"Adrenaline, Thrills & Horsepower" at the 2025 Ferrari Club Festival

A hardworking father is getting the surgery he needs to save his sight, vulnerable children and GBV survivors are receiving crucial support and a beloved dog will have life-changing surgery — all thanks to the generosity of HOT1027 listeners. It’s been another rewarding week making a meaningful difference with Hot…

Alongside the railway line between Mapleton and Glenroy stations near Alberton, stands a lonely memorial stone in the veld. Its inscription, written in four South African languages, commemorates the deaths of 22 black South Africans 99 years ago — but offers few clues about who they were or how they…

If you’re missing a South African presence at the FIFA World Cup, you might want to switch over to Wimbledon — where one of our brightest tennis stars is chasing more silverware. Kgothatso “KG” Montjane is hoping to reclaim her women’s wheelchair doubles title — and perhaps add the singles…

Today, Huey Lewis turns 76. With more than 30 million albums sold, a string of 1980s hits and a career forever linked to Back to the Future, Huey Lewis continues to prove that authenticity never goes out of style. HOT1027's Tara Penny takes a look…

Every family here in South Africa has been touched by addiction in some way. Over the past month, we've heard stories of children entering rehabilitation before they've even started high school, parents watching helplessly as addiction tears families apart, treatment centres stretched beyond capacity and criminal syndicates making billions of…