HOT 1027 NOT BREAKING NEWS

Budget Battles: How the GNU’s Rejection of Tax Hikes is Shaping the 2025 Budget

With just a day to go before the revised budget is presented, we're all waiting to hear how government plans to plug its revenue gap. South Africa’s budget process was derailed last month when members of the Government of National Unity, rejected an initial proposal from the Finance Minister that…

10 Mar 2 min

Hot Cares weekly roundup: A safe place for goats, a helmet for a baby & independence for a pensioner

25 rescued goats will be getting the help they need, a woman will be able to leave the house for the first time in ages and a baby boy will be able to develop properly, thanks to the kindness of HOT1027 listeners and our partners. We spent R144 000 this…

7 Mar 3 min

Robot Wars: HOT1027 listeners are noticing a slight improvement

Motorists have noticed a slight improvement in their commute, with a few more traffic lights actually working, and more pointsmen deployed to certain intersections. It's been a busy week on the traffic light front, with the President telling the city to sort out the crisis before the G20 visitors arrive…

7 Mar 2 min

Robot Wars: Episode 11: The JRA commits to a deadline

The Johannesburg Roads Agency has committed to repairing traffic lights at 17 main intersections by the end of this month. We’ve spent the week examining Joburg’s traffic light crisis – along with the economic impact on taxpayers – while trying to get officials to commit to deadlines to solve the…

7 Mar 2 min

Joburg Boudoir Shoots: The Power of Being Seen

Photographers here in Joburg have told HOT 1027 that the art of "boudoir photography" is growing here, with more women signing up for a photo shoot. Boudoir photography is often seen as glamorous or even risqué - but for many it’s something far more powerful - a way to heal,…

7 Mar 2 min

Robot Wars: Episode 10: "The dangers of getting used to this strange reality"

In the absence of working traffic lights across Joburg, motorists have told HOT1027 News they're so used to this strange reality, that they've accidentally driven through a red robot or stopped at a green light. Government insists it is working to solve the crisis but taxpayers are not seeing much…

6 Mar 2 min

Robot Wars: Episode 9: "Investor confidence is on the line"

The South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry is warning Joburg’s traffic light crisis is costing our economy a fortune in lost productivity - while putting investor confidence on the line. For months now, Joburg drivers and visitors to our city have had to put up with nightmare congestion in…

6 Mar 2 min

Beneath the Surface: Episode 2: "The earlier the better"

As we put Endometriosis under the spotlight, women and girls are being urged to visit their gynecologists' if they have any of the symptoms. It's ''Endometriosis Awareness Week" and HOT1027 News is looking at the condition - which affects 1 in 10 women across the globe - and sadly, it’s…

5 Mar 1 min

Robot Wars: Episode 8: The private sector shouldn't HAVE to fix the mess

While government has roped in many businesses to manage our traffic light crisis, taxpayers are warning we run the risk of outsourcing the state’s responsibility to the private sector. Business is doing much of the heavy lifting in trying to mitigate the effects of non-functioning traffic lights by funding pointsmen…

5 Mar 2 min

Robot Wars: Episode 7: Will insurance pay out?

With unqualified vagrants directing traffic illegally across Joburg, we’re all being urged to check our insurance policies to find out if we’re covered in the event of an accident . The Gauteng traffic department insists it is working to resolve our robot crisis, but in the meantime, we’re at the…

5 Mar 2 min

Robot Wars: Episode 6: Businesses are counting the costs

As we grapple with daily irritation over the lack of working traffic lights in Joburg, many residents are calculating the costs to their small businesses. Officials are blaming criminals for the hundreds of traffic lights that are still not working across our city, but taxpayers are fast running out of…

4 Mar 2 min

Robot Wars: Episode 5: Parents are rethinking the chaotic school run

Parents are voicing their frustration over Joburg’s traffic light crisis, which has turned the daily school run into an unnecessary test of endurance. While officials blame criminals for tampering with infrastructure and stealing copper, motorists are left to the mercy of vagrants – who are illegally directing traffic through intersections…

4 Mar 1 min

Robot Wars: Episode 4: Removing the "traffic-preneurs" is not as simple as it sounds

With vagrants accused of tampering with our robots, Joburgers are asking why our government is allowing homeless people to direct traffic in the first place. Many of these so-called “traffic-preneurs” have made our unnecessary traffic crisis a bit more manageable- but the fact remains - they are not trained and…

3 Mar 2 min

Beneath the Surface: Episode 1: The symptoms of endometriosis

As we mark Endometriosis Awareness Week, women who've been diagnosed with the condition are sharing the impact it's had on their lives. On average 1 in 10 women suffer from endometriosis and its one of the leading causes of infertility HOT1027's Ahmed Kajee takes a look …

3 Mar 2 min

Robot Wars: Episode 3: "This is no longer just a traffic crisis"

As hundreds of thousands of motorists battle through unnecessary congestion on Gauteng's roads, officials are warning our robot crisis is no longer ''just a traffic issue''. Government's failure to ensure we have working traffic lights is threatening investor confidence in our country while putting unnecessary economic strain on already burdened…

3 Mar 2 min

Robot Wars Episode 2: "Traffic lights are at the centre of a thriving black market"

As we battle through unnecessary traffic in Joburg, authorities say our traffic light crisis is at the centre of a thriving black market – dealing in copper, batteries and cash donations. For far too long , motorists have been battling through nightmare traffic jams, with untrained vagrants illegally directing cars…

3 Mar 2 min

Robot Wars: Episode 1: "A crisis of unimaginable proportions"

Taxpayers are waiting for government to deliver on it’s many promises to solve our ongoing traffic light crisis. For months now, we’ve been at the mercy of vagrants directing us through intersections illegally – with very little tangible action from those paid to keep traffic moving here in Gauteng. HOT1027’s…

3 Mar 1 min

Hot Cares weekly roundup : animals, sanitary towels & wheelchairs

More than 100 vulnerable animals are getting the care they deserve, two disabled pupils are receiving specialised wheelchairs and a matric boy will soon be able to see clearly - all thanks to HOT1027 listeners. It's been another rewarding week here at HOT1027 , making a meaningful difference with Hot…

28 Feb 2 min

Gauteng potholes : Big on announcements but light on details

In the wake of Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi promising to fix potholes within 3 days of reporting them, many taxpayers are battling to get any answers about how this will actually be achieved. During his State of the Province Address earlier this week, Lesufi noted the major problems - we…

27 Feb 2 min

The premier calls on everyone in Gauteng to fix government's "baker's dozen" of failures

Gauteng residents are digesting the state of the province address – along with the premier’s call for collective effort from all of us to fix the myriad of problems standing in the way of progress. The suggestion is going down like a lead balloon though , given that we've been…

25 Feb 2 min