The Breakfast Express

It’s all systems go for an historic evening at the Lotus FM Night Of Hope for South Africa on Sunday. We chat to Pastor Niven Lalmund on how you can be a part of this exhilarating event.

A highlight from the Breakfast Express outdoor broadcast at Seatides Combined school...

Joining us on the HOTSEAT today is our new Miss South Africa 2024, Mia le Roux. Mia is the first differently-abled finalist in the history of the Miss SA pageant.

It’s Water Quality Month and we want to evaluate the status of our water. The recent water quality testing at some of Durban's prominent beaches found critical E.coli levels. We chat to Professor Faizal Bux, director of DUT’s Institute for Water and Wastewater Technology on these findings….

On Mandela Day last week, Sezela resident Judith Munsami, summited Mt Kilimanjaro in an effort to raise awareness about period poverty. She’ll share her remarkable experience with us

As the Paris Olympics 2024 kicks off today, we catch up with South African swimming olympian Tatjana Smith nee Schoenmaker

Ahead of the Paris Olympic Games, we catch up with South Africa's most decorated Olympian of all time, Chad Le Clos...

We chat to Sezela resident Judith Munsami, who will be tackling Mt Kilimanjaro in an effort to raise awareness about period poverty. She, and her colleagues, aim to summit on Mandela Day.  

A widely shared video of a young man being aggressively apprehended in Umkomaas has been condemned by the angling community, raising concerns of police brutality and victimisation. We chat to the victim, 33-year old Wesley Naidoo on exactly what went down

As learners get ready to head back to school tomorrow, the kids from Seatides Combined School are anxious whether they will have a class to go to. We hear from some of the learners, as we head to the school on Friday for our LIVE broadcast to get the kids back to the class…

Fresh from winning the 2024 Durban July, We chat to Oriental Charm’s winning jockey, JP Van Der Merwe on his victorious race. 

Exactly one month ago, a devastating tornado tore through Tongaat, leaving a path of destruction. Seatides Combined School bore the brunt of the tornado, sustaining major damage. We chat to maintenance worker Gerald Rangasamy who had to hide in his car when the tornado struck. As we celebrate Mandela Month, we will be broadcasting LIVE from the school on Friday, 12th July to help get the learners...

Twenty-two year old Rachel Venniker is set to make history on Saturday as the first female jockey to compete in the 2024 Durban July. She’ll share trials and tribulations she faced in the male-dominated world of horse racing.

Most engaged couples dream of their wedding day being the most opulent day of their lives. So, can you imagine being made to have your wedding with just a R25 000 budget? This is what Vanishree and Akshay have to do in the SABC series Big Day For 25k. We’ll find out how they’ll make it happen...

Ahead of the Durban July tomorrow, we chat to veteran Durban July race commentator Craig Peters. He calls the final stretch as he sees it going down at Africa’s premier horse racing event….

We are celebrating exceptional youngsters who are excelling in their fields for Youth Month. We chat to multi-genre singer/songwriter, Yashna International

We pay tribute to Goolam Fareed Essack who passed earlier this week. He  was one of the oldest sardine and seine netters

The Sardine Run for 2024 kicked off yesterday on Margate Main Beach, and at Hibberdene on the South Coast. The very first shoals were netted by ace skipper Jace Govender for sardine netter Vees Jagadasen of Chatsworth. We get the details from them

As we commemorate youth month and celebrate the start of the T20 Cricket world cup – we chat with a cricket prodigy Keyaan Naicker who was recently selected for the Dolphins hub under 16 team. 

As winter creeps in, so too does seasonal colds and flus. We are also seeing an increase in Influenza A and swine flu. How concerned should we be if we do get sick? The first case of Monkeypox has been identified in SA? Is there cause for concern? We’ll get some insights from esteemed epidemiologist Prof Salim Abdool Karim, who’ll also advise whether Covid-19 is still a threat, and give his views...

Subsistence fishing constitutes the livelihood of thousands of local fisherfolk. They have now cast their disapproval over not being able to fish off the Durban piers. We chat to Desmond D’Sa who is requesting that the piers be opened for fishing...

Engineering brothers Ricardo and Nicolas Lognath have been listed on Forbes Africa's 30 under 30 list for their incredible work in the e-commerce and healthcare space. They share their achievements with us..

It’s Freedom Fridays where we celebrate those who have made an indelible mark in South Africa’s freedom and democracy. We chat to anti-apartheid activist, politician and author Pregaluxmi Govender on her contribution to Mzanzi.

We chat to Vic Maharaj, who has been appointed the new CEO of Motorsport South Africa. He shares his vision for the different codes of sport in SA. 

Despite urgent pleas to the municipality and presidency, several areas in KZN, are still without water. It's now 7 months of dry taps in Trenance Park, Verulam. We'll get an update from Roshan Lil-Ruthan from the Verulam Water Crisis Committee on the current status in Verulam.