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HOT 1027 NOT BREAKING NEWS

From the top of K2 to the dusty trails left behind by Heritage series Land Rovers across Africa, the Hot1027 news team is hard at work unearthing the gems among us who are colouring outside the lines and beating the odds. We have a knack for finding the everyday heroes who are making a difference and cutting through red tape... These outstanding stories rarely get the attention they deserve because they're not considered "Breaking News". That's why we're "Not Breaking News".
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922 Episodes
840 – 860

Jenny Boekwurm - Episode 20 - "Bloody Sunday"

The author of a book about a little known massacre in East London almost 70 years ago has told Hot1027 news she hopes her investigation will help piece together the disturbing events of 1952. Mignonne Breier's "Blood Sunday" has made it to this year's edition of the Sunday Times Literary…
16 Sep 2022 2 min

Jenny Boekwurm - Episode 19 - "An Island"

The author of the award nominated book "An Island" says the idea for the story initially came to her in a kind of vision and the plot slowly revealed itself during everyday mundane tasks. Karen Jennings novel is up for this year's fiction prize at the Sunday Times Literary Awards…
16 Sep 2022 1 min

I Built My Own Plane in Krugersdorp

A Krugersdorp man has designed and built his own plane. Aircraft engineer Kevin Hopper started designing “The Orion Cub” back in 2012 , but he had to put his plans on ice with no way to fund it. With the help of his son Dean and his friend Aidan Cantin,…
15 Sep 2022 2 min

Jenny Boekwurm - Episode 18 - "Bloody Sunday"

Almost 7 decades after a massacre in East London , questions are still swirling about the cover up that followed by the apartheid police. An Irish nun was killed along with dozens of community members on the 9th of November in 1952 when the cops opened fire. Author Mignonne Breier…
15 Sep 2022 2 min

Jenny Boekwurm - Episode 17 - "An Island"

The author of the award nominated book "An Island" says she used language barriers to build tension and suspense in her novel. Karen Jenning's offering has made it to this year's Sunday Times Literary Awards in partnership with Exclusive Books. We're going through all 10 books up for the coveted…
15 Sep 2022 2 min

Jenny Boekwurm - Episode 16 - "Bloody Sunday"

Almost 70 years after one of the worst massacres in our country, there are still many unanswered questions about the police's actions. Dozens of people were killed on the 9th of November 1952 when apartheid officers opened fire on an ANC youth league event in East London. Among the many…
14 Sep 2022 2 min

Jenny Boekwurm - Episode 15 - "An Island"

The author of the award nominated book "An Island" has told Hot1027 news the story came to her in a vision after a nap in Denmark. Karen Jennings is up for the fiction award in this years Sunday Times Literary Awards in partnership with Exclusive Books. We're taking a close…
14 Sep 2022 2 min

Jenny Boekwurm - Episode 14 - "Bloody Sunday"

The author of "Bloody Sunday" says she chose the title to honour the Irish heritage of the protaganist at the centre of this true story. Mignonne Breier's non-fiction offering has been shortlisted for this year's Sunday Times Literary Awards in partnership with Exclusive Books. The book tells the under reported…
13 Sep 2022 2 min

Jenny Boekwurm - Episode 13 - "An Island"

The effect the pandemic had on South African writers has come under the floodlight with the announcement of this years shortlist for the Sunday Times Literary awards in partnership with Exclusive Books. We’re looking at each of the 10 books up for the coveted prize - in the run up…
13 Sep 2022 2 min

Jenny Boekwurm - Episode 12 - "Bloody Sunday"

Mignonne Breier's "Bloody Sunday" has been nominated for the Sunday Times Literary Awards - in partnership with Exclusive books... Her non-fiction offering is being recognised for investigating the killing of an Irish nun during a 1952 massacre in East London and the cover up that followed. Hot1027's Jenny Crwys-Williams has…
12 Sep 2022 2 min

Jenny Boekwurm - Episode 11 - "An Island"

It turns out a second printing of Karen Jenning's novel "An Island" was the catalyst that got her home to South Africa. Her book has made it to the shortlist of this years Sunday Time Literary Awards - in partnership with Exclusive Books. Hot 1027's Jenny Crwys-Williams is looking at…
12 Sep 2022 1 min

The Ascension of King Charles III

King Charles III is preparing to make his first public address to the world as reigning monarch, just a day after losing his mother Queen Elizabeth II. She passed away peacefully at Balmoral yesterday afternoon – at the age of 96.
9 Sep 2022 2 min

Jenny Boekwurm - Episode 9 - "Children of Sugarcane"

We got author Joanne Joseph to give us a reading of her recently award-nominated novel "Children of Sugarcane". Joseph's book has made it to the Sunday Times Literary Awards shortlist - that's in partnership with Exclusive Books. Hot 1027's Jenny Crwys-Williams sat down with the author…
9 Sep 2022 2 min

Jenny Boekwurm - Episode 8 - "History of South Africa From 1902 to Present"

On "World Literacy day" the author of “History of South Africa from 1902 to Present” says his more than 600 page book could have been MUCH longer , given our interesting and turbulent past. Thula Simpson has been nominated in the non-fiction category for this years Sunday Times Literary awards…
8 Sep 2022 2 min

Jenny Boekwurm - Episode 7 - "Children of Sugarcane"

Award nominated author Joanne Joseph has told Hot1027 news that writing her grandmother’s life story from a fictional point of view gave her the poetic licence she needed to tell the story. Joseph’s novel “Children of Sugarcane” has made it to the shortlist for this year’s Sunday Times Literary awards…
8 Sep 2022 2 min

Jenny Boekwurm - Episode 6 - "History of South Africa From 1902 to Present"

Thula Simpson's latest offering is being recognised in the run up to the Sunday Times Literary awards - that's in partnership with Exclusive books. The author's latest book "History of South Africa - from 1902 to Present" has made it to the shortlist for this years non-fiction prize. Hot 1027's…
7 Sep 2022 2 min

Jenny Boekwurm - Episode 5 - "Children of Sugarcane"

We're celebrating South African writers right here on HOT1027. The shortlist for the Sunday Times Literary awards came out on Sunday - that's in partnership with Exclusive Books. Joanne Joseph is among the authors up for this years fiction prize - with her novel "Children of Sugarcane" Hot 1027's Jenny…
7 Sep 2022 2 min

Jenny Boekwurm - Episode 4 - "The History of South Africa From 1902 to Present"

One of the non-fiction contenders for this years Sunday Times Literary Awards says new questions about our history needed answering... Thula Simpson's "History of South Africa, from 1902 to Present" has made it to the coveted shortlist for the prize - in partnership with Exclusive Books.. Hot 1027's Jenny Crwys-Williams…
6 Sep 2022 2 min
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