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Matric results for the class of 2021 came out last week, with the pass rate remaining stable compared to the previous year. However, many questions continue to be asked about our education system from different quarters. Stacey Jacobs, researcher at Equal Education (EE), joined the 5 Drive team and explained what were the wins and losses for the class of 2021! She also let us in on why EE says it'...

For some Motivation this Monday, the 5 Drive team put a spotlight on the story of Lethabo Maleka - a pupil from Limpopo who despite becoming blind when he was 10 years old, worked hard and made the top 20 matriculant achievers for the class of 2021!  Following an encounter with a cobra which lead to him becoming blind, Lethabo speaks of how hopeless he'd become until he realised he could stil...

There are of people involved in professional football around the world. When FIFA come together to decide who is up for awards, there's a feeling that they overlook non-europeans despite their achievements. That was the case with a few coaches around the world which including South African Pitso Mosimane, who was 1 of 2 non European coaches to win 2 continental trophies and not looked at for the m...

All the matriculants of 2021, private and public, have now received their final report and despite the challenges they faced as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, this cohort exceeded expectations.  The 5 Drive team caught up with one matriculant who they had spoken to while she was writing her finals, her name is Refiloe from Pretoria High School for Girls, and she joined the team to let the...

Twins, Caleb and Joshua Savary are some of the top performing learners from the class of 2021! The pair went to Crawford International in Sandton. Luckily for them they each got 9/9 distinctions, avaoiding any awkwardness at home. Listen as they reveal their favourite meal cooked by mom and let us know what's next for them.  

It's Harvard University for one top matriculant from the class of 2021! Sazi Bongwe has secured admission to Harvard University for the 2022 academic year. The eighteen-year-old, achieved sensational results throughout his schooling career matriculating with nine distinctions, obtaining a 95.9% average.  Sazi, who was head of School at St John's College joined the 5 Drive team and shared his...

A regular listener on 5 Drive who goes by the name Iron Man took part in the earliest pub quiz once again in bid to help heal his broken heart after a break-up. His team lost but all wasn't lost as the team and listeners shared their messages of hope with in his moment of weakness. 

With the Novak Djokovic saga finally resolved after many back and fourths, the Australian Open is now finally in full swing. Jude takes a look at what we can look forward to in this year's show piece, including how Nadal can make more history and the possibilities of a new men's no.1. On the women's side, will Naomi Osaka successfully defend her title after a hiatus and who are her challenges on r...

A well known university has apologised after erroneously sending students messages of acceptance. Many of the students to social media to express their disappointment and the 5 Drive team and listeners could totally relate. Listen as they share their most disappointing situations including a story from Jude who finally received his halloween costume 2 months late and it had it a few problems.&nbsp...

Jade Harrison is one of the top achievers we’re celebrating today, she got a bursary at Saheti School in Joburg in her high school years, however she was not literate in the Greek language offered at the school, she turned it around and has now matriculated with an A in Greek, getting 10 distinctions in total.

Jude van Wyk got to speak to one of the people behind the scenes, Shau Mafuna, a South African engineer working for Mercedes AMG in the powertrains division. A former racer himself, he tells Jude about how it was always his dream to work in the Formula 1 space and how he had to shift his own goal posts to make sure of it as his racing career never continued to that level. 

It's back-to-school and the 5 Drive team together with the youths of 5fm came together to 'Advise Parents On What Not To Put In Lunch Boxes'.

There is a lot of pressure for Liverpool to be investigated. This is because they claimed to have positive covid 19 cases within the club, when it turned out not be the case. Jude shared all the details.

We decided to help you kick off the new year on a fit note, by creating our very own 5 Drive Fitness Tape for 2022! We did this with the help of young people from a top ranked South African Sport Aerobic & Fitness group in the township of Atteridgeville! They put us through our paces we’ll be highlighting their inspirational story and releasing that tape this week, as we all become...

Jude gave a timeline of the Novak Djokovic vaccine exemption saga, starting from when Australia announced that vaccines would be required to compete, to today seeing him win a case against the Australian government. 

Inspired by an influencer who made thousands of dollars selling her fart in a jar, yup you read that right, they set out to challenge listeners to find out who's fart in a jar they'd be willing to buy and also began the ultimate fart challenge, listen up for more!

5fm Business Manager JD Mostert joined the 5Drive team to chat about how 5fm will be "Unlocking New Year's Eve" this year and also had a surprise for the team that they didn't see coming. 

Today on the Earliest Pub Quiz Ever, see if you've got what it takes to solve our anagram. Listen out as Nick gives a clue to help you, if you manage to figure it out, WhatsApp the team with your answer to the number 082 550 5151.

Today on the Earliest Pub Quiz Ever, see if you've got what it takes to solve our anagram. Listen out as Nick gives a clue to help you, if you manage to figure it out, WhatsApp the team with your answer to the number 082 550 5151.

Today on the Earliest Pub Quiz Ever, see if you've got what it takes to solve our anagram. Listen out as Nick gives a clue to help you, if you manage to figure it out, WhatsApp the team with your answer to the number 082 550 5151.

Today on the Earliest Pub Quiz Ever, see if you've got what it takes to solve our anagram. Listen out as Nick gives a clue to help you, if you manage to figure it out, WhatsApp the team with your answer to the number 082 550 5151.

Nadia spoke to astronomer Dr. Amy Mainzer - a real NASA scientist who served as an advisor to the cast and crew of star-studded Netflix film "Don’t Look Up".  The sci-fi comedy stars an incredible cast, including Jennifer Lawrence, Leonardo DiCaprio, Meryl Streep, Jonah Hill, Cate Blanchett, Tyler Perry and Ariana Grande - to name a few. The film follows an astronomy grad student and he...

This week on the Africa Update Bibi had a chat about the 8th edition Afrimma's! The African Muzik Magazine Awards (Afrimma) are all about celebrating African music and talent! She spoke to Richard Iroko, operations manager at Afrimma and editor of Afrikan Musik Magazine all about the awards.

Today on the Earliest Pub Quiz Ever, see if you've got what it takes to solve our anagram. Listen out as Nick gives a clue to help you, if you manage to figure it out, WhatsApp the team with your answer to the number 082 550 5151.

Today on the Earliest Pub Quiz Ever, see if you've got what it takes to solve our anagram. Listen out as Nick gives a clue to help you, if you manage to figure it out, WhatsApp the team with your answer to the number 082 550 5151.