East Coast Radio Newswatch

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East Coast Radio Newswatch is the independent Durban-based radio station's news team. We are KwaZulu-Natal’s trusted news source with a focus on local, breaking news. Our bulletins run from 6am until 6pm, Monday to Friday. On weekends and public holidays you can catch our news updates from 7am until 12pm. © East Coast Radio.

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APR

11am

Newswatch @ 5pm

3 min

It's been confirmed there have been two more coronavirus deaths in KZN - bringing the total number of fatalities in the country to seven. Health Minister Zweli Mkhize has also announced that the number of confirmed infections in South Africa has risen to 1505.

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APR

10am

Newswatch @ 4pm

3 min

Police watchdog, IPID says it's received at least a dozen complaints against members of the South African Police Service since the country went on lockdown a week ago.

APR

9am

Newswatch @ 3pm

2 min

Amnesty International says digital surveillance to help fight COVID-19 can only be justified if it respects human rights.

APR

9am

Newswatch @ 2pm

2 min

The two young men accused of raping and strangling an elderly woman to death in Pietermaritzburg want bail. Seventy-four-year-old Ngenzeni Zumas's attackers arrived at her home in Sweetwaters, claiming to be SANDF soldiers sent to sanitize homes because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

APR

9am

Newswatch @ 1pm

3 min

Eskom says thanks to the country's lockdown it's now sitting with surplus power.

APR

5am

Newswatch @ 11am

2 min

Some children's homes in the province have been speaking about their challenges during the lockdown. Ethelbert Child and Youth Care Centre in Queenburgh has put stringent measures in place to ensure the safety of the 65 children housed at the facility.

APR

4am

Newswatch @ 10am

2 min

Groceries, bars of soap and sanitisers have been delivered to families struggling to make ends meet in PMB's Copesville area. The Social Development MEC says the beneficiaries include those who have temporary jobs and child-headed households.

APR

3am

Newswatch @ 9am

3 min

eThekwini's Cleansing and Solid Waste Unit has issued a reminder about its services. It says waste management will continue uninterrupted for the duration of the lockdown.

APR

2am

Newswatch @ 8am - COVID-19 cases in Umlazi, KwaMashu, Inanda

2 min

eThekwini Mayor, Mxolisi Kaunda says tracer teams have been sent to three townships in Durban - Umlazi, KwaMashu, Inanda - after the emergence of the coronavirus in these areas.

APR

1am