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43 min
#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.…
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#PODCAST Situation is calm and police are on high alert across KZN, following unconfirmed reports of a #Nation…
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 #NationalSh…
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3 min
#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 D…
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#PODCAST India's approval of the world's first DNA vaccine for adolescents hailed as a watershed moment in the…
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 th…
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#PODCAST KwaZulu-Natal's first drive-through vaccination site proves a massive success among people of all age…
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…
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#PODCAST 35-year-old caught dealing drugs expected to appear before the Pietermaritzburg Magistrates Court tod…
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.…
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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…
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3 min
#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 risi…
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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 lockdow…
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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 Adjudicatio…
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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 r…
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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 atte…
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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 clo…
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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 journa…
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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 s…
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3 min
#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 a…
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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 f…
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#PODCAST #TheGamePlan #France out but #Spain is in #Euro2020 - Tiny Kisten brings us analysis on the #football…
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…
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3 min
#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…
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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 f…