Afternoon Drive with John Maytham

Neil Manthorpe Talks to Mike Wills about the Proteas test Series in over a year (1)

December 24, 2020 15:50 - 7 minutes - 6.55 MB

Guest: Reverend Mzwandile Molo See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Acting Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi Addresses the Provinces preparation for th

December 24, 2020 15:46 - 5 minutes - 5.29 MB

Guest: Panyaza Lesufi See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

How has the Price of Food Changed since Lockdown Level 5

December 24, 2020 15:45 - 4 minutes - 3.83 MB

Guest: Matthew Dennis See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Is the western Cape Prepared for a dramatic increase in positive Covid cases hea

December 24, 2020 14:36 - 8 minutes - 8.22 MB

Guest: Dr Keith Cloete | Head of Health at Western Cape Department Of Health See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Update on the Proteas planned series against Sri Lanka

December 24, 2020 14:15 - 7 minutes - 6.6 MB

Guest: Neil Manthorpe | Cricket Correspondent at Mwp See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

How likely is it that you Could get Covid Again

December 24, 2020 14:14 - 8 minutes - 7.64 MB

Guest: Dr Charl van Loggerenberg | General Manager: Emergency Medicine at Life Healthcare See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Israel heading to elections again

December 23, 2020 16:05 - 5 minutes - 5.2 MB

Guest: Prof Neve Gordon Israel is to hold its fourth elections in 2 years after the two main political parties in the coalition government failed to meet a deadline in a row over state budgets. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his former rival, Defence Minister Benny Gantz, formed a unity government in May following 3 inconclusive elections since early 2019. But the coalition has been teetering on the brink of collapse for weeks. Netanyahu, who is on trial for alleged corruption, is ho...

Impact of Covid and curfew on Safair flights

December 23, 2020 16:04 - 6 minutes - 6.37 MB

We speak to Kirby Gordon, spokesperson for FlySafair, about the impact that Covid and the new earlier curfew has had on the airline's flights. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Wits ICPP Covid tracking system

December 23, 2020 16:02 - 4 minutes - 4.4 MB

Guest: Bruce Mellado There's been a surge in the number of Covid cases across South Africa in the last two weeks. The increases show clear signs of being the start of the second wave. Gauteng has the highest cumulative caseload in the country and already at least 20 wards have been identified as developing hotspots. Wits University's Institute for Collider Particle Physics, in collaboration with IBM, has developed a digital dashboard to flag these clusters. We speak to Professor Bruce Mel...

Weather for the Christmas weekend in Gauteng and Western Cape

December 23, 2020 15:12 - 2 minutes - 1.93 MB

Guest: Henning Grobler We get an update on the Christmas weekend weather in Gauteng and the Western Cape from SA Weather Service's forecaster, Henning Grobler. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Commuter drives bus after robbery

December 23, 2020 14:54 - 5 minutes - 4.7 MB

Guest: Bronwen Dyke-Beyer | Public Relations Manager at Golden Arrow Bus Services We speak to Golden Arrow spokesperson, Bronwen Dyke-Beyer about the commuter who took over the driving of the bus after the panicked driver ran off while the passengers were being robbed at gunpoint by 2 men last week. After the robbery, Ashley Europa, who works as a cleaner for a company in the Waterfront, drove all the people on the bus to their respective stops and returned the bus to Golden Arrow. See omny...

Update on Trump and the United States

December 23, 2020 14:52 - 12 minutes - 11.5 MB

Guest: US political commentator, Brooks Spector US President Donald Trump, who is yet to acknowledge his resounding loss to Joe Biden, has announced a slew of presidential pardons, and issued a sudden demand for changes to a desperately needed $900 billion pandemic relief bill. Notably, he is asking for a big increase in the proposed $600 in direct payments to less well-off Americans, saying this should be increased to $2,000, which is the amount the Democrats requested in the first place. ...

Avoiding mosquito bites

December 23, 2020 14:09 - 9 minutes - 8.45 MB

It's the season for mosquitos. We speak to Taneshka Kruger, Project manager at the University of Pretoria, Institute for Sustainable Malaria Control, about how to avoid being bitten. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Update on Garden Route beach closure case

December 23, 2020 13:46 - 2 minutes - 2.36 MB

Guest: Daniel Eloff | Attorney at Hurter Spies AfriForum and the Great Brak River Business Forum this morning lost their bid in the High Court in Pretoria to have government’s decision to close some of the country's beaches overturned. The groups took the matter to court arguing the regulations will have a disastrous impact on businesses along the garden route. We speak to lawyer Daniel Eloff from Hurter Spies who represented the Great Brak River Business Forum. See omnystudio.com/liste...

SA's Covax participation secured as Solidarity Fund concludes

December 22, 2020 16:13 - 6 minutes - 6.04 MB

We speak to Khadija Jamaloodien, Director for Affordable Medicines in the National Department of Health about the fact that South Africa's Covax participation has been secured after the Solidarity Fund concluded a down payment. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Update on the Covid situation in the Western Cape

December 22, 2020 16:10 - 9 minutes - 8.42 MB

We speak to Western Cape Premier Alan Winde to get an update on the latest on the Covid-19 pandemic in the province. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Lindiwe Sisulu briefing on Masiphumelele

December 22, 2020 16:04 - 5 minutes - 5.31 MB

We speak to Lindiwe Sisulu, the Minister of Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation following her visit earlier today to Masiphumelele in Cape Town in the wake of the fire that left nearly 6, 000 people homeless. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

How to protect your cards during the festive season

December 22, 2020 15:09 - 6 minutes - 6.01 MB

Guest: Wendy Knowler - Consumer Journalist See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Is the Zondo Commission worth the money being spent on it

December 22, 2020 15:05 - 6 minutes - 5.94 MB

We speak to Lawson Naidoo, the Executive Secretary at Council For The Advancement Of The Constitution, about the costs of the Zondo Commission of Inquiry and whether the money is well spent. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Preliminary festive season road statistics

December 22, 2020 15:03 - 4 minutes - 3.9 MB

Guest: Ayanda Allie Paine | Spokesperson for the National Transport Department See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

New challenge to Covid regulations in Pretoria High Court

December 22, 2020 14:05 - 6 minutes - 5.66 MB

Guest: Daniel Eloff | Attorney at Hurter Spies The Great Brak Business Forum (GBBF) and AfriForum have joined forces to take on Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta) Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma. The groups want to overturn government’s decision to close all beaches in the wake of a new variant of COVID-19 spreading rapidly through the country. We speak to lawyer Daniel Eloff from Hurter Spies who is representing the Great Brak River Business Forum. See omnystudio.com/l...

SANDF land in Cape Town could be used for housing

December 22, 2020 14:04 - 10 minutes - 9.48 MB

Guest: Anneline Turpin We speak to an attorney at the Legal Resources Centre about her article in the Daily Maverick which suggests that Cape Town has huge tracts of SANDF land lying unused, that could be used for the development of housing for some 67,000 households See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Impact of Uber driver strike on restaurants

December 22, 2020 14:02 - 8 minutes - 7.52 MB

Guest: Wendy Alberts, CEO of Restaurant Association of SA In the light of the indefinite UBER eats driver strike, we talk to Wendy Alberts, CEO of the Restaurant Association of SA about the impact on the restaurant industry. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

New EU Covid restrictions impact on flights to and from SA

December 21, 2020 16:01 - 5 minutes - 4.63 MB

Guest: Wouter Vermeulen | General Manager for Southern Africa at Air France-KLM See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Latest of Brexit and Covid in the UK

December 21, 2020 15:59 - 9 minutes - 8.59 MB

Guest: Gavin Grey | UK Correspondent at EWN See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

US government cyber attack

December 21, 2020 15:55 - 7 minutes - 6.67 MB

Guest: John McLoughlin We speak to cyber security expert and CEO of J2 Software, John McLoughlin, about a sweeping cyber-attack targeting multiple federal agencies in the United States last week. It's suspected that Russians were behind the hack. Powerful tech and security companies including Microsoft were also targeted. It remains unclear what information the hackers may have stolen, and what they could do with it. President Donald Trump on Saturday downplayed the cyberattack and contra...

Devastating cancellations on Garden Route

December 21, 2020 15:13 - 5 minutes - 4.84 MB

Guest: Theresa Emerick A new survey shows that one-third of guesthouses on the Garden Route say they've lost at least half of their bookings following the closure of beaches in the area. Last week President Cyril Ramaphosa announced an amendment of Level 1 regulations which included closing them until the 3rd of January to curb the spread of the coronavirus. We speak to Theresa Emerick of the online accommodation booking system provider, NightsBridge, that conducted the survey. See omnystud...

Beach closure court cases

December 21, 2020 15:05 - 2 minutes - 2.69 MB

Guest: Shamiela Fisher The Democratic Alliance has gone to the Cape Town High Court today in a bid to get permission to reopen beaches in the Garden Route. They have been closed until the 3rd of January to curb the spread of the coronavirus. Beaches in the Eastern Cape are also closed, while in KZN they will be closed on specific days. We speak to EWN's Shamiela Fischer. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Update on new Covid strain plus increasing rates

December 21, 2020 13:46 - 9 minutes - 8.38 MB

Guest: Prof Ian Sanne We speak to Ian Sanne, professor of Medicine at Witwaterstrand and CEO of Right to Care, who is also a member of the ministerial advisory committee on Covid-19, about the new strain of the virus, if it is different to the one in the UK, and concerns about the massive increase in the rate of new cases. He is speaking in his private capacity. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

New music by Hot Water!

December 18, 2020 17:38 - 5 minutes - 4.79 MB

Mike speaks to Donovan Copley who is the Lead Singer at Hot Water. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

My Notes on Leadership and Life by Heyneke Meyer

December 18, 2020 16:50 - 8 minutes - 7.51 MB

Heyneke Meyer was still at primary school when he told a teacher that he would one day become the Springbok head coach. We caught up with him to chat about his book, My Notes on Leadership and Life, See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Afternoon Drive with John Maytham

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