Professor Anthony Turton, a water expert with the Centre for Environmental Management at the University of the Free State, joins John Maytham on the Afternoon Drive show. He will shed light on the ecological and public health implications of these toxic blooms, the environmental conditions driving their proliferation, and the urgent need for enhanced environmental management and public awareness.

<p>Professor Anthony Turton, a water expert with the Centre for Environmental Management at the University of the Free State, joins John Maytham on the Afternoon Drive show. He will shed light on the ecological and public health implications of these toxic blooms, the environmental conditions driving their proliferation, and the urgent need for enhanced environmental management and public awareness.</p>

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.

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