ECR Newswatch Interviews

ECR Newswatch Interviews

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ECR Newswatch Interviews episodes

  • Onion and tomato prices up 110% in five years!
    South African consumers are paying R2,279 more for food than they did in 2019. An average food basket cost R3,051 five years ago. The same basket costs R5,330 now. The price of onions, tomatoes, apples and samp skyrocketed by between 110 and 190 per cent. Mervyn Abrahams, who is a researcher at the Pietermaritzburg Economic Justice and Dignity Group, has been speaking to Newswatch's Tamasha Khanyi about what led to these increases... More news
    7 min
  • Locals living in cars after Tornado; looting taking place
    It has been a week since a tornado tore through Tongaat and parts of the north coast, forcing many to take shelter after their homes were damaged. At least eleven people were killed during severe storms that hit KZN, with seven deaths recorded in Tongaat. In the aftermath of the twister, many residents were evacuated to community halls. Durbanite Shaida Adam says her relatives in La Mercy have been living in their car since their home collapsed. She says the tornado-hit areas are disaster zones… More news
    1 min
  • Trees started flying, the house started shaking -'we hid in the kitchen' says tornado survivor
    Families in tornado-hit Tongaat are still piecing back their lives days after the area was torn apart in the storm. Some houses were destroyed, schools and some homes had roofs blown off and windows shattered. 11 lives were lost in the storm - including a teacher and a baby. A homeowner in Sabiti Estate - in Seatide - La Mercy describes what he heard - when the tornado hit... More news
    1 min
  • Tongaat tornado: injured woman's sister explains what happened
    Families in tornado-hit Tongaat are still piecing back their lives in the wake on Monday afternoon’s devastating storm. Newswatch has been visiting affected areas. An emotional resident told Newswatch her sister and niece were hospitalised after their house crumbled around them. More news
    2 min
  • Tornado in Tongaat: Local says they had to pull people to safety
    Families in tornado-hit Tongaat - are still piecing back their lives - days after it was torn apart in the storm.

    Some houses were completely destroyed, schools and some homes - had roofs blown off and windows shattered.

    11 lives were lost - in the storm - including a teacher and baby.

    Ricky Narainsamy - from Sandfield - one of the areas - which were badly hit says they had to pull people to safety.... More news
    1 min

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