East Coast Radio will broadcasting live from the UKZN’s Westville campus from 06:00 to 15:00 on Wednesday, 18 July.

The station’s general manager, Boni Mchunu, says, "By supporting the UKZN’s bursary fund, you can give the gift of knowledge and help change the future of a young person in our province."

"When qualified, they can go on to shape a brighter future for KwaZulu-Natal and its people. We feel strongly that education is the key to effecting change, and we’d love to see the people of KwaZulu-Natal get behind this initiative," Mchunu adds.

Professor Anesh Maniraj Singh, executive director of the UKZN Foundation, adds, "The UKZN Foundation relies on businesses, trusts and foundations to support our bursary scheme."

"However, these donors also have other initiatives and institutions that they support, which depletes their resources. We are therefore calling on individuals to help us," says Singh.

Singh concludes, "If every East Coast Radio listener donated just R67, we could potentially raise enough money to provide 800 full bursaries. I appeal to every listener to dig deep and donate at least R67 as their contribution to developing the next generation of leaders." 

For more information visit www.ecr.co.za. You can also follow East Coast Radio on Facebook or on Twitter.