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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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4:50

#ICYMI - NEWSBREAK TALK - THE TRAGEDY AND TRIUMPH OF...

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2018/07/01

by Newsbreak Producer, Rachel Vadi - This year marks the 60th Anniversary of the Durban Group areas proclamation of 1958. This proclamation affected many communities and became a tragic tale of racial discrimination that saw thousands of people being displaced from a place they called home. People from Magazine Barracks, Railway Barracks, Cato Manor, Seaview, Hillary, Tin Town, Greyville & other parts of Durban were forced to relocate to Umlazi, Chatsworth, Phoenix & other areas. Curator of the 1860

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2:43

#ICYMI - ALLEGATIONS OF POLICE BRUTALITY AT...

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2018/07/01

by Newsbreak Producer, Rachel Vadi - Preliminary investigations into alleged police brutality outside the Chatsworth Police Station, south of Durban - is gaining momentum, with local crime watchdog committee, the Chatsworth Strategic High Intervention and Engagement for Local Development, Known as Shield - requesting residents who may have witnessed the incident to come forward. Executive member of Chatsworth Shield, Elvis Govender says they have been tasked by Police Minister, Bheke Cele to assist

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2:24

#ICYMI - DURBAN DJ CARLY O URGES YOUTH TO FOLLOW...

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2018/07/01

by Newsbreak Producer, Matthew Veeran - With Youth Month coming to an end, a Durban DJ has urged young South Africans to follow their dreams and show confidence in everything they do. 24-year-old Carly Oosthuizen - also known as DJ Carly O, has been a revelation in the local music scene - with her pedigree growing at an astonishing pace. Carly O, known for her signature pink locks - performs regularly at some of the city's popular clubs and has even bagged gigs in Mauritius and at Durban's annual

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3:12

#ICYMI - ILEARN CEO SAYS SA'S SCHOOLING SYSTEM IS...

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2018/06/29

By Newsbreak's Taliesha Naidoo - South Africa's schooling system is doing the country a complete disservice by producing candidates that aren't work-ready. Those are the sentiments being shared by Richard Payne - CEO of the online learning and training facility - iLearn. According to Statistics South Africa - the unemployment rate among young people aged between 15-34 is 38,2%. Of the 10,3 million persons aged 15-24 years, approximately 3,3 million are not in employment, education or training. Payne

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2:12

#ICYMI - JUDGEMENT EXPECTED TODAY IN THE BATTLE TO...

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2018/06/29

By Newsbreak's Hoosen Ebrahim - Judgement is expected today in the battle for a legal framework to recognise religious marriages at the Constitutional Court. The first steps towards this were taken in the 1990s, but activists say the wheels barely turned before they ground to a halt. The Western Cape High Court ruled in September 2017 that a spouse in a polygynous Muslim marriage can inherit property after their husband's death in terms of a provision in the Wills Act. The court heard arguments from

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2:13

#ICYMI - DURBAN ICC CONTRIBUTES FIVE BILLION RAND TO...

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2018/06/29

By Newsbreak's Hoosen Ebrahim - The Durban International Convention Centre (ICC) has contributed around five-billion-rand to the country's GDP in the last financial year. This has been revealed at the ICC's 21st anniversary celebrations in Durban earlier this week. Chief Executive Officer - Lindiwe Rakharebe - told Newsbreak in an exclusive interview that over 10-thousand local youth jobs have been created through the several hundred events that had taken place during the financial year period

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2:45

#ICYMI - MITCHELL PARK IN DURBAN TO BRING BOOKWORMS...

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2018/06/29

By Newsbreak's Tashlan Naidoo - Young writers and aspiring authors will now have a platform to showcase their skills at the Durban Book Fair on Sunday which is being held in commemoration of 100 years since the birth of former President Nelson Mandela. The fair will take place on the first Sunday of every month at the Mitchell Park Zoo in Durban from 9AM to 2PM. According to publisher and co-organiser of the event - Avinesh Singh, there will be talks from well known authors and publishers together

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3:37

#ICYMI - UNDER 35'S URGED TO JOIN THE ACM FOR THEIR...

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2018/06/28

By Newsbreak's Tashlan Naidoo - An initiative aimed at empowering youth to independently identify the most crucial issues affecting them and find solutions to deal with them as a collective, is being rolled out by the Active Citizens Movement. The ACM's youth representative Zia Maharaj says employment, education and racism are some of the popular issues identified. Anyone under the age of 35 has been encouraged to join the movement and take part in their discussions - the date of which will be

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3:13

#ICYMI - SILVERGLEN CONSERVANCY TO ALLEGED LAND...

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2018/06/28

By Newsbreak's Prabashini Moodley - Over 2,000 Chatsworth residents have signed a petition, objecting to a proposed march this weekend by alleged land grabbers through the Silverglen Nature Reserve and Silverglen Lakeview Drive - south of Durban. This comes after a march last weekend, resulted in serious damage to the Nature Reserve. According to Chairperson of the Silverglen Conservancy - Shaun Hammond, land grabbers are wanting to build homes in the vicinity of the nature reserve. He says, the

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2:30

#ICYMI - NEW M41 AND N2 INTERCHANGE TO DRASTICALLY...

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2018/06/28

By Newsbreak's Tashlan Naidoo - Motorists who travel through the M41 and N2 interchange between Umhlanga and Mount-Edgecombe can expect a reduced travel time of up to 24 minutes once all lanes of the newly constructed interchange is completed. This is according to the South African National Roads Agency project manager Corne Roux. The almost nine hundred million rand construction which has been upgraded from a two level to four level interchange will be completed by the end of July. Roux says 55

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3:55

#ICYMI - UKZN PROFESSOR LIKENS #MALEMA TO UGANDAN...

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2018/06/27

by Newsbreak Producer, Prabashini Moodley - The University of KwaZulu-Natal's Professor Brij Maharaj has made comparisons between EFF leader Julius Malema to that of Ugandan dictator Idi Amin. Maharaj was speaking to Newsbreak in response to the recent racist comments made by Malema about the South African community of Indian heritage. In his Youth Day speech last week in North West, Malema said that the majority of Indians are racists. Professor Maharaj says, his political intuition tells him that

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1:54

#ICYMI - KZN ECONOMY TO PULL IN OVER ONE BILLION RAND...

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2018/06/27

By Newsbreak's Hoosen Ebrahim - Over one-bilion-rand is expected to be injected into the KwaZulu-Natal economy through tourism related events planned in the coming weeks. The above average climate and school holidays will also factor in to this, brining in over one-million tourists from various destinations around the globe. The Durban July is around the corner and is expected to play a major role in boosting in-bound tourism into Durban. Hoosen Ebrahim spoke to Tourism KwaZulu-Natal Chair -

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3:42

#ICYMI - SEMINAR TO DISCUSS ISSUES SURROUNDING...

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2018/06/27

By Newsbreak's Tashlan Naidoo - A survey conducted by the Institute for Justice and Reconciliation (IJR) revealed that inter-racial interaction takes place more often in public spaces rather than private spaces, only due to the fact that our legislature allows for all races to make use of public areas. This is according to University of Cape Town Professor Rajen Govender. The IJR together with the Auwel Socio-Economic Research Institute and The Ahmed Kathrada Foundation will hold a seminar

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3:06

#ICYMI - NATIONAL COMMISSIONER PERTURBED WITH VIOLENT...

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2018/06/27

By Newsbreak's Prabashini Moodley - While attacks on the country's police officers is continuing unabated - the National Police Commissioner General Khehla Sithole has reiterated a call to the men in blue to not fall with their guns. Sithole condemned the killing of two Gauteng police officers in separate incidents, who stopped their vehicles to help what they thought, were citizens in need. National police spokesperson - Brigadier Vishnu Naidoo says, what is of concern to the police, is the violent

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2:43

#ICYMI - TWO MEN HELD HOSTAGE AT THEIR HOME IN TONGAAT

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2018/06/27

By Newsbreak's Hafsa Mkhize - KwaZulu-Natal police are urging homeowners to be more vigilant as winter continues and crime intensifies. This as police are investigating cases of armed robbery and vehicle theft after two men were held hostage at their home yesterday at Snembe in Tongaat, north of Durban. It's alleged that the men were taken hostage for six hours by a gang of six robbers. Police spokesperson Thulani Zwane says the suspects were armed with guns and pangas. Zwane says homeowners should

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52:25

#ICYMI - NEWSBREAK TALK - Race-baiting and...

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2018/06/26

Hosted by Salma Patel and Produced by Rachel Vadi - Julius Malema said it and an airline passenger proved it. But is this case of racism cut and dried? Give your views a voice on Newsbreak Talk this Sunday at 1 o clock with me Salma Patel as we tackle racism and race-baiting and how these agendas are driven to lead on social media. Thats Newsbreak Talk - Sunday at one on Lotus FM.

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52:48

#ICYMI - Newsbreak Talk - Are South Africans posting...

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2018/06/26

Hosted by Salma Patel and Produced by Rachel Vadi - Are South Africans posting too much on social media? Its the pictures - the videos - the unchecked comments - and the traps - Are South Africans posting too much on social media? Is it really free-for-all on any social media platform? Or could you land yourself in trouble if you don't play by the rules? Lets talk social media netiquette with me Salma Patel this Saturday on Newsbreak Talk Lotus FM - give your views a voice.

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3:46

#ICYMI - LEON SCHUSTER TALKS TO NEWSBREAK ABOUT HIS...

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2018/06/26

Strap in and hold on to your seats as South Africa's favourite comedian - Leon Schuster will be back on the big screens with his new movie, "Frank & Fearless". The comedy, which will open at cinemas nationwide on the 23th of November, has been in production for about four years. It tells an inspiring yet emotional story of rhino conservation - with the perfect touches of side-splitting comedy. In an exclusive interview with Newsbreak's Taliesha Naidoo - Schuster explains how the movie, that has a

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2:47

#ICYMI - WORLD VITILIGO DAY HOPES TO DISPEL THE...

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2018/06/26

By Newsbreak's Hafsa Mkhize - Vitiligo patients often suffer from depression due to the social stigma attached to the disease. This is according to Dermatologist - Dr. Noufal Raboobee. This as the world commemorated World Vitiligo Day yesterday. Vitiligo is a condition in which the pigment is lost from areas of the skin, causing white spots - often with no clear cause. Raboobee says the disease is not 100% curable but phototherapy or surgical treatments can help, while camouflage creams can be used

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2:58

#ICYMI - SANCA'S DRUG AWARENESS WEEK GATHERS MOMENTUM

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2018/06/26

By Newsbreak's Tashlan Naidoo - The South African National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence (SANCA) says the country does not have enough rehabilitation facilities to accommodate the large number of drug users seeking help. This is according to the Director of SANCA Durban, Walter Pieterson. SANCA is this week observing their annual "Drug Awareness Week". The drive is dedicated to educating the public, especially the youth on the effects of drugs abuse. He says the current situation in

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