Afternoon Drive with John Maytham
Afternoon Drive with John Maytham
John Maytham is a trained actor who made the switch to radio over 20 years ago when he joined the news team at Radio 604. He then swapped reporting for anchoring an AM drive time show at a national talk radio station. Once he set the bar for South African news and talk radio he accepted the challenge to join Primedia Broadcasting and help establish the newly founded CapeTalk, fulfilling the …Social links:
Apartheid spatial planning and a lack of transport infrastructure – makes the minibus taxi industry necessary!
John Maytham is joined by Dr Siyabulela Fobosi, Senior Researcher and Acting Head at the UNESCO ‘Oliver Tambo’ Chair of Human Rights in the Faculty of Law at the University of Fort Hare, who argues that the taxi industry reveals uncomfortable truths about South Africa’s economy — from spatial inequ…
08:40
Rise in phubbing
John Maytham speaks to Claire Hart, Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of Southampton, whose research examines how “phubbing” — short for phone snubbing — affects relationship dynamics. Her study, published in the Journal of Personality, explored how people respon…
08:21
Outdoor advertising and billboards need to be child-centric
John Maytham is joined by Nosiphiwo Nzimande, a researcher with the South African Medical Research Council and the Wits Centre for Health Economics and Decision Science – Priceless SA, who argues that South Africa urgently needs child-centric advertising regulation that prioritises public health an…
07:39
AA stance on safer cars
John Maytham speaks to Ian McLaren, Editor of CAR Magazine, for an expert analysis of the AA’s stance and the broader safety implications for the South African car market. Afternoon Drive with John Maytham is the late afternoon show on CapeTalk. Presenter John Maytham is an actor and author-turn…
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Middle East Tensions Threaten Formula 1 Grand Prix Races
John Maytham speaks to F1 correspondent, Hendrik Verwoed, on the likelihood of the cancellation of F1 races in the Middle East due to rising tensions – and whether SA could be an alternative location. Afternoon Drive with John Maytham is the late afternoon show on CapeTalk. Presenter John Maytha…
07:44
Mayor Demands Answers from PRASA Over Alleged Gang Links to Central Line Contracts
John Maytham speaks to the Mayor of Cape Town, Geordin Hill-Lewis, on his urgent calls to PRASA to take action against the alleged gang links tied to the central line contracts. Afternoon Drive with John Maytham is the late afternoon show on CapeTalk. Presenter John Maytham is an actor and autho…
06:12
Fuel uncertainty caused by the war in the Middle East – how will South Africa deal with it?
John Maytham speaks to Peter Morgan, who explains the precarious balance between supply, pricing, and potential oil rationing in South Africa. Afternoon Drive with John Maytham is the late afternoon show on CapeTalk. Presenter John Maytham is an actor and author-turned-talk radio veteran and sea…
09:02
Impact of delay in draft alcohol bill
To unpack why reform is urgent and what the Liquor Amendment Bill could achieve, John Maytham speaks to Busisiwe Kabane-Bailey, Innovation Director at DG Murray Trust, whose work focuses on alcohol-related harm and gender-based violence. Afternoon Drive with John Maytham is the late afternoon show…
08:04
Day 10 of US-Israel war in Iran
Author and Distinguished Public Policy Fellow at the American University of Beirut, Rami G Khouri, speaks to John Maytham about the ongoing war in Iran. Afternoon Drive with John Maytham is the late afternoon show on CapeTalk. Presenter John Maytham is an actor and author-turned-talk radio veter…
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Skubu: the world's first fully automated, IoT-enabled refill store located in Diepsloot, South Africa
John Maytham is joined by Eben De Jongh, Founder of Sonke Sales Solutions and the driving force behind the SKUBU concept, to unpack how this automated refill store is helping families stretch their grocery budgets while also reducing environmental waste. Afternoon Drive with John Maytham is the la…
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