The Dan Nicholl Show

How a chance trip to Sun City kicked off the journey of the man who runs South African golf - Sunshine Tour commissioner Thomas Abt.

The worst Christmas gifts, the best Christmas memories - and Stuart the Grinch. Comedians Stuart Taylor and Chris Forrest get festive on this week’s show.

Meet Carl Wastie: video store clerk, vacuum cleaner salesman, psychology student - and finally, award-winning radio presenter with KFM.

How an 18-year-old schoolboy from Plumstead became the hottest property in world cricket: the Paul Adams story on #TDNS this week.

Hanging out with the stars, launching a global footwear brand, taking South Africa to the world: the remarkable story of Veldskoen founder Nick Dreyer.

How to put golf in perspective? For Sunshine and DP World Tour player Merrick Bremner, undergoing a kidney transplant to save his wife’s life.

After many, many failed career choices, Yaaseen Barnes discovered comedy - and he hasn’t looked back since.

Tats Nkonzo swapped a career in the advertising world for a life in comedy, armed with a guitar and a sharp sense of humour - he just hasn’t told his parents yet…

Stanton Fredericks went from gangland Johannesburg to playing club football in Europe and starring for his country - an inspiring South African football story.

From teenage prodigy to international star, JP Duminy’s career was a cricket fairytale - but not without its darker days.

Delightfully laid back off the field, a marauding force of nature on it: Springbok women's prop Babalwa Latsha celebrates a game-changing World Cup.

As one of the great Dakar careers draws to an end, Giniel de Villiers recalls landmines on the route, being held up at gunpoint and that famous win in 2009.

World Cup celebrations, the Malcolm Marx bromance, and making world class beer: Steven Kitshoff returns to #TDNS.

More than a decade after a stirring defence of South Africa went viral, RMB founder and Ellerman House owner Paul Harris still believes there’s nowhere like home.

With a new one-man show out, veteran comedian (and star of Going Nowhere Slowly) has a timely reminder of his uniquely South African star power.

Former Zimbabwean all-rounder Guy Whittall recounts his greatest battle of all: being attacked by a wounded leopard in the wild.

Playing football at Old Trafford, covering rugby all over the world, and joining childhood heroes in the Laureus Academy, Bryan Habana has endless reasons to smile.

After three Olympic Games and a decorated career for South Africa, hockey player Kate Woods is taking on a different sporting challenge: running the adidas business across Africa.

A breakthrough sale for $100 000, embracing dyslexia, and bringing animals to life through sculpture: Charlotte van Dyk joins #TDNS this week.

Amori Burger, the rising star behind wildly successful Cape Town restaurant Upper Union, has a compelling story - and a very special opportunity Christmas invitation.

From traveling the world for cover shoots and catwalk assignments, to traveling more of it supporting cricketer husband Neil McKenzie, Kerry McGregor has seen the world many times over.

It’s taken Wiaan Mulder a while, but the teenage prodigy who famously arrived at Lions training in school uniform has made it clear he’s now the real deal.

10 years ago, aspiring actor Caleb Swanepoel lost his leg in an horrific shark attack that he only just survived. A decade on, he’s just finished shooting his first television series, and continues to inspire with his remarkable story.

From hunting birds in Soweto to working in Michelin-starred restaurants in Paris, Les Creatifs owner and executive chef Wandile Mabaso shares his culinary journey - and the vision he shared with his mother a 10-year-old kid.

That Test match win, dealing with game in India, and why the only way is up from here: Proteas opener (and World Test Champion!) Ryan Rickelton joins the show this week