knees or knuckles led to hours of excessive scrubbing in the bathroom? STOP! It's not dirt. Instead it could be a fairly common skin pigmentation called, Acanthosis Nigricans. The notable signs of this are dark patches of skin with a thick, velvety texture which may lead to itching or have an odour. In this week's Medical Monitor, Dermatologist - Dr. Lev Naidoo, says Acanthosis Nigricans may be a sign of a more serious health

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2:47

#ICYMI - More bodies discovered in the flood-ravaged...

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2018/08/27

By Matthew Veeran - The death toll continues to increase in flood-ravaged Kerala, with latest reports suggesting that close to 30 more bodies have been discovered in the in the Indian state in the past 24 hours. These revelations come as aid operations continue to move at a speedy pace - with Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan confirming that more than 130,000 flood-hit houses had been cleaned. Meanwhile, as displaced citizens return to their homes, state authorities and wildlife experts have

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2:42

#ICYMI - 2018 "Gay Oscarettes Awards" hoping to...

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2018/08/27

By Rachel Vadi - Founder of the "Gay Oscarettes Awards" - Daniel Rudy Chettiar - is hoping that the 2018 edition of the awards will create awareness and help build a shelter to assist abused members of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) community. Chettiar made the announcement in Durban at the weekend at the pre-party launch of the 2018 awards - which is handed to influential people who have made a difference in the gay community. Chettiar recalls the the inspiration behind the

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2:26

#ICYMI - The MF make another call to have Higginson...

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2018/08/27

By Rachel Vadi - Seven years after the death of Amichand Rajbansi, the Minority Front (MF) is making yet another call to have Higginson Highway and the Chatsworth Stadium, named after it's late leader. MF spokesperson, Jonathan Annipen says this application is part of the 25th year celebrations since the founding of the MF. Annipen says the movement has been receiving tremendous support from the community...

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#ICYMI - Heavy pollution continues to be a health...

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2018/08/27

By Taliesha Naidoo - The heads of over 190 countries will be debating on Making the United Nations Relevant to All People: Global Leadership and Shared Responsibilities for Peaceful, Equitable and Sustainable Societies next month. One of the issues high on the agenda is to end TB and beat non-communicable diseases. Lung health is directly linked to a clean environment as the recent Kerala floods are a grim reminder of how environmental disasters can threaten health security. The 24th National

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2:11

#ICYMI - Hawks investigate undocumented explosives...

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2018/08/27

By Tashlan Naidoo - The Hawks are investigating various shipping companies following the discovery of alleged undocumented explosives onboard a Russian cargo vessel recently. The vessel called "LADA" is alleged to have been carrying illegal explosives used primarily for mining and was ordered to anchor in Algoa Bay, 15-kilometres off the Nelson Mandela Bay coastline. The vessel was travelling to an unconfirmed destination before being intercepted by local port authorities. National HAWKS

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#ICYMI - #LEGENDS Newsbreak profiles influential...

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2018/08/27

By Matthew Veeran - From humble beginnings, working at a take-away shop in the town of Gingindlovu on the KwaZulu Natal North Coast - to reaching the summit of the engineering profession, Vino Govender is definitely not your average woman. The pioneering engineer started at the company she now heads 10 years ago as an administration worker. Despite her age and gender, Vino managed to climb up the proverbial ladder, through hard work and courage, and stake her claim as one of the most influential

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2:44

#ICYMI - Sick hospitals in KZN need a healthy injection

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2018/08/21

by Newsbreak Producer, Tashlan Pillay - The dilapidated state of infrastructure at several hospitals and clinics in KwaZulu-Natal have been a growing concern on the department of health's budget. This was just one of the findings by the national portfolio committee for health during the hospital visits in the province. The committee also visited National Health Insurance pilot sites, hospitals and clinics in UMgungundlovu district and Durban. The committee identified some of the problem areas,

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2:24

#ICYMI - OUTA confident that #StateCaptureInquiry...

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2018/08/21

by Newsbreak Producer, Hoosen Ebrahim - The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA) is confident that the state capture inquiry will lead to the arrest and recovery of the monies looted from state coffers. OUTA Chairperson - Wayne Duvenage urged civil society and organisations against corruption to come forward in a bid to gather strong evidence against those implicated....

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2:19

#ICYMI - Ahmed Kathrada Foundation celebrates the...

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2018/08/21

by Newsbreak Producer, Hafsa Mkhize - Friends and former comrades at the Ahmed Kathrada Foundation have recalled the values of non-racialism‚ non-sexism and selflessness of anti-apartheid veteran Ahmed Kathrada. This as today marks 89-years since the late anti-apartheid activist Ahmed Kathrada was born in the then western transvaal region of South Africa.The foundation hosted a series of events in commemoration of its tenth anniversary as well as the birthday of the struggle icon. Ahmed Kathrada

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2:08

#ICYMI - #Hajj draws to a close - Muslims to...

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2018/08/21

by Newsbreak Producer, Hoosen Ebrahim - Millions of Muslim pilgrims who undertook the Journey of Hajj are celebrating Eid-ul-adha in the holy lands of Mecca today. This marks the fifth and final day of hajj pilgrimage during which male pilgrims shave their heads and females cut a tip of their hair. It is then also followed by the slaughtering of an animal to mark the completion of the Hajj journey, after which pilgrims would then revisit the main mosque in Mecca to perform the final circulation

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1:27

#ICYMI - Fears that Tongaat Crematorium turning...

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2018/08/21

by Newsbreak's Rachel Vadi - Fears of people not being cremated due to being overweight at the Tongaat crematorium, north of Durban - has been laid to rest by the chairperson of the KZN Funeral Directors Association, Logan Chetty. Recent reports of the furnaces not having the capacity to handle overweight bodies has raised alarm in the community. Chetty says there has never been such an issue in any of the crematoriums in KZN.

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2:37

#ICYMI - BABY X case set for judgement on September 20th

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2018/08/21

by Rachel Vadi and Dries Liebenberg - It was the final day of court proceedings in the Baby X criminal case today. In the Durban High Court the state argued that the mother of Baby X had the mental capacity to realise that hitting the three year old toddler with a high heel shoe in the face until she bled, could cause her death. The court also heard that the grandmother was also a part of the deadly assault. Both women were charged with the murder of Baby X. The grandmother passed away in custody

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#ICYMI - 82 year old man brutally beaten and left to...

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2018/08/21

by Newsbreak Producer, Rachel Vadi - The brutal murder of an 82-year old senior citizen at Silverglen in Chatsworth has raised concern about the safety and security of residents in the area. Bayview Community Policing Forum, Brandon Pillay says residents have grown despondent because police are not doing enough to curb crime...

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#ICYMI - #Hajj from the #HolyCity - Newsbreak tracks...

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2018/08/21

by Newsbreak Producer, Hoosen Ebrahim - Muslim pilgrims early this morning began ascending Mount Arafat in Saudi Arabia for the climax of the annual hajj pilgrimage - which brings together more than two million people from around the world. There's been a sea of worshippers who scaled the rocky hill southeast of the holy city of Mecca for a day of prayers and reflection where Muslims believe Prophet Mohammed delivered his final sermon. The hajj is one of the five pillars of Islam which every Muslim

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