LESEDI |
 Lesedi is a community based organisation based in Eersterus Hammanskraal who look after 24 mentally disabled children.
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NIKE CELEBRATES THE BEAUTIFUL GAME |
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PAPER MACHE REPLICA WORLD CUP TROPHY |
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 FlagIt is a new product which was born of supporters wanting to show off flags of their favourite clubs.
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WHY I HOPE THE SEARCH FOR EXTRATERRESTRIAL LIFE FINDS NOTHING.
By Nick Bostrom
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ONLINE TRADERS RAISE MONEY FOR CHARITY |
 David O’Sullivan speaking with Wayne Jackson: Director of I-Cap Wayne about I-Cap’s annual international fundraising drive, with 2 million rand being raised from brokerage fees for Sinethemba Hope House.
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| BLOOD DRIVE BROADCAST |
 Talk Radio 702 hosted a blood drive on Friday 27 November 2009. David O'Sullivan broadcast live from Primedia's entertainment area, where the blood drive was taking place.
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| ORLANDO HOUSE UPDATE |
 On the 8th of August Talk Radio 702’s Afternoon Drive Show Host David O’Sullivan took a call from ANC stalwart Winnie Madikizela-Mandela who made a plea for listeners to assist a Soweto family whose house burned down the previous night.
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| THE 2010 WORLD CUP TROPHY |
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At around 2 pm on Friday the 7th August 2009 a horrific tragedy occurred when two adults and 14 month old twins were set alight around 2pm. After fighting for her life, one of the adults died 2 days later. The other adult and the twins died a week later in hospital due to extensive burns.
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| H1N1 |
Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi announced on Friday 14 August that government is launching an intensive information campaign to help people cope with the H1N1 flu pandemic as the number of infections in SA rises. Motsoaledi said the department will be sending letters co-signed with the Education minister to all principals and rectors.
Beating flu together
Influenza Factsheet
Frequently Asked Questions
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| CAR SWALLOWED BY SINKHOLE |
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| FIREWALKER OF JOZI |
A giant artwork of a woman walking with a burning light on her head – The Firewalker – was unveiled today. The Fire Walker, is a sculptural collaboration between artists William Kentridge and Gerhard Marx, situated on the southern foot of Queen Elizabeth Bridge. The image of a woman carrying light or fire on her head is set to become Johannesburg’s own Statue of Liberty. |
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| VEHICLE LICENSE RENEWALS |
Gauteng motorists can now renew their motor vehicle licenses at selected Post Offices in the province. |
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| OUTSURANCE POINTSMEN |
Account details
Account Name: Pointsmen Benefit Fund
Account Number: 6218 483 0985
Branch Name: FNB, Corporate Account Services, Pretoria
Branch Code: 253145
Reference: Stanley and Mike
Memorial Service
When: Thursday 30th July 2009
Where: Rosebank Union Church
corner William Nicol and St. Andrews Streets, Hurlingham, Sandton
Time: 14h00
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| WALK THE TALK 2009 |
 David took on Lucas Radebe and Michael Vaughan at the Walk the Talk! |
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| TEDDY BEAR CLINIC |
 David is asking 702 listeners to clean out their kid’s closet and donate the clothing to the Teddy Bear Clinic. |
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| FIRE ON THE N1 |
 Construction stock caught fire at the Olifansfontein offramp in Midrand, on the N1. |
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| BULLS FANS CAMP OUT |
 Thousands of fans camped outside Loftus on Monday night for tickets to the Super 14 Semi-final clash. |
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| BLOCKED DRAINS |
 Water gushing out of a blocked stormwater drain in Rembrandt Park. |
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| STORMWATER DRAINS |
 David O’Sullivan went out on Wednesday afternoon with environmentalist Paul Fairall to look at the extent of water damage caused by the recent torrential rains.
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| FLOODS IN GAUTENG |
Listeners have sent in pics of the flooding taking place in and around Joburg.
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| GAUTRAIN SPOTTED |
Listeners spotted the Gautrain running tests on the main Gautrain track between Woodmead and Allandale stations.
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| SHROUDS OF THE NIGHT |
 20 January 2009: See the pictures from the latest book "Shrouds of the Night" by Prof David Block . |
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| ZIMBABWE CHOLERA CRISIS |
 11 December 2008: 702landers once again are looking for ways to help the less fortunate, this time with the Cholera crisis happening in Zimbabwe. |
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| ROD OUT AND ABOUT |
 9 December 2008: Rod Stewart took time off on Sunday afternoon to visit the Glasgow Celtic Supporters Club in Johannesburg. |
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| VAAL RIVER POLLUTION |
 3 December 2008: Mark Tippins sent us a Google Earth image to show the change in colour of the Vaal River at the point where the Klip River joins it. |
 2 December 2008: Thousands of dead fish have floated belly-up on the Vaal River sparking fears of a health hazard. |
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| DRAGER SPREADSHEET |
| 10 November 2008: Click here for the Drager Breathlyzer spreadsheet on subjects from the office party simulation held at JMPD. |
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| THE BLUE CHIP CHALLENGE |
 Catch the Blue Chip Challenge every day on the Afternoon Drive with David O’Sullivan.
You can also submit questions online, and if your question gets chosen, you could be walking away with R1 000 a month!
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| GARMIN'S HANDED OVER TO JMPD |
 David O'Sullivan handed over 84 Garmin Nuvi Satellite Navigation Units to the Director of the JMPD, David Thembe, at a Crimeline stakeholders launch on Monday 07 December 2009.
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| SPARROW ADOPTED BY DAVID O'SULLIVAN |
 In celebration of World Aids Day, David O'Sullivan has adopted the Sparrow Village.
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| LITTLE "L" GETS SOME LOVE |
 Listeners to the Afternoon Drive show have shown tremendous compassion for Little “L”, the young girl aged between 5 and 6, who was found in a shack on the East Rand, tied by the ankle to a table, drinking from a bowl of water and gnawing on a bone. |
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| BETTALIGHTS HELP MATRICULANT |
 In mid-October David interviewed a young matriculant, Simphiwe Lila who was about to embark on his final exams at Orlando High School, aiming for three distinctions. |
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| KILIMANJARO GLACIERS |
 A listener sent us pictures of the disappearing ice cap on Mt Kilimanjaro in Kenya. |
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| RANDOM ACT OF KINDNESS |
 The Dischem Foundation came to the assistance of a two year old boy named Antonio Vassen. He was born with his ear canals closed and, as a result, has been unable to speak. |
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| LIGHTNING HITS JOBURG |
 Storm clouds swept over Johannesburg and Centurion on 29 September, bringing with them frightening lightning bolts. |
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| MEASLES OUTBREAK IN GAUTENG |
 The National Department of Health is strengthening its plans to contain measles. This leaflet contains alll the information you need to know about the disease. |
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| TEDDY BEAR CLINIC RAFFLE |
A very special teddy bear has been stuffed with 2 tickets to the final of a major sporting event in 2010 in South Africa, worth $6,000 each. It will be watched by millions worldwide and it is a once-in-a-lifetime chance to attend. |
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| ZIM COURT CONVICTS CON DIESEL WOMAN |
A medicine woman who conned President Robert Mugabe’s government out of about US$1million by bamboozling ministers into believing she could tap diesel fuel from a rock, was convicted of fraud at the weekend. Rotina Mavhunga, who goes by the alias of Nomatter Tagirira, found an abandoned fuel tank in the bush near the northern town of Chinhoyi in March 2007. |
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| TECHNOBYTE |
 Monday - 16h45
Aki Anastasiou stops by to discuss the latest developments in the field of technology. Included is global IT news from the preceding week, virus warnings, interviews with experts in various sectors, the latest gadgets and technological advances. |
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| SCIENCE MATTERS |
 Wednesday - 16h50
Join our resident Climatologist, Simon Gear every Wednesday afternoon at 16h50 when he gives us the latest from in the world of science in Science Matters with Simon Gear.
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| THE SURVIVAL GUIDE |
 Thursday - 17h45
It's the Survival Guide with Dr Charl van Loggerenberg. Dr Charl drops plenty of tips and hints that will help you most in the times you hope will never happen. |
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| WHAT'S ON |
 Friday - 17h55
Arts and Entertainment Journalist, Nadia Neophytou, highlights some of the events happening in and around Joburg. Includes music, theatre, art and other interesting stuff! |
| HILLBROW OUTSIDE BROADCAST |
 4 December 2008: David O’Sullivan broadcast live from the Hillbrow area, talking about the upgrade of the public environment. |
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| WORLD AIDS DAY |
| 1 December 2008: David O’Sullivan profiled Community Aids Response(CARE) on his show on World Aids Day. |
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| HEARD ON AIR |
If you missed a phone number, website address or any other info given out on David's show, click here and find what you're looking for.
2010/09/02 05:50:00 PM
Survival Guide
2010/09/02 05:20:00 PM
Latest on the public sector strike
2010/09/02 05:10:00 PM
702 Small Business Awards
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| SPEED LIMIT SIGNS |
David went out on Friday 19 September to investigate complaints from hundreds of 702 listeners about the repositioning of speed limit signs on the highways, due to the Gauteng Freeway Improvement Project. Listeners say Metro Police are out of line by unfairly ticketing them on the N1 and N3 highways. David went out there with officials from the Road Traffic Management Corporation and found that all the speeding signs were correctly positioned with the correct distance between them. |
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The 2010 World Cup Soccer trophy payed a visit to Primedia Place, and to David O'Sullivan. 
