Our Burning Planet is the Daily Maverick section devoted to expert environmental
opinion and analysis and we partner up each Friday to discuss a burning issue. John
is joined by Leanne Dryburg a professional photographer and part of a volunteer
team that is dedicated to highlighting the urgency of the threats faced by The
Rooisad wild horses, a historic herd roaming the Fisherhaven wetland estuary for
over a century. Horsewatch FNB Hermanus Branch: 250655 ACC: 628 0648 4242

Our Burning Planet is the Daily Maverick section devoted to expert environmental opinion and analysis and we partner up each Friday to discuss a burning issue. John is joined by Leanne Dryburg a professional photographer and part of a volunteer team that is dedicated to highlighting the urgency of the threats faced by The Rooisad wild horses, a historic herd roaming the Fisherhaven wetland estuary for over a century. Horsewatch FNB Hermanus Branch: 250655 ACC: 628 0648 4242

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.