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Inspired by billionaire - Elon Musk's $6 Billion donation offer to solve world hunger, the 5 Drive team looked into it to find out if this could indeed solve the issue or have a significant impact. The 5 Drive got the answers on the question of how we can go about solving hunger in South Africa and the world. The team was joined by Jako Volschenk – from University of Stellenbosch Business sc...

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.

Jude gives us an update on the consequences facing the person who invaded the pitch during the recent Wales v Springboks match.

Following an incredible listener story about a cricket match pitch invasion involving the legendary Shaun Pollock, the 5 Drive team decided to investigate the story by calling Shaun and finding out if the story was indeed true. 

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.

The rolling blackouts, aka Load shedding, has become more frequent leaving South Africans feeling more frustrated with the energy crisis in the country. We’ve had load shedding since 2008, it seems to be getting worse, why does the current cycle of load shedding seem more severe and what is the current status of power supply in S.A? For more on this the team was joined by energy analyst &nda...

In the spirit of cheering up the matric class of 2021 after they wrote their final mathematics & mathematics literacy paper, the team imagined what it would be like if musicians were maths teachers. Would that be a good idea? Listen and judge for yourself. 

The Proteas were knocked out of the T20 World Cup on the weekend, despite winning 4 of their 5 games, it was the low net run rate that knocked them out.  Jude explains how the net run rate works. 

South African, Karen van den Oever has broken a 16-year-old deep cave diving record at 236.04 meters, at Boesmansgat in the Northern Cape. She joined the team and revealed what it took to get this record. 

All roads lead to the 5 Drive Inter-Varsity Music Challenge, where contestants will get the chance to win a home studio set-up to the value of R35,000! Listen as the 5 Drive team does a live crossing with the team over at Tuks FM, sharing details about the competition. 

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.

South African writer and director Phumi Morare’s short film, "Lakutshon’ Ilanga” ("When the Sun Sets"), has won Gold at the 49th Annual Student Academy Awards this year in the Narrative: Domestic Schools category. Shot on location in Soweto, "Lakutshon’ Ilanga" tells the story of a young, black nurse living in 1985 apartheid South Africa, who must face her worst fears when...

If you're wondering what to curl on the couch with, or what to catch at your local cinema,  this weekend, Nadia's got the juice, listen as she let's us in on the hottest films and series out now!

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.

On this edition of Extra Time Jude put a spotlight on a story of a person  who  was caught racially abusing footballers after the Euro2020 final. He has since gone on trial, Listen as Jude let's us in on how the matter concluded..

YoungstaCPT is back with the release of his first single and video for “ FLAMBAE” featuring Cape Town singer, Nashiefah from his  upcoming collaboration album project with Cape Town producer, Shaney Jay. He joins me now.

For the first time in history - two men were crowned Mr Gay World 2021, and one of them is South African Louw Breytenbach and he joined the team to talk about his joureney to the crown and the business he started because of lockdown. 

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.

Jude takes a look at former Fifa officials, Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini as they become officially charged for fraud and criminal mismanagement. What happens now? Tune in as Jude explains

The Harder They Fall is a 2021 American Western film directed by Jeymes Samuel, that sees an outlaw discover his enemy is being released from prison, leading him to reunite his gang to seek revenge. The cast includes Jonathan Majors, Idris Elba, Zazie Beetz, and Regina King. The characters are based on real African-American cowboys, lawmen and outlaws of the 19th-century American West, and are bro...

Are there people we should follow back when they follow us on social media? What are the rules when it comes to the sometimes dreaded follow-back button? Listen as the team and some listeners tell you what they think, the responses may just surprise you. 

President Ramaphosa joined other world leaders yesterday to announce a historic partnership with the governments of France, Germany, the UK, and the US among others to back a transition to a low-carbon economy in South Africa. This was announced at COP26 which is currently being held in Scotland. What does this deal mean for all of us here in S.A? The 5 Drive team was joined by someone who is at C...

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.

From sneezing to drilling holes into themselves, Jude takes a look at weird ways in which sport stars have picked up injuries. 

Jude chats to Kgopotso Mononyane, a future star in motorcycle racing who currently races in Italy. He lets us in on the interesting way he got into the sport and also shares the player that inspires him.