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6:05

#ICYMI - NEWSBREAK DIVES WITH SHARKS TO EXPLORE THE...

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2018/06/21

by Newsbreak's Hoosen Ebrahim - The country is gearing up for the annual sardine migration - where millions of silvery fish travel from the cold southern waters off the Cape Point. The sardines move along the shore as they make their way up along the Transkei coastline into KwaZulu-Natal beaches. The annual migration creates a feeding frenzy for predator fish as well as other species that reside on the route of the migration. It also attracts tourist divers from around the world - who frequent local

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2:56

#ICYMI - KATHRADA FOUNDATION RALLIES YOUTH TO HELP...

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2018/06/20

by Newsbreak's Taliesha Naidoo - The Ahmed Kathrada Foundation is urging the country's youth to engage people who harbour racist sentiments in order to foster a mind shift. This ahead of the foundation's Youth Essay Writing Competition Against Racism. Participants aged between 15 and 21 years can submit their original essays, sharing their thoughts and experiences on racism, in any of the South Africa's official languages. The foundations Media Liason Officer - Delani Majola...

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1:57

#ICYMI - UPDATE: SARDINES ON THE WAY TO DURBAN'S BEACHES

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2018/06/20

by Newsbreak's Hoosen Ebrahim - The KwaZulu-Natal Sharks Board says the first shoals of the annual sardine run may reach Durban beaches over the weekend. A shoal of silvery fish was spotted this morning on the KwaZulu Natal southern coast and it looks like they could be headed to the Durban Beaches in the coming days. KwaZulu-Natal Sharks Board says they have spotted many large shoals close to shore from Park Rynie to Ifafa from the air as they flew down the coast to monitor the sardine run. Also,

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2:54

#ICYMI - LIBERTY CUSTOMERS URGED TO CHANGE THEIR...

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2018/06/20

by Newsbreak's Hafsa Mkhize - Managing Director of World Wide Worx - Arthur Goldstuck has urged all Liberty Holdings customers to change their transactional bank account details and any other systems which could have the same passwords as their Liberty accounts. This after cyber criminals hacked into the financial services company's system on Friday and announced during a press conference at the weekend that no customers had yet been financially impacted. Goldstuck says it's vitally important for

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2:25

#ICYMI - PHX DRUG ACTION COMMITTEE HOSTS A DRUG...

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2018/06/20

by Newsbreak's Rachel Vadi - Tackling the growing scourge of drug abuse in Phoenix, north of Durban - the Phoenix Local Drug Action Committee (PLDAC) will be hosting a drug abuse awareness march near the Phoenix Plaza later today. Chairperson of the PLDAC, Mohammed Shah says past awareness programmes proved to be extremely successful, with many addicts approaching participants in the march for assistance to help them recover. Shah says the success of the march is largely due to the many partner

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1:51

#ICYMI - INVESTIGATIONS CONTINUE AS TWO DIE IN...

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2018/06/20

by Newsbreak's Tashlan Naidoo - KwaZulu-Natal police are investigating the cause of a crash where two people were killed and five others were injured after a truck veered into an embankment in Umkomaas, south of Durban. KwaZulu-Natal Emergency Medical Services spokesperson Robert Mckenzie says the five injured were at the back of the truck which was reportedly transporting bricks. Mckenzie says they have all been taken to hospital...

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3:26

#ICYMI - THE #BRINGFUELPRICESDOWN CAMPAIGN WANTS YOU...

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2018/06/20

by Newsbreak's Rachel Vadi - #BringFuelPricesDown has snowballed into a national campaign as thousands of South Africans rally behind the passionate plea of a former ANC politician. Now a community activist - Visvin Reddy of Chatsworth, south of Durban took the campaign forward, calling on government to drop the rising fuel prices a few weeks ago with a placard demonstration on Chatsworth's Higgison Highway. Spurred on by the massive support he received, Reddy is now calling on motorist to switch

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2:42

#ICYMI - YOUTH NEED TO START SAVING FOR THEIR FUTURE...

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2018/06/20

by Newsbreak's Hoosen Ebrahim - Youth have been encouraged to start saving for their future and not burden themselves with debt that they essentially would not be able to afford in the near future. This is according to the South African Saving Institute. They say that youngsters fall into the trap of not saving for the future due to their perception that old age is far away. The institute says that poor financial decisions in youth often lead to a poor financial status after retirement. Acting CEO

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2:14

#ICYMI - OFF-DUTY POLICE OFFICER GUNNED DOWN IN ISIPINGO

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2018/06/20

by Newsbreak's Rachel Vadi - An off-duty police officer was gunned down while seated with a companion in his car last night in Isipingo, south of Durban. It's alleged that at least six suspects forced the officer out of his vehicle, shot him and fled the scene in their getaway car. KwaZulu-Natal police spokesperson, Brigadier Jay Naicker says the suspects removed the officers firearm and also wounded his companion...

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2:27

#ICYMI - ACM REACTS TO COMMENTS ON RACISM BY EFF...

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2018/06/20

by Newsbreak's Hafsa Mkhize - The role of political parties is to promote social cohesion and not to promote divisions in the country. That's according to Civil society organisation - Active Citizens Movement - spokesperson Ben Madokwe. ACM was reacting to the recent comments by EFF Leader Julius Malema that have sparked outrage amongst various communities. Madokwe says civil organisations should now lead the project of social cohesion in order to unite the country...

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2:31

#ICYMI - RESIDENTS OF SEVEN TANKS IN CHATSWORTH...

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2018/06/20

by Newsbreak's Tashlan Naidoo - Residents of the seven tanks community in Chatsworth South of Durban are living in fear, as alleged land invaders threaten to destroy their homes if they protest the erection of an informal settlement in the nature reserve area. This is according to chairperson of the Silverglen Conservancy, Shaun Hammond. He says since this morning there are over 100 alleged land invaders hiding in groups around the park. Hammond says rocks and petrol bombs were thrown at the homes

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2:42

#ICYMI - CLAIRWOOD ROOTS REUNION TO HOST A NOSTALGIC...

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2018/06/19

by Newsbreak producer, Taliesha Naidoo - Past and present residents of Clairwood, south of Durban are being urged to take a trip down memory lane. This, when the Clairwood Roots Reunion Committee hosts a nostalgic family fun day and night later this month. The event will take place at the Clairwood High School grounds. Chairman of the Committee - Siva Naidoo says the event will galvanise the bond Clairwood residents - young and old...

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1:56

#ICYMI - SHARKS BOARD REMOVES NETS ON THE SOUTH...

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2018/06/19

by Newsbreak producer, Hafsa Mkhize - The KwaZulu-Natal Sharks Board has removed its nets between Scottburgh and Port Edward, on the KwaZulu-Natal's south coast and is looking to remove more as the silvery fish move up the coast. Hundreds of crates of sardines were netted in the Durban South coast this past weekened and this year is expected to be one of the best sardine runs. KZN Sharks Board head of operations Mike Anderson-Reade says they undertook another flight this morning to spot where the

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1:35

#ICYMI - "THE LAW ENFORCEMENT FOUNDATION" TO RAISE...

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2018/06/19

by Newsbreak producer, Tashlan Naidoo - With over 300 search and rescue cases reported annually, a non-profit organisation called "The Law Enforcement Foundation" has started a campaign to raise funds to purchase a ocean vessel to help lighten the load on the ocean. Director of the foundation behind the campaign, Gill Austin says the vessel will be donated to the SAPS search and rescue unit. Austin says the KwaZulu-Natal search and rescue conduct a number of crime prevention and developmental

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3:08

#ICYMI - MEDICAL MONITOR: PROSTATE CANCER ON THE RISE...

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2018/06/19

by Newsbreak producer, Hafsa Mkhize - Prostate Cancer is the leading Cancer in males, with nearly one in five men diagnosed with the illness during their lifetime. In South Africa, more than 4000 men are diagnosed with prostate Cancer every year. The month of June, is Men's Health Month and the focus for this year is fighting Prostate Cancer. Durban-based Urologist Dr. Aslam Bhorat says a growing problem amongst Prostate Cancer patients in South Africa is that they are not given balanced information

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3:33

#ICYMI - GAMEPLAN: A REVIEW OF THE 2018 WORLD CUP SO FAR

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2018/06/19

by Newsbreak producer, Matthew Veeran - With 14 game already contested in the 2018 FIFA World Cup, the tournament has produced some epic moments - from at least a goal in every game, to multiple video assistant referee decisions - the global showcase has no doubt lived up to its billing. Today the final set of teams will be in action, with the likes of Poland, Japan, Senegal and Colombia all playing their first games. In this week's Gameplan, I speak to football analyst Ndabe Mthembu - who starts

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1:44

#ICYMI - VERULAM CPF TALKS CRIME IN THE AREA, CALLS...

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2018/06/19

by Newsbreak producer, Tashlan Naidoo - KwaZulu-Natal police are investigating a case of murder after the body of a 25-year-old man was found at the Canelands informal settlement in Verulam, north of Durban yesterday. According to police, the man was found by a passer-by with stab wounds to his chest. Chairperson of the Verulam Community Policing Forum, Duncan Dube says even though crime in the area is becoming unbearable, community members should not take the law into their own hands. He says the

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3:01

#ICYMI - VARIOUS ORGANISATIONS SLAM MALEMA'S RECENT...

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2018/06/19

EFF leader Julius Malema has come under fire for his most recent anti-Indian comments in which he claimed that the majority of Indians are racist. He was addressing his party's Youth Day commemorations in the North West at the weekend. He further claimed that "not all South Africans of colour suffered the same during apartheid." While the party says it stands by the utterances of its leader, groups defending the human rights of all South Africans have condemned the comments. Minoshni Pillay

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3:07

#ICYMI - DURBAN HINDU TEMPLE TO HOST THEIR FIRST EVER...

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2018/06/19

by Newsbreak producer, Prabashini Moodley - As the country marks Youth Month and conversations emerge around the challenges that young South Africans are facing - The Durban Hindu Temple will this weekend hold their first Youth Conference. Under the theme, "Taking the Legacy Forward: Past, Present and Future" - the conference will discuss various issues that effect young people today - namely, drug abuse, youth evolution and the relevance of Mandela's legacy in Hinduism. Youth Chairperson of the

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2:03

#ICYMI - 115 PEOPLE ARRESTED FOR ILLEGALLY OCCUPYING...

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2018/06/18

by Newsbreak producer, Rachel Vadi - 115 people were arrested on Friday for allegedly illegally occupying a dilapidated police residence at the Durban Central Police Station in Durban. KwaZulu-Natal spokesperson Brigadier Jay Naicker says the building was not being used because it was declared uninhabitable for human living. He says there were plans to renovate the building. However, over time people began to illegally occupy the building. Brigadier Naicker says some of those arrested are police

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