South Africa, July 21 -- The emotional handover ceremony, attended by members of the community, government representatives, sponsors, and media, marked the culmination of the station's "Build a Home with Us This Mandela Day" campaign, a province-wide initiative that called on KZN to unite and support a family in need.

"Thembele's story touched our hearts, and our listeners and partners responded. What started with one heartfelt plea became a movement," said East Coast Radio MD Mzuvele Mthethwa, who delivered a bilingual address in English and isiZulu as a show of respect to the local community. "This project reminds us that when it matters to KZN, it matters to us as East Coast Radio."

The Shangase family's previous home was destroyed d...