East Coast Breakfast

'I've been coming to the Gallops since I was in high school' - Devin Heffer

We covered a little corner of the history of the Gallops, but what's some of the history behind The Gallops? Hear what the response was from the Brand and Communications Manager of Hollywoodbets - Devin Heffer.

22 Jun 2023 4AM 3 min

Today we are going to Verulam to hand over these shoes

Warm hearts make for warm kids. Let's make that count. Businesses and individuals can help "keep a child warm this winter" through East Coast Radios Big Favour in partnership with the iMbali Langa Foundation.

21 Jun 2023 2AM 3 min

'My man, it doesn't even sound like you can speak venac' - Jason Goliath

Jason Goliath is jetting in from Jozi to give you a guaranteed night of laughs, next week Wednesday at LaParada uMhlanga. So we had him on the line.

21 Jun 2023 2AM 3 min

Are you someone who didn’t finish the Comrades Marathon?

With 16072 Comrades Marathon runners on the start line and 14896 finishers, the 96th Comrades Marathon enjoyed an astounding 92,68% finish rate which is recorded as the highest-ever finishing rate in the race’s 102-year history. Are you someone who didn’t finish?

21 Jun 2023 1AM 3 min

What do you actually do with sardines?

Earlier we heard from Vinesh Soogreem from the Angling Times podcast. So as we look forward to seeing a large number of Sardines heading into our shores. We asked our listeners what do you actually do with sardines?

20 Jun 2023 2AM 1 min

Does Prep work well with dual protection?

Every Tuesday we have the opportunity to speak with Dr. Sandile Tshabalala who is the Head of the KwaZulu-Natal Department of Health.

20 Jun 2023 1AM 2 min

'It's beautiful how they have made a series that captures KZN history' - Sky

The Breakfast team discusses the new series which premiered yesterday the first episode of Shaka Illembe. It is the story of the making of a great African king.

19 Jun 2023 4AM 3 min

'It would be an honour to be your special guest co-host' - Rachel Venniker

So on the way this Friday we have another special Friday guest co-host. It is none other than a South African jockey and she's going to be at Hollywoodbets Durban July's first female jockey Rachel Venniker

19 Jun 2023 4AM 3 min

Big shout out to all of you who enjoyed the Suncoast ECR Big Walk

The team starts Monday off with celebratory news of how many people have come together to once again do the ECR Big Walk.

19 Jun 2023 3AM 3 min

'We were the first people to broadcast live from Roben Island' - Dr. Timothy

Dr. Eubulus Timothy stayed on with the team to talk about the history plus significance he has when it comes to 16 June - Youth Day.

15 Jun 2023 5AM 2 min

'Without you guys, this movie wouldn't be possible' - Dr. Eubulus Timothy

Since March we have been involved in The Cane Cutter movie, written and directed by Dr. Eubulus Timothy. So the director came through today to inform us about what stage is the movie in.

15 Jun 2023 5AM 3 min

Solidarity are taking the government to court to challenge the newly passed National Health Insurance Bill

South Africa has embarked on an ambitious journey towards universal healthcare, with Parliament passing the National Health Insurance (NHI) Bill. So the team got a hold of Marius Van Der Walt who's East Coast Radio's News Editor.

15 Jun 2023 3AM 4 min

'We are nothing without our Sharks fans' - Joey Mongalo

The Cell C Sharks are taking on the Airlink Pumas in the Currie Cup Semi-Final. Joey Mongalo is the Currie Cup Coach and he talks to us about the team playing against Airlink Pumas; Desperate Men campaign and etc.

15 Jun 2023 2AM 6 min

'My wife said that I actually have the face and voice for radio' - Joey Mongalo

The Cell C Sharks are taking on the Airlink Pumas in the Currie Cup semi-final. Joey Mongalo is the Currie Cup coach

15 Jun 2023 2AM 3 min

Do we have any young chefs in KZN looking to come cook up a storm on Friday?

16 June is considered Shan Fourie will be the Special Friday morning Guest Co-Host on Breakfast with Darren Maule. It’s also youth day, and we’re going to be hungry. So, we went looking for a young chef to come and cook us breakfast.

15 Jun 2023 2AM 2 min

'One pint of blood is enough to save more than one life' - Dr. Monica Vaithilingum

Today is World Blood Donor Day if you didn’t know. So, joining us is Dr. Monica Vaithilingum, Paediatric Haemato/Oncologist

14 Jun 2023 1AM 3 min

'If we can help a child this cold winter season it will be all worth it' - Bonga Langa

On today's Big Favour and this week, the team got a very interesting project that will actually take us to the end of June. With that, we chatted to Bonga Langa, the founder of the Imbali-langa Foundation.

14 Jun 2023 1AM 4 min

Dive into South Africa’s intriguing history with Des Latham

East Coast Radio is excited and proud to be supporting and introducing our audience to the ‘History of South Africa’ podcast – one of the country’s most popular podcasts. I'm flattered to be selected to be part of a group of podcasters like Gcina Mhlophe who is a national treasure.

14 Jun 2023 1AM 3 min

Do you have the old Madiba R5 coin? You're in for a big surprise!

What are some of the security features that people should be looking out for to what should you do if you think you have a counterfeit currency? All these questions about our new currency were answered by Mahlatse Mahlase from The South African Reserve Bank.

13 Jun 2023 3AM 5 min

What about the spelling mistake on the R100 note?

Our listeners had their say on how they felt about the new currency circulating so they posted questions towards Mahlatse Mahlase from The South African Reserve Bank as well as Pearl Kgalegi who is the Head of Currency at The South African Reserve Bank.

13 Jun 2023 3AM 3 min