Child Protection Week is a reminder that every child deserves to feel safe and loved.

But the reality is, that too many are being let down by the very people who are meant to protect them.

HOT 1027’s Gareth Edwards spoke to The Child Guardian Unit - an organisation dedicated to protecting the most vulnerable…

A grieving mother is getting the surgery she needs to save her eyesight, a Joburg man with kidney failure can continue receiving life-saving dialysis, and vulnerable South Africans will benefit from a major donation to mental health services — all thanks to the generosity of HOT1027 listeners.

It's been another rewarding week making a meaningful difference with Hot Cares here on HOT1027 - to the tune of R315 000.

HOT1027's Tara Penny has more...

Kylie Minogue turns 58 today.

From Ramsay Street to global superstardom, few artists have reinvented themselves quite like Kylie - with a career spanning nearly four decades, and two battles with cancer.

HOT1027’s Tara Penny takes a look…

Stevie Nicks turns 78 today.

From the chaos of Fleetwood Mac to a legendary solo career , Nicks became the first woman inducted twice into the Rock 'n Roll Hall of Fame — and she remains one of rock’s most magnetic storytellers.

HOT1027’s Tara Penny takes a look…

Traditionally, there’s plenty of banter between Joburgers who live north of the city and those in the south.

Sometimes it feels like there’s a continental divide between them.

And technically… there is. It’s called the Witwatersrand.

HOT1027’s Al Prodgers takes a look ...

Nearly 200 rescued dogs in the Vaal Triangle are getting vital support, an aspiring young chef will be getting a R350 000 culinary bursary, and vulnerable patients in hospice and frail care homes will benefit from essential medical supplies — all thanks to the generosity of HOT1027 listeners.

It's been another rewarding week making a meaningful difference with Hot Cares here on HOT1027 to the tune of R486 000.

HOT1027’s Tara Penny takes a look…

A South African vet is taking readers behind the consulting-room door — into a world of midnight emergencies, difficult goodbyes, eccentric animals and the humans who love them.

Caitlin Venniker’s new memoir "Unleashed" is one of the books being showcased at the Kingsmead Book Fair – in partnership with HOT1027.

HOT1027’s Tara Penny has more …

South Africa is sitting with thousands of unsolved murder and missing persons cases — with many families still searching for answers decades later.

Now, South Africa’s best-known true-crime voice is shining a spotlight on those forgotten investigations in a new book called ''Bare Bones: Cold Cases from True Crime South Africa''.

The book is being showcased at this weekend’s Kingsmead Book Fair - in partnership with HOT1027.

HOT1027’s Tara Penny reports…

Today, one of the most distinctive voices of the 1970's turns 78.

With hits like “You Make Me Feel Like Dancing” to “When I Need You” and ''Thunder In My Heart", Leo Sayer built a career on emotion, energy and pure storytelling.

But behind the curly hair and global fame was a shy boy from England - who once hid behind clown makeup, just to find the confidence to perform.

HOT1027’s Tara Penny takes a look…

A new book examining South Africa’s criminal underworld is raising a deeply uncomfortable question — what if that underworld isn’t separate from the system at all?

News24 Investigative journalist Kyle Cowan has spent years tracking organised crime networks embedded across our country — and he's raised the alarm over the blatant blurring of lines between crime and governance.

It's all explained in his book "Mafia Land" - which is being showcased at the Kingsmead Book Fair - in partnership with HOT1027.

HOT1027’s Tara Penny caught up with Kyle to find out more...