Professor Tapas Mallick, Chair of Clean Technologies, Renewable Energy and the lead of the Solar Energy Research Group at Exeter University, speaks to John Maytham about a new solar paint developed by Mercedes Benz, that will generate enough electricity to power a car.

Professor Tapas Mallick, Chair of Clean Technologies, Renewable Energy and the lead of the Solar Energy Research Group at Exeter University, speaks to John Maytham about a new solar paint developed by Mercedes Benz, that will generate enough electricity to power a car.

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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.

Mercedes develops solar car paint

Dr Michelle Henley, Co-founder of Elephants Alive, highlights the alarming 70% decline in African savanna elephants over 53 years due to habitat loss, poaching, and human-elephant conflict. She shares the team’s innovative program that uses non-lethal methods to steer elephants away from high-risk areas, promoting peaceful coexistence with local communities

Dr Michelle Henley, Co-founder of Elephants Alive, highlights the alarming 70% decline in African savanna elephants over 53 years due to habitat loss, poaching, and human-elephant conflict. She shares the team’s innovative program that uses non-lethal methods to steer elephants away from high-risk areas, promoting peaceful coexistence with local communities

New programme fosters elephant co-existence with humans

John Maytham engages with political analyst Thobani Zikalala to unpack the implications of Thembi Simelane’s controversial Cabinet reshuffle. Did President Cyril Ramaphosa’s decision to reassign Simelane to the Human Settlements portfolio effectively addresses concerns over her alleged involvement in the VBS Mutual Bank scandal?

John Maytham engages with political analyst Thobani Zikalala to unpack the implications of Thembi Simelane’s controversial Cabinet reshuffle. Did President Cyril Ramaphosa’s decision to reassign Simelane to the Human Settlements portfolio effectively addresses concerns over her alleged involvement in the VBS Mutual Bank scandal?

Simelane cabinet reshuffle sparks controversy

Yanga Sibembe, a Daily Maverick sports journalist, joins John Maytham to discuss the outcomes of the Comrades Marathon Association’s (CMA) AGM.

Yanga Sibembe, a Daily Maverick sports journalist, joins John Maytham to discuss the outcomes of the Comrades Marathon Association’s (CMA) AGM.

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