Hot Cares Christmas gets Phophi to the graduation finish line

On this day back in 1979, Johannesburg recorded its coldest official temperature ever — a bone-chilling minus 8.2 degrees Celsius! HOT1027's Al Prodgers has the cold facts…

A Johannesburg ultra-runner is taking on one of the most ambitious challenges in South African running history — to prove that no matter how many times life knocks you down, you can always get back up. Donovan Shirley from the Pirates Running Club is attempting what he's calling "A Double…

Hundreds of rescued animals will benefit from critical support, Vulnerable children are safer - thanks to new emergency equipment ...and a terminally ill girl - will finally see the ocean for the very first time — all thanks to the kindness of HOT1027 listeners. It's been another rewarding week... of…

Today, Mick Hucknall turns 66. From a tough childhood in Manchester to selling more than 50-million records with Simply Red, Hucknall turned heartbreak, hope and soul into some of the biggest hits of the 80s and 90s. HOT1027's Tara Penny takes a look…

Today, Johnny Clegg would have turned 73. Known around the world as the "White Zulu", he broke apartheid's racial barriers through music, language and friendship — creating songs that became part of South Africa's story. HOT1027's Tara Penny reports…