Lauren_Beukes39

Radio news journo at East Coast Radio 📻
Telling KZN’s stories, one bulletin at a time.
Coffee-powered, deadline-driven ☕🗞️
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[Lauren_Beukes39 @LBeukes39]

WATCH: Umbilo police have opened a burglary case after a business was ransacked. Owners reviewing CCTV footage discovered a naked man breaking in and rummaging through the premises. @ECR_Newswatch

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The hostages are confirmed to be safe and free. The suspect has been detained. One person has been wheeled out on a stretcher into an ambulance. @ECR_Newswatch

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There's a large contingency of police and security personnel outside a fast food outlet in Berea - where a hostage situation is playing out. @ECR_Newswatch More updates to follow

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Parts of Verulam have been gridlocked in a wake of sporadic protests in and around the community. It is believed that residents are angry over water and power cuts. @ECR_Newswatch

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Parts of Verulam are gridlocked after sporadic protests have broken out in the north Durban area. It's believed residents are demanding access to water and electricity. @ECR_Newswatch

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The #SAHRC finds that racial socialisation played a crucial role in the perpetration of the violence in the #Julyunrest.

"The JSCP Cluster must be victim-centred in its approach to the Victims of the Unrest related inter-personal violence." #UnrestReports

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Roads leading to the Umhlanga precinct have been blocked by taxis. All authorities are on scene. @ECR_Newswatch

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Police have launched a manhunt for 5 suspects responsible for the shooting of 5 people in Richards Bay. @ECR_Newswatch @SteveBhengu

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Eyewitness Jason Livingstone says the water was almost ceiling high after a wave crashed into a restaurant on the South Coast, KZN. He captured this video yesterday @ECR_Newswatch

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eThekwini Firefighters today have extinguished a fire that broke out at the China Emporium in the Durban CBD. This is the second time the building, set to be demolished, has caught alight. @ECR_Newswatch

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eThekwini Municipality's communication head, Lindiwe Khuzwayo, says the City has invested over 300 million rand in local businesses. #DBF #DurbanBusinessFair @ECR_Newswatch

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We are at the 25th Durban Business Fair media launch held at Nto's Boutique Hotel. This is eThekwini Municipality's business exhibition - focused on accelerating the development of SMMEs. @ECR_Newswatch

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One person has died in a horrific accident on corner of Bertha Mkhize and Joseph Ntuli. It alleged that a CIT vehicle crashed into some street vendors after an apparent robbery @ECR_Newswatch

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Nombuso Majola, mother of Mondli, who was killed during the Durban July unrest in 2021, says justice has been served. Brothers, Dylan and Ned Govender recieved a 7 year sentence for attempted murder, among other charges. @ECR_Newswatch #JulyUnrest

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WATCH: The pastor from Immanuel Community Church in Verulam gets robbed while streaming a live sermon. It's reported that the congregation was also robbed of their cellphones and three vehicles were stolen on Thursday night. @ECR_Newswatch

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The Woolworths Looter, Mbuso Moloi, has been sentenced to three years imprisonment, wholly suspended for 5 years and 18 months for correctional supervision. He appeared at the Durban Magistrate's Court today.
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The Wentworth community came out in their numbers calling for justice for the killing of teenager Leyton Fynn, who was gunned down last Tuesday. @ECR_Newswatch

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The 8th annual Green Youth Indaba has begun at the Durban ICC, with climate change being a hot topic, with recent rains in the province still fresh in people's minds. Later, Environmnet Minister, Barbara Creecy, will take the stage #GYI2023 @ECR_Newswatch

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Some of the residents who were displaced by yesterday's storm were moved to Amoati Community Hall. One woman says she has lost everything with no food to feed her or her one-year-old child. @ECR_Newswatch

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This is one of many homes that were affected by yesterday storm in Dube Village @ECR_Newswatch