Overview
- The station said the Cape Town broadcaster died in hospital Tuesday morning after, according to his family, a stroke the night before.
- He lived with heart disease and spoke about it openly, launching a 2025 crowdfunding drive as he prepared for a possible transplant and pacemaker.
- Darries began on campus radio at CPUT in 2019 and joined Good Hope FM in February 2020 after the station’s Campus DJ Search put him on their radar.
- He became a familiar voice on Weekend Sports WarmUp, Play-By-Play, and The Great Drive with Kyeezi and Celest Anthony, as colleagues praised his warmth and authenticity.
- A Cape Flats native from Lavender Hill, Mitchells Plain and Retreat, he also worked behind the scenes as a producer on S3’s Expresso.