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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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1:34

ANC gives Edward Zuma 5 days to apologise for...

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2017/07/31

by Newsbreak Producer, Taliesha Naidoo - Edward Zuma will face disciplinary action over a damning letter he penned. That's according to ANC KwaZulu-Natal spokesperson, Mdumeseni Ntuli. This after ANC national spokesperson, Zizi Kodwa strongly condemned the letter and called on the KZN branch to urgently deal with the matter. In the open letter published last week, President Jacob Zuma's son launched a scathing attack on former Finance Minister, Pravin Gordhan and former Tourism Minister, Derek

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2:56

Distraught Dad believes body found at Turffontein IS...

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2017/07/31

by Newsbreak Producer, Hafsa Mkhize - an exclusive interview with Newsbreak, Ashwin Dharampal - the father of Hughes Dharampal, says if security searched the racecourse earlier, his son would still be alive. Dharampal says he believes that the victim is his son...

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1:54

Phoenix husband stabs wife to death then runs off to...

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2017/07/31

by Newsbreak Producer, Rachel Vadi - A suspect has been arrested after a Phoenix woman was stabbed to death in her Lenham home in Phoenix, north of Durban at the weekend. It's alleged that a domestic dispute led to the victim's brutal murder. KZN VIP Protection Services Head, Glen Naidoo says it is yet another domestic dispute gone wrong in Phoenix...

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4:22

Newsbreak Profile - Hanshi Sonny Pillay celebrates 50...

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2017/07/31

by Newsbreak Producer, Prabashini Moodley - For the first time, a South African has been appointed on the technical board of the World Karate Federation. 65-year-old Hanshi Sonny Pillay is one of 13 people in the world on this board. This year, Pillay celebrates 50 illustrious years in the sport of karate. Over the past five decades - Pillay has received numerous awards for the promotion of the sport in South Africa. Under his tenure as President of Karate South Africa - karate is now an olympic

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1:29

ANC veteran MP Trevor Bonhomme leaves a powerful...

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2017/07/31

by Newsbreak Producer, Taliesha Naidoo - Tributes continue to pour in for veteran ANC MP - Trevor Bonhomme. The stalwart died at the age of 75 on Saturday. Bonhomme served as a member of parliament since 2006. ANC KwaZulu-Natal spokesperson, Mdumeseni Ntuli says Bonhomme leaves a powerful legacy of relentless activism, spotless integrity, and the highest organisational discipline. The funeral is expected to be on Saturday.

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1:46

Al Qaeda names popular militant to head a new group...

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2017/07/31

Al-Qaida has named a popular militant to head a new group in Indian Kashmir. The announcement came less than a month after the terror network warned Hindu extremist outfits and officers it blamed for killing Kashmiri Muslims and destroying mosques. Rana Sen reports...

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4:00

MF to take Malema to SAHRC for anti-Indian hate speech

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2017/07/31

by Newsbreak Producer, Taliehs Naidoo - Anti-Indian statements made by EFF leader, Julius Malema have angered the Indian community, with many taking to social media to express their discontent over his remarks. Joining us on the line to further discuss those statements made by Malema, is Minority Front spokesperson - Jonathan Annipen...

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1:53

20 year old missing from Turffontein Racecourse -...

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2017/07/31

by Newsbreak Producer, Hafsa Mkhize - The suspect arrested in connection with the murder of a 20-year-old boy from Turrfontein, in Johannesburg is expected to appear in court today. The victim was reported missing by his family last Monday after he failed to return home from the racecourse. The suspect was arrested and charged at the weekend after leading police to the site where he allegedly disposed of the victim's body. Johannesburg police spokesperson, Lorraine van Emmerick says the suspect

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2:55

The Nelson Mandela Foundation welcomes withdrawal of...

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2017/07/28

by Newsbreak Producer, Prabashini Moodley - The Nelson Mandela Foundation has welcomed the decision by Penguin Random House to withdraw the book Mandela's Last Years from trade. The foundation says the author, who is Mandela's former personal doctor Vejay Ramlakan, failed to respect legal and ethical requirements. The Foundation says in its view, the book is a pattern of disclosure which uses the privilege of private space to discredit certain people and promote others. The former president's widow,

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1:58

Chess, debating and cricket in action at the Phoenix...

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2017/07/28

by Newsbreak Producer, Rachel Vadi - A sporting festival in tribute to the legacy of Nelson Mandela will be held in Phoenix, north of Durban this weekend. Now in it's third year, the Phoenix Sport's Festival aims to build social cohesion and unity through sports and encourage physical activity. The unique sports festival comprises of various codes of sports such as soccer, cricket and chess - with participants aged from pre-schoolers to senior citizens. According to the festival director, Sham

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2:00

Fashion designers descend on Durban for #hot Haute...

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2017/07/28

by Newsbreak Producer, Hoosen Ebrahim - Leading fashion designers from around the world will descend on Durban to showcase their talent in the city's runway this weekend. Over 20 designers from India will unveil their latest Bollywood creations at the Haute Fashion Show, taking place at the Square Boutique Hotel in uMhlanga, north of Durban. The show would feature affordable international fashion, unique fabrication and clothing for warm and moderate climate countries. Organiser of the fashion show,

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2:01

Shock double-tax legislation for SAns working abroad...

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2017/07/28

by Newsbreak Producer, Taliesha Naidoo - A proposed double-tax legislation may be on the cards for South Africans working abroad. This as Treasury issued two draft legislations for public comment on Wednesday. The proposed legislations mean that those employed and earning an income abroad could now be taxed domestically on their earnings. The public has until 18th August to comment on the bills - before Treasury and the South African Revenue Service (SARS) introduce them to Parliament. Economist

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1:57

Parlock man shot, seriously injured in hijacking #Durban

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2017/07/28

by Newsbreak Producer, Rachel Vadi - The joy of celebrating the purchase of a new vehicle was cut short when a Durban man was shot in a carjacking in Parlock, last night. It is alleged that the owner of the new vehicle and his friend were parked on the residential driveway when they were approached by armed suspects. According to Marshal Security spokesperson, Kyle van Reenen, the friend was shot and seriously wounded in a scuffle that took place.....

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1:25

Newsbreak Fishing Report by Sanjay Ramsaroop

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2017/07/28

Newsbreak's fishing report by Sanjay Ramsaroop - find out the weekend's best fishing hotspots!

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2:29

Lectures at DUT to resume on Monday - academic...

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2017/07/27

by Newsbreak Producer, Hafsa Mkhize - Lectures at the Durban University of Technology have been suspended until Friday. This after a meeting between the Executive Management and the Student Representative Council deadlocked. According to the DUT Executive Management, the three-day suspension of lectures, implemented yesterday, will allow them enough time to address matters raised by the SRC. However, DUT Spokesperson Alan Khan says, as agreed by management and the SRC, registration will continue and

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2:33

#TimolInquest - Pathologist confirms injuries NOT...

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2017/07/27

Forensic pathologists Dr. Shakeera Holland and her counterpart, Professor Steve Naidoo, have testified at the inquest into the death of activist Ahmed Timol, that based on the pictures and evidence presented to them - it was clear that most of the facial injuries and fractures Timol suffered could not have been caused by a fall as alleged. An inquest in 1972 ruled that the former anti-apartheid activist and South African Communist Party member's death in October 1971 was suicide. His family

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5:44

Weight-loss and wait-gain - Malema talks to Newsbreak...

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2017/07/27

by Newsbreak Senior Producer, Genevieve Lanka - EFF leader Julius Malema says his party's is ready to take action against speaker of Parliament Baleka Mbete, should she not grant the secret ballot during the debate on a Vote of No Confidence in President Jacob Zuma. Speaking to Newsbreak's Senior Producer Genevieve Lanka ahead of the party's 4th Birthday Celebrations in KwaZulu-Natal on Saturday, Malema also defended the EFF's controversial land policy citing China as a model example. He even took a

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1:59

CPF says they're winning against crime while man's...

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2017/07/27

by Newsbreak Producer, Prabashini Moodley - While the murder of thirty-one year old Yogeshen Singh has shocked the community of Croftdene in Chatsworth south of Durban - the local Community Policing Forum is adamant that they ARE winning the battle against crime. Yogeshen's body was yesterday found with multiple stab wounds in the back yard of a Croftdene home. According to police spokesperson Colonel Thembeka Mbele, the man was a hawker in the area who sold DVDs. Chatsworth CPF spokesperson Jakes

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1:38

JHB family frantically searching for son missing from...

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2017/07/27

by Newsbreak Producer, Prabashini Moodley - A Johannesburg family has been frantic since Monday this week, after their twenty-year old son Hughes Dharampal went missing from the Turffontein Racecourse in Gauteng. His father Ashwin Dharampal says his son, who is a jockey at the racecourse, received a call on Monday afternoon from a colleague asking to meet him alone somewhere. The colleague has since not returned to work. Dharampal says his family is worried that something serious may have already

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2:43

Newsbreak Food Lab - Venison Kabaabs by Chef Yejna...

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2017/07/27

by Newsbreak Producer, Prabashini Moodley - With healthy eating now being the way to go - many are re-evaluating their daily diets. Lecturer and Chef at the South African Chefs Association Yejna Maharaj says, including less fatty meat into one's diet is one way to start healthy living. In this week's Food Lab, she shares her recipe for a venison kebab, replacing the traditional lamb which she says is rather fatty and unhealthy type of meat.............

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