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In South Africa, marigolds are popularly sold ahead of the Thai Poosam Kavady festival which is in praise of the Hindu deity - Lord Muruga.

Newsbreak's Tashlan Naidoo takes you through a difficult and painful path of 28-year-old Ray Naiker, who went from obtaining an engineering degree to a drug addiction.

November marks the 158th anniversary of the arrival of Indian indentured labourers from India to South Africa.

In conversation with Newsbreak Producer Taliesha Naidoo is Madiba's former bodyguard, 71yo Sam Prakash.

During South Africa's apartheid era they stood at the forefront of the local entertainment industry instrumental in bridging racial divides through music.

Is this a cheap publicity stunt to get attention? Newsbreak's Tashlan Naidoo put these questions to Kessie Nair.

Are South Africans posting too much on social media? Is it really free-for-all on any social media platform? Or could you land yourself in trouble if you don't play by the rules?

We profile the life and times of Director of Phoenix Child welfare, social worker and care taker of the Phoenix community, Aroona Chetty.

ShareWell-known local journalist Aldrin Naidu has been laid to rest earlier this morning following a short illness. Naidu spent more than two weeks in hospital and underwent heart surgery to remove clots around his heart. The 48-year-old Naidu who passed away on Wednesday, is survived by his wife Naz and daughter La’mia Ruby Naidu. Naidu’s former editor at the Post Newspaper, Brijlall Ramguthee remembers the time they spent together at the newspaper, where Naidu began his career and penned many breaking stories. <a href=”https://www.iono.fm/e/554308″>Content hosted by iono.fm</a>

Yadhana Jadhoo who died yesterday morning was on a training course for Young African Journalists in Cairo, Egypt.