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Every weekday, the 5 Drive team sets out to ask not so traditional census questions to people listening across South Africa. From their favourite type of underwear to the colour of their bed sheets, listen as the team and everyone listening chimes in. 

Lauren is going to fart in jar. Listen as 5Drive attempts to transport the jar across the country.

In case you missed it - listen and play along as the team take on The Earliest Pub Quiz

This Is Not A Burial, It’s A Resurrection ended 2021 at #6 on MetaCritic’s list of the best reviewed films of the year globally. Lemohang Jeremiah Mosese’s film has won over 33 international awards, has a 100% critics rating on Rotten Tomatoes, and was Lesotho’s first-ever submission for 'Best International Feature Film' at last year’s Academy Awards. Now streaming on...

A woman spent almost 30 hours running up and down scenic Joburg stairs to accumulate the 8,848 m altitude of Mount Everest. She is currently on a 12 month challenge that will see her attempting different extreme challenges all for a good course. Ingrid's goal is to prove that anyone can achieve what they set their minds to, it's not all about succeding in every challenge, the key is try and if she...

In case you missed it - listen and play along as the team take on The Earliest Pub Quiz

Following the ODi series whitewash victory over India, Proteas Batsmen Quinton De Kock and Rassie van der Dussen shot up the ODi batsmen rankings.  Jude takes a look at how the rankings are calculated. What do the ICC look at when awarding points that go towards the rankings.

Peng Shuai, a professional tennis player, a former doubles world number 1, has gone missing after accusing a Chinese government official of sexual assault. Her story became a point of contestation during the Australian Open that's currently taking place in Melbourne.   Jude takes a look at the entire situation. What has happened since her disappearance as well as what fans and organisati...

Inspired by an influencer who made thousands of dollars selling her fart in a jar, yup you read that right, the 5 Drive team 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. On this instalment of this saga, the team set out to find a person willing to travel with the fart from Cape Town all the way to the 5fm s...

As Stats SA gears up for the national census, a year late because of the pandemic. The 5 Drive team thought they could give the organisation other very important questions to ask around the country as they gather data.  First question: What type of underwear are you wearing, listen in as listeners share all about what they are rocking underneath their clothes. 

In case you missed it - listen and play along as the team take on The Earliest Pub Quiz. 

Jude Chats to Marelize De Bruin , who is a netball player and coach.  - 2 x Varsity Netball Champion - 4 x TNL Champion - 3 x USSA Champion - 2 x Super Club New Zealand - 1 x TWIZZA National Club Champion ( coach)  - 4 x Spar National Champs They chat about the growth of netball in South Africa, as well as being a woman in sport, and the importance of recognition. 

The January football transfer window is indeed open. It's been open since the beginning of Jan. Major moves in the transfer market have been relatively quiet if you compare it to the previous off season transfer window. Despite that, there are moves still happening as the window comes to a close. Jude takes a look at some of the confirmed transfers of this month as well as possible transfers...

In case you missed it - listen and play along as the team take on The Earliest Pub Quiz. 

In an unsurprising development, Cape Town took top honours on the continent as the most Instagrammable place, ranking 22nd amoung the top 50 most Instagrammable places in the world.  The 5 Drive team though thinks there are definitely some other little known places in the country that definitely also deserve some love on this list. Listen as listeners reveal some of the most Instagrammable pl...

Bibi recently caught up with popular online content creator and MC Pamela Mtanga. They spoke all about being one of SA's fave content creators, the work she puts into the content and the tips she has for young people working and trying to grow in the content space.  One of the ways Pamela stole her way into the hearts of her thousands of followers hearts was through a PR stunt as Mrs Buns wit...

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.