Afternoon Drive with John Maytham
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What is the latest on Covid-19 in the Western Cape
December 31, 2020 14:12 - 12 minutes - 11.8 MBGuest: Dr Keith Cloete | Head of Health at Western Cape Department Of Health See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Best books of 2020
December 30, 2020 16:28 - 9 minutes - 8.52 MBWe speak to Exclusive Books' general manager, Batya Bricker, about the best reads of 2020 and what to look forward to in 2021. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Japan developing wooden satellites
December 30, 2020 16:27 - 9 minutes - 8.31 MBWe speak to Pontsho Maruping, Deputy MD at the SA RAdio Astronomy Observatory (SARAO) and Chair of the SA Council for Space Affairs the wooden satellites being developed in Japan. Kyoto University has teamed up with the Japanese forestry company, Sumitomo Forestry, to develop the satellite which it hopes to send into orbit by 2023. The aim is to cut down on the amount of space junk orbiting Earth which is becoming a growing concern amongst experts. The advantage of a wooden satellite is that...
Covid in Gauteng
December 30, 2020 16:27 - 6 minutes - 6.09 MBWe get an update on the latest in the Covid-19 situation in Gauteng from acting Premier, Panyaza Lesufi. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
JMPD on dealing with Hillbrow and surrounds on New Year's Eve
December 30, 2020 16:24 - 8 minutes - 7.63 MBGuest: Wayne Minaar We speak to the spokesperson for the Johannesburg Metropolitan Police Department, Wayne Minaar, to find out how the JMPD plans to manage the situation in Hillbrow and other parts of the city on New Year's Eve. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
How to change Covid behaviour
December 30, 2020 14:55 - 10 minutes - 9.73 MBGuest: Tessa Dooms | Independent Social Analyst We speak to social development practitioner, Tessa Dooms, about how to change our Covid behaviour. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
KZN Covid-19 cases skyrocket
December 30, 2020 14:24 - 4 minutes - 4.51 MBGuest: Thando Kubheka, EWN reporter In the latest Covid 19 statistics for South Africa, KwaZulu Natal accounts for the most active cases sitting at just over 50,000 people. But the province's health department has dismissed reports that the province is running out of beds due to the spike, saying it has implemented various measures to manage the rapid spread of the virus. We speak to EWN's Thaddo Kubheka who has been following the story. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
UK's Brexit Treaty before parliament as the deadline for the end of the transiti
December 30, 2020 14:22 - 7 minutes - 7.04 MBGuest: Gavin Grey In Britain, MPs and peers are expected to approve the European Union (future relationship) bill today and for it to get royal assent in what will be a frantic day of parliamentary activity. The signing of the bill will allow Prime Minister Boris Johnson's government to sign and ratify the 1,246-page treaty sealed on Christmas Eve. The 11-month Brexit transition period expires in the first second of 2021 in Europe, so at 23h on New Year's eve in the UK, and 1 in the morning...
Missing Hout Bay boy
December 30, 2020 14:20 - 8 minutes - 7.36 MBGuest: Kaylynn Palm | Reporter at EWN An Imizamo Yethu mother is desperately awaiting news from authorities some 4 months after her little boy, Anothando Mhlobo went missing while playing with his friends in the area. Last week a resident found the body of a child in a sandy area of the settlement and his mother believes it is her child. But she has to wait for the authorities to conclude DNA tests to see if this is really the case. We speak to EWN's Kaylynn Palm who has visited the famil...
Update on Mario and the oxygen machine
December 30, 2020 14:13 - 4 minutes - 3.85 MBGuest: Mario Yesterday, just before the 17h30 headlines, we got a call from a man called Mario in Equestria, East Pretoria. He explained he had had Covid and suffered lung damage. He's been sent home with an oxygen machine which he has to be on all the time, but it works on electricity. He'd seen that his neighbourhood was to be experiencing loadshedding from 22h last night and again today and was worried about what to do. Thanks to the assistance of Ntoba from Impala Health who heard of ...
Whatsapp may stop working on older phones from 1 January
December 29, 2020 16:08 - 5 minutes - 5.01 MBGuest: Jan Vermeulen | Editor-at-large at MyBroadband.co.za As of the 1 January, those of you with an older android or iPhone may either lose access to WhatsApp altogether or not be able to access some features on the messaging app. To find out more, we speak to Jan Vermeulen, editor at large for MyBroadband. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Listeners commenting on Cyril Ramaphosa's 'emotional' speech yesterday
December 29, 2020 16:06 - 12 minutes - 11.4 MBGuest: Melusi Tshabalala Author We speak to Melusi Tshabalala, bestselling author of "Magenge, We Need to Talk” about what some have described as an 'emotional' speech last night by President Cyril Ramaphosa. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Uganda elections
December 29, 2020 15:13 - 12 minutes - 11 MBGuest: Culton Scovia Nakamya Ugandans go to the polls in general elections in January that have been marred by pre-election violence. President Yoweri Museveni, who has been in power for 36 years, has changed the constitution to be able to run again. Analysts fear that this violence will not stop at the polls. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Are there enough boots on the ground to police the new regulations
December 29, 2020 15:11 - 7 minutes - 7.11 MBGuest: Dr Simon Howell | Research Fellow at Centre for Criminology at UCT Under the new Covid-19 regulations, not wearing a mask has become an offence, plus various other new rules like not being allowed to go to beaches, dams, rivers, and so on, will require lots of boots on the ground to police. We ask Dr Simon Howell, research fellow at UCT's Centre for Criminology, if there are enough policeman to even begin to get to grips with the situation. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy i...
Comment on new liquor regulations
December 29, 2020 14:15 - 6 minutes - 6.24 MBGuest: Lucky Ntimane | Convener at National Liquor Traders Council We speak to Lucky Ntimane, national convenor of the Liquor Traders' Formation which represents liquor trader associations across the country, about the new ban on the sale of alcohol. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Impact of new regulations on tourism in Western Cape
December 29, 2020 14:13 - 10 minutes - 9.98 MBGuest: Enver Duminy | CEO at Cape Town Tourism Enver Duminy, CEO of Cape Town Tourism speaks to us about the impact the new Covid-19 regulations and Cape Town's hotspot status, will have on tourism in the region. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Reaction to new rules pertaining to restaurants
December 29, 2020 14:12 - 7 minutes - 7.12 MBGuest: Liam Tomlin, Owner of Chef's Warehouse Top chef and Cape Town restaurateur, Liam Tomlin, gives us his views on the latest Covid-19 regulations which will see restaurants closing at 20h and unable to serve alcohol. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Possible petrol price increase
December 29, 2020 07:17 - 5 minutes - 5.25 MBGuest: Layton Beard | Spokesperson at Automobile Association We speak to the Automobile Association's Layton Beard about the possibility of a petrol price increase on Wednesday 6 January. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Cricket SA vs Sri Lanka
December 28, 2020 16:22 - 6 minutes - 5.88 MBGuest: Neil Manthorp We speak to cricket commentator, Neil Manthorp, about day 3 of South Africa's first Test match against Sri Lanka, currently underway in Centurion. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Reports that many Americans face hunger after Trump delayed signing the aid bill
December 28, 2020 16:09 - 8 minutes - 7.73 MBGuest: Prof John Stremlau | Honourary Professor of International Relations at Wits University See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Driving home the message about Covid-19
December 28, 2020 16:04 - 10 minutes - 9.62 MBGuest: Chris Vick | Communications Consultant We speak to communications specialist, Chris Vick, about what more can be done to drive home the message about the dangers of Covid-19. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Beit Bridge backlog cleared
December 28, 2020 15:04 - 7 minutes - 6.62 MBStephen Van Neel | Director: Ports of Entry at Department of Home Affairs See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Gift of the Givers to deliver 900 oxygen machines to EC
December 28, 2020 14:57 - 6 minutes - 6.32 MBGuest: Dr. Imtiaz Sooliman, Founder of Gift of the Givers Disaster reponse NGO, Gift of the Givers, says it will be delivering 900 much-needed oxygen machine to hospitals in the Eastern Cape. The locally-made machines, produced by the CSIR and funded by the Solidarity Fund, are essentially mechanical instead of electronic, easy to use, practical and highly effective. The Gift of the Givers says it will be distributing 12,000 of these machines free to everyone on the EC Health Group and nati...
Covid wrap
December 28, 2020 14:23 - 9 minutes - 8.28 MBGuest: Charlotte Kilbane | at Primedia Broadcasting Cape Talk news editor, Charlotte Kilbane, wraps up the latest news about Covid-19 including passing the million mark, what the situation is like in the various provinces, and the likelihood of new restrictions. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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 MBGuest: 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 MBGuest: 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 MBGuest: 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 MBGuest: 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 MBGuest: 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 MBGuest: 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 MBGuest: 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 MBWe 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 MBGuest: 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 MBGuest: 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 MBGuest: 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 MBGuest: 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 MBIt'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 MBGuest: 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 MBWe 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 MBWe 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 MBWe 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 MBGuest: 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 MBWe 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 MBGuest: 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 MBGuest: 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 MBGuest: 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 MBGuest: 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 MBGuest: 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 MBGuest: 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 MBGuest: 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...