The Breakfast Express

#DISABILITY360 In our “Making Life Better” CSI initiative today, we have an update on the heartfelt appeals for wheelchairs from our desperate listeners that we aired yesterday.

In a few months, self-defence may not be a valid reason to own a firearm. With rising rates of violent crime, will this not leave millions of South Africans more vulnerable than before? Do we not have a right to protect ourselves? We will be chatting to Tsepi Mekwar from Gun Owners SA on the proposed changes…

As we try to stay afloat in the midst of our third wave, we chat to Dr Kumi Naidoo on economic apartheid fuelling unequal access to vaccines and vaccine hoarding

Talented KZN cricketer, Prenelan Subrayen, got his maiden Proteas call up this week. Catch him on the Hotseat today when he steps over the white line and O'Neil spins a few rapid fire questions at him

In our “Making Life better” CSI initiative today, we have an update on our food hamper appeal that we made yesterday

Remember our little Warrior Princess, 11-year old Kyra Ramdin from Phoenix, who needs to find a donor match for a blood stem cell transplant? We chat to Kyra and her mum Michelle on how you can help her...

#COVID19 #CHOOSELIFE As we get ready to roll out Covid-19 vaccines in phase 2 today, to those older than 60-years, there are many questions that have surfaced regarding who is at high risk of side effects, what symptoms could present after the vaccine and do's and don'ts once you've received your jab. To get some answers, we will chat to Dr Prithy Ramlachan

Singer, musician, songwriter and producer, Dr Victor joins us on the Hot Seat today

#Disability360 We continue the wheelchair component of our Making Life Better CSI initiative today, with an update on two heartfelt appeals that we made yesterday from Lynette and Sandra

17-year-old Yurav Premlall walked in the footsteps of greats when he held on for a win in the inaugural Junior Golf Challenge. We chat to the talented golfer and his father

#COVID19 #CHOOSELIFE The Department of Health has confirmed that COVID-19 variants from India and the UK have now been detected in South Africa, just as we continue to clock over 2000 daily positive cases. Is this a matter of concern? After the devastating second wave in December, are we ready for a third wave? We get some answers from Professor Salim Abdool Karim

Celebrity chef and author Yudhika Sujanani takes the HOTSEAT today at 8.15

In our “Making Life better” CSI initiative today, we have an update on our food hamper give-away. We hear appeals from 5 deserving families.

We chat with the Chatsworth Methi aunty, Lalitha Kanayee who turned to farming methi herbs to earn an income, when life’s hardships took a toll on her...

#COVID19 #CHOOSELIFE India is facing an unprecedented health care and humanitarian crisis as the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic takes a devastating toll on its people. We will be chatting to the High Commissioner of South Africa to India, Joel Sibusiso Ndebele live in New Delhi to get the latest update on the situation in India. We will also hear from Ashwin Trikamjee, head of the South Afri...

Fresh from winning the coveted Best Documentary Feature Academy Award or Oscar this week…Associate producer of My Octopus Teacher, Swati Thiyagarajan joins us on the Hot Seat at 8:15. You don’t want to miss this...

Morning Masala’s new presenter Anasia Govender will be joining us at 8:15 today and we will also hear from Annalukshmi

South Africa’s first Michelin star chef takes the hotseat. We’ll be crossing live to Nice in France to chat to Jan Van Der Westhuizen and find out more about this acclaimed chef, award winning author and passionate photographer…

Our very own Jace Govender who brings us the angling report on the Breakfast Express will be jetting off to France to coach the proteas ladies in the World Fishing Championship – we chat to him to find out more about the competition

#DISABILITY360 In our “Making Life Better” CSI initiative last week, we shared three heartfelt appeals for wheelchairs from our desperate listeners. Today we have an update for them...

Bullying at schools and on social media was thrust in the spotlight, after the suicide of a 15-year-old Limpopo school learner. How do we empower our kids to deal with bullying? What role does the school and parents play in curtailing this? And are there any links between violence in the home and how it can manifest in schools and children’s behaviour? We chat with social worker Kerryn Rehse

SA’s health regulator recommends that the pause on the J&J COVID-19 vaccine be lifted, while the first batch of the Pfizer vaccine is due to arrive in May. Will this finally propel our vaccine rollout? How will the different mutations and variants affect us, and how prepared are we to start vaccinating the masses? We get answers from Chairperson of the ministerial advisory committee (MAC) on Covid...

South African swimmer Chad le Clos has taken the world by storm becoming Olympic, World and Commonwealth Champion, as well as winning FINA World Swimmer of the Year. Chad takes the hotseat today...

A former president defying the Constitutional Court; members of parliament slating the judiciary, judges being found guilty of misconduct, how did we get here, and can the integrity of the judiciary be preserved? O'Neil chats to international criminal law and human rights expert, Dr Navanethem Pillay...

We continue our “Making Life Better” CSI initiative today with three new appeals for wheelchairs from our desperate listeners