Stacey & J Sbu

After days of clues, theories and listeners trying to outsmart KZN's most elusive man, Stacey and J Sbu have decided it may be time to bring in some professional help.

Enter Iris.

She's not interested in solving riddles. She's not following clue trails. And she definitely isn't scrolling through listener theories. Iris is a highly trained currency detection dog and she's got one job: find the money.

Joined by her handler Gregg from Excellerate's K9 division, Iris officially enters the hunt for the East Coast Radio Fugitive ahead of East Coast Radio's 30th birthday.

While the rest of KZN is busy trying to work out where the Fugitive will be, Iris is focused on something much simpler: the growing cash bounty he's carrying around.

Could a four-legged investigator succeed where thousands of listeners have failed?

The East Coast Radio Fugitive has us all chasing clues but there's been a strange theme emerging this afternoon.

First, he mentioned cows. Then came another cryptic message that left us scratching our heads. Now, after Stacey and J Sbu place a call to the Fugitive - he leaves them with yet another animal reference.

As listeners piece together every word, Stacey and J Sbu try to work out whether the Fugitive is revealing more than he realises or simply having fun watching us become a province full of detectives.

One thing's for sure: the animal clues are piling up and we have no idea what they mean.

The East Coast Radio Fugitive is back to doing what he does best: confusing ALL of us.

After dropping a bizarre hint about tomorrow's location, Stacey and J Sbu are left with more questions than answers. What exactly does it mean when the Fugitive says the place he's heading to "might give you the ick"?

Are we talking creepy? Gross? Embarrassing? Or somehow all three at once?

As the Fugitive carefully avoids giving too much away, Stacey and J Sbu try to squeeze a little more information out of KZN's most wanted man.

The result? More theories, more confusion and another clue that's guaranteed to send us into full detective mode.

If you've been trying to figure out where the Fugitive is headed next, this conversation might help... or it might leave you even more confused than before.

Out of nowhere, the Fugitive phoned Stacey and J Sbu and immediately sent KZN into detective mode. Is he genuinely dropping a clue or is he just enjoying watching everyone overanalyse every word he says?

From his cryptic promise that he'll be "awake until the cows come home" to the ongoing mystery of where he'll appear next, Stacey and J Sbu try to separate the real clues from the distractions.

But with the Fugitive, nothing is ever straightforward. The question is: should we be paying attention to the "awake" part... or the "cows" part?

The East Coast Radio Fugitive may have been found for the day, but don't think he's disappeared just yet.

The Fugitive reflected on being found, reveals when listeners can expect the next clue and bounty and shares whether he's planning to be even more difficult to track down when it all resumes.

And while he kept the next clue and bounty under wraps until Monday, he did drop one interesting detail about where listeners might spot him this weekend.

The East Coast Radio Fugitive's run may have ended for the day, but the questions are only just beginning.

After days of clues, theories, wrong turns and near misses, one listener finally came face-to-face with the man who had KZN searching high and low. But what was he really like when the chase was over?

Stacey and J Sbu caught up with Ludfia to get the details you didn't hear anywhere else. Was the Fugitive taller or shorter than expected? What kind of energy was he giving off when he was finally found? And what advice does the person who cracked the case have for listeners before the Fugitive returns?

Get the ultimate Fugitive debrief from one of the only people who can say: "I found him."

Everyone wants to find the East Coast Radio Fugitive, but for Lucy, the hunt became an adventure all of its own.

Armed with determination and a plan, she headed to the Rising Sun convinced she could be the one to crack the clues. Instead, she found herself surrounded by car after car of fellow Fugitive hunters who had exactly the same idea.

And just when she thought her day couldn't get any more unexpected, a simple stop to buy meat before dinner turned into another casualty of the Fugitive.

Lucy joined Stacey and J Sbu to share her hilarious "almost" story, proving that even if you don't find the Fugitive, you can still end up with a great tale to tell.

Stacey and J Sbu chat to Farren Jade Louwrens, partner of JP Jacobs, the man who tracked down the East Coast Radio fugitive.

JP was out with his stepdaughter when he decided to join the hunt, and his keen eye earned the couple a massive R40,000 prize.

Farren shares the rollercoaster of emotions from the moment she received a picture of the fugitive's card to the realisation that their lives had just changed.

A heart-warming story of teamwork, partnership,and a Thursday afternoon they will never forget.

Stacey and J Sbu attempted to call the East Coast Radio Fugitive but someone named JP answered.

He located the East Coast Radio Fugitive near an ice-cream store in Florida Road, went up to him and asked the magic question: "Are you the East Coast Radio Fugitive?"

He got a resounding yes and R40 000!

Stacey and J Sbu stopped asking where The Fugitive is and started asking who he is.

From ice cream tubs full of dhal to knowing exactly what a four-ball in thunee means, The Fugitive passed every unofficial KZN test they threw at him.

It's official: this man is one of us.

But while we were busy profiling the mystery man behind the bounty, he casually slipped in a fresh clue. First, he revealed he had not been spotted at Westville Mall on Buckingham Terrace.

But before signing off he left us with this cryptic message:

"I've had a long day, almost checking out but I am checking in at a place with a castle."

The question is: was that a clue... or classic Fugitive misdirection?