The Drive With Roland Gaspar is on your radio every afternoon Monday to Friday from 3 pm - 7 pm with all the info you need in the afternoon. They've got music, news, traffic and good vibes.
28 March 2025 09:56 / The Drive With Roland Gaspar The Standard Bank Grey High School Rugby Festival is back. Roland gets the details from Master in Charge of Rugby, Fenner Barnard, XV player and Deputy Head Boy, Zephyr Smith, and Head Boy Michael Smith.
27 March 2025 11:53 / The Drive With Roland Gaspar Get the lowdown on the 5150 Nelson Mandela Bay, road closures, and what to expect from the 20th Anniversary edition of the ISUZU IRONMAN South Africa African Championship 2025 endurance race! (Kea Zawadi was standing in for
27 March 2025 11:37 / The Drive With Roland Gaspar The 20th Anniversary edition of the ISUZU IRONMAN South Africa African Championship preparations are nearing completion. As Operations Director Michele Bronkorst says, it's an event like no other for both athlete and spectator. (Charlie T was standing in
27 March 2025 10:55 / The Drive With Roland Gaspar Get the latest news on how the African Penguin is faring in the race against extinction. SANCCOB's Jessica van Dyk explains how to adopt a penguin, and how to get your children's school involved.
27 March 2025 09:58 / The Drive With Roland Gaspar Kristian Fesel is tackling his 20th IRONMAN, pushing limits, and making a difference for children in need. Roland catches up with the livewire hero ahead of Sunday's epic event!
28 November 2024 09:41 / The Drive With Roland Gaspar Crowned the 2024 All Africa Seniors Snooker Champion in August, Jonck's victory secured an invite to the 2025 World Senior Snooker Championships in Sheffield, England, should he be able to raise sufficient funds to get there.
08 November 2024 11:19 / The Drive With Roland Gaspar The only Eastern Cape entrant to have made it through to round five of Master Chef SA, take a listen to Lona work his magic on radio!
18 October 2024 09:37 / The Drive With Roland Gaspar Rezanne Doyle paints an enticing picture of a wedding expo that promises to be the ultimate destination to explore, experience and connect with top vendors who can bring your vision to life. Wedding Planners also get to network new products and services.
12 September 2024 10:31 / The Drive With Roland Gaspar The #MTN8 trophy tour is in full swing - Nathan Paulse and Njabulo Manqana joined Roland in studio along with MTN's Bongani Ntshingila, the brand that has been a part of football's journey in SA for 26 years.
28 August 2024 10:35 / The Drive With Roland Gaspar Continuing our 'Inside the Brand' Series: Andy Iverson and Lesley-Ann Fortuin on the powerful partnerships forged with their clients - "Be visible, be memorable, and we'll make you famous."
08 August 2024 11:53 / The Drive With Roland Gaspar Roland gets to know the East London-born former apartheid-era activist who stood up for her beliefs at great personal cost. Sparg recently released her 'gripping' memoir titled 'Guilty and Proud'.
14 June 2024 10:05 / The Drive With Roland Gaspar Drum roll please! Ard's eighty-one-year-old mum makes her debut at the Music Kitchen on Ard's latest tour ...enough said...take a listen!
01 May 2024 11:11 / The Drive With Roland Gaspar General Manager, Jethro Flügel, tells us more about this award-winning independent private higher education institution which now boasts 12 campuses across SA.
22 April 2024 11:34 / The Drive With Roland Gaspar Jetting in from Nashville ,Tennessee, the popular SA muso popped into the studio for a catch-up and to treat us to a first-time live play of his yet-to-be-released single, "Holy Ground."
11 April 2024 09:31 / The Drive With Roland Gaspar Project Manager Werner Smit talks us through the road closures for both the main event on Sunday 21 April and the CTC on Saturday 20 April.
03 April 2024 11:42 / The Drive With Roland Gaspar Race Director Bongiwe Budaza has all the details - enter before its too late. The Isuzu CTC is powered by Algoa FM.
02 February 2024 08:41 / The Drive With Roland Gaspar The school's principal, Jerome Meyer, recently received a cash injection of R10 00 thanks to the Big Walk.... part of the deal was the opportunity to come on air and tell Algoa Country about Bethelsdorp Comprehensive.
29 January 2024 08:20 / The Drive With Roland Gaspar Dr Tony Matchaba-Hove (NMB Campus General Manager) on everything you need to know about this learning institution voted the best private higher education provider in the country.
19 January 2024 09:37 / The Drive With Roland Gaspar Founder, Anthonie Bougas, joined Roland once again to tell us more about the franchise opportunities available for this nursery school concept that has taken South Africa by storm.
17 January 2024 08:15 / The Drive With Roland Gaspar Founder, Anthonie Bougas, joined Roland to tell us more about this nursery school chain that is proving to be a game changer across the country.
18 December 2023 11:48 / The Drive With Roland Gaspar Clegg's Coast to Coast Tour has begun - get the low down on where you can catch him in Algoa Country this holiday season.
12 December 2023 12:05 / The Drive With Roland Gaspar Canadian duo Adrian Morris and Frank Kadillac will be in SA for the Dreaming Out Loud Summer Edition, also featuring Early B, Matthew Mole, Saxby Twins, and Max Hurrell. Don't miss out - take a listen and find out where and when it's all going down!
19 October 2023 11:24 / The Drive With Roland Gaspar The heartbreak of childhood cancer - Aiden Yon joined Roland to pay tribute to his late nine-year-old nephew and applaud the key role Wings and Wishes played in his cancer journey. (Wings and Wishes is one of this year's beneficiaries)
03 October 2023 10:19 / The Drive With Roland Gaspar The down-to-earth SA star will soon be in our neck of the woods as part of the impressive lineup for the 'We love Nelson Mandela Bay Music Festival', powered by Algoa FM.
04 September 2023 11:44 / The Drive With Roland Gaspar The iconic rendition by PJ Powers of the 'World in Union' during the 1995 Rugby World Cup gave us goosebumps. As the opening of the 2023 World Cup looms, Powers and DJ Cosher have released a remix that they hope "will serve as a rallying cry for our belov
10 August 2023 11:43 / The Drive With Roland Gaspar If you missed it catch up right here and get to know this history-making SA Airways pilot!
20 July 2023 09:25 / The Drive With Roland Gaspar Multi-award-winning Merchant links up with Roland as Season 2 of his popular action-comedy series "The Outlaws" launches on BritBoxTV South Africa today, 20 July. (Alongside Ricky Gervais, Merchant was the co-writer and co-director of the hit British seri
03 July 2023 11:57 / The Drive With Roland Gaspar The effervescent Jules joined Roland in studio ahead of their Gqeberha performance on Friday night to talk making their fifth album and embarking on their latest tour. The award-winning, chart-topping band hails from Cape Town.
29 May 2023 08:48 / The Drive With Roland Gaspar The message is clear - NMB is still not saving enough water - stay informed about the current drought situation. Sampson is the Client Liaison Officer for the SA Weather Service, also affectionately known as the 'weather guru".( Mio Khondleka was standing
19 May 2023 08:39 / The Drive With Roland Gaspar The Director of Water and Sanitation, Barry Martin, once again appeals to residents to make saving water a lifestyle. ( Charl Leslie was standing in for Roland Gaspar)
05 May 2023 11:33 / The Drive With Roland Gaspar Barry Martin, Director: Water & Sanitation at NMBM makes an impassioned plea to residents of Gqeberha - if we do not reduce consumption our taps WILL RUN DRY.
04 May 2023 09:51 / The Drive With Roland Gaspar MMC Kabelo Mogatosi urges residents of NMB to have their say in the Integrated Development Plan before it is too late. (Charl Leslie was standing in for Roland Gaspar)
04 May 2023 09:38 / The Drive With Roland Gaspar Life St George’s Hospital is now able to offer a life-saving heart procedure hitherto not available in the EC. Dr. Warren Muller tells us more. (Charl Leslie was standing in for Roland Gaspar)
04 May 2023 08:30 / The Drive With Roland Gaspar Elvina Felix (Kouga Municipality's special programmes co-ordinator and acting chief of staff), was in good spirits ahead of the prize-giving set to take place Friday, May 5. (Charl Leslie was standing in for Roland Gaspar)
28 April 2023 09:15 / The Drive With Roland Gaspar Barry Martin, Director for Water & Sanitation in NMB, appeals to all of us to play our part. Sewerage is not a waste disposal system, and we are still using way too much water.
11 April 2023 09:35 / The Drive With Roland Gaspar It's just around the corner - an adventure race like no other - Roland chats to athlete and race director Russell Meyer-Willson to bring you up to speed on this exciting event.
11 April 2023 08:54 / The Drive With Roland Gaspar Sodladla is the developer of a waterless car wash detergent - washing your car at his car wash business, or at any car wash using this product, will save the metro tons of water.
03 April 2023 11:28 / The Drive With Roland Gaspar Dam levels are critically low - Roland catches up with the Senior Director of Water and Sanitation in NMB for a comprehensive report on the outlook for the months ahead.
17 March 2023 11:00 / The Drive With Roland Gaspar Race Director Sue Forge describes this road race as being "like no other." With 25 activations along the route and a brand new vehicle up for grabs to all who participate, make sure you get your entry in. (Doreen Loubser was standing in for Roland Gaspar)
02 March 2023 10:43 / The Drive With Roland Gaspar This is our worst drought in over 100 years - if we run out of water the economy will collapse. Are you playing your part?
14 February 2023 08:54 / The Drive With Roland Gaspar Roland re-lives Sunday's triumphant win with the team's captain - the Sunrisers Eastern Cape thrashed Pretoria Capitals Sunday 12 February to bring home the trophy in the inaugural SA20.
01 February 2023 09:40 / The Drive With Roland Gaspar oland caught up with Sunrisers Eastern Caoe Assistant Coach, Baakier Abrahams, and cricketers Brydon Carse and Marques Ackerman ahead of their away games. They all have so much love for the Orange Army!
27 January 2023 08:53 / The Drive With Roland Gaspar As the region's water crisis deepens, Nelson Mandela Bay's mayor talks prayer meetings for rain, the very real possibility of our taps running dry, and the thousands of residents who are still not playing their part.
17 November 2022 10:14 / The Drive With Roland Gaspar In July 2022, Devon Bosman AKA Bakkies suffered a catastrophic neck injury playing for his club in Humansdorp at the age of 18. The injury has resulted in Devon becoming a quadriplegic. The Players Fund is raising money to ensure his home is equipped for
03 November 2022 10:29 / The Drive With Roland Gaspar Linda Harwood chats to Roland about the Algoa FM Big Walk for Cancer and answers some FAQs
20 October 2022 10:14 / The Drive With Roland Gaspar A must-listen podcast: the Executive Mayor of NMB, Retief Odendaal, on why citizens need to get actively involved in the IDP process.
17 October 2022 11:12 / The Drive With Roland Gaspar Jay Tobias is a homegrown rapper, songwriter, and record producer whose passion for the industry started at the tender age of 14. Roland caught up with the talented youngster who has a new single out titled 'Complicated'.
10 October 2022 08:22 / The Drive With Roland Gaspar A singer, songwriter, producer, and multi-instrumentalist, Ranger's latest single, Lonely Sunshine, was recorded in his kitchen! Originally from Port Alfred, he currently resides in Stellenbosch.
07 October 2022 08:29 / The Drive With Roland Gaspar As Roland so aptly puts it, Tobie is a cultural icon, and so very humble for his legendary status. In the friendly city for a production of 'My Boetie se Sussie se Ou', he was not getting away without a trip to our studio!
03 October 2022 11:30 / The Drive With Roland Gaspar Diagnosed at the age of eight with a form of bone cancer, Luviwe Tekule is one of CHOC's greatest success stories. Now a university graduate, he wants you "to celebrate every step" with him in this year's Big Walk for Cancer.
03 October 2022 08:37 / The Drive With Roland Gaspar Third-year Stellenbosch B Comm student, Alexis, is a passionate singer /songwriter. Starting at the tender age of ten, her work today is a unique blend of jazz and blues - her new single 'Sky is Only Grey' is already proving to be a hit.
26 September 2022 08:33 / The Drive With Roland Gaspar This electronic music group is five years old and big on collaborations - their latest is with Ryan Cunningham. Called 'Slip Away', it dropped on The Drive with Roland and Roch-Lé.
22 September 2022 09:47 / The Drive With Roland Gaspar There were laughs aplenty as the longstanding group popped into the studio to talk touring the Eastern Cape with their "unique blend of memorable music and hilarious humour"
19 September 2022 10:11 / The Drive With Roland Gaspar Up-and-coming George-born artist, Tripper, joined the Drive for a first-time play of his latest single and to chat about future projects.
12 September 2022 12:24 / The Drive With Roland Gaspar Hailing from George, singer/songwriter and producer Chizzy was in our neck of the woods to shoot a music video, joining Roland and Roch in studio to talk his latest music.
07 September 2022 10:00 / The Drive With Roland Gaspar Director Richard Gregory weighs in on the making of the Showmax three-part series on the shocking Steinhoff crash that wiped more than R200bn off the Johannesburg Stock Exchange, and knocked the pension funds of millions of ordinary South Africans.
05 September 2022 12:46 / The Drive With Roland Gaspar Talented multi-instrumentalist, singer/songwriter, and producer, Dillon joined the Drive to talk about his new release and the road ahead.
31 August 2022 10:41 / The Drive With Roland Gaspar This is what winning a whopping R100 000 courtesy of McDonald's sounds like! Congrats Melody!
15 August 2022 10:17 / The Drive With Roland Gaspar No introduction is needed, Arnold Vosloo was in the house! Although born in Pretoria, Vosloo has close ties to Nelson Mandela Bay. The internationally acclaimed actor is in SA to promote Netflix's first Afrikaans series 'Ludik' in which he plays the titul
08 August 2022 09:36 / The Drive With Roland Gaspar With plenty of number one hits on the station, having Carli on the Friday Music Club was like catching up with an old friend for Roland and Roch. The talented muso shared her excitement at having her single 'Authentically Yours' remixed by Locnville.
05 August 2022 09:14 / The Drive With Roland Gaspar The affable Olivier-winning actor, known for playing Varys in 'Game of Thrones', joined The Drive to chat about his starring role in the new ITV four-part series 'Holding'. The series is based on a novel by the inimitable Graham Norton.
03 August 2022 10:54 / The Drive With Roland Gaspar Everyone's favorite air hostess, Cathy Specific, AKA Brendan van Rhyn, is back to titillate and entertain Gqeberha. Roland and Roch-lé caught up with the statuesque 'Queen of the Skies' ahead of her performance in the Bay.
21 July 2022 15:30 / The Drive With Roland Gaspar The Drive Team caught up with UK actress Vicky McClure to talk about her leading role and acting career.
12 July 2022 15:30 / The Drive With Roland Gaspar The Drive duo caught up with Pro Surfer from Jbay.
07 July 2022 15:30 / The Drive With Roland Gaspar Ian Von Memerty chats to Roland and Roch-Lè about Igazi Foundation’s Winter In Paris.
20 May 2022 16:00 / The Drive With Roland Gaspar Mia Liyah - Rapper, Singer and Songwriter from GQ chatting about her latest track - Get Away.
13 May 2022 10:20 / The Drive With Roland Gaspar Jessop and Nikki Bolton give us the low-down on this all-day event set to entertain while raising much-needed funds for rhino conservation.
04 April 2022 10:53 / The Drive With Roland Gaspar A Night with the Classics is a one-of-a-kind event combining life’s three best senses: Sight, Sound and Taste! ? Hosted at the idyllic Grey High School Pollock Field next to the famous Clock Tower, creating a majestic backdrop for a cultural experience
