East Coast Drive
Listen to podcasts, extended interviews and on-air moments from the East Coast Drive team.
03
APR
LISTEN: East Coast Drive speaks to Philippa Palahniuk, whose husband is stuck in Indonesia
East Coast Drive played her husband Matt's voicenote this week all the way from Indonesia. On Thursday, we were able to speak to his wife in Durban to get the full story. The family managed to get back to Durban, but Matt is still there.
02
APR
East Coast Drive talks essentials with Minister of Social Development Nonhlahla Khoza
We are now one week into the 21-day lockdown enforced to curb the spread of COVID-19 in South Africa and it is something we’re all becoming accustomed to, but for our government, it comes with a whole bunch of new, unprecedented challenges.
02
APR
LISTEN: Clinical Psychologist DrD addresses people who live alone
East Coast Drive decided to speak to DrD about people who are alone at home. We often speak of families together and we sometimes forget that some people are completely alone and that comes with a whole set of different challenges altogether.
31
MAR
LISTEN: Economist makes sense of junk status during lockdown
Economic activity around the world is at its lowest point since the 2008 financial crises that brought about depressions in almost every major and minor economy around the world. South Africa has been downgraded to junk status, so the Drive team thought it would be great to speak to Chief Economist at Old Mutual Investment Group, Johann Els, to help us make sense of exactly what this all means.
25
MAR
We finally have an #ECRSecretSound Heat Seeker winner!
Monica is the lucky person to have guessed what the ECRSecretSound worth R25,000 is!
25
MAR
A call centre has been set up to help those in need during this difficult time
The KwaZulu-Natal Doctors Healthcare Coalition (KZNDHC), in partnership with Usizo Advisory Solutions, have developed a not-for-profit program called, ‘Doctors on Call’.
24
MAR
LISTEN: KZN opens up and tells us how they feel about the lockdown
A lot is going through people's minds after Monday night's address to the country by our President, but how does everyone actually feel about all the changes and restrictions?
23
MAR
#ECRSecretSound Heat Seeker- Incorrect guesses (2)
Monday's incorrect guesses for #ECRSecretSound Heat Seeker.
23
MAR
#ECRSecretSound Heat Seeker- Incorrect guesses (1)
Monday's incorrect guesses for #ECRSecretSound Heat Seeker.
23
MAR
KZN kids dedicate songs to their friends they haven't seen for over a week
It's been nearly a week since schools were officially closed due to the coronavirus and we are sure the children are missing the outside just as much as the adults are.
23
MAR
KZN plays along and names all the weird crazy ways you can beat cabin fever if stuck in quarantine!
Most of the country is going through some sort of quarantine at this moment in time and for others, it's been longer than others and cabin fever has started to creep in.
20
MAR
#ECRSecretSound Heat Seeker- Incorrect guesses (1)
Friday's incorrect guesses for #ECRSecretSound Heat Seeker.
