The Breakfast Express

It’s a double celebration for Ballito twins, Zenya and Amera Naicker who scored 15 distinctions between them in their matric results. We chat to the Crawford International North Coast learners on the show today

He’s name is synonymous with the fight against the pandemic and is a familiar face on TV. But who is he really? Prof Salim Abdool Karim will ignite our Hot Seat today, where we find out about the man behind the name

#COVID19 #CHOOSELIFE A historic moment indeed, as the first bouts of the coronavirus vaccine were administered in SA, yesterday. We will be chatting with the very first healthcare worker to receive the vaccine, Labour ward sister Zoliswa Gidi Dyosi

#DISABILITY360 #COVID19 #CHOOSELIFE Our Making Lives Better CSI campaign is receiving tremendous support from you as we endeavour to assist the vulnerable in our community. We have an update from Deshni, whose family was Covid positive, and she humbly appealed for food and medication. We also hear from Rumba, who desperately needed diapers for her 11-year old paraplegic grandson.

While a report that found some medical schemes had discriminated unfairly against Black healthcare providers, is under review, the blacklisted doctors, pharmacists and practitioners are left out in the cold. We chat to Chairman of the National Health Care Professionals' Association - Gauteng, Josias Naidoo for an update. And we hear from a blacklisted doctor who had to close his practise due to th...

We are adding some FIRE to your FRIDAYs, with our spicy feature, The HOT SEAT. Today’s guest is fresh from a great performance in the Momentum One Day Cup SA cricket Senuran Muthusamy

#disability360 #covid19 #chooselife We continue to Make Lives Better with our CSI campaign, after we received 2 very anguished appeals yesterday. One is for Covid packs and groceries for a Covid positive family. And the other is for diapers for an 11-year old paraplegic boy

#COVID19 #CHOOSELIFE After halting use of the AstraZeneca vaccine because of disappointing trial data, South Africa is pinning its hope on the J&J shot. So what happens to the million doses of the AZ vaccine we have now, can’t we still use that? Is some protection better than none? Why not take the first shot and then wait for the booster shot which protects against the new variant? We chat with S...

#Disability360 A prominent component of our “Making Life better” CSI initiative has been our wheelchair drive, where we have assisted several vulnerable and desperate people gain some mobility with much-needed wheels. We recap the appeals we recieved and bring you our wheelchair handover to Rani Naidoo

We are adding some FIRE to your FRIDAYs, with our spicy new feature, The HOT SEAT, which ignites today with funny-man Carvin Goldstone

#DISABILITY360 We continue our “Making Life better” CSI initiative today, and will try to assist two more listeners but also have some sad news to share

If you don’t know what to do with your organic waste at home and want to save the planet, then this one’s for you. We chat with Himkaar Singh, whose composting initiative has been chosen by the United Nations as one of the Top 300 Best Practices on Sustainability in the world!

#COVID19 #CHOOSELIFE Following the overwhelming need for hospital care amid the pandemic, a Chatsworth doctor is selflessly serving the community by providing free medical care to Covid-19 positive patients. We chat with Dr Diveshni Govender...

#COVID19 #CHOOSELIFE A million doses #covid19 vaccines from Serum Institute of India is on its way to South Africa. We chat with SA CG in Mumbai, Andrea Kühn

#DISABILITY360 We have some heart-warming news to share regarding our “Making Life better” CSI initiative where we appealed for wheelchairs for desperate paraplegics Anju and Sharmla...

#COVID19 #CHOOSELIFE While many rich countries are hoarding vaccines to the exclusion of other countries, India is practising vaccine diplomacy to help its neighbours and poorer countries, including South Africa. We catch up with journalist Neha Poonia in India to find out more

We commemorate India’s Republic Day today with a special singer - 11-year old Pritisha M wiIl be performing live at The Indian Embassy in JHB this morning.

#Covid19 #Chooselife It's been a month since testing positive, but Jane Pillay is still struggling to brush off the after effects of contracting the deadly virus. She will share her debilitating Covid-19 journey with us

A report has found that three major medical schemes have discriminated unfairly against some Black health care providers. We chat to Chairman of the National Health Care Professionals' Association - Gauteng, Josias Naidoo

#Covid19 #Chooselife Latest headlines show 23 people dying after receiving the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine. Should we be concerned? Which vaccines will we be getting and how do they differ? We get answers from Chairperson of the ministerial advisory committee (MAC) on Covid-19 vaccines, Professor Barry Schoub at 8:15am.

#COVID19 #CHOOSELIFE A widely used drug for the treatment and control of parasites in animals, is being touted as a Covid-19 miracle cure by some, while others are shunning it. We will get some answers from Dr Preiti Ramlachan...

#Covid19 #Chooselife Adored Lotus FM listener Mrs. T. Chetty was laid to rest yesterday. We chat to her son Pooven to pay tribute to her and sister-in-law Bhavani, who sadly lost their battle with Covid-19

Did you get a pop-up on your Whatsapp this weekend? Did you accept and go about your day as normal, or did you defer it for later? What is it and how concerned should you be? We unpack everything you need to know about the terms and privacy policy with Journalist and editor Toby Shapshack.

#COVID19 #CHOOSELIFE Despite the warnings, there are many who don’t believe that our hospitals are overburdened. Beloved humanitarian Dineshren Naidoo, succumbed to Covid-19 while waiting for treatment at a Durban hospital. We chat to his mother on exactly what happened

#COVID19 #CHOOSELIFE After unpacking government’s vaccine rollout plan with Vaccinologist Professor Shabir Madhi yesterday, we were inundated with medical questions around the vaccine. So to get some answers for you, we’ve invited Dr Preiti Ramlachan on the show this morning...