New research highlights how important it is to invest in children in the early school years. The study by UJ’s Centre for Social Development in Africa tracked 242 children in their foundation years from Grades R to 3. All children in the study were on social grant support. Prof Elizabeth Henning | South African National Research Foundation Chair for “Integrated Studies of Learning Language, Mathematics and Science in the Primary school speaks to John.

<p>New research highlights how important it is to invest in children in the early school years. The study by UJ’s Centre for Social Development in Africa tracked 242 children in their foundation years from Grades R to 3. All children in the study were on social grant support. Prof Elizabeth Henning | South African National Research Foundation Chair for “Integrated Studies of Learning Language, Mathematics and Science in the Primary school speaks to John.</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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