By Newsbreak Senior Producer Taresh Harreeparshad - The DA claims Acting Police Minister Professor Firoz Cachalia has failed to meet the deadline to update the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Police about the status of SAPS lifestyle audits for officers. The party contends that there is great uncertainty about the scope of the proposed audits and timelines in this regard. DA Spokesperson on Police Lisa Schickerling says these audits are a critical accountability tool in restoring public trust in the police...

By Newsbreak Senior Producer Taresh Harreeparshad - The DA claims Acting Police Minister Professor Firoz Cachalia has failed to meet the deadline to update the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Police about the status of SAPS lifestyle audits for officers. The party contends that there is great uncertainty about the scope of the proposed audits and timelines in this regard. DA Spokesperson on Police Lisa Schickerling says these audits are a critical accountability tool in restoring public trust in the police...

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#PODCAST DA claim that the police minister missed the deadline on SAPS lifestyle audits, as pressure mounts to tackle rogue cops #sabcnews

By Newsbreak Producer Shanell Daniel - As the rate of inflation rises so does the concern for sustainable living in the country. This as annual headline inflation climbed to four percent in April, up from three-point-one percent in March. New data from Statistics South Africa shows that the Consumer Price Index rose by one-point-one percent month-on-month. The jump in the headline number was mainly driven by sharp fuel price increases. Economist, Dr Simiso Msomi says if government permits another fuel hike next month the consequences will be heavier on South Africans...

By Newsbreak Producer Shanell Daniel - As the rate of inflation rises so does the concern for sustainable living in the country. This as annual headline inflation climbed to four percent in April, up from three-point-one percent in March. New data from Statistics South Africa shows that the Consumer Price Index rose by one-point-one percent month-on-month. The jump in the headline number was mainly driven by sharp fuel price increases. Economist, Dr Simiso Msomi says if government permits another fuel hike next month the consequences will be heavier on South Africans...

#PODCAST ANALYSIS: Economists warn of 'heavier consequences' if government permits another fuel hike #sabcnews

By Newsbreak Producer Hoosen Ebrahim - Durban's tourism hub is in crisis as raw sewage floods parts of the beach front following the failure of the Mahatma Gandhi Pump Station in South Beach. Reports from the ground indicate the stench has become unbearable where hotel paving has reportedly collapsed with sewage flowing openly through streets and into the Durban harbour. Three beaches have been closed due to the high risk of E. coli contamination fears. DA councilor Charmaine Sewsunker explains the seriousness of the situation...

By Newsbreak Producer Hoosen Ebrahim - Durban's tourism hub is in crisis as raw sewage floods parts of the beach front following the failure of the Mahatma Gandhi Pump Station in South Beach. Reports from the ground indicate the stench has become unbearable where hotel paving has reportedly collapsed with sewage flowing openly through streets and into the Durban harbour. Three beaches have been closed due to the high risk of E. coli contamination fears. DA councilor Charmaine Sewsunker explains the seriousness of the situation...

#PODCAST The Durban beachfront in apparently in crisis - as raw sewage floods streets & forces multiple beach closures #sabcnews

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By Newsbreak Producer Matthew Veeran - Leading zoology and entomology experts are warning that South Africa's food systems and natural biodiversity face severe risk without immediate, sustained protection for natural pollinators. Marking World Bee Day this week, Professors Abdullahi Yusuf and Christian Pirk highlighted that these insects provide billions of Rands in free ecological labour, noting that a collapse in their populations would cause crop yields to plummet and food prices to spike. To bridge the gap between research and action, the University of Pretoria has launched a targeted school outreach initiative across Gauteng to foster ecological literacy and long-term behavioural changes. Prof. Yusuf joined me for today's Greenscene to discuss further... 

By Newsbreak Producer Matthew Veeran - Leading zoology and entomology experts are warning that South Africa's food systems and natural biodiversity face severe risk without immediate, sustained protection for natural pollinators. Marking World Bee Day this week, Professors Abdullahi Yusuf and Christian Pirk highlighted that these insects provide billions of Rands in free ecological labour, noting that a collapse in their populations would cause crop yields to plummet and food prices to spike. To bridge the gap between research and action, the University of Pretoria has launched a targeted school outreach initiative across Gauteng to foster ecological literacy and long-term behavioural changes. Prof. Yusuf joined me for today's Greenscene to discuss further...&nbsp;

#PODCAST DA claim that the police minister missed the deadline on SAPS lifestyle audits, as pressure mounts to tackle rogue cops #sabcnews

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