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Newsbreak
by Lotus FM
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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#PODCAST REPATRIATED EXILED ACTIVIST VERNON MOODLEY REMEMBERED BY FAMILY
By Newsbreak Talk's Shanell Daniel At just 16-years-old South African activist, Vernon Moodley, was exiled in the early 1960s and ultimately died after a drowning incident in 1967. Over 60 years later, his family has found a sense of closure after Moodley's remains were repatriated to South…
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#PODCAST Situation is calm and police are on high alert across KZN, following unconfirmed reports of a #NationalShutdown today
By Newsbreak Executive Producer Salma Patel - The National Joint Operational and Intelligence Structure or NATJoints - is on high alert after social media messages of a #NationalShutdown went viral. Police and the army have been deploayed to all hotspots across KwaZulu-Natal. Metro Police has…
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#PODCAST Medical experts predict that a #4thWave could hit South Africa during the first week of December...
By Newsbreak Producer Rachel Vadi - Latest reports suggest that a fourth wave of COVID-19 is predicted to hit South Africa in the first week of December. CEO of the Kwazulu-Natal Doctors Healthcare Coalition - Professor Morgan Chetty says this fourth wave could last longer that 75 days. Professor...
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#PODCAST India's approval of the world's first DNA vaccine for adolescents hailed as a watershed moment in the fight against COVID-19
India has given emergency approval to the world's first DNA vaccine developed for adolescents, which is slated to be launched soon. Scientists hailed it as a watershed moment in the country's fight against Covid-19, which has so far infected more than 32-million people and killed over 430,000.…
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#PODCAST KwaZulu-Natal's first drive-through vaccination site proves a massive success among people of all ages
By Newsbreak Executive Producer Salma Patel - KwaZulu-Natal's first vaccine drive-thru has proved a success with youngsters and parents favouring this method. More than 700 people have been vaccinated at this site at the weekend. Volunteers assisted patients and were offering both the Pfizer -...
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#PODCAST 35-year-old caught dealing drugs expected to appear before the Pietermaritzburg Magistrates Court today
By Newsbreak Producer Shanell Daniel - A 35-year-old man is expected to appear at the Pietermaritzburg Magistrates Court today - facing charges of possession and dealing in drugs. According to KwaZulu-Natal police spokesperson, Colonel Thembeka Mbhele, an intelligence driven operation was…
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#PODCAST New app set to formalise domestic employer-employee relationship
By Newsbreak Producer's Shanell Daniel and Tashlan Naidoo- Household employees such as domestic workers, nannies and gardeners can now manage their time effectively at the touch of a button. This with the help of a recently launched proudly South African app called, 'MiVoice'. The app is designed...
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#PODCAST South Africans are bracing for a double digit electricity tariff increase from the 1st of July
By Newsbreak Senior Producer Genevieve Lanka - South Africans are bracing for a double digit electricity tariff increase from the 1st of July. This as the country also battles rising covid-19 infections, higher food prices and an adjusted alert Level 4 Lockdown. As from Thursday this week, Cape...
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#PODCAST NGO's face crippling future after harsher lockdown restrictions implemented
By Newsbreak Producer Shanell Daniel - The pressure on non-governmental organisations (NGOs) since the initial lockdown over a year ago - has not subsided and another harsh lockdown could cripple the sector entirely. These are the sentiments of Head of Social Impact at the University of...
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#PODCAST More clarity needed on roll-out of AARTO Act says Automobile Association
By Newsbreak Senior Producer Genevieve Lanka - The Automobile Association is calling on government to provide more clarity on the planned roll-out of the Administrative Adjudication of Road Traffic Offences (AARTO) act. The system is expected to be phased in from July 1st. However, the...
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#PODCAST After reporting on the front-lines, journalists set to get COVID19 jabs in upcoming phase of rollout
By Newsbreak Senior Producer Genevieve Lanka - The South African National Editor's Forum (SANEF) says the process has already begun to ensure that journalists are next in line to receive the covid-19 vaccination. SANEF's Secretary-General - Mahlatse Mahlase - says government has informed them…
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#PODCAST 15 months of jail time for former President Jacob Zuma in landmark Constitutional Court ruling
By Newsbreak Senior Producer Genevieve Lanka - In handing down judgement, the Constitutional Court has described as disturbing - what it calls - former President, Jacob Zuma's attempt to ignore, undermine and destroy the rule of law. Zuma has been ordered to hand himself over to police - at…
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#PODCAST All the horses just no crowds at #DurbanJuly this year as the country battles the #3rdWave
by Newsbreak Producer, Tashlan Naidoo - For the second year running - (pardon the pun) the 125th edition of Africa's Greatest Race, the Vodacom Durban July, will be held behind closed doors. Despite the country moving to lockdown level 4, the races are all set for this Saturday. The first race is...
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#PODCAST #SANEF call for #journalists to be #vaccinated in national roll-out
by Newsbreak Senior Producer, Genevieve Lanka - The South African National Editor's Forum says it expects feedback from government in the next few days on the vaccination of journalists for covid-19. SANEF's Secretary-General Mahlatse Mahlase says the journalism fraternity has been on the...
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#PODCAST Not wearing a #mask? You could be arrested warn police
by Newsbreak Senior Producer, Genevieve Lanka - Police in KwaZulu-Natal say they will act swiftly to apprehend anyone found flouting lockdown regulations. According to provincial spokesperson - Brigadier Jay Naicker - from the 16th to 27th of June, over 1700 individuals were arrested for various...
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#PODCAST #POPIAct comes into effect 1st July - What does this mean for you?
The Protection of Personal Information Act or POPI Act comes into effect on the 1st of July.. The Act was signed into law by President Cyril Ramaphosa last year but organisations and other state organs which keep personal information were given a reprieve for a year to become compliant with the…
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#PODCAST #MedicalMonitor More young children getting infected with #DeltaVariant in the #3rdWave
by Newsbreak Producer, Tashlan Naidoo - Indications from yet to be published data show that the J&J vaccine currently being rolled out across the country is effective against the fast spreading Delta variant - first identified in India. The Delta variant is thought to be the most transmissible…
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#PODCAST #TheGamePlan #France out but #Spain is in #Euro2020 - Tiny Kisten brings us analysis on the #football action
by Newsbreak Producers, Tashlan Naidoo and Shanell Daniel - 14 goals from normal playing time, nine penalties and an endless supply of drama made for some brilliant football in the last 16 of the Euro 2020 tournament last night. 2016 Euro runners-up and World Cup Winners France were dumped by...
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#PODCAST The Beer Association of SA seek legal advice over alcohol ban in #Lockdown4
by Newsbreak Producer, Tashlan Naidoo - The Beer Association of South Africa (BASA) says it is seeking legal advice following the 4th prohibition on liquor sales in 18 month. This follows President Cyril Ramphosa's address that announced a ban of on and off-site liquor sales for 14 days. BASA CEO...
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#PODCAST #JusticeForAnton investigation into journalist's death in #Libya taken to UN Human Rights Council
Locating the remains of slain award-winning photo journalist Anton Hammerl is key to instituting an investigation into his death. That's according to the international legal team for Penny Sukhraj-Hammerl, Anton's wife. In 2001, Hammerl travelled from his home in London to Libya to cover the Arab...
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#PODCAST COSATU call for monetary relief for citizens as government moves SA to lockdown level 4
By Newsbreak Producer Shanell Daniel - The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) says President Cyril Ramaphosa's decision to move the country to lockdown Alert Level 4 was inevitable. However, they say government needs to provide relief for those sectors of the economy prohibited from...
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#PODCAST Lotus Economic Forum (LEF) to help boost Hindu business amid COVID19 devastation
By Newsbreak Producer Taliesha Naidoo - A new Hindu business chamber has been established in South Africa. The Lotus Economic Forum (LEF) was launched at the weekend in an online event. The forum will offer economic interventions and resources to businesses that support the tenets of Sanatan...
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#PODCAST This Pride Day, the LGBTQI+ community calls for action against hate crimes
By Newsbreak Producer Rachel Vadi - As today marks Gay Pride Day - the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer and Intersex - or LGBTQI+ - community, has called for tougher action against hate crimes. Gay Pride Day began in 1969 after the Stonewall Riots in the United States - which was in...
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#PODCAST - Blind and deaf society overcome financial challenges by employing members in a Sewing club
by Newsbreak Producer, Rachel Vadi - Faced with growing financial distress during COVID-19 and South Africa's lockdown, the KwaZulu-Natal Blind and Deaf Society were able to overcome non-funding by employing members in a Sewing Club. President of the Society, Veetha Sewkuran says they began a few...
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#PODCAST - This is what President Ramaphosa's announcement would mean over the next 14 days #Lockdown #AlertLevel4
By Newsbreak Producer, Hoosen Ebrahim and Taliesha Naidoo - President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced the country will move to an adjusted alert level 4 of the lockdown for the next 14 days. South Africa has recorded over 15,000 new COVID-19 cases and 122 COVID-19 related deaths in the last 24…
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#PODCAST - New agriculture programme launched to empower young farmers with skills #USConsulGeneral
By Newsbreak Executive Producer, Salma Patel - A new agriculture programme launched by the US Consul General in Durban- in collaboration with the Durban University of Technology and a Mandela-Washington Fellow- wants to empower young farmers with skills to turn their crops into cash. The…
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#PODCAST #NewsbreakTalk #DeltaCovid19 variant is fast becoming dominant in #SouthAfrica
By Newsbreak Presenter, Taresh Harreepershad. health experts are appealing to South Africans to refrain from social gatherings and adhere to all Covid-19 precautionary measures as the country battles to curb the highly transmissible delta variant that is now circulating in the country. Gauteng is...
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#PODCAST With the #thirdwave sweeping across SA, #NewsbreakTalk discuss interventions to keep you safe
By Newsbreak Presenter Taresh Harreepershad. COVID-19 infection rates across South Africa are expected to surge over the next few weeks. This emerged during a briefing by the National Department of Health on Friday 25 June 2021. Scientists say the third wave infection rates have already surpassed...
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#PODCAST School driver arrested for rape
By Newsbreak Producer, Rachel Vadi. A suspect accused of raping a minor in Phoenix, north of Durban - is currently appearing at the Verulam Magistrate Court. It is believed that the suspect was the minor's daily driver to and from school. Durban North Cluster police spokesperson, Captain Louise...
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#PODCAST SGB employed teachers side-lined in Covid-19 vaccine rollout
By SABC News Editor, Minoshni Pillay and Newsbreak Producer, Taresh Harreepershad. The KwaZulu-Natal Parents Association says educators are being marginalised following the temporary exclusion of SGB employed teachers from the COVID-19 vaccine process. The vaccination of teachers across the…
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#PODCAST Reach for a Dream Foundation curries its way into the Guinness World Records
By Newsbreak Senior Producer, Genevive Lanka. The Reach for a Dream Foundation has stirred their way into the Guinness World Records for the most people cooking online at the same time. About 2000 people, together with celebrity chefs David Higgs and J'Something participated in the virtual event...
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#PODCAST 'DUT Ninjas' climb their way to a first prize win at the KZN InnovTechExpo 2021
By Newsbreak's Shanell Daniel - A group of Durban University of Technology students named 'DUT Ninjas', have done the university proud after bagging first prize at the KwaZulu-Natal InnovTechExpo 2021 (Makerthon) competition. Andile Chonco, Mpendulo Xulu, Nkosinathi Mkhonto, Mbali Nongalo and...
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#PODCAST Spelling quiz raises funds for Palestinian children afflicted by recent fighting in the Middle East
By Newsbreak's Taresh Harreeparshad - How good are your spelling skills? Well you could put it to the test- and help ease the lives of children in Palestine. Islamic Relief will be holding The Spell It Game tomorrow evening, to help raise funds as part of their humanitarian work in Gaza. Regional...
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#PODCAST NICD calls for reduced inter-provincial movement and intensified non-pharmaceutical protocols
By Newsbreak's Taresh Harreeparshad - The National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) acting executive director Prof. Adrian Puren says provinces that do not have sharp increases in COVID-19 cases as seen in Gauteng need to immediately reduce movement. Given the screeching spike in daily...
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#PODCAST 500kg #Cocaine bust worth R234 Million at Isipingo in Durban
by Newsbreak Producer, Tashlan Naidoo - The HAWKS are probing details of a shipping container that was found with over 500-kilograms of cocaine worth over R234-million at Isipingo south of Durban. The bricks of contraband were found in 26 bags in what is believed to a animal food shipping...
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#PODCAST Think critically about who deserves your vote #LGE2021
by Newsbreak Producer, Taresh Harreeparshad - Will the South African electorate continue voting along similar lines- and complain at the result afterward? With just months before the Local Government Elections, the electorate is confused about who to give their vote to. The ruling party has been...
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#PODCAST The family of slain Durban academic accuse police of dragging their feet in investigation
by Newsbreak Producer, Genevieve Lanka - The family of slain Durban academic Dr Rivendra Narain claims that police are dragging their feet in the investigation into the murder case. The 38-year-old senior Mathematics lecturer from the University of KwaZulu-Natal was killed at his home in Tongaat,...
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#PODCAST #Teachers get the #COVID19 #jab amid the #3rdWave
Teachers in KwaZulu-Natal have heeded the call to get the Coronavirus vaccine. Provincial Education MEC -- Kwazi Mshengu -- accompanied by his Health counterpart -- Nomagugu Simelane-Zulu -- visited a vaccination site at the KwaMashu Sports Centre, north of Durban. They say teachers in the…
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#PODCAST Prof Mzilikazi Khumal remembered as a hero who helped unite South Africa through the #anthem
by Newsbreak Producer, Genevieve Lanka - The late Professor Mzilikazi Khumalo has been hailed as a national hero who showcased indigenous African music on a global stage. Khumalo was also among a team of academics that served on the committee that composed South Africa's national anthem, by...
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#PODCAST #GreenScene Reptiles are friendlier than you think!
by Shanell Daniel - REPTILES - the cold-blooded creatures often feared by many can be loved once false beliefs are shed. Conservationist, Dingo Dinkelman has partnered with Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife in offering a training programme, where he shares his insights and experiences with reptiles. In this...
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#PODCAST Retired Master of the KZN Supreme Court Farouk Vahed passes away
by Newsbreak Producer, Hoosen Ebrahim - The retired Master of the Supreme Court of KwaZulu-Natal, Mohammed Farouk Vahed, has passed away. A qualified attorney and conveyancer, Vahed headed the High Court at Pietermaritzburg since the late 90's. The funeral prayer will be held at the Marlboro…
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#PODCAST Youth development in Chatsworth stifled by lack of funding
By Newsbreak Producer Tashlan Naidoo - From the glory days of Manning Rangers F.C to local teams such as the Summerfield Dynamos, local leaders say sport in Chatsworth, particularly among the youth, has taken a downward spiral. According to Devan Pillay, Chairperson for the Ward 69 Sport…
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#PODCAST Unemployement issue to be tackled by new Employment Centre in Newcastle KZN
By Newsbreak Producer Genevieve Lanka - As South Africa battles rising unemployment rates, a new employment centre has been opened in Newcastle, KwaZulu-Natal, aimed at assisting local youth enter the job market. The centre was launched by Minister of Employment and Labour - Thulas Nxesi - at the...
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#PODCAST As the optical fibre scene becomes more visible in communities, what are the por's and con's?
By Newsbreak Producer Shanell Daniel - As many communities throughout the country receive access to optical fiber, many residents say they do not fully understand the concept and how to make full use of it. In this week's TechnoTouch, Technology Expert, Preetesh Sewraj, explains how optical…
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#PODCAST More than 127-thousand teachers and support staff from KZN will receive their COVID-19 vaccination
By Newsbreak Senior Producer Genevieve Lanka - More than 127-thousand teachers and support staff are expected to receive the COVID-19 vaccine over the next two weeks in KwaZulu-Natal. According to the provincial Department of Education, 70 vaccination sites have been earmarked for the massive…
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#PODCAST Gauteng COVID19 situation worsens as more calls are made for oxygen concentrators
By Newsbreak Producer Tashlan Naidoo - Humanitarian aid organisation, the Gift of the Givers (GOTG), says it's receiving an alarming number of urgent calls from hospitals and general practitioners in Gauteng for oxygen concentrators. Founder Dr Imtiaz Sooliman says this is because many doctors…
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#PODCAST Teacher Union Naptosa slams other Unions asking for a total shutdown of shcools amid 3rd wave
By Newsbreak Producer Hoosen Ebrahim - Teacher union - NAPTOSA - has slammed smaller unions who call for the total shutdown of schools, as the country grapples with the third wave of the Corona virus. The Educators Union of South Africa in Limpopo, say they are planning to close schools…
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#PODCAST Educators set to get their COVID19 jab over the next two weeks
By Newsbreak Senior Producer Genevieve Lanka - The South African Democratic Teachers Union (SADTU) in KwaZulu-Natal says there's been no clear indication from the Department of Education on how the vaccination programme will be rolled out tomorrow. The union met with the provincial department…
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#PODCAST - US Consulate says a frank and honest dialogue will be key to bridging racial divides in the US
By Newsbreak Producer, Tashlan Naidoo - Frank and honest dialogue will be key to bridging racial divides in the United States. This is the view of Jaclyn Cole - Public Affairs Officer at the US Consulate in Durban. This weekend, the United States marked Juneteenth, which is a federal holiday...
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PODCAST - #MedicalMonitor Virtual workouts have become the new normal. This is how you stay fit and safe !!
By Newsbreak Producer, Shanell Daniel - Staying healthy while staying indoors is now possible, as fitness junkies take their workout routines to the world wide web. From home or at the office during lunch breaks, alone or with a group of online friends - virtual workouts have become the new…
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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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