By Newsbreak Producer Shanell Daniel - While many South Africans have jobs to attend to in order to make ends meet and sustain their families, there are others who have no choice but to beg for their daily bread. Thirty years into democracy, on an average day across the country motorists pass by multiple beggars at several busy intersections. One of which is the intersection between Ruth First Highway and Argyle Road in the Durban CBD. Spotted from the early parts of the morning at the intersection begging is Mark Gill*. Gill has been begging at the location since 2016. Newsbreak's Shanell Daniel walked through the busy intersection with Gill as he begged for a pittance... 

*AI generated image and name used to protect individual's privacy

By Newsbreak Producer Shanell Daniel - While many South Africans have jobs to attend to in order to make ends meet and sustain their families, there are others who have no choice but to beg for their daily bread. Thirty years into democracy, on an average day across the country motorists pass by multiple beggars at several busy intersections. One of which is the intersection between Ruth First Highway and Argyle Road in the Durban CBD. Spotted from the early parts of the morning at the intersection begging is Mark Gill*. Gill has been begging at the location since 2016. Newsbreak's Shanell Daniel walked through the busy intersection with Gill as he begged for a pittance... 
*AI generated image and name used to protect individual's privacy

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By Newsbreak Producer Tashlan Naidoo - The KwaZulu-Natal Subsistence Fisherfolk Forum has given the local Economic Development, Tourism & Environmental Affairs department one week to respond to their demands or further mass action will be taken. This after scores of fisher folk embarked on a mass march along the Durban beach front earlier this week demanding access be granted to fishing spots which were used for decades before the 2010 FIFA Soccer World Cup. They say a year prior to the event, these spots were closed off and never reopened among other issues such as alleged harassment. Spokesperson for the Forum, Desmond D'Sa says for the vast majority of these people, fishing is the only means to feed their families and put their children through school...

By Newsbreak Producer Tashlan Naidoo - The KwaZulu-Natal Subsistence Fisherfolk Forum has given the local Economic Development, Tourism &amp; Environmental Affairs department one week to respond to their demands or further mass action will be taken. This after scores of fisher folk embarked on a mass march along the Durban beach front earlier this week demanding access be granted to fishing spots which were used for decades before the 2010 FIFA Soccer World Cup. They say a year prior to the event, these spots were closed off and never reopened among other issues such as alleged harassment. Spokesperson for the Forum, Desmond D'Sa says for the vast majority of these people, fishing is the only means to feed their families and put their children through school...

#PODCAST KZN fisher folk group give the Economic Development department a week to respond to their demands #sabcnews

By Newsbreak Producer Matthew Veeran - €10,000 in funding and a once-in-a-lifetime curated networking tour to Ireland awaits the winners of this year's Irish Tech Challenge South Africa. Building on the success of previous editions, this year's challenge aims to accelerate the growth of SA-owned, tech startups aligning with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Companies in green technology, health care, education and water hygiene are particularly encouraged to apply, forming as part of the challenge's aim to address pressing global issues while promoting economic development and job creation in the country. Vuyo Pakade is the founder of Foonda Africa, a local talent marketplace. He was among the winners last year and joined us to explain how the challenge can accelerate and unlock the full potential of participating startups...  

By Newsbreak Producer Matthew Veeran - €10,000 in funding and a once-in-a-lifetime curated networking tour to Ireland awaits the winners of this year's Irish Tech Challenge South Africa. Building on the success of previous editions, this year's challenge aims to accelerate the growth of SA-owned, tech startups aligning with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Companies in green technology, health care, education and water hygiene are particularly encouraged to apply, forming as part of the challenge's aim to address pressing global issues while promoting economic development and job creation in the country. Vuyo Pakade is the founder of Foonda Africa, a local talent marketplace. He was among the winners last year and joined us to explain how the challenge can accelerate and unlock the full potential of participating startups...

#PODCAST 10,000 Euros and a networking tour to Ireland are among the prizes at this year's Irish Tech Challenge #sabcnews

By Newsbreak Producer Taliesha Naidoo - The IEC has reminded South Africans that the deadline for Special vote applications closes today at 5pm. The Commission has so far received over a million applications for special votes with the Eastern Cape provinces having the highest number of applications sitting at over two-hundred thousand. Earlier this week, the IEC distanced itself from a widely circulated message that everyone over the age of 60 had permission to cast a special vote on 27 and 28 of this month - at the polling station where they are registered. The commission says the general principle of election administration is that voters must cast their ballots where they are registered. However, if they intend to be in a different voting district on voting day, they must notify the commission of their intended absence and identify the voting station where they wish to cast their vote... 

By Newsbreak Producer Taliesha Naidoo - The IEC has reminded South Africans that the deadline for Special vote applications closes today at 5pm. The Commission has so far received over a million applications for special votes with the Eastern Cape provinces having the highest number of applications sitting at over two-hundred thousand. Earlier this week, the IEC distanced itself from a widely circulated message that everyone over the age of 60 had permission to cast a special vote on 27 and 28 of this month - at the polling station where they are registered. The commission says the general principle of election administration is that voters must cast their ballots where they are registered. However, if they intend to be in a different voting district on voting day, they must notify the commission of their intended absence and identify the voting station where they wish to cast their vote...

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