Afternoon Drive with John Maytham
4,519 episodes - English - Latest episode: 6 days ago - ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsThe highlights from John Maytham's weekday show
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Want to swim like a mermaid? Now you can
July 06, 2022 14:50 - 6 minutes - 5.84 MBGuest: Izzy Nair (aka Izzy the Yogi Mermaid) created Merschool South Africa, and she joins us to describe the fantastical ‘mermaiding’ activity that she has brought to life. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Mass funeral for Enyobeni tavern victims
July 06, 2022 14:41 - 6 minutes - 6.03 MBGuest: Ronald Masinda | Reporter at EWN See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Flight SA9053: A near-fatal incident uncovered at SAA
July 06, 2022 14:31 - 7 minutes - 6.73 MBGuest: Guy Leitch | Managing Editor at SA Flyer Magazine See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Boris Johnson's latest woes
July 06, 2022 14:26 - 5 minutes - 5.32 MBGuest: Peter Anderson See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Load shedding is adding to the anxiety, depression and mental health toll among South Africans
July 06, 2022 14:12 - 7 minutes - 6.77 MBGuest: Russell Pollitt is a Priest and Director at Jesuit Institute SA. He joins John to discuss the moving Daily Maverick article that describes his experience of the wave of stress and anxiety that load shedding has caused amongst his parish and our communities. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Can the 'sand battery' solve green energy's big problem?
July 06, 2022 13:35 - 8 minutes - 7.53 MBGuest: Hilton Trollip energy sector specialist See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Treasury is working on a credible solution to Eskom Debt
July 05, 2022 15:20 - 6 minutes - 6.02 MBGuest: Carol Paton joins John from Fin 24 to bring the details of her News 24 Excusive on the credible solution that Treasury is working on to solve Eskom’s R400 bn debt. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
City to commence with dune rehabilitation at Table View beachfront noon Drive with John Maytham
July 05, 2022 15:05 - 4 minutes - 4.49 MBGuest: Cllr Eddie Andrews joins John to describe The City of Cape Town dune rehabilitation project that forms part of a longer-term initiative to rehabilitate, revitalise and maintain the Table View beachfront. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Carina Bruwer house horror story
July 05, 2022 14:53 - 8 minutes - 8 MBGuest: Renowned long-distance swimmer and musician Carine Bruwer turned to Cape Talk to express with John the details of a nightmare that she has been experiencing with a house that she recently bought. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The unexpected Springbok Team
July 05, 2022 14:40 - 8 minutes - 8.24 MBGuest: Craig Ray | Sports Editor at Daily Maverick See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
'How to die' - A life-affirming Deathcast from Cape Town.
July 05, 2022 14:21 - 9 minutes - 8.95 MBGuest: Podcast Producer Sean O Connor introduces John to the inspiration for his Podcast. How To Die is a series of conversations with people who dance on the edges of life, to discover what death can teach us. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Ukraine war: What will happen in the Donbas now Luhansk has fallen to Russia?
July 05, 2022 13:53 - 11 minutes - 10.4 MBGuest: RUSI Senior Associate Fellow Raffaello Pantucci to discuss the potential outcomes of Russia’s victory in the eastern Ukrainian region of Luhansk now that it has been officially proclaimed by Putin. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
GoDiva Reusable Sanitary Pad project
July 05, 2022 13:36 - 5 minutes - 4.74 MBGuest: Maria Horne See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Growbox Portable gardens helping vulnerable youth
July 04, 2022 16:03 - 7 minutes - 6.66 MBGuest: Renshia Manuel started growing vegetables in her backyard to feed her four children, and then turned it into community project in South Africa. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The Conference for Democratic Renewal and Change
July 04, 2022 15:35 - 7 minutes - 6.98 MBGuest: Nicole Fritz | Executive Officer at Freedom Under Law See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Hout Bay Volunteer Ambulance Services
July 04, 2022 14:51 - 5 minutes - 5.29 MBGuest: Volunteer Paramedic Mathew Rosenberg See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Cape Town braces for rising sea levels
July 04, 2022 14:35 - 8 minutes - 7.37 MBGuest: Dr Kaitano Dube | Ecotourism lecturer in the Department of Hospitality , Tourism & Public Relations at Vaal University Of Technology See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Is André de Ruyter fit and proper for the toughest job in the country?
July 04, 2022 14:24 - 7 minutes - 6.68 MBGuest: Chris Yelland | Energy Analyst and MD at EE Business Intelligence See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
CCMA boldly declares vaccine mandates unconstitutional: employers, panic not
July 04, 2022 14:04 - 8 minutes - 7.79 MBGuest: Lauren Salt See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Learners protest education department proposal to end deadlines to fix schools removal of school infrastructure
July 04, 2022 13:56 - 5 minutes - 5.47 MBGuest: Demichelle Petherbridge, Attorney in the education rights programme at SECTION27 Johannesburg See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
DA presents Fuel Price Deregulation Bill to Parliament
July 04, 2022 13:46 - 9 minutes - 8.98 MBGuest: The DA's Shadow Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy, Kevin Mileham MP, John’s John to explain the DA's Fuel Price Deregulation Bill and it’s submission to Parliament. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Partypocalypse – Springbok Nude Girls SAMA Nomination 2022
July 01, 2022 16:14 - 4 minutes - 4.27 MBThe Springbok Nude Girls Album ‘Partypocalypse’ has been nominated as the SAMA Rock Album of the year. John is joined by renowned Guitarist Theo Crous to reflect on the album. Partypocalypse was recorded and mixed by Theo Crous at his renowned Belville Studios facility. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Geordin Hill Lewis 'Covid 19' informal settlement and spatial planning response
July 01, 2022 15:56 - 10 minutes - 10.1 MBGeordin Hill-Lewis joins John to consider the issues raised in John’s discussion with Dr. Thina Nzo yesterday about the ‘Covid-19’ informal settlement outside of Cape Town’s CBD as an example of her concerns with the city’s land allocation and management of the socially vulnerable. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Did Google SA really forget to pay its annual subscription fee?
July 01, 2022 15:49 - 4 minutes - 4.28 MBGuest: Toby Shapshak | Editor-in-Chief at Stuff Magazine See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Restaurant group Tashas is adding new locations in South Africa, Dubai and London
July 01, 2022 15:24 - 8 minutes - 7.69 MBJohn is joined by Natasha Sideris, the 47-year-old entrepreneur that has expanded from a single Tashas restaurant in the Joburg suburb of Atholl to five brands across two geographies and has announced plans to grow both the brand portfolio and its global footprint. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
PPS Investments
July 01, 2022 15:09 - 6 minutes - 5.71 MBNominator: Jasmine Arnold Nominee: Mujahid Arnold See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Zuma's three attacks on Zondo's report... and why they're nothing but noise
July 01, 2022 14:22 - 7 minutes - 6.47 MBGuest: Karyn Maughan | Legal Journalist with News24 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Saturday 02 July Test Rugby
July 01, 2022 14:14 - 8 minutes - 8.2 MBGuest: John Dobson | Western Province Coach See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Our Burning planet Odds against the Sport of Kings, the last stand for Thoroughbred horses
July 01, 2022 13:58 - 8 minutes - 8.06 MBOur Burning Planet is the Daily Maverick section devoted to expert environmental opinion and analysis. We partner up each Friday on the Afternoon Drive to discuss a burning issue. John is joined by Daily Maverick Journalist Don Pinnock to discuss his investigation into the South African horse industry. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Transforming lives through the gift of music
July 01, 2022 13:41 - 5 minutes - 4.83 MBJohn is joined by musician and composer, Roland Moses, to describe the sustainable music programme that he has created at Nokuphila School. ‘The Yamaha Recorder Programme’ uses the healing power of music to empower children in the community. Nokuphila is a school for vulnerable children from the informal settlements on the western border of Tembisa. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The Electoral Amendment Bill Constitutional Court Ruling
July 01, 2022 10:01 - 8 minutes - 7.59 MBGuest: Letlhogonolo Letshele - My Vote Counts Electoral Systems Researcher See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The Eskom wage negotiation: The right to strike in a time of crisis
June 30, 2022 15:31 - 6 minutes - 5.99 MBGuest: Puke Maserumule is a Labour Law Specialist at Maserumule Attorneys, and he joins John to discuss the wage dispute and the right to strike in a time of crisis. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The Metaverse emerges in South Africa
June 30, 2022 15:21 - 8 minutes - 7.74 MBGuest: Arthur Goldstuck tech analyst - World Wide Worx See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
I will not renew my ANC membership; the party is no longer fit to govern
June 30, 2022 14:42 - 10 minutes - 9.29 MBGuest: Mervyn Bunnun joins John to explain the motivation for his letter of resignation from the ANC, as published in the Daily Maverick See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
‘Covid-19’ informal settlement delegitimises authority of the City of Cape Town
June 30, 2022 14:25 - 9 minutes - 8.94 MBGuest: Dr Thina Nzo is a senior researcher in the study of politics and policy, and she wrote a thought-provoking analysis of The City of Cape Town’s management of the newly established ‘Covid-19’ informal settlement outside of Cape Town’s CBD to question the city’s land allocation and management of an endless trail of disrupted livelihoods and displaced families. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
'Scrap the damn red tape': Gordhan, Presidency exploring Eskom emergency plans after Stage 6
June 30, 2022 13:39 - 7 minutes - 7.22 MBGuest: Fin24 writer Carol Paton joins John to discuss Eskom’s emergency plans after Stage 6 and Minister Pravin Gordhan’s pursuit for emergency solutions to end the load shedding crisis. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
This app wants to solve Cape Town's parking problems renting out bays from your phone
June 29, 2022 16:08 - 7 minutes - 7.1 MBGuest: Joshua Raphael brings the parking solution that he has created to Cape Talk. Parket is an app that makes hunting for elusive parking spaces as simple as getting onto your phone, booking a spot, and scanning a QR code when you get there. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Filing from Odesa — between Putin, Pushkin and Potemkin
June 29, 2022 15:57 - 5 minutes - 5.29 MBGuest: Greg Mills | Director at Brenthurst Foundation See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Eskom strike appears to be over - what now?
June 29, 2022 15:38 - 9 minutes - 8.76 MBGuest: Ed Stoddard | Journalist at Business Maverick See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The A Love Of Reading #InOurOwnWords Campaign
June 29, 2022 14:59 - 9 minutes - 8.93 MBGuest: Xolisa Guzula is a lecturer at the University of Cape Town, a storyteller, author, and translator of children's literature. She joins Zain to describe the #InOurOwnWords campaign that she has created in partnership with Cadbury Dairy Milk to raise awareness of the importance of giving children access to stories in their home languages through the Homegrown Stories initiative See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Where to buy UPS battery system for stage 6
June 29, 2022 14:40 - 9 minutes - 9.14 MBGuest: Business Insider SA Journalist Luke Daniel See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The National Health Act Provisions declared unconstitutional and invalid
June 29, 2022 14:12 - 7 minutes - 7.25 MBGuest: Prof Alex van den Heever | Chair in the field of Social Security Systems Administration and Management Studies at Wits School Of Governance See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Bridging finance
June 29, 2022 13:55 - 8 minutes - 8.06 MBGuest: Sam Daykin | Marketing Manager - Rodel Financial Services See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The impact of loadshedding on the economy
June 29, 2022 13:40 - 11 minutes - 10.9 MBGuest: Cas Coovadia | CEO at Business Unity SA See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Financial Mail honours the inspiring Principal at Soweto Ford High School
June 28, 2022 16:08 - 6 minutes - 5.93 MBGuest: Mukosi Leonard Mudhavi See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
PPS INVESTMENTS Family Network investment
June 28, 2022 15:35 - 4 minutes - 4.22 MBPPS Investments is taking investing to new heights. Through their Family Network investment option, they are making it easier to build generational wealth. To celebrate PPS Investments’ Family Network, this week CapeTalk and PPS Investments are giving away R5000 daily. To stand to win, all you had to do was visit capetalk.co.za and nominate someone, in your family, who has inspired you, by keeping it together in these tough times. You and that inspiring family member could walk away with R250...
Professor Naomi Cahn Breaks Down Overruling of Roe v. Wade
June 28, 2022 15:07 - 10 minutes - 9.42 MBThe University of Virginia Professor Naomi Cahn teaches joins John to discuss the striking ofthe landmark 1973 U.S. Supreme Court legal decision Roe v. Wade that gave women in the United States the constitutional right to abortion. She writes in the areas of family law, gender and the law, and feminist jurisprudence. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Amnesty for state capture accused
June 28, 2022 14:53 - 8 minutes - 7.55 MBGuest: Robert Appelbaum is a partner Webber Wentzel See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Mediclinic to explore the private power cure as independent energy market opens up
June 28, 2022 14:24 - 5 minutes - 4.69 MBGuest: Petrus Swanepoel is The Infrastructure Sustainability Manager at Mediclinic See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Department of Agriculture has a beef with plant-based sector over product nameson Drive with John Maytham
June 28, 2022 14:06 - 9 minutes - 8.93 MBGuest: Janusz Luterek, Attorney and Partner at Hahn & Hahn Attorneys. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.