The Official Drive
The Official Drive
An entertaining and informative show. ‘The Official Drive’ makes for easy listening during that ‘traffic-jammed’ drive home from work. The show offers a variety of music genres (classic & brand new), frequent news highlights, weather and traffic updates, local event talk and quirky happenings from across the globe. The show is styled along the lines of a cultural melting-pot where a little bit …Social links:
YASHNA SPEAKS ABOUT HER LATEST EP
The talented Yashna is setting the music scene on fire with this one – it’s a 6-track Trap EP titled YAH SHE. YAH is short for Yahweh which in Hebrew translates as God, and SHE refers to a female and with ferocity. Yashna chats to Lloyd Paul...
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ISMAIL LAGARDIEN SPEAKS ABOUT HIS BOOK
What does home mean to you? Is it about a sense of belonging? These are pertinent questions as we commemorate Human Rights Day in South Africa. Writer and political economist Ismail Lagardien explores this in his book - Too White to be Coloured Too Coloured to be Black. Lloyd Paul chats to him...
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SALT AWARENESS WEEK
Is your dinner table incomplete without a salt shaker? Do you check the salt content on food labels? Excessive salt intake, more than the recommended 5 grams a day, is associated with elevated blood pressure, a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease. It's World Salt Awareness Week. Lloyd Paul…
08:03
TALK SIGN DAY 2022
Today is Talk Sign Day - a day that aims to spread awareness about including the deaf in the hearing world. How can you do this? Learning sign language is a start. Find out more on The Official Drive as Lloyd Paul speaks to Nan Kanaye, Executive Member of the KZN Blind and Deaf Society....
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BOSS BABES OF SOUTH AFRICA - KOVINI MOODLEY
Professional and authentic relationship building has the power to impact positively on the lives of women. This is the message from Kovini Moodley, who started the digital skills sharing platform Boss Babes of South Africa two years ago. She chats to Maya Jagjivan Kalicharan...
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WORLD OBESITY DAY
From children to adults, women to men, obesity is an ever-increasing health risk in South Africa. Today is World Obesity Day under the theme - 'Everybody needs to act to make healthier choices easier'. Lloyd Paul speaks to Jandri Barnard, Registered Dietitian and Spokesperson for the Association fo…
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WORLD BOOK DAY
Today is World Book Day. This year's theme has a message for all children: You are a reader! We asked young South Africans to share why they love reading...
03:34
ILLEGAL DRAG RACING IN DURBAN
Videos and pictures of an accident that occurred amid what is believed to be an illegal drag racing gathering at Umgeni Road in Durban have gone viral on social media. Just how dangerous is this? And how can this be clamped down upon? Lloyd Paul speaks to Durban Metro Police spokesperson Senior Sup…
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SOUNDMIND - DO IT ALL
Catch the amazing duo 𝙎𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙙 talking about the world premiere of their international collab single 'Do It All' on The Official Drive with Lloyd Paul..
08:25
HEALTHY LIFESTYLES AND THE WORKPLACE
February is Healthy Lifestyle Awareness Month – and today, we’re turning the spotlight on wellness within the workplace. Why is this important? Research indicates that we spend approximately 50% of our total waking hours in the workplace, and so the call is on companies to actively support their em…
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