Dr Young is a private practice ENT surgeon, serving the Knysna / Plettenberg Bay area and he joins John to highlight concerns about the medical aid industry shared by doctors and patients alike. Why do doctors resent medical aids providers? And why should we be wary if our doctor is identified as a 'designated service provider'? 

Dr Young is a private practice ENT surgeon, serving the Knysna / Plettenberg Bay area and he joins John to highlight concerns about the medical aid industry shared by doctors and patients alike. Why do doctors resent medical aids providers? And why should we be wary if our doctor is identified as a 'designated service provider'?

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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.

Why do doctors have issues with medical aids?

Professor Johannes John-Langba of the University of KwaZulu-Natal joins John Maytham to analyse the findings of a study on stigma against HIV-positive teachers and learners in South Africa.

Professor Johannes John-Langba of the University of KwaZulu-Natal joins John Maytham to analyse the findings of a study on stigma against HIV-positive teachers and learners in South Africa.

A third of participants in study don’t want HIV-positive teachers and pupils at school 

Renowned journalist Tim Cohen joins John Maytham to describe that his open letter to Minister Barbara Creecy was sparked by RAF CEO Collins Letsoalo’s hostility and baseless corruption claims after a query on the RAF’s 145% investment income surge.

Renowned journalist Tim Cohen joins John Maytham to describe that his open letter to Minister Barbara Creecy was sparked by RAF CEO Collins Letsoalo&rsquo;s hostility and baseless corruption claims after a query on the RAF&rsquo;s 145% investment income surge.

RAF Under Fire: Fraud, Finance, and Fallout

John Maytham speaks to Whale Researcher Matthew Germishuizen about a humpback whale's extraordinary 13,000 km migration, one of the longest and most unusual ever recorded. Initially sighted near Colombia in 2017, the whale resurfaced off Zanzibar in 2022.

John Maytham speaks to Whale Researcher Matthew Germishuizen about a humpback whale's extraordinary 13,000 km migration, one of the longest and most unusual ever recorded. Initially sighted near Colombia in 2017, the whale resurfaced off Zanzibar in 2022.

Why do doctors have issues with medical aids?

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