Afternoon Drive withJoanne Joseph

Major medical breakthrough: New gene pegged as cause of heart attacks in youth

9 March 2017 5:05 PM

This is being called the biggest medical advancement in South African cardiology since Dr Chris Barnard's first heart transplant.

Parents urged to check tertiary institutions are legit before registering kids

2 January 2017 9:46 AM

The Council on Higher Education says parents need to be wary of the increasing number of fly-by-night tertiary institutions.

New app to detect hearing loss

2 January 2017 8:48 AM

University of Pretoria has developed a new app which uses a smartphone to detect hearing loss.

UK prison officers manage to quell mass inmate riots

19 December 2016 11:13 AM

Britain recorded the worst prison riots in 26 years after 600 inmates at a prison in Birmingham embarked on a 12-hour riot.

Gauteng tops drunk driving offences since start of the festive season

19 December 2016 10:10 AM

Traffic authorities have arrested more than 3 000 people for various traffic offences, with drunk driving as the leading offence.

2016 news wrap: A look back at the stories that grabbed SA's attention

28 December 2016 4:38 PM

Barry Bateman spoke to Stephen Grootes to unpack the meaning behind the stories that dominated the headlines in 2016.

Going down memory lane: 702's first tweet 10 years ago

29 January 2020 3:52 PM

We look at the station's social media activity over the decade. It started with 350 followers, today it is followed by 730,000.

Riverlea High School staff, pupils mourn for 3 teachers killed in crash

29 January 2020 3:15 PM

The area where pupils usually play - which is a parking lot merged with a basketball court - is filled with colleagues, staff from other schools and community members who’ve come to offer their condolences.

Palestine rejects Trump's Middle East peace plan

29 January 2020 2:57 PM

Afro-Middle East Centre executive director Naeem Jeenah says the plan is one-sided & Palestine has been excluded from the process.

'Current approach to jobs is not working, a new approach is long overdue'

29 January 2020 1:50 PM

Centre for Development and Enterprise founder Anne Bernstein weighs in on her organisation's unemployment report.

'There is no obligation to afford the person a hearing at preliminary stage'

29 January 2020 1:39 PM

Professor Pierre de Vos responds to the Public Protector's comments on a process looking to have her removed from her post.

Avail PIC funds to pay off Eskom debt - Cosatu

29 January 2020 1:36 PM

Cosatu's spokesperson Sizwe Pamla says those who own the power utility must be forced to pay.

How prepared is SA if coronavirus hits our shores?

29 January 2020 1:03 PM

National Institute of Communicable Diseases medical epidemiologist Sibongile Walaza weighs in on the outbreak that has hit China.

[LISTEN] How to go about negotiating your salary

29 January 2020 12:14 PM

Eusebius McKaiser speaks to talent strategist and leadership coach Anja van Beek.

Who was Neil Aggett?

29 January 2020 11:44 AM

Eusebius McKaiser facilitates a conversation about the death of the anti-apartheid activist.

[WATCH] Pet owner recording her cat's weird 'meow' noise goes viral

29 January 2020 11:25 AM

Khabazela shares some of the videos that went viral on Twitter and Facebook.