Guest: Merle Mansfield

Almost all children in South Africa enrol at school, but the path to Matric is paved with obstacles for many of them and nearly 40% drop out before reaching Matric.
Leaving school early makes it difficult for young people to reach their full economic potential and reinforcing the cycle of poverty, and also has an impact on the country as a whole.

Guest: Merle Mansfield
Almost all children in South Africa&nbsp;enrol at&nbsp;school, but the path to Matric is paved with obstacles for many of them and nearly 40% drop out&nbsp;before reaching Matric. Leaving school early makes it difficult for young people to reach their full economic potential and reinforcing the cycle of poverty, and also has an impact on the country as a whole.

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.