Vernon R.L Head wons the Outstanding Fiction Book Award at the South African Cultural and Creative Industry Awards (CCIA) for "On That Wave of Gulls." With the prize money, he plans to venture to China in search of a rare sea bird.

Vernon R.L Head wons the Outstanding Fiction Book Award at the South African Cultural and Creative Industry Awards (CCIA) for "On That Wave of Gulls." With the prize money, he plans to venture to China in search of a rare sea bird.

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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.

Vernon Head's 100k Prize: Journey to China for Rare Seabird Quest

Invisible ink is a memoir that lays bare the emotional overwhelm of feeling like an ‘invisible’ female writer in the ‘invisible’ Global South as the climate crisis accelerates with unprecedented speed.  John Maytham speaks to writer and author, Leoni Joubert.

Invisible ink is a memoir that lays bare the emotional overwhelm of feeling like an ‘invisible’ female writer in the ‘invisible’ Global South as the climate crisis accelerates with unprecedented speed.  John Maytham speaks to writer and author, Leoni Joubert.

Inside the pages of ‘’ Invisible ink: writing from the edge of extinction’’

According to presidential spokesperson Vincent Magwenya, President Ramaphosa had ‘noted the concerns expressed by some business leaders about his signing into law of the NHI Bill’. Will business play nice with new kid ‘’NHI’’ on the block? John Maytham speaks to

Khulekane Mathe, BUSA incoming CEO. 

According to presidential spokesperson Vincent Magwenya, President Ramaphosa had ‘noted the concerns expressed by some business leaders about his signing into law of the NHI Bill’. Will business play nice with new kid ‘’NHI’’ on the block? John Maytham speaks to
Khulekane Mathe, BUSA incoming CEO.

Will BUSA be in on the business of the NHI?

Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi has been killed in a helicopter crash, state media confirm. Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian was also killed in Sunday's crash. But what will happen now with all eyes of the political world on Iran?

Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi has been killed in a helicopter crash, state media confirm. Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian was also killed in Sunday's crash. But what will happen now with all eyes of the political world on Iran?

Vernon Head's 100k Prize: Journey to China for Rare Seabird Quest

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