The Vaal Dam: "When hemlines were once blamed for low levels"

Ali Campbell turns 67 today. From Birmingham to the world, his band UB40 helped turn reggae into pop history with Ali’s voice right at the centre of it. HOT1027’s Tara Penny takes a look…

A deaf teenager is getting the hearing support he desperately needs, a young kidney patient can now move forward with life-saving surgery, and hundreds of children will be walking into school with brand-new shoes — all thanks to the incredible generosity of HOT1027 listeners. It's been another rewarding week here…

Ahead of Valentine's Day, HOT 1027 News is celebrating a little old-school love - the kind that literally lasts a lifetime. We sat down with a Johannesburg couple preparing to mark an incredible milestone - their 70th wedding anniversary. HOT1027's Mathapelo Moloi has the story…

Today marks the 52nd birthday of one of Britain’s most successful - and complicated - pop stars, Robbie Williams. Williams now holds the record for the most number-one albums by a solo artist in UK chart history. But behind the bravado of a showman is a story of insecurity, addiction,…

HOT1027 is helping lead radio’s next big leap — and it’s happening right here in Johannesburg. On World Radio Day, HOT1027 has officially joined South Africa’s first-ever "Digital Radio Mondiale" — or DRM FM trial - becoming one of the pioneers testing what could be the future of broadcasting. HOT1027's…