Africa correspondent, JJ Cornish, speaks to Pippa Hudson about the 30th anniversary of the Battle of Mogadishu between a US assault team and a warlord in the Somali capital.

Africa correspondent, JJ Cornish, speaks to Pippa Hudson about the 30th anniversary of the Battle of Mogadishu between a US assault team and a warlord in the Somali capital.

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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 role of both News Editor and Breakfast Host.

He was the first host to switch on the mic on 14 October 1997.

Years later, he was also the first radio broadcaster to do a Google Hangout in South Africa.

AFRICA NEWS: 30-year anniversary of Battle of Mogadishu

Dr. Amanda A. Sickafoose is a Senior Scientist at The Planetary Science Institute (PSI) and she joins John to explain the relevance of the recent discovery of a transforming disk of icy dust that surrounds a distant comet trapped in orbit between Saturn and Uranus.  

Dr. Amanda A. Sickafoose is a Senior Scientist at The Planetary Science Institute (PSI) and she joins John to explain the relevance of the recent discovery of a transforming disk of icy dust that surrounds a distant comet trapped in orbit between Saturn and Uranus.

Transformation of unidentified object trapped between Saturn and Uranus

Molly White is a researcher and software engineer who has become a prominent critic of the cryptocurrency industry and she joins John from Boston to warn of ‘the dangers of tokens with no real value’. 

Molly White is a researcher and software engineer who has become a prominent critic of the cryptocurrency industry and she joins John from Boston to warn of ‘the dangers of tokens with no real value’.

Navigating the wild world of digital money

Karabo Ozahis Directorof theCentre for Child Law at the University of Pretoria and she joins John to assess the potential implementation of the aims expressed by the Multi-Party Women's Caucus in their stand against high teenage pregnancy rates.

Karabo Ozah is Director of the Centre for Child Law at the University of Pretoria and she joins John to assess the potential implementation of the aims expressed by the Multi-Party Women's Caucus in their stand against high teenage pregnancy rates.

AFRICA NEWS: 30-year anniversary of Battle of Mogadishu

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