The Breakfast Express

#COVID19 #ChooseLife As we seek to protect ourselves from the coronavirus, hand sanitisers have become vital tools to prevent the widespread transmission of the virus… But, are all hand sanitizers created equal? How do you know which are best and which could be harmful to you? We chat to an expert to answer these grimy questions...

#COVID19 #CHOOSELIFE We chat to Dr Keshni Pillay who contracted the deadly Covid-19 coronavirus while working at the frontline in the Western Cape. She shared her remarkable journey...

This Sunday we observe 127 years since the turning point in Gandhiji's life - when he was thrown off the train in Pietermartizburg. As we looked closer at the timeline we see that Gandhi was in India during the time of the Spanish flu and made an interesting discovery with the help of Historian Dr Dean Allen.

#COVID19 #CHOOSELIFE South African scientist Prof Quarraisha Abdool Karim has scooped a R10million French prize for her phenomenal work. She also sits on the government’s Covid-19 advisory committee. We chat to her on how best to navigate through this pandemic.

#COVID19 #CHOOSELIFE Leading epidemiologist and chairperson of the ministerial advisory committee, Prof Salim Abdool Karrim joins us on the Breakfast Express to answer your burning questions regarding the Covid19 pandemic. Catch this gripping conversation only on the Breakfast Express.

#COVID19 #CHOOSELIFE While many debate whether moving to Level 3 is in our best interest, we cannot ignore scientific projections that say at least three million South Africans will be infected by year-end and that 40 000 people are expected to lose their lives. We chat to Dr Sheetal Silal, one of the experts from the data modeling team, that outlined this possible outcome.

Over the past few weeks, we’ve been speaking to desperate South Africans who were stranded in India and anxious to return home. Most of them boarded repatriation flights from India yesterday. We will catch up with Sadhana Ryan, back on home soil today…

It’s local and lekker. We chat to the producer of the viral "Zol" song

#COVID19 #CHOOSELIFE Having comorbidities like high blood pressure and diabetes, puts you at a higher risk if you contract the coronavirus. In Corona Central, we chat with 39-year old Vishalen Pillay from Chatsworth, who is lucky to be alive after contracting Covid-19. He shareS his near-death experience with us...

#Covid19 #ChooseLife Last week we spoke to two South Africans stranded in India who are desperate to return home. Well, there’s some good news now. We caught with Sadhana Ryan in India.

#COVID19 #CHOOSELIFE The true nature of the post-Covid-19 business landscape remains unclear. So, how should we reinvent our business model to adapt to the covid-19 pandemic? To answer this and more, we chat to Chartered Accountant, Roshan Morar

#COVID19 #CHOOSELIFE We chat to Travis Nightingale from Hilton, outside Durban who tested positive for Covid-19 last month. At 21, he shares how savagely the virus affected his body, yet he had no underlying conditions.

#covid19 #chooselife We take a comparative look at the current coronavirus crisis and the Spanish flu pandemic of 1918. 102 years later, how much has changed? We chat with historian, Dr. Dean Allen, on the lessons that can be learnt from history.

An investigation is under way after a scuffle between a Durban father and two officials from the KwaDukuza Municipality went viral on social media yesterday. We chat to KwaDukuza municipal spokesperson, Sipho Mkhize to find out more...

#Covid19 #Chooselife Hundreds of South Africans stranded in India are desperate to return home. With both countries currently under lockdown, their predicaments have become desperate. We chat to 2 of them who are appealing for assistance to get home...

#COVID19 #CHOOSELIFE On Life at the Frontline, we will be chat to KZN nurse, Cynthia Ogle on the challenges being faced by healthcare workers and how they are coping with the deadly virus.

Some of the best musicians of the country have dedicated a wonderful song with a beautiful meaning to the world. The cover version of Vellai Pookal brings together 27 South African musicians produced by Deshan Styler Naidoo.

#COVID19 #ChooseLife The world has lost over 200 000 people to the coronavirus. In South Africa we have lost 90 people to Covid-19. One of those is Verulam businessman Mohamed Asmal who sadly succumbed to the virus, 2 weeks ago. We spoke to his daughter, Ayesha on his tragic passing.

This year marks 26 years of freedom and democracy in South Africa, and someone who was pivotal in facilitating that freedom, was former president of the African National Congress, Oliver Tambo. Today sadly, marks the anniversary of Tambo’s death. In commemorating Freedom Month, we will pay homage to this struggle stalwart. We chat to his son Dali Tambo.

#Covid19 #Chooselife On Tuesday night, the president highlighted additional economic and social relief measures in response to the Covid-19 pandemic. We asked you to share your concerns with us yesterday and were inundated. So, we chat to labour lawyer, Sherisa Rajah to get you some answers...

In commemorating Freedom Month and #FreedomFridays, today we will pay homage to one of South Africa’s true sons of the struggle, Lenny Naidoo. We chat to his childhood friend, activist Jurie Thaver…

#COVID19 #ChooseLife Doctors, nurses and paramedics at the frontline are risking their lives everyday to help others in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic. How has the pandemic changed their operations and what are they doing to keep themselves and others safe? We chat to Advance Life Support Paramedic, Garrith Jamieson.

In celebrating Freedom month, we look at this years theme "Freedom is opportunity" We've been given the opportunity to achieve so much in our democracy. We chat to Prev Reddy to find out what freedom means to him

#Covid19 #Chooselife We chatted to Leon Haywood, from Krugersdorp who tested positive for Covid-19 last month. He is battling severe symptoms and hopes his experience will be the wake up call you need, to take the coronavirus pandemic seriously.

#COVID19 #ChooseLife When we last spoke to South African teacher, Joss Potgeiter, it was day 21 of lockdown in Wuhan, China, the then epicentre of the coronavirus pandemic. She has since been repatriated to SA. We find out how she’s managed over 70 days of isolation and counting