East Coast Breakfast

"Being the very first caller on this day was truly special" - Noor

East Coast Radio's birthday is around the corner! We are turning 27 on Monday, 9 October 2023. So, Darren and Carmen reached out to Noor Kareem from Sherwood, who was the first caller on the show during our annual Every Caller Wins competition in 2022.

3 Oct 2023 2AM 2 min

Security guards caught assaulting a young patient at a KZN hospital

Dr. Sandile Tshabalala who is the Head of the KwaZulu-Natal Department of Health, is back and he joined the East Coast Breakfast team to talk about Dagga is often regarded as a "cool" and ‘The IN thing’ to smoke among youths.

3 Oct 2023 1AM 3 min

Every Caller Wins is BACK!

Our 27th Birthday 🎁 celebration is on the 9 October and the East Coast Breakfast team wants to share with you what KZN’s number 1 will be doing for their birthday 🎈 Make sure you save the number 089 0000 327 and call it on Monday 9 October only! #EastCoastBreakfastOnECR…

2 Oct 2023 2AM 2 min

Navin rap skills earned him the Springbok grand prize this week

Betway Banter is brought to you by the Betway Springbok-chant competition. Would you like to score big on East Coast Breakfast with Betway's Springbok-chant competition? Send a WhatsApp Voice Note with your best 10-second rugby-chant using the magic words, 'Springbok' and 'Betway', and Darren, Sky and Carmen could be calling…

2 Oct 2023 2AM 5 min

Betway Banter: Did Rassie also pack the Bafana Bafana calculator?

This past weekend saw the Springboks winning against Tonga and the welcome return to Handre Pollard as the Boks maintained a 100% kicking battle. However, Darren and Carmen spoke about the fact that we (Springboks) might not even make it to the quarters.

2 Oct 2023 2AM 4 min

Coming to you live from Richard's Bay

We are live from Netcare The Bay Hospital to help SANBS reach their goal of 400 units of blood today.

29 Sep 2023 3AM 2 min

A new baby in the family is a joyous bonding moment - Kandasamy

If you are a fan of the South African comedy, Keeping up with the Kandasamys, you will be excited to hear that the movie is back with another instalment, and this time Jodie and Prishen are new parents!

29 Sep 2023 3AM 2 min

Betway Banter: It's Handre to the rescue

It's Handre to the rescue and has a dragon got Eddie's tongue? Find out on episode 4 of Betway Banter this week

29 Sep 2023 2AM 5 min

'Can KZN DA win the elections?' - Marius

Chris Pappas is a South African politician, he is the mayor of the uMngeni Local Municipality, he is also our guest and we also had Marius from ECR Newswatch who also gave his hard hitting journalistic questions.

28 Sep 2023 4AM 9 min

'Many people in Mooi River know me as Gundane' - Chris Pappas

Chris Pappas is a South African politician, he is the mayor of the uMngeni Local Municipality, he is also our guest on East Coast Radio today and we also had East Coast Radio’s Chief News Editor Marius Van Der Walt joining as well.

28 Sep 2023 4AM 11 min

eThekweni Matters - Give us an update on the water issues in eThekwini

Durban North has been struggling with water outages since last week Speaker of eThekwini Council, Councillor Thabani Nyawose joins the Breakfast team to chat.

27 Sep 2023 4AM 4 min

Big Favour - It's a huge relief to see my husband in no pain anymore

The Big Favour has partnered with KZN Slots to help those who need it most. Today's episode assists the Ncayiyana family.

27 Sep 2023 2AM 4 min

Hee guys, we finally have an update on this story - Sky Tshabalala

After going through thousands of comments and hustling for a name, Sky finally told Darren and Carmen that he has a lead on the story which will be able to lead them to finding the Springbok fan.

27 Sep 2023 2AM 4 min

Can anyone hellp us find this young Bok fan?

Darren, Sky & Carmen on a quest to find out where this fan might be. There has been a video of a fan who was at the Ireland vs Springbok game at the Rugby World Cup pool stage.

27 Sep 2023 1AM 4 min

September month-end date night sorted with Comedy Night

September month-end date night SORTED. East Coast Breakfast radio host Darren Maule isn’t just an award-winning radio host but an award-winning comedian, too. You can catch Darren Maule as the hilarious resident MC at the monthly La Parada uMhlanga comedy night on Wednesday, 27 September, at 8pm.

27 Sep 2023 1AM 2 min

Yo this guy he staked thousands to this game - Thami Radebe

He's probably thinking how he will walk out of the stadium with all that green he's wearing. Those are some of the comments that were given during video of the Springbok supporter who had watch the Ireland game.

26 Sep 2023 2AM 3 min

Do you know who this man is?

Go on to our socials and look at the video and please help us locate this man. Do you know who this is? We are trying to track him down.

26 Sep 2023 2AM 4 min

Darren: You know the best thing about Checkers Xtra Savings Plus?

Have you heard about the new Checkers Xtra Savings Plus monthly subscription from Checkers? It’s a first-of-its-kind monthly subscription on the Checkers Sixty60 app that gives you unlimited deliveries PLUS 10% off one in-store shop every month PLUS xtra perks.

26 Sep 2023 2AM 4 min

Shantal scored big at today's Betway's Springbok-chant competition

Would you like to score big on East Coast Breakfast with Betway's Springbok-chant competition? Send a WhatsApp Voice Note with your best 10-second rugby-chant using the magic words, 'Springbok' and 'Betway', and Darren, Sky and Carmen could be calling you back for your shot at R6,000 in cash AND a…

25 Sep 2023 2AM 5 min

Betway Banter: Did the Boks not want to win against Ireland?

Betway Banter is brought to you by the Betway Springbok-chant competition. So Darren, Sky and Carmen will often talk about the games played over the weekend in the Rugby World Cup. Today's banter was about Wales beating Australia 40-6, and if the Boks do not WANT TO WIN? Maybe it’s…

25 Sep 2023 1AM 5 min