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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 - Residents fear further incidents as...

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2018/08/17

By Tashlan Naidoo - An increase in the number of hijackings at Asherville in Durban has raised concern among residents. In the latest incident a video surfaced on social media of two armed men hijacking residents on their driveway.The footage shows the suspects casually getting out of their motor vehicles and confronting the victims before searching them several times and taking their belongings. Vice-chairperson of the Westville Community Policing Forum Asad Patel says there have been more than a

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3:18

#ICYMI - CAPRISA raise concerns over HIV infections...

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2018/08/16

By Taliesha Naidoo - Young women between the ages of 15 and 24 are continuing to acquire HIV infections from older men. That's according to Professor Quarraisha Abdool Karim, who is the Associate Scientific Director at the Centre for the AIDS Programme of Research in South Africa (CAPRISA). Professor Karim says it is of grave concern that the epidemic remains relatively large in the country due to the high rate of new infections that are occurring in young females...

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#ICYMI - Johannesburg-based businesswoman nominated...

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2018/08/16

By Taliesha Naidoo - Johannesburg-based businesswoman - Shaaista Khan Osman has been nominated as a finalist for the upcoming Standard Bank Top Women Award. Osman is the CEO of the event management company, Blu Blood. The annual awards ceremony celebrates South Africa's most accomplished businesswomen and organisations accelerating gender transformation in the workplace. Osman will be recognised as a front runner of gender empowerment in the categories Top Business Woman of the Year and Top Gender

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1:24

#ICYMI - Pietermaritzburg man sentenced to 135 years...

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2018/08/16

By Tashlan Naidoo - A senior citizen serial killer has been sentenced to a 135 year combined sentence by the Pietermaritzburg High Court. Kershwin Goldstone murdered three elderly people aged between 88 and 92 in the space of two months. He was sentenced to three life terms for three counts of murder, 15 years each on four counts of robbery and five years each on two counts of house breaking and theft. Goldstone entered two different old age homes' where he would ransack the house, take their

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4:42

#ICYMI - Kumi Naidoo talks up his role as Amnesty...

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2018/08/16

By Taresh Harreeparshad - Global activist Kumi Naidoo has assumed his role as Secretary General of Amnesty International. Having raised his voice loud enough against climate change at Greenpeace International - his focus now shifts to the pursuit of global human rights. Naidoo made a brief stop to his home town of Durban before jetting off to his new post. The SABC's Taresh Harreeparshad filed this exclusive report...

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2:39

#ICYMI - Private reserves come under fire for...

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2018/08/16

By Newsbreak's Tashlan Naidoo - A number of the private reserves in the Greater Kruger National Park are in the spotlight for allegedly violating the protocols and regulations of the park. One of the reserves, Umbabat, has been flagged by Kruger officials for its questionable hunt of a lion. The park's fence on the boarders of some private reserves were allowed to be dropped - to allow for hunting animals that cross over from the national park. In this week's Greenscene, we speak to general manager

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2:50

#ICYMI - Over two-million Muslim pilgrims head to...

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2018/08/16

By Hoosen Ebrahim - Over two-million Muslim pilgrims from all over the world have descended in Saudi Arabia for the annual Hajj Pilgrimage which begins on Sunday. It is one of the five pillars of Islam - obligatory for every Muslim once in their lifetime, provided they are physically fit and financially capable. Saudi Authorities have deployed around 200-thousand employees to deliver services to pilgrims during the five day pilgrimage. One of the pilgrims who is currently in Mecca - is Durban

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#ICYMI - KZN Sharks Board to hold memorial for boat...

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2018/08/15

by Newsbreak Producer, Hoosen Ebrahim - The KwaZulu-Natal Sharks Board will hold a memorial service in Durban tomorrow for two employees who drowned in a boat accident at Richards Bay last week. The tragedy occurred as marine officials were servicing shark nets when rough seas led to their boat capsizing. KwaZulu- Natal Sharks Board CEO - Mthokozisi Radebe explains...

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1:23

#ICYMI - Protestors demand proper housing - Isipingo...

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2018/08/15

by Hafsa Mkhize - Calm has been restored at the transit camp in Isipingo south of Durban, where angry community members had earlier blocked roads with burning tyres and rubble in a service delivery protest. Commitee chairperson Linda Vilakazi says they were told that they would be placed at the camp for only eight months in 2009. The residents claimed that they were promised proper housing and that they would be moved to better places. Vilakazi says it's been ten years now and nobody has addressed

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2:19

#ICYMI - India's Independence Day Celebrations held...

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2018/08/15

by Newsbreak Producer, Tashlan Naidoo - India celebrates its 72nd year of independence from British Rule. The country became an independent nation on the 15th of August 1947. Meanwhile, Pakistan's Independence Day was celebrated yesterday - the day Pakistan was declared a sovereign nation after the end of the British Rule. Pakistani's are anxiously awaiting the inaugauration of the sports icon-turned-politician- Imran Khan as Prime Minister. But today - Hundreds of people clad in traditional outfits

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3:22

#ICYMI - ABAHLALI BASEMJONDOLO SAY LEADER S'BU...

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2018/08/15

By Newsbreak's Prabashini Moodley - The recent alleged attempt on the life of S'bu Zikode - the leader of shack dwellers association Abahlali baseMjondolo's - may be linked to claims that he has had gone into hiding. That's according to Mary de Haas - research fellow from the KZN Violence Monitor. Abahlali baseMjondolo released a statement claiming that Zikode's vehicle had been maliciously tampered with and his life was "in grave danger". de Haas says, reports of his hiding, also comes as there is

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2:21

#ICYMI - MORE TAXI VIOLENCE, THIS TIME AT CANELANDS...

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2018/08/15

By Newsbreak's Tashlan Naidoo - Taxi drivers are constantly coming under attack by brazen criminals. The latest attack occurred at Canelands in Verulam on the north coast after claims had been made that a taxi driver was gunned down whilst his vehicle was parked near a shopping centre. Police spokesperson captain Nqobile Gwala told Newsbreak that that the alleged suspects fled the scene of the shooting on foot...

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2:42

#ICYMI: JACK HAMMER COO DISCUSSES PROGRESS IN GENDER...

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2018/08/15

By Newsbreak's Hafsa Mkhize - South Africa is continuously surging ahead towards gender transformation in the corporate world. New research shows that very little has changed since 2015. Local and African research company Jack Hammer Chief Operating Officer - Advaita Naidoo says there has been moderate progress in gender transformation at executive level, but none at Chief Executive Officer level. Naidoo has been adamant that generally women remain conspicuously absent in powerful positions in

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2:36

#ICYMI - "MOTHER OF AZANIA" ZONDENI VERONICA SOBUKWE...

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2018/08/15

By Prabashini Moodley - The PAC is mourning the loss of Mama Zondeni Veronica Sobukwe - who was the wife of its founder, Robert Sobukwe. She passed on early this morning at the age of 91. Mama Sobukwe, also known as "The Mother of Azania," was a health practitioner and an activist in her own right. She repeatedly wrote to the apartheid government during the years her husband was imprisoned on Robben Island from 1960, requesting his release or to be allowed a meeting with him. PAC President, Narius

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2:28

#ICYMI - SOUTH AFRICAN FARMERS TAKE THE LEGAL ROUTE...

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2018/08/15

By Newsbreak's Hoosen Ebrahim - Government have slammed civil rights organisation, AfriForum - for circulating a list of properties claiming it as 'land' earmarked to be expropriated without compensation. The Department of Rural Development and Land Reform says that distribution of the list consisting 195 properties earmarked for expropriation is "highly irresponsible‚ unfair and unprocedural". But, Afri Forum remains adamant that the list in question has been doing the rounds at the Department of

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3:05

#ICYMI - DURBAN THE FIRST AFRICAN CITY TO HOST THE...

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2018/08/15

By Newsbreak's Taliesha Naidoo - Free access to internet could soon become a reality for all South Africans. This as internet connectivity and affordability will be at the top of the agenda at the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Summit in Durban next month. Telecommunications and Postal Services Minister - Siyabonga Cwele - explains why Durban has been chosen as the first city in Africa to host the summit...

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1:47

#ICYMI - INDIA LAUNCH THE WORLD'S LARGEST HEALTHCARE...

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2018/08/15

India have kicked-off celebrations to mark its 72nd year of its freedom from British rule with the launch of the world's largest health-care scheme. But festivities have been muted as the independent nation is caught in a war between secular forces and an increasingly authoritarian state. Rana Senn reports from New Delhi...

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1:49

#ICYMI - FAMILY OF ARETHA FRANKLIN CALL FOR PRAYERS...

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2018/08/15

By Newsbreak's Prabashini Moodley - South Africans have taken to social media to convey messages of a speedy recovery to American singing sensation Aretha Franklin. The music legend is gravely ill and is surrounded by family and friends in Detroit. They are asking for prayers and privacy. 76-year-old Franklin underwent surgery in 2010 for an undisclosed ailment. South African jazz musician Natalie Rungan spoke fondly of Franklin, calling her one of the best musicians of all time...

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#ICYMI - Newsbreak Talk - How to make it in a women's...

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2018/08/14

Newsbreak Talk tackles women and economic challenges - produced by Tashlan Naidoo and hosted by Taresh Harreeparshad

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#ICYMI - Newsbreak Talk - In conversation with Kumi...

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2018/08/14

Internationally acclaimed activist and climate change campaigner Kumi Naidoo says the fight for constrained natural resources is the reason why human rights violations are becoming more severe today. Naidoo will assume the role of Secretary General of global organisation Amnesty International on Wednesday, becoming the the first African to hold the position. He previously served as the executive director of Greenpeace International and the Global Call to Action against Poverty. Speaking exclusively

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