Here’s your latest ECR Newswatch bulletin from the team at East Coast Radio. Website
30/11/2023 • 2 minutes 38 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 18H00
Trade union Solidarity says about 3 500 workers are facing a bleak Christmas as ArcelorMittal closes down three of its long steel mills, including one in KwaZulu-Natal. Website
29/11/2023 • 3 minutes 34 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 17H02
Here’s your latest ECR Newswatch bulletin from the team at East Coast Radio. Website
29/11/2023 • 3 minutes 29 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 16H01
Here’s your latest ECR Newswatch bulletin from the team at East Coast Radio. Website
29/11/2023 • 3 minutes 34 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 15H00
Eight suspects - including a 19-year-old - have been arrested in connection to the robbery and rape of three women security guards at the KZN Transport Department's offices in the south of Durban. Website
29/11/2023 • 3 minutes 33 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 14H00
The Auditor-General says the audit outcomes for national and provincial governments for the 2022/23 financial year have improved. Website
29/11/2023 • 3 minutes 10 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 13H00
The government is still mulling the future of its diplomatic ties with Israel. Website
29/11/2023 • 3 minutes 27 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 11H00
The South African Medical Association has cautioned parliament to think twice before it givdding the National Health Insurance bill its stamp of approval. Website
29/11/2023 • 2 minutes 45 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 10H00
A KZN man arrested in connection with the murder of his wife is due to make his first appearance in the Nsuze Magistrate's Court today. Website
29/11/2023 • 2 minutes 42 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 09H00
eThekwini Mayor Mxolisi Kaunda says samples from Durban's beaches will be tested regularly throughout the festive season. Website
29/11/2023 • 2 minutes 50 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 08H00
Minerals Council South Africa's urging the country's mining giants to re-examine and boost their safely programmes and initiatives. Website
29/11/2023 • 3 minutes 6 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 07H00
The cost of chicken products is set to increase at the beginning of 2024. Website
29/11/2023 • 3 minutes 26 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 05H59
Here’s your latest ECR Newswatch bulletin from the team at East Coast Radio. Website
29/11/2023 • 2 minutes 54 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 18H00
Security is being tightened around Table Mountain amid a spike in muggings. Website
28/11/2023 • 3 minutes 16 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 17H00
As taps in Durban continue to run dry due of the low levels of water in reservoirs, the mayor says technicians are working tirelessly to restore supply to the many affected communities. Website
28/11/2023 • 3 minutes 49 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 16H00
Mineral Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe has cautioned against drawing conclusions on the Impala Platinum Rustenburg mine disaster before the investigation is complete. Website
28/11/2023 • 3 minutes 39 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 15H00
A dog expert says the numerous attacks reported in Durban boil down to negligence by some pet owners. Website
28/11/2023 • 3 minutes 39 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 14H00
A dog expert says the numerous attacks reported in Durban boil down to negligence by some pet owners. Website
28/11/2023 • 3 minutes 2 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 13H00
Impala Platinum has suspended operations at all its mines in the country. Website
28/11/2023 • 3 minutes 28 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 12H00
Health authorities say they hope the latest figures on HIV prevalence will help them strengthen interventions in response to epidemic. Website
28/11/2023 • 2 minutes 58 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 11H02
Here’s your latest ECR Newswatch bulletin from the team at East Coast Radio. Website
28/11/2023 • 2 minutes 10 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 10H00
We start in the North West, where 11 people have been killed in a mine accident in Rustenburg. Website
28/11/2023 • 2 minutes 27 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 09H00
A man and a child have been rushed to hospital after they were attacked by a dog in Durban's Morningside area. Website
28/11/2023 • 3 minutes 10 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 08H00
Young women in South Africa aged between 19 and 24 remain in the high-risk population groups for acquiring HIV compared to men. Website
28/11/2023 • 3 minutes 1 second
ECR Newswatch @ 07H00
The Road Accident Fund's calling for swift justice against a suspected fraudster accused of fleecing claimants of some R2 Million. Website
28/11/2023 • 3 minutes 17 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 06H00
The loved ones of a family massacred in Amanzimtoti's Mfume area south of Durban are calling on the police to intensify their manhunt for the killers. Website
28/11/2023 • 2 minutes 57 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 18H00
South African Banks and the National Treasury have come out in defense of the rand manipulation report. Website
27/11/2023 • 3 minutes 32 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 17H00
The husband of Amazimtoti pastor, Liezel de Jager has made his first appearance in court- in connection with her murder. Website
27/11/2023 • 3 minutes 17 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 16H00
The Department of Transport in KZN says three female security guards have been attacked and allegedly raped at its offices in Durban. Website
27/11/2023 • 3 minutes 51 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 15H00
The country's been pushed up to Stage four loadshedding. Website
27/11/2023 • 3 minutes 5 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 14H00
The KZN Transport Department says its ready to launch the province's new number plate system. Website
27/11/2023 • 3 minutes 6 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 13H00
A man arrested in connection with the murder of an Amanzimtoti pastor has just arrived at court. Website
27/11/2023 • 2 minutes 44 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 12H00
A manhunt's been launched for suspects involved in the murder of a family on the south coast. Website
27/11/2023 • 2 minutes 45 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 11H00
A Richards Bay clinic where a nurse was gunned down last week has reopened today. Website
27/11/2023 • 2 minutes 13 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 10H00
Joburg's metro police have been collecting evidence from the scene of an illegal potato chip factory. Website
27/11/2023 • 2 minutes 8 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 09H00
15 people have been hurt one of them critically in a taxi rollover crash in Inchanga, west of Durban. Website
27/11/2023 • 3 minutes 3 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 08H00
A man linked to the murder of a KZN pastor is set to make his first appearance in the Durban Magistrate's Court today. Website
27/11/2023 • 3 minutes 8 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 07H00
KZN premier Nomusa Dube-Ncube has given Transnet management a tongue-lashing over the congestion headaches at the province's ports. Website
27/11/2023 • 3 minutes 30 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 06H00
Disgruntled residents in Trenance Park say no one has been told why Verulam is being hit by ongoing water outages. Website
27/11/2023 • 2 minutes 47 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 13H00
Here’s your latest ECR Newswatch bulletin from the team at East Coast Radio. Website
26/11/2023 • 2 minutes 22 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 12H00
A gender-based violence advocacy group has stressed a need and the importance to provide support to survivors. Website
26/11/2023 • 2 minutes 37 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 11H00
The ANC's Secretary General Fikile Mbalula has urged civic organisations to help in the fight against crime on the streets of KZN. Website
26/11/2023 • 2 minutes 43 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 09H00
Here’s your latest ECR Newswatch bulletin from the team at East Coast Radio. Website
26/11/2023 • 3 minutes 22 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 08H02
Here’s your latest ECR Newswatch bulletin from the team at East Coast Radio. Website
26/11/2023 • 3 minutes 4 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 07H00
Here’s your latest ECR Newswatch bulletin from the team at East Coast Radio. Website
26/11/2023 • 3 minutes 9 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 13H00
Here’s your latest ECR Newswatch bulletin from the team at East Coast Radio. Website
25/11/2023 • 3 minutes 20 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 12H00
Here’s your latest ECR Newswatch bulletin from the team at East Coast Radio. Website
25/11/2023 • 3 minutes 1 second
ECR Newswatch @ 11H00
Here’s your latest ECR Newswatch bulletin from the team at East Coast Radio. Website
25/11/2023 • 2 minutes 37 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 10H00
Here’s your latest ECR Newswatch bulletin from the team at East Coast Radio. Website
25/11/2023 • 3 minutes 23 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 09H01
Here’s your latest ECR Newswatch bulletin from the team at East Coast Radio. Website
25/11/2023 • 3 minutes 22 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 08H00
Here’s your latest ECR Newswatch bulletin from the team at East Coast Radio. Website
25/11/2023 • 3 minutes 26 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 07H00
Here’s your latest ECR Newswatch bulletin from the team at East Coast Radio. Website
25/11/2023 • 2 minutes 56 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 18H00
Environmental and social justice organisations are appealing the environmental green lighting of Karpowership's operations in Richards Bay. Website
24/11/2023 • 3 minutes 23 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 17H00
The Electricity Minister has said sorry for the latest round of intense load shedding. Website
24/11/2023 • 3 minutes 34 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 16H00
The African Transformation Movement says it's disappointed that Parliament has turned down its request for an urgent debate on the manipulation of the Rand. Website
24/11/2023 • 3 minutes 33 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 15H00
Officials from the KZN House of Traditional Leaders are visiting the home of slain Induna, Henry Shandu. Website
24/11/2023 • 3 minutes 38 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 14H00
Paralympian Oscar Pistorius has been granted parole. Website
24/11/2023 • 3 minutes 22 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 13H27
BREAKING NEWS: Oscar Pistorius has been given parole. Website
24/11/2023 • 4 minutes 20 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 13H00
Black Friday has got darker. Website
24/11/2023 • 3 minutes 20 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 12H00
With Black Friday in full swing and the festive season around the corner, we're being advised to keep an eye on our spending as consumers continue to feel the pressure of rising prices. Website
24/11/2023 • 3 minutes 15 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 11H00
Here’s your latest ECR Newswatch bulletin from the team at East Coast Radio. Website
24/11/2023 • 3 minutes 41 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 10H00
Debt Rescue has warned cash-strapped consumers not to use credit over the Black Friday hype. Website
24/11/2023 • 3 minutes 38 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 09H00
A Criminal Law Expert says he expects that the parole board will free Oscar Pistorius. Website
24/11/2023 • 3 minutes 11 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 08H00
The National Sea Rescue Institute has appealed to schools to have a safety plan in place when taking children to beaches. Website
24/11/2023 • 3 minutes 29 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 07H00
President Cyril Ramaphosa says the private sector will be stepping in to help Transnet resolve the issue of congestion at the province's ports. Website
24/11/2023 • 3 minutes 49 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 06H00
Debt Rescue has urged consumers to rather make use of online shopping to avoid unnecessary overspending during Black Friday. Website
24/11/2023 • 3 minutes 12 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 18H00
Employment Minister Thulas Nxesi says the department has filed a court application to set aside a R5 billion Unemployment Insurance Fund job creation project. Website
23/11/2023 • 3 minutes 20 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 17H00
President Cyril Ramaphosa says Transnet has reassured him that work is being done to resolve the congestion of trucks going into the Port of Richards Bay and the backlog of ships at Port of Durban. Website
23/11/2023 • 3 minutes 35 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 16H00
The repo rate has been kept unchanged at 8.25%. Website
23/11/2023 • 3 minutes 45 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 15H00
The Hawks say of the arrests they've made between July and September, fraud suspects top the group. Website
23/11/2023 • 3 minutes 45 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 14H00
R2.5 billion has been spent irregularly at Umngeni-uThukela Water. Website
23/11/2023 • 2 minutes 57 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 13H00
A six-year-old northern KZN girl is receiving counselling, after suffering extreme abuse, allegedly at the hands of her guardian. Website
23/11/2023 • 3 minutes 32 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 12H00
Five members of a suspected stock theft syndicate are expected to line up in the Highflats Magistrate’s Court today. Website
23/11/2023 • 2 minutes 49 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 11H01
Here’s your latest ECR Newswatch bulletin from the team at East Coast Radio. Website
23/11/2023 • 2 minutes 49 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 10H00
Mhlathuze officials say a clinic where a Richards Bay nurse was shot and killed will remain closed for the rest of the week. Website
23/11/2023 • 2 minutes 36 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 09H00
East Coasters are worried about loadshedding putting a damper on their plans for the festive season. Website
23/11/2023 • 2 minutes 39 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 08H00
The family of a KZN game ranger who was mauled to death by a hippo says Sphamandla Mthembu and his wife were still grieving having recently lost their only child. Website
23/11/2023 • 2 minutes 51 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 07H00
President Cyril Ramaphosa's hailed the Nelson Mandela cruise terminal in Durban as a world-class tourist attraction. Website
23/11/2023 • 2 minutes 35 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 06H00
The Reserve Bank's likely to keep the repo rate unchanged before Christmas. Website
23/11/2023 • 3 minutes 4 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 18H00
President Cyril Ramaphosa has joined other world leaders in welcoming the ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas. Website
22/11/2023 • 3 minutes 19 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 17H00
The Durban Chamber of Commerce and Industry says it's concerned that businesses are having to bear the brunt of the congestion at the Port of Durban. Website
22/11/2023 • 3 minutes 36 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 16H00
The uMhlanga Ratepayers’ and Residents’ Association is exploring the possibility of taking legal action against what it says is the unreliable water supply from the City. Website
22/11/2023 • 3 minutes 42 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 15H00
A Durban schoolboy has been rushed to hospital after being stabbed. Website
22/11/2023 • 3 minutes 48 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 14H00
An education expert says improving security on school premised could help combat bullying. Website
22/11/2023 • 3 minutes 7 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 13H00
Businesses that rely on ships bringing in their supplies will have to incur additional costs due to delays at the Durban Harbour. Website
22/11/2023 • 3 minutes 31 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 12H00
Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife says its providing support to the family of a staff member who was mauled to death by a hippo at a nature reserve in northern KZN. Website
22/11/2023 • 3 minutes 22 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 11H00
Annual consumer inflation's climbed for the third month in a row. Website
22/11/2023 • 2 minutes 53 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 10H00
Fire teams have extinguished a fire that broke out at Phoenix Industrial Park north of Durban. Website
22/11/2023 • 2 minutes 13 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 09H00
Higher Education says new student financial aid applicants aren't required to submit supporting documents. Website
22/11/2023 • 2 minutes 51 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 08H00
Firefighters have been tackling a blaze that gutted several shops at Durban's China Mall in Springfield Park. Website
22/11/2023 • 2 minutes 52 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 07H00
A freight management group says the situation at South Africa's commercial ports is dire Website
22/11/2023 • 3 minutes
ECR Newswatch @ 06H00
Israel's government has agreed to a deal with Hamas that will see the release of some hostages and a temporary ceasefire. Website
22/11/2023 • 3 minutes 19 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 18H00
Orlando Pirates star Thembinkosi Lorch has been handed a suspended jail sentence and a fine for assaulting his girlfriend. Website
21/11/2023 • 3 minutes 18 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 17H00
Lifesaving South Africa has applauded the heroic efforts of lifeguards and local fisherfolk who rescued several bathers in the south of Durban over the weekend. Website
21/11/2023 • 3 minutes 47 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 16H00
President Cyril Ramaphosa has called for Hamas and Israel to be held accountable. Website
21/11/2023 • 3 minutes 40 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 15H00
Tongaat residents say they are fed up with the ongoing water issues as another leak interrupts supply. Website
21/11/2023 • 3 minutes 33 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 14H00
Two shipping companies say they'll be imposing surcharges in December due to the backlog at some of South Africa's ports. Website
21/11/2023 • 3 minutes 15 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 13H00
uMhlathuze mayor Xolani Ngwezi is meeting with Transnet this afternoon over the congestion that trucks going into the Port of Richards Bay are causing on the city's roads Website
21/11/2023 • 3 minutes 34 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 12H00
A large amount of what is famously known as the 'date rape drug' has been seized at OR Tambo International Airport. Website
21/11/2023 • 3 minutes
ECR Newswatch @ 11H00
A criminologist says seasonal crime patterns show a predictable spike in organised crime ahead of the festive season Website
21/11/2023 • 3 minutes 7 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 10H00
Here’s your latest ECR Newswatch bulletin from the team at East Coast Radio. Website
21/11/2023 • 3 minutes 5 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 09H00
Two severely injured in Durban North pit bull attack Website
21/11/2023 • 3 minutes 9 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 08H00
Two people severely injured in a dog attack at a home in Durban North are being treated in hospital. Website
21/11/2023 • 2 minutes 57 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 07H00
Police are on the scene of a protest on the M19 near Reservoir Hills. Website
21/11/2023 • 3 minutes 34 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 06H00 - Israel recalls its ambassador from South Africa
Israel's foreign ministry has recalled its ambassador to South Africa. Website
21/11/2023 • 3 minutes 6 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 18H00
Durban's Pavilion Shopping Centre says it's handed all information and evidence to police after a robbery and shooting on Sunday night that left a police officer dead. Website
20/11/2023 • 3 minutes 8 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 17H00
The EFF has walked out and recused its legal team from a committee meeting about its conduct in Parliament. Website
20/11/2023 • 3 minutes 36 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 15H59
Here’s your latest ECR Newswatch bulletin from the team at East Coast Radio. Website
20/11/2023 • 3 minutes 35 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 15H00
The Durban police officer who was killed by a jewellery gang is being laid to rest today. Website
20/11/2023 • 3 minutes 35 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 14H00
Two suspected drug dealers are appearing before a magistrate today after being nabbed in Phoenix, north of Durban. Website
20/11/2023 • 3 minutes 4 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 13H00
Cabinet says it expects the International Criminal Court to soon issue a warrant of arrest for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Website
20/11/2023 • 3 minutes 29 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 12H01
Here’s your latest ECR Newswatch bulletin from the team at East Coast Radio. Website
20/11/2023 • 3 minutes 23 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 11H00
Two suspects have been arrested after an attempted cash heist in Westmead in Pinetown. Website
20/11/2023 • 2 minutes 34 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 10H00
Deputy President Paul Mashatile has urged South African men to play a positive role in ending gender-based violence. Website
20/11/2023 • 3 minutes 12 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 09H00
A school principal arrested for his alleged involvement in the murder of a Durban metro cop is due to line up in court today. Website
20/11/2023 • 2 minutes 32 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 08H00 - Armed Pavilion mall gang on the run
Police have launched a manhunt for an armed gang that gunned down a police officer outside the Pavilion shopping centre in Westville. Website
20/11/2023 • 2 minutes 37 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 07H00 - Forecasters urge caution as KZN braces for heat wave
A heat wave is hitting parts of KZN this week. Website
20/11/2023 • 3 minutes 33 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 06H00
A police officer has been killed and two women left hurt after robbers hit two jewellery stores at the Pavilion shopping centre in Westville. Website
20/11/2023 • 3 minutes 15 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 13H00
Eligible voters who want to register at a polling station have a few hours left to do so. Website
19/11/2023 • 3 minutes 24 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 12H00
Parliament has suspended nine staff members following investigations into last year's fire. Website
19/11/2023 • 2 minutes 14 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 11H00
ANC president Cyril Ramaphosa has acknowledged that the organisation should not have used the image of deputy chief justice Mandisa Maya on its election poster. Website
19/11/2023 • 2 minutes 27 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 10H00
The Independent Electoral Commission says the habit of linking genuine concerns to electoral processes is a regrettable practice. Website
19/11/2023 • 3 minutes 28 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 09H00
Eskom has ramped up loadshedding to stage 3 until tomorrow morning. Website
19/11/2023 • 2 minutes 31 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 08H00
Emergency teams have been on the scene of a truck fire that led to a total closure earlier of the M7 westbound before the N3 in Pinetown. Website
19/11/2023 • 3 minutes 26 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 07H00
Calls for urgent global action in response to the humanitarian crisis in Gaza have been echoed in Durban. Website
19/11/2023 • 3 minutes 6 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 13H00
The Port of Durban is gearing up for a bumper 2023/24 cruise season. Website
18/11/2023 • 3 minutes 33 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 12H00
The Durban Chamber of Commerce and Industry says the latest labour force survey delivered positive results for KZN in a challenging economic environment. Website
18/11/2023 • 2 minutes 39 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 11H00
The IEC says there have been no reports of threats that could hinder its voter registration drive in KZN this weekend. Website
18/11/2023 • 3 minutes 45 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 10H00
Law enforcement authorities zeroing in on security issues at Eskom say they are making significant progress in their investigations into corruption. Website
18/11/2023 • 2 minutes 50 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 09H00
The Institute for Security Studies has urged the police rethink its strategies aimed at tackling murder trends. Website
18/11/2023 • 3 minutes 13 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 08H00
Voting stations across the country have started opening their doors, as the first registration weekend kicks off for voters. Website
18/11/2023 • 3 minutes 25 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 07H00
South Africa is calling on the International Criminal Court to investigate whether war crimes have been committed against the Palestinian people. Website
18/11/2023 • 3 minutes 18 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 18H00
The Road Freight Association has accused Transnet of allowing the rail infrastructure to decay and collapse. Website
17/11/2023 • 3 minutes 19 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 17H00
Several people have been killed in a road crash near Amatikulu on the KwaZulu-Natal north coast. Website
17/11/2023 • 3 minutes 29 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 16H00
Sixty-five alleged instigators of the unrest two years ago have lined up in the Durban Magistrates' Court. Website
17/11/2023 • 3 minutes 32 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 15H00
Woolworths has moved to make its position clear on the Israel-Hamas war. Website
17/11/2023 • 3 minutes 46 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 14H00
Phala Phala robbery duo granted bail Website
17/11/2023 • 3 minutes 18 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 13H00
It's a double whammy of power and water outages in Durban North. Website
17/11/2023 • 3 minutes 27 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 12H00
Education officials have dismissed social media claims some matric papers have been leaked as fake. Website
17/11/2023 • 2 minutes 40 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 11H00
The latest crime statistics show a slight drop in reported cases of murder. Website
17/11/2023 • 2 minutes 41 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 10H00
A car involved in a collision in central Durban has slammed into three pedestrians leaving one person in a serious condition. Website
17/11/2023 • 2 minutes 15 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 09H00
eThekwini's opened charges of theft against an employee caught on camera allegedly stealing electric cables. Website
17/11/2023 • 1 minute 54 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 08H00
Officials are trying to establish the cause of a massive fire that ripped through Durban's Quarry Road Informal Settlement. Website
17/11/2023 • 3 minutes 15 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 07H00
KZN Transport says investigators will be keeping a close watch on the the day-to-day operations at the Melmoth Drivers Licence Testing Centre, after the arrests of 11 examiners. Website
17/11/2023 • 3 minutes 44 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 06H00
South African and US police teams cracking down on online child predators have raided the home of a KZN man. Website
17/11/2023 • 3 minutes 16 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 18H00
Eleven suspects have lined up in court in Melmoth in connection with driver's licence fraud. Website
16/11/2023 • 3 minutes 13 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 17H00
MPs have been debating a motion for South Africa to suspend diplomatic relations with Israel until it agrees to a ceasefire in its war in Gaza. Website
16/11/2023 • 4 minutes 2 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 16H00
SAMWU representatives in Durban have gone into a meeting with the City's management to iron out grievances raised by workers. Website
16/11/2023 • 3 minutes 47 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 15H00
The head of the Gift of the Givers office in Gaza has been killed. Website
16/11/2023 • 3 minutes 40 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 14H00
Fuel prices are expected to drop again in December. Website
16/11/2023 • 2 minutes 36 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 13H00
It's a busy afternoon for Durban's emergency services. Website
16/11/2023 • 3 minutes 36 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 12H00
Several projects to repair infrastructure damaged last year's April floods and the tornado in June are off the ground. Website
16/11/2023 • 3 minutes 29 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 11H00
A gender-based violence advocacy group says security needs to be beefed up at student housing facilities in the country. Website
16/11/2023 • 3 minutes 36 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 10H00
The Minister of Co-operative Governance has stressed the need for more political maturity and accountability among municipal leaders. Website
16/11/2023 • 3 minutes 27 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 09H00
Two Airports Company employees are among five people arrested at OR Tambo International on drug trafficking charges. Website
16/11/2023 • 3 minutes 18 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 08H00
Higher Education and Training says it's actively working on solutions to address the persistent challenge of student housing shortages. Website
16/11/2023 • 2 minutes 54 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 07H00
The Electoral Commission says loadshedding will not put a damper on the IEC's first voter registration drive this weekend. Website
16/11/2023 • 3 minutes 48 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 06H00
Umngeni-Thukela Water has warned of possible water supply interruptions in eThekwini tomorrow. Website
16/11/2023 • 3 minutes 9 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 18H00
OUTA says it's disappointed that their application to access information on a contract awarded by SANRAL to the N3 Toll Concession has been dismissed. Website
15/11/2023 • 3 minutes 10 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 17H00
President Cyril Ramaphosa says Israel has become a law unto itself. Website
15/11/2023 • 3 minutes 42 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 16H00
The Department of Agriculture has urged consumers not to panic buy eggs. Website
15/11/2023 • 3 minutes 35 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 15H00
A protest in the Durban CBD by a large group of workers affiliated to SAMWU is said to be unauthorised. Website
15/11/2023 • 3 minutes 30 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 14H00
The Competition Commission has announced a multi-million rand settlement with British multi-national bank Standard Chartered Website
15/11/2023 • 3 minutes 17 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 13H00
We're being encouraged to go out this weekend and register to vote. Website
15/11/2023 • 3 minutes 37 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 12H00
A mother and her three-year-old child have been rushed to hospital after being mauled by a dog on the Bluff in Durban South. Website
15/11/2023 • 3 minutes 19 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 11H00
An organisation supporting the elderly in KZN says food donations are being impacted by the rising cost of living. Website
15/11/2023 • 2 minutes 34 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 10H00
An environmental justice group says it's concerned about a bill to establish an SA National Petroleum Company. Website
15/11/2023 • 2 minutes 49 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 09H00
Trade union federation SAFTU says more needs to be done to address our unemployment problem. Website
15/11/2023 • 3 minutes 13 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 08H00
A local taxi association's been targeting driver compliance by carrying out its own inspections in Durban central. Website
15/11/2023 • 3 minutes 7 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 07H00
Matric pupils say ongoing power cuts in Durban are pushing up their stress levels. Website
15/11/2023 • 3 minutes 30 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 06H00
eThekwini Municipality's clarified the cost of the LED streetlights recovered from a pair of suspected cross-border smugglers. Website
15/11/2023 • 3 minutes 5 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 18H00
Durban's deputy mayor has promised that all CCTV cameras in the city centre will be fully operational by the end November. Website
14/11/2023 • 3 minutes 9 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 17H00
The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse has vowed to continue to challenge the licensing of Karpowership to provide electricity to South Africa. Website
14/11/2023 • 3 minutes 32 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 16H02
Here’s your latest ECR Newswatch bulletin from the team at East Coast Radio. Website
14/11/2023 • 3 minutes 27 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 15H00
Residents of Coronation in northern KZN have accused municipal officials of not taking their service delivery concerns seriously. Website
14/11/2023 • 3 minutes 40 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 14H00
eThekwini Municipality says there are concerns about cross-border crime syndicates targeting the City. Website
14/11/2023 • 2 minutes 48 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 13H00
South Africa's unemployment rate has dropped to 31.9%. Website
14/11/2023 • 3 minutes 24 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 12H00
Tourism Minister Patricia de Lille hopes the department's deal with Google will be a boon for tourism. Website
14/11/2023 • 3 minutes 16 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 11H00
A major investigation targeting online child predators in the country has led to the arrests of three suspects including a British man. Website
14/11/2023 • 2 minutes 55 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 10H00
We start in Gauteng where assessments are under way into the damage caused by last night's severe thunderstorm over parts of Johannesburg and Midrand. Website
14/11/2023 • 2 minutes 54 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 09H00
A businessman who dropped several bribery bombshells on cabinet ministers says he's had to beef up security over concerns for his own safety. Website
14/11/2023 • 3 minutes 19 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 08H00
Community members left homeless by a fire that ripped through an informal settlement in Clairwood say this was the worst fire disaster they've experienced. Website
14/11/2023 • 3 minutes 27 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 07H00
An anti-corruption body says witness protection needs to be improved to ensure that those exposing wrongdoing get the support they need. Website
14/11/2023 • 3 minutes 48 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 06H00
Opposition political parties in KZN insist eThekwini should start investigating some of its own in the wake of two arrests and the seizure of dozens of municipal street lights. Website
14/11/2023 • 2 minutes 58 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 18H00
KZN's community safety authorities insist they're working on strengthening strategies in crime prevention intervention following the latest mass murder in Umlazi. Website
13/11/2023 • 3 minutes 8 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 17H00
Karpowership says it's ready to add 450 megawatts to South Africa's electricity grid next year from its power ship at Richards Bay. Website
13/11/2023 • 3 minutes 41 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 16H59
Here’s your latest ECR Newswatch bulletin from the team at East Coast Radio. Website
13/11/2023 • 3 minutes 42 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 16H00
The Premier says they've mobilised resources to provide emergency relief to the residents of a Durban informal settlement who've been left homeless by a fire. Website
13/11/2023 • 3 minutes 42 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 15H00
A man has been arrested on suspicion of killing of an off-duty police officer in Pietermaritzburg. Website
13/11/2023 • 3 minutes 33 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 14H00
The eThekwini Municipality says it will assist law enforcement with the investigation into the theft of 52 LED street lights that were about to be smuggled into Mozambique. Website
13/11/2023 • 3 minutes 26 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 13H00
ActionSA has revealed its premier candidate for KwaZulu-Natal. Website
13/11/2023 • 3 minutes 4 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 12H00
The clock is ticking for a businessman who's been threatened with legal action after he made bribery allegations against several ministers and politicians. Website
13/11/2023 • 3 minutes 28 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 11H00
The KZN Cooperative Governance Department says it’s going to start beefing up security at the homesteads of about 14 traditional leaders that are mostly at risk. Website
13/11/2023 • 3 minutes 5 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 10H00
A man has been killed in what appears to have been a drive by shooting in Pinetown this morning. Website
13/11/2023 • 3 minutes 9 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 09H00
KZN's Ugu Municipality and the Alfred Nzo Municipality in the Eastern Cape have signed a memorandum of understanding with Eskom to begin the construction of power lines that will help pump more water to Port Edward residents. Website
13/11/2023 • 2 minutes 56 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 08H00
Two suspects who allegedly attempted to transport 52 LED streetlights belonging to eThekwini into Mozambique are due to line up in court today. Website
13/11/2023 • 3 minutes 40 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 07H00
South Africans have until January 19 to comment on a draft policy proposing changes to the country’s immigration laws. Website
13/11/2023 • 3 minutes 41 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 06H00
Ukraine's civil society leaders are looking to South Africa for support in ending Russia’s war. Website
13/11/2023 • 3 minutes 32 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 13H00
The Home Affairs Minister has released the document that proposes guidelines for granting citizenship to foreign nationals. Website
12/11/2023 • 3 minutes 5 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 12H00
There are calls for security at students' accommodation to be strengthened after a student at the Cape Peninsula University was stabbed. Website
12/11/2023 • 3 minutes 24 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 11H00
Some pensioners in Chatsworth say while the welcome the shutting down of the local SASSA office over safety concerns, the move has inconvenienced them. Website
12/11/2023 • 3 minutes 26 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 10H00
As Hindus and other communities in South Africa and around the world observe Diwali, the South African Hindu Maha Sabha in encouraging those celebrating to also use the occasion to reach out to those in need. Website
12/11/2023 • 3 minutes 41 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 09H00
The DA says the insinuation by the ANC secretary-general that the country's electricity crisis is due to the Just Energy Transition Investment Plan is reckless and misleading. Website
12/11/2023 • 3 minutes 19 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 08H00
Officials suspect Friday's fire that destroyed around 250 homes at an informal settlement in Durban could have been caused by an electric fault or a fuel, like paraffin. Website
12/11/2023 • 3 minutes 26 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 07H00
The South African National Taxi Council in KZN says it's trying to get to the bottom of the torching of several minibus taxis in eMpangeni and has for intervention from law enforcement. Website
12/11/2023 • 3 minutes 26 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 12H00
As some eThekwini residents say they are being pushed to their limits by the recurring water outages, the City says the latest problem affecting the northern parts is nearly resolved. Website
11/11/2023 • 3 minutes 26 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 11H00
Police in the west of Gauteng have arrested a 43-year-old man for the murder of his colleague in full view of shocked onlookers. Website
11/11/2023 • 3 minutes 18 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 10H00
Freedom Under Law says there appears to be systemic problems with the timeous delivery of judgements at the country's highest court. Website
11/11/2023 • 3 minutes 12 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 09H00
eThekwini's Disaster Management Team is assessing the damage at an informal settlement in the south of Durban after a fire razed over 200 dwellings to the ground. Website
11/11/2023 • 3 minutes 12 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 08H00
The family of a Durban businessman who was shot and killed in Glenwood this week say they're devastated by his untimely passing. Website
11/11/2023 • 3 minutes 16 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 07H00
eThekwini Municipality says it has set aside R27 million for equipment for lifeguards at the city's beaches. Website
11/11/2023 • 3 minutes 6 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 18H00
The three accused in the Phala Phala farm theft case have been remanded in custody after their first joint appearance in a Limpopo court. Website
10/11/2023 • 3 minutes 13 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 17H00
Over a thousand people are to be be without a roof over their heads after a fire gutted around 250 shacks in Clairwood, south of Durban. Website
10/11/2023 • 3 minutes 45 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 16H00
A motion has been tabled and passed at Council to deal with the mushrooming trucking industry in the South Durban Basin. Website
10/11/2023 • 3 minutes 45 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 15H00
Firefighters battled a shack fire in Clairwood in the south of Durban. Website
10/11/2023 • 3 minutes 2 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 14H00
A well-known media personality is due in the dock in in the Eshowe Magistrates Court next month accused of unlawful possession of firearms and stolen property. Website
10/11/2023 • 3 minutes 4 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 13H00
The search for a man presumed drowned on the north coast has been called off because of crocodiles in the water. Website
10/11/2023 • 3 minutes 8 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 12H00
Minister of Defence and Military Veterans Thandi Modise has warned the government will no longer tolerate foreign nationals who disregard the country's laws. Website
10/11/2023 • 3 minutes 13 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 11H00
A Maritzburg councillor's calling for more visible policing in the Pelham community. Website
10/11/2023 • 2 minutes 44 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 10H02
Here’s your latest ECR Newswatch bulletin from the team at East Coast Radio. Website
10/11/2023 • 2 minutes 21 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 09H00
Here’s your latest ECR Newswatch bulletin from the team at East Coast Radio. Website
10/11/2023 • 3 minutes 19 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 08H00
Here’s your latest ECR Newswatch bulletin from the team at East Coast Radio. Website
10/11/2023 • 3 minutes 26 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 07H00
Many people have reacted with shock to a court ruling that allows prisoners enrolled in studies to use their laptops in their cells. Website
10/11/2023 • 3 minutes 39 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 06H00
A senior Labour inspector says officials uncovered a multitude of safety issues at SASSA's Chatsworth offices prompting its temporary closure. Website
10/11/2023 • 3 minutes 13 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 18H00
The eight VIP Protection Unit officers accused of involvement in the assault of motorists on a highway in Johannesburg have revealed their faces in court for the first time. Website
09/11/2023 • 3 minutes 1 second
ECR Newswatch @ 17H00
Two suspected dealers who were allegedly selling drugs at a rehab centre in Durban have been granted bail. Website
09/11/2023 • 3 minutes 31 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 16H00
Here’s your latest ECR Newswatch bulletin from the team at East Coast Radio. Website
09/11/2023 • 3 minutes 14 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 15H00
National Treasury has approved eThekwini Municipality's request for the rollover of a R1.6 billion disaster recovery grant. Website
09/11/2023 • 3 minutes 45 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 14H00
National Treasury has approved eThekwini Municipality's request for the rollover of a R1.6 billion disaster recovery grant. Website
09/11/2023 • 3 minutes 18 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 13H00
Lawyers for Human Rights has welcomed a ruling allowing prisoners to use their laptops in their cells. Website
09/11/2023 • 3 minutes 50 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 12H00
SADTU in KZN has called off the protest action it had embarked on. Website
09/11/2023 • 3 minutes 33 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 11H00
Local government association SALGA has recommended municipalities establish supply chain recovery plans. Website
09/11/2023 • 2 minutes 51 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 10H00
ANC Secretary General Fikile Mbalula has opened a case against Mthunzi Mdwaba over accusations that he tried to solicit a multi million rand bribe from the Thuja Capital CEO. Website
09/11/2023 • 3 minutes 5 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 09H00
Stats SA's acknowledged that undercounting was an issue during the 2022 census mainly because of people's hesitancy to open their doors to data collectors. Website
09/11/2023 • 3 minutes 25 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 08H00
With the festive season and Black Friday approaching you're being asked to remain vigilant when shopping online. Website
09/11/2023 • 2 minutes 43 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 07H00
There has been a deadly shooting at a home on the Berea, in Durban. Website
09/11/2023 • 2 minutes 28 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 06H00
The uMhlathuze Municipality is threatening to take the departments of Public Enterprises and Transport to court over the growing problem of truck congestion in Richards Bay. Website
09/11/2023 • 3 minutes 32 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 18H00
The chairperson of the National Anti-Corruption Advisory Council says integrity and credibility need to improve in public procurement. Website
08/11/2023 • 3 minutes 19 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 17H00
Parts of Durban are being warned of possible water outages or restricted flow in the nighttime as Umgeni-uThukela Water works to restore water levels and pressure at the Durban Heights Water Treatment Works after production was affected by the power cuts. Website
08/11/2023 • 3 minutes 17 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 16H00
The Statistician General has officially handed over KwaZulu-Natal's census results to the Premier. Website
08/11/2023 • 3 minutes 47 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 15H00
The case against rapper and TV presenter Molemo "Jub Jub" Maarohanye has been postponed to December. Website
08/11/2023 • 3 minutes 47 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 14H00
Transport Minister Sindisiwe Chikunga has described her robbery as the most horrible and traumatizing experience of her life. Website
08/11/2023 • 3 minutes 23 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 13H00
Two people have been shot and killed outside the Randburg Magistrate's Court in an apparent hit. Website
08/11/2023 • 3 minutes 30 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 12H00
While the eThekwini mayor believes a meeting with the Bluff Ratepayers Association was fruitful the association says it's disappointed and concerned for the future of their area. Website
08/11/2023 • 3 minutes 35 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 11H00
The ANC on the north coast has condemned the murders of two party members in Ndwedwe. Website
08/11/2023 • 2 minutes 31 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 10H00
Police in the Free State have pounced on an armed gang thought to have been on their way to KZN to carry out a cash-in-transit heist. Website
08/11/2023 • 2 minutes 6 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 09H00
Medics have treated 10 people including school children on the scene of a multi-vehicle crash near Clairwood, south of Durban. Website
08/11/2023 • 2 minutes 13 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 08H00
Phoenix Child Welfare says its doors are always open to parents who're battling to cope. Website
08/11/2023 • 3 minutes
ECR Newswatch @ 07H00
KZN police say the number of young people involved in violent crimes is alarming. Website
08/11/2023 • 3 minutes 54 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 06H00
The Minister of International Relations and Cooperation Naledi Pandor has called for humanitarian corridors to be opened for civilians to leave the besieged Gaza Strip. Website
08/11/2023 • 3 minutes 4 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 18H00
A police witness in the Senzo Meyiwa murder trial has disputed arguments by the defence that accused two, Bongani Ntanzi, was assaulted by officers at the time his alleged confession about the football star's death. Website
07/11/2023 • 3 minutes 27 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 17H00
The South African Jewish Board of Deputies is asking for a meeting with the President to discuss the Israeli ambassador to South Africa. Website
07/11/2023 • 3 minutes 53 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 16H00
Here’s your latest ECR Newswatch bulletin from the team at East Coast Radio. Website
07/11/2023 • 3 minutes 39 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 15H01
Here’s your latest ECR Newswatch bulletin from the team at East Coast Radio. Website
07/11/2023 • 3 minutes 36 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 14H00
Here’s your latest ECR Newswatch bulletin from the team at East Coast Radio. Website
07/11/2023 • 3 minutes 9 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 13H00
The case against the two suspects arrested in connection with theft and housebreaking at President Cyril Ramphosa's Phala Phala Farm has been postponed to Friday. Website
07/11/2023 • 3 minutes 18 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 12H00
Transport Minister Sindisiwe Chikunga and her VIP team are said to be receiving support and counselling after they were hit by robbers in Gauteng yesterday. Website
07/11/2023 • 3 minutes 37 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 11H00
Here’s your latest ECR Newswatch bulletin from the team at East Coast Radio. Website
07/11/2023 • 3 minutes 11 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 10H00
Here’s your latest ECR Newswatch bulletin from the team at East Coast Radio. Website
07/11/2023 • 2 minutes 28 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 09H00
Here’s your latest ECR Newswatch bulletin from the team at East Coast Radio. Website
07/11/2023 • 2 minutes 40 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 08H00
There are calls for union SADTU in KZN to delay its plans to hold protests over teacher vacancies and a lack of school resources. Website
07/11/2023 • 3 minutes 12 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 07H00
Local government says it has been investigating the deaths of two children who are thought to have become ill after eating expired food and medication from local spaza shops. Website
07/11/2023 • 3 minutes 39 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 06h00
KwaZulu-Natal has been placed on alert in response to a double warning by the South African Weather Service. Website
07/11/2023 • 2 minutes 57 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 18H00
Two suspects have been arrested for alleged housebreaking and theft related to President Cyril Ramaphosa's Phala Phala farm. Website
06/11/2023 • 3 minutes 30 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 17H00
International Relations Minister Naledi Pandor says Israel's ambassador to South Africa should to desist from any further statements on opposition to Israel's war in Gaza. Website
06/11/2023 • 4 minutes 14 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 16H00
Three men have been slapped with life sentences for killing four people over a goat in Pinetown. Website
06/11/2023 • 3 minutes 43 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 15H00
The trial of alleged July unrest instigator, Bonginkosi Khanyile, has been moved to next year. Website
06/11/2023 • 4 minutes 6 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 14H00
Action SA's KZN leader says he plans to bring a motion before the eThekwini Council for the municipality to be renamed after the late Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi. Website
06/11/2023 • 3 minutes 18 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 13H00
While today's matric maths papers got off without any hitches Grade 8 to 11 exams at some schools in the Umlazi and Pinetown districts have been postponed. Website
06/11/2023 • 3 minutes 49 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 12H00
South Africa has withdrawn its ambassador in Tel Aviv for consultation. Website
06/11/2023 • 3 minutes 17 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 11H00
While people across KZN are soaking up the sun this morning the weather service says another round of showers and storms is expected in the province today. Website
06/11/2023 • 2 minutes 33 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 10H00
Our newly appointed Public Protector Kholeka Gcaleka is preparing to fight attempts to overturn her Phala Phala report. Website
06/11/2023 • 2 minutes 20 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 09H00
A motorist has shot and left in a critical condition on the N2 south after Ballito this morning. Website
06/11/2023 • 3 minutes 5 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 08H00
EFF leader Julius Malema believes our national rugby team needs an identity shift Website
06/11/2023 • 3 minutes 13 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 07H00
Education MEC Mbali Frazer says she is concerned that schools in the province are becoming soft targets for criminals. Website
06/11/2023 • 3 minutes 24 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 06H00
Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa says he will prioritise clinics in rural areas for the provision of emergency power supplied by China. Website
06/11/2023 • 2 minutes 45 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 13H00
Here’s your latest ECR Newswatch bulletin from the team at East Coast Radio. Website
05/11/2023 • 2 minutes 41 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 12H00
Here’s your latest ECR Newswatch bulletin from the team at East Coast Radio. Website
05/11/2023 • 3 minutes 10 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 10H59
Here’s your latest ECR Newswatch bulletin from the team at East Coast Radio. Website
05/11/2023 • 3 minutes 32 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 10H00
Trade and Industry Minister, Ebrahim Patel says the US has also benefited from AGOA, specifically when it comes to job creation. Website
05/11/2023 • 3 minutes 16 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 08H59
Here’s your latest ECR Newswatch bulletin from the team at East Coast Radio. Website
05/11/2023 • 2 minutes 59 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 08H00
Here’s your latest ECR Newswatch bulletin from the team at East Coast Radio. Website
05/11/2023 • 3 minutes 2 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 06H59
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05/11/2023 • 2 minutes 27 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 13H00
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04/11/2023 • 3 minutes 13 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 12H00
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04/11/2023 • 3 minutes 30 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 11H00
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04/11/2023 • 3 minutes 52 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 09H59
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04/11/2023 • 3 minutes 13 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 08H59
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04/11/2023 • 3 minutes 23 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 07H59
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04/11/2023 • 3 minutes 30 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 06H59
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04/11/2023 • 3 minutes 31 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 18H00
A man suspected to be behind a string of murders in the north of Durban has been killed in a shootout with police in Inanda. Website
03/11/2023 • 3 minutes 20 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 17H00
KZN"s Economic Development Department says it has approached the Provincial Consumer Tribunal over the sale of expired food and counterfeit goods to communities. Website
03/11/2023 • 3 minutes 47 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 16H00
It's KZN's turn tomorrow to celebrate the the Springboks and get a glimpse of the the Webb Ellis Cup, whose stay in South Africa has been extended by another four years. Website
03/11/2023 • 3 minutes 19 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 15H00
Two suspected drug dealers are lining up in a Durban court today. Website
03/11/2023 • 3 minutes 38 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 12H00
Former DA Shadow Minister of Public Enterprises, Ghaleb Cachalia says he will never stop denouncing violations of human rights. Website
03/11/2023 • 3 minutes 27 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 11H00
Elephant tusks, drugs and firearms valued at hundreds of millions of rands have been seized in police raids countrywide. Website
03/11/2023 • 3 minutes 8 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 10H00
The Public Servants Association's calling on local government to address what it's described as growing instability at KZN Cogta. Website
03/11/2023 • 2 minutes 50 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 09H00
eThekwini Mayor, Mxolisi Kaunda says the city has set aside more money to deal with the maintenance of water treatments works. Website
03/11/2023 • 3 minutes 33 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 08H00
It has emerged that brake failure could have been behind a deadly truck crash in Pietermaritzburg. Website
03/11/2023 • 2 minutes 19 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 07H00
SADTU has lauded the KZN invigilator who raised the alarm on a would-be matric exam cheater. Website
03/11/2023 • 2 minutes 49 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 06H00
Residents in Mariannridge are urgently appealing to local government to intervene after a spike in violent crimes left the community living in constant fear. Website
03/11/2023 • 3 minutes 17 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 18H00
The South African Reserve Bank's independence has been called into question in the National Assembly. Website
02/11/2023 • 3 minutes 21 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 17H00
SADTU in KZN says its intensifying protest action against KZN Education until the department meets its obligations to schools and teachers. Website
02/11/2023 • 3 minutes 37 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 16H00
Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana says any possible tax hikes next year will be made at a later stage. Website
02/11/2023 • 3 minutes 46 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 15H00
eThekwini Mayor Mxolisi Kaunda says a technical team continues to be on the ground to monitor pump stations flagged as being behind the pollution at the city's beaches. Website
02/11/2023 • 3 minutes 20 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 14H00
SADTU says it's disappointed by KZN Education's response after thousands of teachers from across the province marched in Durban last month to highlight various issues. Website
02/11/2023 • 3 minutes 27 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 13H00
Government's plan to merge or get rid of some departments and entities has the support of some political analysts. Website
02/11/2023 • 3 minutes 22 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 12H00
There’s been another shooting in Mariannridge, west of Pinetown. Website
02/11/2023 • 3 minutes 19 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 11H00
KZN Social Development says it's forked out over 3 and a half million rand in debt owed to WesBank. Website
02/11/2023 • 2 minutes 38 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 10H00
Rugby champions, the Springboks have kicked off their victory parade this morning, showing off the Webb Ellis Cup to hundreds of cheering supporters outside the Union Buildings in Pretoria. Website
02/11/2023 • 2 minutes 18 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 09H00
Detectives, north of Durban, are yet to make an arrest in a double murder case near Inanda. Website
02/11/2023 • 2 minutes 42 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 08H00
Education activist Hendrick Makaneta says it's time the government and Unisa put their differences to bed. Website
02/11/2023 • 3 minutes 25 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 07H00
Trade union federation Saftu has questioned the government's plans to borrow more money, given the already high levels of debt in the country. Website
02/11/2023 • 3 minutes 38 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 06H00
The eThekwini Municipality has given the owner of a building that caught fire in the CBD two weeks to respond to a notice of non-compliance. Website
02/11/2023 • 3 minutes 49 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 18H00
The DA says the Finance Minister has failed to cater for South African households who are struggling to put enough food on the table in mini-budget. Website
01/11/2023 • 3 minutes 29 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 17H00
A 19-year-old KZN woman is in hot water after she was caught allegedly trying to write a matric exam paper for a Grade 12 pupil in Newcastle. Website
01/11/2023 • 3 minutes 49 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 16H00
A truck passenger has died after a truck he was travelling in crashed into several houses in Pietermaritzburg. Website
01/11/2023 • 3 minutes 46 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 15H00
Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana has homed in on cost-cutting as government spending surges. Website
01/11/2023 • 3 minutes 42 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 14H00
Economist Dawie Roodt says the country's debt levels have become unsustainable Website
01/11/2023 • 3 minutes 30 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 13H00
The High Court in Pretoria has ordered the Minister of Higher Education to reverse his decision to place the University of South Africa under administration with immediate effect. Website
01/11/2023 • 3 minutes 31 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 12H00
The Association of Meat Importers and Exporters of Southern Africa says government should speed up the rolling out of emergency measures to curb chicken and egg shortages and price increases. Website
01/11/2023 • 3 minutes 17 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 10H58
Here’s your latest ECR Newswatch bulletin from the team at East Coast Radio. Website
01/11/2023 • 3 minutes 36 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 10H00
Here’s your latest ECR Newswatch bulletin from the team at East Coast Radio. Website
01/11/2023 • 2 minutes 53 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 09H00
Citrus growers have urged the finance minister to prioritise the financial recovery of our rail networks and ports. Website
01/11/2023 • 3 minutes 1 second
ECR Newswatch @ 08H00
uMsunduzi officials say technical crews are working around the clock to repair substations after severe storms left some parts of Pietermaritzburg without power for days. Website
01/11/2023 • 3 minutes 20 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 07H00
While there has been some relief at the pumps this morning, motorists in Durban say it is not enough to help consumers buckling under the strain of rising costs. Website
01/11/2023 • 3 minutes 32 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 06H00
eThekwini mayor, Mxolisi Kaunda has acknowledged they have had to return R1.5-billion in infrastructure repair funds to National Treasury. Website
01/11/2023 • 3 minutes 13 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 18H00
Eskom’s net loss after tax has doubled from the previous financial year's figure. Website
31/10/2023 • 3 minutes 25 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 17H00
AfriForum says its legal team is looking into the possibility of appealing a high court ruling against its application to have the regulation around the expiry of drivers licences reviewed. Website
31/10/2023 • 3 minutes 37 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 16H00
ActionSA wants the board of the Durban International Convention Centre dissolved. Website
31/10/2023 • 3 minutes 20 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 15H00
KZN police say they've opened an inquest docket after a fatal fire at a DA councillor's home in Bergville. Website
31/10/2023 • 2 minutes 46 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 14H00
An inquest docket has been opened after a body was found near Durban's Battery Beach. Website
31/10/2023 • 3 minutes 23 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 13H00
Some local farmer organisations in KZN believe importing eggs to mitigate the impact of the bird flu outbreak on consumers will severely affect the local poultry industry. Website
31/10/2023 • 3 minutes 15 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 12H57
Here’s your latest ECR Newswatch bulletin from the team at East Coast Radio. Website
31/10/2023 • 4 minutes 20 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 12H00
Springbok captain Siya Kolisi has thanked the nation for its support. Website
31/10/2023 • 3 minutes 37 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 11H00
Taxi council, Santaco's distanced itself from a former senior official linked to an irregular PPE contract with the National Transport Department. Website
31/10/2023 • 2 minutes 59 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 10H00
The case against four people linked to a dodgy tender at Kokstad Municipality has been postponed until the end of next month. Website
31/10/2023 • 2 minutes 34 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 09H00
The DA in KZN says councillor, Michael Buthelezi remains in a critical condition in hospital after losing his wife and three children in a fire at their Bergville home. Website
31/10/2023 • 2 minutes 44 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 08H00
Police have killed five suspects in a shootout near Inanda's Dube Village Mall. Website
31/10/2023 • 3 minutes 45 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 07H00
Rugby's world champions, the Springboks are just hours away from touching down at O R Tambo International Airport. Website
31/10/2023 • 3 minutes 3 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 06H00 - Public holiday declared on 15 December
President Cyril Ramaphosa has declared December 15 a public holiday to celebrate the Springboks' Rugby World Cup victory. Website
31/10/2023 • 3 minutes 38 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 18H00
Two youths suspected of killing a police officer in Pietermaritzburg will stay behind bars for another two weeks. Website
30/10/2023 • 3 minutes 22 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 17H00
Expired, unlabeled and toxic baby formula, sweets and chips are some of the items confiscated during raids at spaza shops in uMlazi. Website
30/10/2023 • 3 minutes 36 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 16H00
OUTA has applauded the decision for a company repay the profit it made on a contract it received to provide PPE to the taxi industry during COVID. Website
30/10/2023 • 3 minutes 57 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 15H00
The Democratic Alliance has called on Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana to focus his attention on how to cushion South Africans from the rising cost of living. Website
30/10/2023 • 4 minutes 1 second
ECR Newswatch @ 14H00
The Mangosuthu University of Technology has rallied around Grade12 pupils from three Umlazi schools whose matric exams were thrown a curveball by criminals. Website
30/10/2023 • 3 minutes 16 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 13H00
Motorist can expect some relief at the pumps from Wednesday. Website
30/10/2023 • 3 minutes 32 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 12H00
The DA in KZN says its councillor Michael Buthelezi is in a serous condition after his home in Okhahlamba caught fire. Website
30/10/2023 • 3 minutes 40 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 11H01
Here’s your latest ECR Newswatch bulletin from the team at East Coast Radio. Website
30/10/2023 • 3 minutes 37 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 10H00
Here’s your latest ECR Newswatch bulletin from the team at East Coast Radio. Website
30/10/2023 • 2 minutes 55 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 08H59
Here’s your latest ECR Newswatch bulletin from the team at East Coast Radio. Website
30/10/2023 • 3 minutes 31 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 08H00
Here’s your latest ECR Newswatch bulletin from the team at East Coast Radio. Website
30/10/2023 • 3 minutes 30 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 07H00
Grade 12s will start putting pen to paper from today in crucial exams that mark the final chapter of their high school careers. Website
30/10/2023 • 3 minutes 12 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 06H00
Four-time world rugby champions, the Springboks, will begin their journey home later today. Website
30/10/2023 • 3 minutes 28 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 09H00
Here’s your latest ECR Newswatch bulletin from the team at East Coast Radio. Website
29/10/2023 • 2 minutes 58 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 08H00
The Webb Ellis Cup is coming back home.
South Africa has won the Rugby World Cup for a record breaking fourth time. Website
29/10/2023 • 3 minutes 35 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 07H01
Most parts of KwaZulu-Natal should brace for more thunderstorms today. Website
29/10/2023 • 3 minutes 21 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 12H59
Here’s your latest ECR Newswatch bulletin from the team at East Coast Radio. Website
28/10/2023 • 3 minutes 32 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 12H00
Here’s your latest ECR Newswatch bulletin from the team at East Coast Radio. Website
28/10/2023 • 2 minutes 47 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 11H00
Trade Union, Solidarity says it will take legal action against the government if the newly passed Basic Education Laws Amendment Bill gets approved. Website
28/10/2023 • 2 minutes 54 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 10H00
Here’s your latest ECR Newswatch bulletin from the team at East Coast Radio. Website
28/10/2023 • 3 minutes 24 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 18H00
An economist believes South African Airways is likely to need more funding from government in the future. It's after Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordan said the flag carrier would be able to financially sustain itself. Website
27/10/2023 • 3 minutes 37 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 17H00
South Africans will be huddled around screens across the country tomorrow night cheering on the Springboks as they look to make history in the Rugby World Cup final against the All Blacks. Website
27/10/2023 • 3 minutes 49 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 16H00
The Westville Ratepayers Association's application for an interdict against eThekwini Municipality over a rates boycott has been denied. Website
27/10/2023 • 3 minutes 41 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 15H00
Police have revealed three suspects are in police custody in connection with this week's mass murder in Inanda, north of Durban. Website
27/10/2023 • 3 minutes 36 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 14H00
A new navy multi-mission inshore patrol vessel that's just come into commission has been named after an iconic Zulu warrior Website
27/10/2023 • 3 minutes 20 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 13H00
After a few months of relentless fuel price hikes a significant drop appears to be on the horizon. Website
27/10/2023 • 3 minutes 28 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 12H00
The Commission for Gender Equality has applauded the Johannesburg High Court's decision to grant both parents a four-month maternity leave share. Website
27/10/2023 • 3 minutes 16 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 11H00
Mobile classrooms should be installed by the end of this weekend at 32 schools affected by the recent storm. Website
27/10/2023 • 2 minutes 58 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 10H00
The SA Revenue Service says an SMS sent to taxpayers about their missing returns was not meant to come across as threatening. Website
27/10/2023 • 3 minutes 12 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 09H00
An inquiry into the horrific fire that gutted the Usindiso building in Johannesburg, will continue hearing evidence from emergency first responders today. Website
27/10/2023 • 2 minutes 58 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 08H00
A community protest has broken out in the vicinity of KwaMashu north of Durban. Website
27/10/2023 • 2 minutes 54 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 07H00 - Forecasters warn of heavy storms in KZN, during RWC final
The Springboks' little fans in KZN say they are feeling optimistic about tomorrow's game against New Zealand. Website
27/10/2023 • 3 minutes 54 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 06H00
There been mixed reaction in KZN to the Postbank's announcement that the SASSA gold cards will not be expiring anymore. Website
27/10/2023 • 3 minutes 14 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 18H00
The National Assembly has passed the education amendment bill that proposes giving provincial departments greater authority over school language policies. Website
26/10/2023 • 3 minutes 36 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 17H00
The body of a 13-year-old boy has been pulled out of a river on the KwaZulu-Natal north coast. Website
26/10/2023 • 3 minutes 45 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 16H00
The DA maintains the Basic Education Laws Amendment Bill will cripple the country's public education system. Website
26/10/2023 • 3 minutes 41 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 15H00
KZN Education says its confident the class of 2023 will surpass last year's matric pass rate. Website
26/10/2023 • 3 minutes 39 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 14H00
Jacob Zuma is back in the Pietermaritzburg High Court for round two of his attempt to get the lead prosecutor in his corruption case removed. Website
26/10/2023 • 3 minutes 14 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 13H00
We start in Gauteng where public interest law centre Section27 says it will argue for culpable homicide charges to be brought against several senior officials as the Life Esidimeni inquest resumes at the High Court in Pretoria today. Website
26/10/2023 • 3 minutes 47 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 12H00
Over R800 million worth of drugs seized across the country have just been destroyed Website
26/10/2023 • 3 minutes 13 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 10H59
Here’s your latest ECR Newswatch bulletin from the team at East Coast Radio. Website
26/10/2023 • 2 minutes 39 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 10H00
As the Springboks gear up for their do-or-die clash at the World Cup this weekend halfback pair Handre Pollard and Faf de Klerk have been included in the starting lineup. Website
26/10/2023 • 2 minutes 48 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 09H00
Two men have lost their lives in a horrific collision on the M1 Higginson Highway south of Durban. Website
26/10/2023 • 3 minutes 22 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 08H00
Economic Development in KZN says it plans on tightening its oversight of businesses in the province to better protect consumers. Website
26/10/2023 • 2 minutes 51 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 07H00
While some political parties in KZN are relieved the province has made a U-turn on plans to host the SAMAs, the Recording Industry of SA says it is disappointed. Website
26/10/2023 • 3 minutes 8 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 06H00
The SA Poultry Association says the bird flu outbreak is waning. Website
26/10/2023 • 3 minutes 29 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 18H00
Communities are being cautioned against taking the law into their own hands after seven men were found shot dead execution style in the north of Durban in an apparent vigilante attack. Website
25/10/2023 • 3 minutes 16 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 17H00
The Recording Industry of South Africa say it's disappointed by what it's calling an eleventh hour decision by the KZN government to withdraw from hosting the South African Music Awards. Website
25/10/2023 • 3 minutes 23 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 16H00
An online petition has been started over the KZN Social Development Department's delayed subsidy pay-outs to NGOs. Website
25/10/2023 • 3 minutes 44 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 15H00
A search continues for the killers of a young farmer in Umkomaas. Website
25/10/2023 • 3 minutes 31 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 14H00
Municipalities across the country are being urged to carry out audits on spaza shops owned by foreign nationals. Website
25/10/2023 • 3 minutes 26 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 13H00
Some of the miners who've been underground for more than two days at a mine in Gauteng have started returning to the surface. Website
25/10/2023 • 3 minutes 19 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 12H01
Here’s your latest ECR Newswatch bulletin from the team at East Coast Radio. Website
25/10/2023 • 3 minutes 16 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 11H00
A security officer has been shot and killed in Durban's Mayville area. Website
25/10/2023 • 3 minutes 3 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 10H00
A south coast community's reeling from shock following the murder of a Port Edward community activist Website
25/10/2023 • 2 minutes 42 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 09H00
Police have shot and killed two suspects at a home in Mariannhill. Website
25/10/2023 • 2 minutes 25 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 08H00
The family of a toddler killed during a storm in uMtubatuba this past weekend says they are shattered. Website
25/10/2023 • 3 minutes 4 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 07H00
Here’s your latest ECR Newswatch bulletin from the team at East Coast Radio. Website
25/10/2023 • 3 minutes 34 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 06H00
Here’s your latest ECR Newswatch bulletin from the team at East Coast Radio. Website
25/10/2023 • 2 minutes 54 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 18H00
A suspect linked to a gang believed to have shot dead a police officer last week has been killed in a shootout with police in Inanda, north of Durban. Website
24/10/2023 • 3 minutes 24 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 17H00
A young mother accused killing her two-year-old son has appeared in the Pietermaritzburg Magistrate's Court. Website
24/10/2023 • 3 minutes 38 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 16H00
The ANC in KwaZulu-Natal is calling for a boycott of Woolworths in the province. Website
24/10/2023 • 3 minutes 59 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 15H00
The IEC says it's all systems go for the national and provincial elections next year. Website
24/10/2023 • 3 minutes 41 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 14H00
uMsunduzi Municipality says it's planning to demolish some of the problematic buildings in Pietermaritzburg if their owners do nothing to fix them. Website
24/10/2023 • 3 minutes 42 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 13H00
NSFAS CEO Andile Nongogo has been fired. Website
24/10/2023 • 3 minutes 2 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 12H00
Seven people have been gunned down in KwaMashu, north of Durban. Website
24/10/2023 • 2 minutes 42 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 11H00
The family of an elderly woman murdered in uMgababa on the south coast says they're pleased with the sentence handed down to her killer. Website
24/10/2023 • 3 minutes 14 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 10H00
The eThekwini Municipality has refuted claims that alleged payment fraud at its Human Settlements unit went unreported. Website
24/10/2023 • 3 minutes 4 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 09H00
Port Edward residents on the south coast are making another urgent plea for help to resolve a years-long water crisis. Website
24/10/2023 • 4 minutes 20 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 08H00
We start in Gauteng, where an apparent hostage drama's playing out in Springs on the East Rand. Website
24/10/2023 • 3 minutes 13 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 07H00
The devastating damage of the recent storms that lashed parts of KZN has been laid bare by local government. Website
24/10/2023 • 3 minutes 30 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 06H00
Springbok hooker Bongi Mbonambi could face a ban ahead of the team's Rugby World Cup final against New Zealand on Saturday. Website
24/10/2023 • 3 minutes 9 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 18H00
A security guard who's admitted killing two grannies on the KwaZulu-Natal south coast has been sentenced to life behind bars. Website
23/10/2023 • 3 minutes 13 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 17H00
Parliament's Joint Committee on Ethics and Members Interests has confirmed it's received a sexual assault complaint against Deputy Health Minister Sibongiseni Dhlomo. Website
23/10/2023 • 3 minutes 2 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 16H00
The Association of Meat Importers and Exporters says a temporary tax rebate on import duties for chicken will help cushion consumers against the rising cost of poultry products. Website
23/10/2023 • 3 minutes 15 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 15H00
EFF leader Julius Malema says Woolworths must remove all products from Israel from its shelves by the end of the month or they'll go and do it for them. Website
23/10/2023 • 3 minutes 59 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 14H00
KZN's Cooperative Governance MEC is in Mtubatuba visiting the family of the victims of this weekend's storm there. Website
23/10/2023 • 3 minutes 18 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 13H00
A teenager is among several murder suspects who are in hospital under police guard after being injured in a shootout in Durban. Website
23/10/2023 • 3 minutes 40 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 12H00
Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa says the country's power grid is beginning to show sustained improved performance. Website
23/10/2023 • 3 minutes 9 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 11H00
Medics are on the scene of a multi-vehicle collision on the M7 heading towards the Bluff south of Durban. Website
23/10/2023 • 2 minutes 41 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 10H00
Public Works Minister Sihle Zikalala says government is unable to offer workers under the Expanded Public Works Programme permanent positions. Website
23/10/2023 • 2 minutes 45 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 09H00
Universities South Africa says the National Student Financial Aid Scheme needs to tighten its policies to prevent further wrongdoing. Website
23/10/2023 • 2 minutes 53 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 08H00
The police minister says last week's shootout between a gang of suspects and officers in Ntuzuma shows how lethal criminals have become. Website
23/10/2023 • 3 minutes 13 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 07H00
The Dube TradePort, north of Durban, has distanced itself from any criminal activities following a drug bust at the rented warehouse at King Shaka International Airport. Website
23/10/2023 • 3 minutes 41 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 06H00
President Cyril Ramaphosa has called for more support for the resumption of the peace process between the Israeli and Palestinian people. Website
23/10/2023 • 3 minutes 20 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 13H00
Here’s your latest ECR Newswatch bulletin from the team at East Coast Radio. Website
22/10/2023 • 3 minutes 40 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 12H00
Here’s your latest ECR Newswatch bulletin from the team at East Coast Radio. Website
22/10/2023 • 3 minutes 32 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 11H01
Here’s your latest ECR Newswatch bulletin from the team at East Coast Radio. Website
22/10/2023 • 3 minutes 6 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 10H00
Municipal workers union IMATU has accused eThekwini Municipality of conducting a witch-hunt against its junior staff. Website
22/10/2023 • 2 minutes 16 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 09H00
A baby has been found abandoned outside a home on the north coast. Website
22/10/2023 • 2 minutes 48 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 08H00
Traffic on the N3 by Van Reenens Pass has been severely affected, after multi-truck accident. Website
22/10/2023 • 3 minutes 20 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 07H00
The South African Weather Service has issued two weather warnings for parts of KZN today. Website
22/10/2023 • 3 minutes 33 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 13H00
Here’s your latest ECR Newswatch bulletin from the team at East Coast Radio. Website
21/10/2023 • 3 minutes 4 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 11H58
Here’s your latest ECR Newswatch bulletin from the team at East Coast Radio. Website
21/10/2023 • 2 minutes 48 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 11H00
A primary school in Seaview, south of Durban, has paid tribute to a Chatsworth teacher who was found murdered in her home this week. Website
21/10/2023 • 2 minutes 14 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 10H00
The Parents Association of KZN is calling for stricter rules to ensure that children travelling in school transport clubs are kept safe. Website
21/10/2023 • 2 minutes 11 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 09H00
IFP president Velenkosini Hlabisa says he is confident a Pretoria court judgment will finally close the chapter on issues rattling the Zulu throne. Website
21/10/2023 • 3 minutes 23 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 08H00
A Soweto family is mourning the death of their little boy after a suspected case of food poisoning. Website
21/10/2023 • 3 minutes 4 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 07H00
Police have made another drug bust in Durban this time at the airport complex of King Shaka International. Website
21/10/2023 • 3 minutes 7 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 18H00
A Durban man convicted of fraud will spend the next 42 months paying back SARS over R1.4 million. Website
20/10/2023 • 3 minutes 14 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 17H00
The man who was knocked over by a Durban woman whose handbag had been snatched from her car has made his first physical appearance in court. Website
20/10/2023 • 3 minutes 46 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 16H00
The Inkatha Freedom Party says its confident in its preparations for next year's elections. Website
20/10/2023 • 3 minutes 53 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 15H00
The Water Minister says communities must keep putting pressure on government to provide with a reliable supply of water. Website
20/10/2023 • 3 minutes 36 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 14H00
Busisiwe Mkhwebane has just been sworn in as a Member of Parliament, a day after the National Assembly approved the appointment of her former deputy as the next Public Protector. Website
20/10/2023 • 3 minutes 25 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 13H00
The High Court in Pretoria has ruled a recorded confession by accused number two in the Senzo Meyiwa murder case is inadmissible as evidence. Website
20/10/2023 • 3 minutes 22 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 12H00
Four people have been convicted and jailed for stealing copper cables in Newcastle. Website
20/10/2023 • 3 minutes 25 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 11H00
Santaco in KZN says it's considering teaming up with private companies to boost security at Ladysmith's Klipriver Taxi Association. Website
20/10/2023 • 3 minutes 26 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 10H00
uThukela Municipality's denied allegations that a single family benefited from a R15 million toilet project in Ladysmith. Website
20/10/2023 • 2 minutes 55 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 09H00
The KZN Sharks Board says it expects more beaches to be reopened today after closures across eThekwini this week. Website
20/10/2023 • 2 minutes 43 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 08H00
A security guard has pleaded guilty to the murders of a creche owner and a staff member in uMgababa on the south coast. Website
20/10/2023 • 3 minutes 8 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 07H00
Agriculture officials are allowing fertilised eggs and poultry meat to be imported into the country to replenish dwindling stocks. Website
20/10/2023 • 3 minutes 52 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 06H00
There could be some water supply interruptions during a planned shutdown of the Hazelmere Water Treatment Plant in Verulam. Website
20/10/2023 • 3 minutes 16 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 18H00
OUTA says South Africa cannot afford to have senior executives at public institutions and agencies who disregard the law. Website
19/10/2023 • 3 minutes 23 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 17H00
There are 6.8 million Eskom prepaid meters that need to be recoded to a new Token Identifier Code system before the end of November. The power producer says tokens bought after the change will only work on meters that have switched over. Website
19/10/2023 • 3 minutes 38 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 16H00
DA MP Glynnis Breytenbach has been asked to leave the National Assembly over her comments about public protector nominee Kholeka Gcaleka. Website
19/10/2023 • 3 minutes 52 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 15H00
A crime expert says the latest multi-million-rand drug bust in Durban is a clear indication international drug cartels are using the city's port as a transit point to get cocaine to the rest of the world. Website
19/10/2023 • 3 minutes 54 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 14H00
Some of the beaches in KZN have been reopened for bathing. Website
19/10/2023 • 3 minutes 8 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 13H00
EFF leader Julius Malema's application to have his firearm case struck off the roll has been denied in the East London Magistrate's Court. Website
19/10/2023 • 3 minutes 32 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 12H00
Bayview police have launched an investigation after a Chatsworth teacher who'd been missing for a week was found dead in her house. Website
19/10/2023 • 3 minutes 17 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 11H00
An economist believes inflation worries might push the Reserve Bank to raise interest rates again. Website
19/10/2023 • 2 minutes 20 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 10H00
We start on the KZN north coast here operations at the Mandeni Police Station were halted briefly to allow reptile expert o safely remove a three-metre long crocodile. Website
19/10/2023 • 3 minutes 24 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 09H00
Ugandan authorities have launched a manhunt for the gunmen who shot and killed a South African woman and her British husband who were on their honeymoon. Website
19/10/2023 • 3 minutes 24 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 08H00
Officials in Ixopo's Ubuhlebezwe Municipality say over a dozen households are being assisted by disaster teams after this week's heavy storm. Website
19/10/2023 • 3 minutes 53 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 07H00
Police say they are following up on a strong lead after a massive drug bust in Durban. Website
19/10/2023 • 4 minutes 12 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 06H00
Student financial aid scheme NSFAS says legal action will be taken against those involved in the irregular appointment of service providers. Website
19/10/2023 • 3 minutes 42 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 18H00
An investigation has found there was a possible relationship between NSFAS CEO Andile Nongogo and four service providers. Website
18/10/2023 • 3 minutes 40 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 17H00
There's been a multi-million rand drug bust at the Durban Harbour. Website
18/10/2023 • 3 minutes 18 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 16H00
Two people have been killed in a shooting in Newlands East, north of Durban. Website
18/10/2023 • 3 minutes 49 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 15H00
An investigation into a fire that tore through the Parliamentary precinct nearly two years ago has found it could've been prevented had some safeguards been in place. Website
18/10/2023 • 3 minutes 48 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 14H00
KZN should expect an above normal rainfall trend as we go into summer. Website
18/10/2023 • 3 minutes 15 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 13H00
Police Minister Bheki Cele says the amount of ammunition, explosives and weapons found in the hands of criminals is concerning. Website
18/10/2023 • 3 minutes 31 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 12H00
South Africa's recorded another acceleration in the annual inflation in two months - rising to 5.4 percent in September. Website
18/10/2023 • 3 minutes 51 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 11H00
The country's largest public service union has urged the KZN government to keep service delivery top of mind. Website
18/10/2023 • 2 minutes 56 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 10H00
Anti-apartheid activist Reverent Frank Chikane has called for an end to the Israel-Hamas conflict to prevent further civilian bloodshed in Gaza. Website
18/10/2023 • 2 minutes 49 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 09H00
A KZN man has begun serving a life sentence for rape. Website
18/10/2023 • 2 minutes 25 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 08H00
A Port Shepstone resident whose community was left in the dark for days during a power failure has been speaking about their struggles during the blackouts. Website
18/10/2023 • 3 minutes 43 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 07H00
A warrant officer and four suspects have been killed in a shootout with police in Ntuzuma. Website
18/10/2023 • 3 minutes 10 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 06H00
Cogta officials say the storm that lashed KZN this week, damaged several homes in parts of eThekwini including KwaMashu. Website
18/10/2023 • 3 minutes 28 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 18H00
Here’s your latest ECR Newswatch bulletin from the team at East Coast Radio. Website
17/10/2023 • 2 minutes 38 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 17H00
Here’s your latest ECR Newswatch bulletin from the team at East Coast Radio. Website
17/10/2023 • 3 minutes 23 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 16H00
DIRCO has denied claims that Minister Naledi Pandor offered her support to the attacks by Hamas on Israel during a phone call with the group’s leader. Website
17/10/2023 • 3 minutes 50 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 15H00
The DA is calling on the Special Investigating Unit to investigate allegations of fraud and corruption happening within KZN's Department of Economic Development, Tourism and Environmental Affairs. Website
17/10/2023 • 3 minutes 51 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 14H00
The High Court in Pretoria has heard that President Cyril Ramaphosa is entitled to rely on advice given by the former Traditional Prime Minister to the Zulu Nation Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi on the issue of succession. Website
17/10/2023 • 3 minutes 14 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 13H00
An economist says there's little doubt that South Africa is heading into a financial crisis. Website
17/10/2023 • 3 minutes 20 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 12H00
The KZN Education Department says a picture of a child crammed in the boot of what's believed to be school transport has left them disturbed. Website
17/10/2023 • 2 minutes 58 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 11H00
There's some relief around the corner for petrol and diesel users. Website
17/10/2023 • 2 minutes 39 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 10H00
Cooperative Governance says KZN's heavy storm primarily caused roads to flood in the province. Website
17/10/2023 • 3 minutes 45 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 09H00
A legal representative of AmaZulu King Misuzulu kaZwelithini has denied claims that the royal family was not consulted on the succession plan. Website
17/10/2023 • 3 minutes 6 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 08H00
Msunduzi Municipality says it hopes to complete the process of issuing names for streets that don't have them by the end of the year. Website
17/10/2023 • 2 minutes 49 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 07H00
Home Affairs says it will continue its clampdown on corruption within the department. Website
17/10/2023 • 3 minutes 54 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 06H00
KZN is bracing for more heavy downpours. Website
17/10/2023 • 2 minutes 56 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 18H00
Here’s your latest ECR Newswatch bulletin from the team at East Coast Radio. Website
16/10/2023 • 3 minutes 29 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 17H00
Here’s your latest ECR Newswatch bulletin from the team at East Coast Radio. Website
16/10/2023 • 3 minutes 39 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 16H00
Emergency response teams are on high alert after the SA Weather Service released a number of weather warnings for KZN today. Website
16/10/2023 • 3 minutes 22 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 15H00
eThekwini Municipality says the process has begun to fix broken CCTV cameras around the city. Website
16/10/2023 • 2 minutes 53 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 12H00
Electricity Minister Kgosientso Ramokgopa says an end to the country's load shedding woes is in sight. Website
16/10/2023 • 2 minutes 54 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 11H00
A security officer's been shot and wounded in Durban's Musgrave area. Website
16/10/2023 • 2 minutes 19 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 10H00
eThekwini says it won't hesitate to take action against officials involved in any fraudulent activities. Website
16/10/2023 • 3 minutes 19 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 09H00
Santaco has made an appeal for witnesses to come forward after taxi council member Bhekuyise Masondo was shot dead in Ladysmith. Website
16/10/2023 • 2 minutes 45 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 08H00
Three suspected cash-in-transit robbers are due to line up in the Verulam Magistrate's Court today. Website
16/10/2023 • 3 minutes 35 seconds
ECR Newswatch @06h00
South Africans are heading to work and school with a pep in their step this morning thanks to the Springboks' incredible performance at the World Cup. Website
16/10/2023 • 3 minutes 15 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 13H00
KZN police have nabbed four suspects travelling in a stolen vehicle with guns. Website
15/10/2023 • 2 minutes 53 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 12H00
The IFP has called on KZN Transport to clarify the costs involved in its plans to move the province's vehicles onto a new number plate system. Website
15/10/2023 • 2 minutes 37 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 11H00
uMsunduzi says National Treasury and Cogta have recommended the municipality be approved for debt relief by Eskom. Website
15/10/2023 • 2 minutes 55 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 10H00
ANC Secretary General Fikile Mbalula says the government is serious about reinstating former crime-fighting unit the Scorpions. Website
15/10/2023 • 2 minutes 57 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 09H00
The Health Professions Council of South Africa says more than 200 international doctors will sit for their board exams soon after a deal was signed with new administrator, the University of KwaZulu-Natal. Website
15/10/2023 • 2 minutes 29 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 08H00
The eThekwini Municipality has assured residents in Durban's northern parts, that their water supply will be fully restored today. Website
15/10/2023 • 3 minutes 48 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 07H00
ANC President, Cyril Ramaphosa says the organisation is deeply worried about the mounting atrocities unfolding in the ongoing Israeli-Hamas conflict. Website
15/10/2023 • 3 minutes
ECR Newswatch @ 10H00
Here’s your latest ECR Newswatch bulletin from the team at East Coast Radio. Website
14/10/2023 • 3 minutes 17 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 09H00
Here’s your latest ECR Newswatch bulletin from the team at East Coast Radio. Website
14/10/2023 • 3 minutes 17 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 18H00
More than a dozen taxi occupants have been hurt in a minibus crash in Upper Highway, west of Durban. Website
13/10/2023 • 3 minutes 22 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 17H00
Police have seized over R50 million worth of counterfeit goods in Cape Town. Website
13/10/2023 • 3 minutes 5 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 16H00
A Durban man is being treated in hospital for suspected carbon monoxide poisoning that's believed to have also been behind the death of a woman. Website
13/10/2023 • 4 minutes
ECR Newswatch @ 15H00
An initiative by the Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse has raised the alarm about the state of many of our rivers. Website
13/10/2023 • 3 minutes 42 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 14H00
Umalusi says reported cases of fake qualifications are on the rise. Website
13/10/2023 • 3 minutes 22 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 13H00
Eskom says technicians are on ground restoring power to parts of KwaZulu-Natal that were plunged into darkness by last night's storm. Website
13/10/2023 • 3 minutes 1 second
ECR Newswatch @ 12H00
A teachers' march is making its way to the Durban City Hall. Website
13/10/2023 • 3 minutes 37 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 11H00
Two South Africans have been killed in the war in Gaza and Israel. Website
13/10/2023 • 3 minutes 42 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 10H00
We start with news from the Rugby World Cup in France. Website
13/10/2023 • 3 minutes 27 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 09H00
A KZN resident who's working as a teacher in Saudi Arabia is appealing for assistance from the International Relations Department. Website
13/10/2023 • 4 minutes 16 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 08H00
The Health Minister says there's no need for widespread panic over the bird flu outbreak. Website
13/10/2023 • 4 minutes 20 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 07H00
Here’s your latest ECR Newswatch bulletin from the team at East Coast Radio. Website
13/10/2023 • 3 minutes 18 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 06H00
Here’s your latest ECR Newswatch bulletin from the team at East Coast Radio. Website
13/10/2023 • 4 minutes 20 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 18H00
International Relations Minister Naledi Pandor says South Africa is opposed to any form of violence, be it from Israel or Hamas. Website
12/10/2023 • 3 minutes 41 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 17H00
KZN Transport says the province's new number plates will come with enhanced security features. Website
12/10/2023 • 3 minutes 39 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 16H00
Here’s your latest ECR Newswatch bulletin from the team at East Coast Radio. Website
12/10/2023 • 3 minutes 28 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 15H00
Two elderly people have been found dead in their Westville home in the west of Durban. Website
12/10/2023 • 3 minutes 39 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 14H00
There are calls for the government to focus its attention on implementing preventative measures to reduce the amount of road accidents. Website
12/10/2023 • 3 minutes 18 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 13H00
Israel's Embassy in South Africa says two South African citizens have been killed in the conflict with Hamas. Website
12/10/2023 • 3 minutes 33 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 12H00
Authorities say they've cracked what they believe to be a coal smuggling criminal syndicate. Website
12/10/2023 • 2 minutes 56 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 11H00
Teachers' union Natu says it's worried about the financial health of KZN's education department. Website
12/10/2023 • 2 minutes 22 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 10H00
A toddler is being treated in a Midlands hospital for severe burns. Website
12/10/2023 • 3 minutes 1 second
ECR Newswatch @ 09H00
President Cyril Ramaphosa says South Africa stands ready with the international community to mediate in the conflict between Israel and Hamas. Website
12/10/2023 • 2 minutes 32 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 08H00
Two truckers have been hurt in a double-vehicle crash on the Durban side of the N3 near Ashburton. Website
12/10/2023 • 3 minutes 19 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 07H00
A KZN health expert says there is no need for South Africans to worry about the safety of eggs and poultry products on store shelves. Website
12/10/2023 • 3 minutes 27 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 06H00
We have been asked to brace ourselves for severe weather conditions in parts of KZN today. Website
12/10/2023 • 2 minutes 36 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 18H00
The DA has served both uMsunduzi Municipality and Royal AM Football Club with court papers over their R27 million sponsorship deal. Website
11/10/2023 • 3 minutes 22 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 17H00
Civil society organisation, Right 2 Justice, is accusing the NPA of singling out black executives for prosecution. Website
11/10/2023 • 2 minutes 32 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 16H00
Nehawu says KZN Health needs to tighten security at state mortuaries. Website
11/10/2023 • 3 minutes 48 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 14H00
A suspected dealer allegedly caught selling drugs to schoolchildren in Phoenix in northern Durban is appearing in court. Website
11/10/2023 • 2 minutes 52 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 13H00
Charges have been dropped against three of the accused in the Thabo Bester prison escape case. Website
11/10/2023 • 3 minutes 37 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 12H00
One of two prisoners who escaped from an Nkandla correctional facility has been re-captured Website
11/10/2023 • 3 minutes 43 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 11H00
The fire at NCT Forestry's woodchip mill in Richards Bay has finally been extinguished. Website
11/10/2023 • 2 minutes 54 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 10H00
A manhunt's been launched for the killers of a 20-year-old woman in Msinsini...inland from Hibberdene. Website
11/10/2023 • 2 minutes 11 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 09H00
We will know today if the State is ready for trial in the Thabo Bester prison escape case. Website
11/10/2023 • 2 minutes 58 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 08H00
Stats SA says many households are ready to be electrified but loadshedding's put a damper on connection plans. Website
11/10/2023 • 3 minutes 4 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 07H00
The Department of Social Development's promised to pay non-profits the stipends owed to them by the end of the day. Website
11/10/2023 • 4 minutes 5 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 06H00 - 2 KZN prisoners on the run
Two prisoners have escaped from correctional facilities in Nkandla and Vryheid sparking a major hunt. Website
11/10/2023 • 3 minutes
ECR Newswatch @ 18H00
A young man has been jailed for ten years for the murder of an off-duty police officer in Inanda, north of Durban. Website
10/10/2023 • 3 minutes 16 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 17H00
There are 10.3 million more people in South Africa since the last population count. Website
10/10/2023 • 3 minutes 35 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 16H00
NEHAWU has given its backing to Xolile George as Secretary to Parliament. Website
10/10/2023 • 3 minutes 33 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 15H00
Sports Minister Zizi Kodwa says the government will be appealing WADA’s decision to prevent South Africa's national teams from flying the national flag. Website
10/10/2023 • 3 minutes 47 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 14H00
Sports Minister Zizi Kodwa says the government will be appealing WADA’s decision to prevent South Africa's national teams from flying the national flag. Website
10/10/2023 • 3 minutes 40 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 13H00
A Palestinian support group is planning to picketing at the Toll Gate Bridge in Berea in Durban tomorrow afternoon. Website
10/10/2023 • 3 minutes 49 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 12H00
The South African Society of Psychiatrists is urging government and medical aid schemes to enhance care for those with schizophrenia to lessen the risk of premature death. Website
10/10/2023 • 4 minutes 20 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 11H00
NCT Forestry's appointed an environmental consultant to investigate the deaths of dozens of fish at Mzingazi Canal in Richards Bay. Website
10/10/2023 • 2 minutes 46 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 10H00
A local ward councillor says water officials are working around the clock to repair a burst pipe in Reservoir Hills. Website
10/10/2023 • 2 minutes 34 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 09H00
Political party, the ATM Says there is an urgent need for stricter food safety laws and thorough inspections at township tuck shops. Website
10/10/2023 • 2 minutes 49 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 08H00
Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa says that municipalities must first tackle challenges like illegal connections before asking for their outstanding debts to be written off. Website
10/10/2023 • 2 minutes 39 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 07H00
eThekwini has warned that some areas might experience water supply interruptions during a planned shutdown of the Durban Heights Water Treatment Plant. Website
10/10/2023 • 3 minutes 12 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 06H00
Amnesty International South Africa is calling for the civilian bloodshed to stop as Palestinian homes continue to be bombed by Israeli forces in Gaza. Website
10/10/2023 • 3 minutes 1 second
ECR Newswatch @ 18H00
The South African Local Government Association in KwaZulu-Natal is calling on government to temporarily suspend VAT on poultry products. The industry is in the grips of what it's calling the worst bird flu outbreak. Website
09/10/2023 • 3 minutes 36 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 17H00
Oscar Pistorius could have walked out of prison a few months ago. Website
09/10/2023 • 4 minutes 20 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 16H00
Here’s your latest ECR Newswatch bulletin from the team at East Coast Radio. Website
09/10/2023 • 3 minutes 26 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 15H00
Here’s your latest ECR Newswatch bulletin from the team at East Coast Radio. Website
09/10/2023 • 4 minutes 20 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 14H00
Here’s your latest ECR Newswatch bulletin from the team at East Coast Radio. Website
09/10/2023 • 3 minutes 37 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 13H00
Here’s your latest ECR Newswatch bulletin from the team at East Coast Radio. Website
09/10/2023 • 4 minutes 20 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 12H00
Here’s your latest ECR Newswatch bulletin from the team at East Coast Radio. Website
09/10/2023 • 3 minutes 27 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 11H00
The South African National Taxi Council in the greater north says it's concerned about what it has described as a slow process in the building of a taxi rank at Umhlanga's Oceans Mall. Website
09/10/2023 • 4 minutes 20 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 10H00
The man found guilty of instigating the torching of the Brookside Mall in Pietermariztburg during the July unrest is back in court today. Website
09/10/2023 • 2 minutes 36 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 09H00
The African National Congress says there's no bad blood between the party and former president Jacob Zuma. Website
09/10/2023 • 4 minutes 20 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 08H00
KZN-based organisation, the Gift of the Givers have stepped in to assist over 1300 military personnel who've lost all their belongings in a fatal veld fire in the Northern Cape. Website
09/10/2023 • 3 minutes 27 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 07H00
A legal expert says if you are tempted to pick up money left behind at any Cash-in-transit robbery scene, don't do it. Website
09/10/2023 • 4 minutes 20 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 06H00
.The South African Federation of Trade Unions has called on the country's government to enforce sanctions on Israel. Website
09/10/2023 • 2 minutes 16 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 09H00
Here’s your latest ECR Newswatch bulletin from the team at East Coast Radio. Website
08/10/2023 • 4 minutes 20 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 07H00
Here’s your latest ECR Newswatch bulletin from the team at East Coast Radio. Website
08/10/2023 • 4 minutes 20 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 18H00
An environmentalist says there needs to be concrete evidence made available to Richards Bay residents about what substances are being released into the air by the wood chip mill fire. Website
06/10/2023 • 3 minutes 23 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 17H00
The community of KwaMashu's B Section has expressed concern about what they say is the growing number of properties in the area being rented by criminals. Four suspected cash-in-transit robbers were killed in a shootout with police this morning in the northern Durban township. Website
06/10/2023 • 3 minutes 51 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 16H00
The Competition Commission has applauded retailers who're rationing eggs saying they're doing the right thing, while sending out a warning to those who try to raise prices amid the bird flu crisis. Website
06/10/2023 • 3 minutes 7 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 15H00
Child poverty has continued its upward trend since the COVID-19 lockdown. Website
06/10/2023 • 4 minutes 20 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 14H00
The IFP is threatening to use the law to force KZN Education MEC Mbali Frazer to make public, a report into bribery allegations at a Vryheid school if it's not released within 14 days. Website
06/10/2023 • 3 minutes 19 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 13H00
As detectives and other officials continue processing the scene where four suspected cash-in-transit robbers were killed in KwaMashu, another suspect has been arrested in the south of Durban. Website
06/10/2023 • 3 minutes 24 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 12H00
The Southern African Faith Communities' Environment Institute has called on the government to implement more stringent measures to protect the poultry industry from the onslaught of bird flu. Website
06/10/2023 • 3 minutes 23 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 11H00
The crime scene at a KwaMashu house, where four suspected cash-in-transit heist robbers were killed during a shootout with police, was still active late Friday morning. Website
06/10/2023 • 3 minutes 33 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 10H00
The public is being warned to be on the lookout for scams circulating on social media calling for public donations following the week-long blaze that's broken out in Richards Bay. Website
06/10/2023 • 2 minutes 34 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 09H00
Four people have been killed during a shootout with police in KwaMashu-north of Durban this morning. Website
06/10/2023 • 3 minutes 27 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 08H00
Trade union federation Cosatu will today lead marches across the country to protest against what it has described as a worsening economic crisis in South Africa. Website
06/10/2023 • 4 minutes 20 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 07H00
President Cyril Ramaphosa says the newly launched Border Management Authority will assist in reducing congestion at the country's borders. Website
06/10/2023 • 3 minutes 30 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 18H00
There's been a fatal shooting in Durban's Cato Manor. Website
05/10/2023 • 3 minutes 17 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 17H00
President Cyril Ramaphosa says the Border Management Authority will be vital in curbing human trafficking and smuggling. Website
05/10/2023 • 4 minutes 20 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 16H00
Additional resources have been brought into Richards Bay to help fight the fire that's been burning for six days. Website
05/10/2023 • 3 minutes 18 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 15H00
The South African Human Rights Commission has come out strongly to condemn the assault of a teenage patient at the Ladysmith Provincial Hospital. Website
05/10/2023 • 4 minutes 20 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 14H00
The ANC Youth League says law enforcement must move swiftly in investigating the nepotism allegations against Umgeni mayor Chris Pappas Website
05/10/2023 • 3 minutes 23 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 13H00
Seven suspects linked to a spate of robberies, hijackings and a murder in different parts of KZN are due to line up in the dock soon. Website
05/10/2023 • 4 minutes 20 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 12H00
KwaZulu-Natal will soon move to a new number plate system. Website
05/10/2023 • 3 minutes 24 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 11H00
The DA in KZN has called on the eThekwini Municipality to repair what the party calls the deteriorating infrastructure in the city. Website
05/10/2023 • 3 minutes 6 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 10H00
The Zulu Royal Family has dismissed claims by the half-brother of King Misuzulu KaZwelithini ahead of the court battle for the throne. Website
05/10/2023 • 3 minutes 3 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 09H00
A 23-year old man has begun serving his life sentence after being found guilty of murder and robbery. Website
05/10/2023 • 2 minutes 20 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 08H00
Approximately 15 people have been injured during a crash in the Durban CBD this morning. Website
05/10/2023 • 3 minutes 24 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 07H00
A legal expert says the onus is on the Jacob Zuma Foundation to provide concrete evidence supporting its claim in challenging the appointment of Chief Justice Raymond Zondo. Website
05/10/2023 • 4 minutes 20 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 06H00
UMsunduzi says the blame for the city’s cash crunch should be directly placed on business and residents who refuse to pay rates and taxes. Website
05/10/2023 • 2 minutes 39 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 18H00
The Democratic Alliance has called on government to cut taxes and levies to help ease the impact of the cost of living crisis on South Africans. Website
04/10/2023 • 3 minutes 19 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 17H00
Durban-based wildlife rehabilitation organisation, CROW, might have to shut its operations due of financial constraints. Website
04/10/2023 • 4 minutes 20 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 16H00
The Institute for Security Studies says police have their hands full trying to combat rampant organised crime. Website
04/10/2023 • 3 minutes 58 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 15H00
After last month's taxi blockade in uMhlanga over a lack of a ranking facility, eThekwini says a site where minibusses can operate from has been identified. Website
04/10/2023 • 4 minutes 20 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 14H00
The community of Richards Bay has banded together to help the firefighters battling the woodchip mill inferno. Website
04/10/2023 • 3 minutes 26 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 13H00
Several shacks have burned down at an informal settlement in the KZN Midlands, leaving scores of residents without a roof over their head. Website
04/10/2023 • 4 minutes 20 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 10H00
Santaco KZN says it is teaming up with the police to carry out drug and alcohol enforcement crackdowns at the province's taxi ranks. Website
04/10/2023 • 2 minutes 31 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 09H00
The IFP in KZN is calling for heads to roll at the Ladysmith Hospital where a 13-year-old patient was assaulted by security guards. Website
04/10/2023 • 3 minutes 32 seconds
ECR Newswatch @08h00
Water and Sanitation Minister Senzo Mchunu says water boards embroiled in allegations of corruption will face legal action. Website
04/10/2023 • 2 minutes 27 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 07H00 - 3 injured in CIT heist in KwaMashu
Three people have been hurt after an armoured vehicle was blown up in what is believed to have been a cash-in-transit heist in KwaMashu. Website
04/10/2023 • 3 minutes 6 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 06H00
The Agriculture Ministry says it is doing everything possible to contain and prevent the spread of bird flu. Website
04/10/2023 • 4 minutes 20 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 18H00
Police say an intensive search is on for the cash-in-transit robbers who attacked a cash van in the south of Durban and killed a security guard. Website
03/10/2023 • 4 minutes 20 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 17H00
Officials say the work of raising the Hazelmere Dam wall by seven metres has finally been completed. Website
03/10/2023 • 4 minutes 20 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 16H00
A man who was being pursued by police in the Durban CBD has died after allegedly shooting himself. Website
03/10/2023 • 3 minutes 36 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 14H00
Black Sash in KZN is not happy that SASSA grant beneficiaries will have to go to retailers and ATMs in order to access their moneny this month. Website
03/10/2023 • 4 minutes 20 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 13H00
Water and Sanitation Minister Senzo Mchunu says the water revenue losses recorded by eThekwini Municipality are worrisome. Website
03/10/2023 • 4 minutes 20 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 12H00
A security guard has been killed during a cash-in-transit heist in Durban. Website
03/10/2023 • 3 minutes 6 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 10H00
The KZN Education Department has warned against using teaching posts and service providers for personal gain. Website
03/10/2023 • 2 minutes 50 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 09H00
iLembe District Municipality has defended its proposed tariff hikes saying these increases are beyond its control. Website
03/10/2023 • 3 minutes 15 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 08H00
The Postbank is asking Sassa grant beneficiaries in KZN to collect their money at retailers and ATMs this morning. Website
03/10/2023 • 2 minutes 59 seconds
ECR Newswatch @ 07H00
A policy that would make it easier for councillors to receive protection from threats is being considered by uMsunduzi officials. Website
