ECR Newswatch Interviews
Hear the latest news soundbytes or interviews from KZN's No. 1 news team: East Coast Radio Newswatch. © East Coast Radio.
Shallcross CPF Chairperson, Vishal Lachman explains 'tiger' sighting
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Hear the latest news soundbytes or interviews from KZN's No. 1 news team: East Coast Radio Newswatch. © East Coast Radio.
These little East Coasters tell us how their first day at school went.
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SAMA says no reason to worry about HMPV virus
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A South African Medical Association has moved to alleviate growing concerns about the outbreak of the HMPV virus in China.
Wentworth Man to Run from Joburg to Durban for Mental Health
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A Wentworth man is getting set to run from Johannesburg to Durban for a mental health campaign. Twenty-five-year-old Taariq Stokes will join a group of other men in the Man of Valor run on Wednesday.
Advocate Dali Mpofu leave EFF for MK
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Former EFF chair, Advocate Dali Mpofu, has confirmed the uMkhonto weSizwe Party's his new political home.
Students who exposed SASSA system tell MPs ‘overhaul’ needed
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Two university students who exposed possible fraud in the Social Relief of Distress Grant have told Parliament they believe the system needs to be overhauled.
Motorcyclist’s ride from ‘Bikers Lives Matter’ event ends in tragedy
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A Durban bikers club is hoping there will soon be justice for one of their riders who suffered an injury in a hit-and-run, resulting in his leg being amputated.
Eskom working to restore power after snowstorm in KZN
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Eskom in KZN says its teams are working to restore power to areas affected by the severe snowstorm. Since Friday night, a number of areas including Pietermaritzburg, Newcastle, Underberg, and Empangeni, have been without electricity…
Gift of Givers on N3 snow-stranded motorists and relief efforts
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Relief and recovery operations have been underway since the N3 toll route was reopened last night. Thousands of people travelling on the national route were trapped their vehicles when snow brought traffic to a halt on Friday. On Saturday, graders and rescue teams began clearing the area in the vicinity…
‘We need to hear our children’ – Verulam activist on sex pest coach case
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A Verulam community activist says children need to feel empowered to speak out about abuse.
Bluff family tells of horror home robbery
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A Durban family say they are now living in constant fear after their house was ransacked.
Invasive Plant Species Threaten Ferncliffe Forest in Pietermaritzburg'
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Ferncliffe Forest, located on the outskirts of Pietermaritzburg, is under threat from invasive plant species. Janine Stephen, one of the founders of the Ferncliffe Forest Wilding Project. Some invasive plants like Bugweed are trees that invade, some are like creepers, like the unbelievably thorny Mauritius Thorn.
LISTEN: Economist unpacks imminent two-pot retirement system
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A change in our retirement savings system is due to come into effect in just over a week, and economists are warning that even the smallest withdrawal is big in the long term.
KZN woman tells of moment fire ripped through Bushman’s Nek resort
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A KZN woman who was holidaying at a popular Underberg hotel has described the moment a raging wildfire tore through the establishment.
Miss SA finalist Adetshina withdraws from pageant
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Legal analyst Sunil Singh believes Home Affairs should have picked up any possible fraud when the mother applied for a birth certificate.
South African ‘Swiftie' who travelled to Vienna speaks of terror plot
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A South African woman who flew to Austria to see Taylor Swift perform says she's thankful and relieved that the police thwarted a planned terror attack in Vienna.
LISTEN: KZN’s Sibudu Cave awarded world heritage status
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A local professor says designating historical buildings or places as heritage sites allows for the preservation of their rich history.
LISTEN: Eyewitness recounts Phoenix Plaza shooting
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An elderly Phoenix woman who witnessed an armed robbery at the Plaza has described the pandemonium when gunshots rang out at the busy shopping mall on Sunday.
Global IT outage hits SA
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A mass IT outage has hit companies around the world on Friday, including South Africa.
Scientist find radioactive solutions to rhino poaching
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After three years the Rhisotope Project at Wits University has successfully introduced low doses of radioisotopes (radioactive material) into 20 live rhinoceroses in their efforts to curb rhino poaching.