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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Shikaya School Leadership Programme
May 02, 2022 14:41 - 9 minutes - 8.29 MBGuest: Dylan Wray | Teacher Trainer See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Intercape makes a public appeal to government after three more of buses have came under attack
May 02, 2022 14:25 - 7 minutes - 6.97 MBGuest: Johan Ferreira | Managing Director at Intercape See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
A warning of a new wave of covid 19
May 02, 2022 13:40 - 5 minutes - 5.21 MBGuest: Dr Nicholas Crisp - Deputy Director-General in the National Dept of Health See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Elo Zar - New Track- Bophelo - Electro Alternative Pop
April 29, 2022 16:09 - 5 minutes - 4.97 MBGuest: Soweto by Elo Zar, an unlikely artistic character and an electro alternative pop artist whose passion is based in being an uncommon individual. Bophelo is a track that will be available in her album LSTN that will be dropping in August. She begins by performing in Soweto at Sawbona restaurant on the 10 May 2022. Watch this space. #ELECTRONICMUSIC #TRUEPINK #PROGRESSIVEMUSIC #PROGRESSIVERNB #NEWSINGLE #ALTERNATEAFRICAN #ELOZAR #VUKA See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Stormers vs Leinster @ 18h15 on Saturday
April 29, 2022 15:39 - 7 minutes - 6.49 MBGuest: Stormers forwards coach, Rito Hlungwani, speaks to Mike about the team's United Rugby Championship clash against Leinster at the stadium in Green Point on Saturday. Coach John Dobson made three changes to his starting line-up to face the Irish team. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Zondo Report Part 4 released
April 29, 2022 15:25 - 10 minutes - 9.23 MBGuest: Legal journalist, Karyn Maugan, speaks to Mike about part 4 of the State Capture Commission's findings which were released earlier today. It focuses on Eskom and has found that several former officials used their powers to benefit the consultancy, Trillian, and have been recommended for prosecution. It also recommends that the 2014 Eskom board be investigated for failing to exercise it fiduciary duties. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
# An Hour With Anzél Rabie
April 29, 2022 15:05 - 2 minutes - 2.5 MBGuest: Anzél Rabie See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Update on Senzo Meyiwa murder trial and arrest of advocate
April 29, 2022 14:52 - 7 minutes - 6.81 MBGuest: EWN's Kgomotso Modise has been following the trial of the 5 accused in the Senzo Meyiwa murder case. The Orlando Pirates and Bafana Bafana goalkeeper was shot and killed in a robbery in 2014. Yesterday, the trial was postponed to 30 May after advocate Malesela Teffo, who represents four of the five men, was arrested himself moments after proceedings in the High Court in Pretoria adjourned. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Books with Mike Wills
April 29, 2022 14:35 - 4 minutes - 4.01 MBSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Our Burning Planet - More artificial Lake St Lucia estuary breaches on the cards
April 29, 2022 14:00 - 5 minutes - 5.37 MBGuest: Daily Maverick Environmental Journalist, Tony Carnie, to discuss the issues that surround 'artificial breaching' under “emergency” conditions See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Cape Town reptile populations may be dropping due to the population of 15 million cats
April 29, 2022 13:30 - 8 minutes - 8.18 MBGuest: Dr. Rob Simmons, a behavioural ecologist, conservation biologist and ornithologist, to discuss the dangerous overpopulation of cats in Cape Town. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Review finds huge drop in private wealth in South Africa over past decade
April 28, 2022 15:35 - 4 minutes - 4.05 MBGuest: Andrew Amoils, an analyst at New World Wealth, speaks to Mike about a new study which has found that Africa's wealth sector has not done well over the past decade. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Post ANC-NEC briefing
April 28, 2022 15:20 - 5 minutes - 5.41 MBGuest: EWN's Tshidi Madia speaks to Mike about the briefing given earlier today by ANC Treasurer General, Paul Mashatile, following the party's National Executive Committee meeting. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Study finds one-fifth of world's reptiles endangered
April 28, 2022 15:05 - 8 minutes - 7.77 MBGuest: Herpetologist, Johan Marais, who is author of "The Complete Guide to Snakes of Southern Africa", speaks to Mike about a new study which has found that 21% of the world's reptile species are critically endangered, endangered, or vulnerable to extinction. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
To stay in the game directors need to rewire corporate missions and bring new faces to the table
April 28, 2022 14:33 - 5 minutes - 5.45 MBGuest: Richard Calland explains that company directors must rewire corporate missions if they want to maintain relevancy and step up to the new world order. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
ANC tightening measures on members + NEC disbands women's league executive
April 28, 2022 14:24 - 9 minutes - 8.81 MBGuest: Dr Ralph Mathekga, an independent political analyst and author of “The ANC's Last Decade - How The Decline Of The Party Will Transform South Africa” speaks to Mike about the ANC national executive committee's decision to disband the national leadership structure of the women's league which was led by convicted perjurer Bathabile Dlamini. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Cape Town Tigers qualify for Basketball Africa League conference
April 28, 2022 13:39 - 7 minutes - 7.17 MBGuest: Former US basketball pro and founder and CEO of Cape Town Tigers, Raphael Edwards, talks to Mike about the Cape Town Tigers which he established in 2019. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Update on new Amazon HQ in Obsevatory
April 28, 2022 13:27 - 5 minutes - 4.83 MBGuest: Leslie London, Chairperson of the Observatory Civic Association, speaks to Mike about whether there has been any movement in its battle against the construction of Amazon's new headquarters on the old River Club site in Observatory. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Official judgment handed down granting interim interdict against 2022 trophy hunting quotas
April 27, 2022 14:57 - 7 minutes - 6.89 MBGuest: The Daily Maverick Environmental journalist, Don Pinnock, joins us to discuss The High Court of the Western Cape decision to suspend The Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment’s decision to allow issuing quotas to trophy hunt 10 leopard, 10 black rhinoceros and 150 African elephants. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
AA study finds drivers need to do more to protect children in cars
April 27, 2022 14:44 - 6 minutes - 6.02 MBGuest: Automobile Association spokesperson, Layton Beard, speaks to Mike about it's new 2022 Child Restraint System Study which has found that more driver compliance is needed to ensure proper child safety in cars. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Africa faces hard knocks as rich countries take manufacturing back home
April 27, 2022 14:34 - 5 minutes - 5.42 MBGuest: Jonathan Munemo is a Professor of Economics at Salisbury University, and he joins Mike now to discuss the impact that the deglobalization of trade will have on the African Continent. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Ramaphosa Freedom Day speech
April 27, 2022 14:31 - 3 minutes - 3.6 MBGuest: Tshidi Madia is a Senior political journalist at EWN and she joins Mike to discuss the Freedom Day speech that President Cyril Ramaphosa delivered today. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The Medical Doctor Internship Programme
April 27, 2022 13:34 - 12 minutes - 11.5 MBGuest: Victor Khanyile, Deputy Dirtector of Human Resources at Department of Health See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Elon Musk's likely impact on Twitter in terms of free speech
April 26, 2022 15:39 - 6 minutes - 6.2 MBGuest: Professor Anton Harber, the Caxton Professor of Journalism (Adjunct) at the University of the Witwatersrand, speaks to Mike about Elon Musk's likely impact on Twitter, which he has just bought. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Ramaphosa addresses joint sitting of National Assembly and NCOP about about KZN flooding
April 26, 2022 15:20 - 5 minutes - 5.21 MBGuest: EWN's Gaye Davis speaks to Mike about President Cyril Ramaphosa's address to both the National Assembly and the National Council of Provinces earlier today about the situation in KwaZulu-Natal. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Could offering parents school vouchers help keep children in school?
April 26, 2022 14:55 - 9 minutes - 8.78 MBGuest: Merle Mansfield, programme director at the Zero Dropout Campaign, speaks to Mike about whether offering parents school vouchers to fund their children's education will help reduce the dropout rate. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Data shows SAFs have lost interest in coronavirus
April 26, 2022 14:26 - 7 minutes - 7.07 MBGuest: Business Insider journalist, Philip De Wet, speaks to Mike about the fact that South Africans seem to have lost all interest in the coronavirus pandemic. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Western Cape's new MEC for Safety and Security
April 26, 2022 14:10 - 7 minutes - 7.02 MBGuest: Reagan Allen has been appointed as The Western Cape MEC for Police Oversight and Community Safety and he joins Mike to share the strategic vision of his tenure. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The treatment of medical interns
April 26, 2022 13:31 - 6 minutes - 6.26 MBGuest: Daniel Copeland See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Various factors add up to cheap flights not being available any time soon
April 26, 2022 13:26 - 4 minutes - 4.1 MBGuest: Business Insider journalist, Luke Daniel, talks to Mike about why cheap international flights will likely not be readily available for the foreseeable future. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Organisations take South African Council for Educators to court over corporal punishment in schools
April 25, 2022 15:39 - 10 minutes - 9.41 MBGuest: Section 27's attorney in its education rights programme, Demichelle Petherbridge, about the organisation's case against the SA Council for Educators over the issue of corporal punishment in schools. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
DA Launches the Zondo Dashboard Tracker
April 25, 2022 15:32 - 5 minutes - 5.09 MBGuest: Adv Glynnis Breytenbach MP See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Reversible, effective male birth control is within sight
April 25, 2022 15:06 - 6 minutes - 5.88 MBGuest: Gunda Georg Regents Professor and Department Head Department of Medicinal Chemistry University of Minnesota See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Year-long study suggests no weight loss benefits to time-restricted eating
April 25, 2022 14:51 - 8 minutes - 8.25 MBGuest: Mary-Anne Shearer, a researcher in the area of nutrition and lifestyle, about a new study suggesting that people who confine their meals to certain hours will not lose more weight than those who eat at any time. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Many protected areas do not benefit wildlife
April 25, 2022 14:40 - 8 minutes - 7.81 MBGuest: Dr. Hannah Wauchope joins John from the Centre for Ecology and Conservation at University of Exeter to explain that the largest ever study of protected areas has revealed that most do not actively benefit wildlife. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Graeme Smith cleared of racism by independent panel
April 25, 2022 14:33 - 9 minutes - 8.46 MBGuest: cricket commentator, Neil Manthorpe, about the fact that former cricket test captain, Graeme Smith, has been cleared of three counts of racism by an independent arbitration panel. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Malaria cases and deaths increasing again
April 25, 2022 14:07 - 7 minutes - 7.05 MBGuest: Dr Taneshka Kruger, senior researcher and co-ordinator of the University of Pretoria's Institute for Sustainable Malaria Control, about the increase in the prevalence of malaria. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Magda: My Journey
April 25, 2022 13:55 - 12 minutes - 11.1 MBGuest: Magda Wierzycka | Chair at Sygnia Group See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Academic says Durban has learned from previous floods
April 25, 2022 13:37 - 7 minutes - 6.44 MBGuest: Catherine Sutherland, a geographer at the the University of KwaZulu-Natal's School of Built Environment and Development Studies, about climate adaption efforts in Durban. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
SCOPA chairperson Mkhuleko Hlengwa to discuss the ESKOM meeting
April 25, 2022 13:32 - 15 minutes - 14 MBGuest: SCOPA chairperson Mkhuleko Hlengwa joins John to discuss the tense ESKOM meeting and the reasons that he requested Busisiwe Mavuso to leave a meeting. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Slow Life presents Derek Gripper and Guy Buttery at The Olympia
April 22, 2022 17:07 - 8 minutes - 8 MBGuest: Derek Gripper | Composer, Musician See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The French Schooner Tara has arrived at The V&A Waterfront
April 22, 2022 15:34 - 6 minutes - 5.78 MBGuest: Thulani Makhalanyane to welcome The French Schooner Tara Vessel just after it arrives in Cape Town today. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Western Cape cabinet reshuffle
April 22, 2022 15:27 - 7 minutes - 7.02 MBGuest: EWN's Kaylynn Palm about the cabinet reshuffle announced this morning by Western Cape Premier, Alan Winde. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Appeal to rescue turtle hatchling
April 22, 2022 15:03 - 10 minutes - 9.23 MBGuest: Renee Leeuwner | Tourism, Communications & Sustainability Co-Ordinator at Two Oceans Aquarium See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
China wants to help build high-speed train between Johannesburg and Durban
April 22, 2022 14:31 - 7 minutes - 7.22 MBGuest: Business Insider journalist, Philip de Wet, about the fact that China says it wants to help South Africa build a high-speed rail link between Durban and Johannesburg. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Eskom update on loadshedding
April 22, 2022 14:22 - 5 minutes - 5.16 MBGuest: EWN's Veronica Makhoali to find out the latest news from Eskom on load shedding. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Cyber security cell phone checklist 101
April 22, 2022 14:10 - 7 minutes - 6.56 MBGuest: Tumi Oriaku joins Zain with a breakdown of what to look out for and what cautious digital practices we should maintain to protect ourselves from the tricks of cybercriminals See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Our Burning Planet: ‘Democide’ – the crime of those we should hold responsible for death by global heating.
April 22, 2022 13:56 - 12 minutes - 11.3 MBGuest: Mark Heywood joins Zain for ‘Our Burning Planet’ on Earth Day to discuss his article ‘Democide’ – the crime of those we should hold responsible for death by global heating’. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Study finds that excess weight almost doubles a woman's risk of cancer
April 22, 2022 13:36 - 14 minutes - 13.2 MBGuest: Emma Hazelwood, a researcher at the University of Bristol, who is lead author of a study which found that lifelong excess weight dramatically increases a woman's chances of developing womb cancer. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Scientists suggest a virus anyone can catch may cause multiple sclerosis
April 21, 2022 16:11 - 8 minutes - 7.36 MBGuest: Professor Gavin Giovannoni from Queen Mary University of London joins John to explain ground-breaking recent studies that find the Epstein-Barr virus as the cause of the Multiple Sclerosis illness See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.