-by Newsbreak's Taresh Harreeparshad.

A podcast slur- termed racist and defamatory- against the South African Coloured community has gone viral for the wrong reasons. This has resulted in Patriotic Alliance leader Gayton McKenzie even seeking legal action against the podcast. The incident has opened a debate about regulating the podcast sector to ensure that hate speech and racism is not promoted on independent podcasts. But is it still a podcast if it's regulated? South African Podcasters Guild's Diego Domingo Socially Acceptable's Nazareen Ebrahim and Mindscaped Podcast's Nazeer Jamal joined the discussion...

-by Newsbreak's Taresh Harreeparshad.
A podcast slur- termed racist and defamatory- against the South African Coloured community has gone viral for the wrong reasons. This has resulted in Patriotic Alliance leader Gayton McKenzie even seeking legal action against the podcast. The incident has opened a debate about regulating the podcast sector to ensure that hate speech and racism is not promoted on independent podcasts. But is it still a podcast if it's regulated? South African Podcasters Guild's Diego Domingo Socially Acceptable's Nazareen Ebrahim and&nbsp;Mindscaped Podcast's Nazeer Jamal joined the discussion...

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By NThe Merebank Book Project (MBP) is urging residents of Merebank, south of Durban and the greater public to support their initiatives to preserve the history and spirit of the community. Through various community programmes, the MBP not only documents the area's rich heritage, but also encourages residents to become proud ambassadors of the area. Viren Singh - Chairperson of the MBP says they aim to honour the legacy of those who built the community while inspiring the next generation to represent the area with pride, responsibility and a commitment to positive change....ewsbreak Producer, Taliesha Naidoo - 

By NThe Merebank Book Project (MBP) is urging residents of Merebank, south of Durban and the greater public to support their initiatives to preserve the history and spirit of the community. Through various community programmes, the MBP not only documents the area's rich heritage, but also encourages residents to become proud ambassadors of the area. Viren Singh - Chairperson of the MBP says they aim to honour the legacy of those who built the community while inspiring the next generation to represent the area with pride, responsibility and a commitment to positive change....ewsbreak Producer, Taliesha Naidoo -&nbsp;

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By Newsbreak Producer, Tashlan Naidoo - Tributes are pouring in for the late Keith Govender who passed away in hospital yesterday. The 22 year old was stabbed in the head after an altercation while playing the card game thunee with a group of friends at Chatsworth south of Durban about a month ago. Govender had been recovering after the stabbing but his condition worsened this week after he developed an infection and was placed back on a ventilator. The accused in the matter, Mahendra Ramadrah was granted R1000 rand bail. Govender's friend, Saloshnee Pillay says she is still in shock and will forever cherish their fondest memories together....

By Newsbreak Producer, Tashlan Naidoo - Tributes are pouring in for the late Keith Govender who passed away in hospital yesterday. The 22 year old was stabbed in the head after an altercation while playing the card game thunee with a group of friends at Chatsworth south of Durban about a month ago. Govender had been recovering after the stabbing but his condition worsened this week after he developed an infection and was placed back on a ventilator. The accused in the matter, Mahendra Ramadrah was granted R1000 rand bail. Govender's friend, Saloshnee Pillay says she is still in shock and will forever cherish their fondest memories together....

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By Newsbreak Producer, Tashlan Naidoo - The KwaZulu-Natal Parents Association says that the leasing of school property by Havenpark Secondary School in Phoenix, north of Durban is not an isolated case and is being done by many schools across the country to meet financial requirements. This is after the KwaZulu-Natal Department of Public Works and police in the province have conducted an oversight visit at at the school after some residents in the area objected to the school allegedly leasing land to private transportation operators. The residents say the alleged move threatens learner safety and may contravene zoning and land-use regulations. The Department of education says it is investigating the matter and will release its findings in due course. Chairperson of the KwaZulu-Natal Parents Association, Vee Gani met with the school yesterday and believes the situation should have been handled better by local Government ...

By Newsbreak Producer, Tashlan Naidoo - The KwaZulu-Natal Parents Association says that the leasing of school property by Havenpark Secondary School in Phoenix, north of Durban is not an isolated case and is being done by many schools across the country to meet financial requirements. This is after the KwaZulu-Natal Department of Public Works and police in the province have conducted an oversight visit at at the school after some residents in the area objected to the school allegedly leasing land to private transportation operators. The residents say the alleged move threatens learner safety and may contravene zoning and land-use regulations. The Department of education says it is investigating the matter and will release its findings in due course. Chairperson of the KwaZulu-Natal Parents Association, Vee Gani met with the school yesterday and believes the situation should have been handled better by local Government ...

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