Episodios

  • “Why we got the Dodo bird absurdly wrong”
    Jul 17 2025

    John Maytham speaks to Neil J. Gostling, Associate Professor of Evolution and Palaeobiology at the University of Southampton, who has been at the forefront of efforts to reimagine the dodo through science and fossil evidence.

    Presenter John Maytham is an actor and author-turned-talk radio veteran and seasoned journalist. His show serves a round-up of local and international news coupled with the latest in business, sport, traffic and weather. The host’s eclectic interests mean the program often surprises the audience with intriguing book reviews and inspiring interviews profiling artists.

    A daily highlight is Rapid Fire, just after 5:30pm. CapeTalk fans call in, to stump the presenter with their general knowledge questions. Another firm favourite is the humorous Thursday crossing with award-winning journalist Rebecca Davis, called “Plan B”.

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    8 m
  • The dysfunctional RAF board dissolved by Minister Creecy
    Jul 17 2025

    John Maytham chats to OUTA CEO Wayne Duvenage about Transport Minister Barbara Creecy’s decision to dissolve the RAF board.

    Presenter John Maytham is an actor and author-turned-talk radio veteran and seasoned journalist. His show serves a round-up of local and international news coupled with the latest in business, sport, traffic and weather. The host’s eclectic interests mean the program often surprises the audience with intriguing book reviews and inspiring interviews profiling artists.

    A daily highlight is Rapid Fire, just after 5:30pm. CapeTalk fans call in, to stump the presenter with their general knowledge questions. Another firm favourite is the humorous Thursday crossing with award-winning journalist Rebecca Davis, called “Plan B”.

    Thank you for listening to a podcast from Afternoon Drive with John Maytham

    Listen live on Primedia+ weekdays from 15:00 and 18:00 (SA Time) to Afternoon Drive with John Maytham broadcast on CapeTalk https://buff.ly/NnFM3Nk

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    5 m
  • The Concourt application on Public Procurement Act.
    Jul 17 2025

    Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill – Lewis joins John Maytham to talk about the City of Cape Town’s Constitutional Court bid to invalidate the Public Procurement Act

    Presenter John Maytham is an actor and author-turned-talk radio veteran and seasoned journalist. His show serves a round-up of local and international news coupled with the latest in business, sport, traffic and weather. The host’s eclectic interests mean the program often surprises the audience with intriguing book reviews and inspiring interviews profiling artists.

    A daily highlight is Rapid Fire, just after 5:30pm. CapeTalk fans call in, to stump the presenter with their general knowledge questions. Another firm favourite is the humorous Thursday crossing with award-winning journalist Rebecca Davis, called “Plan B”.

    Thank you for listening to a podcast from Afternoon Drive with John Maytham

    Listen live on Primedia+ weekdays from 15:00 and 18:00 (SA Time) to Afternoon Drive with John Maytham broadcast on CapeTalk https://buff.ly/NnFM3Nk

    For more from the show go to https://buff.ly/BSFy4Cn or find all the catch-up podcasts here https://buff.ly/n8nWt4x

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    6 m
  • Will PEPFAR remain?
    Jul 17 2025

    John Maytham speak to Mark Heywood, prominent AIDS activist and co-founder of the Treatment Action Campaign, to unpack whether PEPFAR will remain, and the potential impact it will have on South Africa.

    Presenter John Maytham is an actor and author-turned-talk radio veteran and seasoned journalist. His show serves a round-up of local and international news coupled with the latest in business, sport, traffic and weather. The host’s eclectic interests mean the program often surprises the audience with intriguing book reviews and inspiring interviews profiling artists.

    A daily highlight is Rapid Fire, just after 5:30pm. CapeTalk fans call in, to stump the presenter with their general knowledge questions. Another firm favourite is the humorous Thursday crossing with award-winning journalist Rebecca Davis, called “Plan B”.

    Thank you for listening to a podcast from Afternoon Drive with John Maytham

    Listen live on Primedia+ weekdays from 15:00 and 18:00 (SA Time) to Afternoon Drive with John Maytham broadcast on CapeTalk https://buff.ly/NnFM3Nk

    For more from the show go to https://buff.ly/BSFy4Cn or find all the catch-up podcasts here https://buff.ly/n8nWt4x

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    8 m
  • The small-scale fishers' protest
    Jul 17 2025

    Media Liaison from the Fishers Movement for Change Brett Lucian Arendze chats to John Maytham on the latest fisher protests in South Africa.

    Presenter John Maytham is an actor and author-turned-talk radio veteran and seasoned journalist. His show serves a round-up of local and international news coupled with the latest in business, sport, traffic and weather. The host’s eclectic interests mean the program often surprises the audience with intriguing book reviews and inspiring interviews profiling artists.

    A daily highlight is Rapid Fire, just after 5:30pm. CapeTalk fans call in, to stump the presenter with their general knowledge questions. Another firm favourite is the humorous Thursday crossing with award-winning journalist Rebecca Davis, called “Plan B”.

    Thank you for listening to a podcast from Afternoon Drive with John Maytham

    Listen live on Primedia+ weekdays from 15:00 and 18:00 (SA Time) to Afternoon Drive with John Maytham broadcast on CapeTalk https://buff.ly/NnFM3Nk

    For more from the show go to https://buff.ly/BSFy4Cn or find all the catch-up podcasts here https://buff.ly/n8nWt4x

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    7 m
  • The National dialogue
    Jul 17 2025

    John Maytham speaks with Sikonathi Mantshantsha, well-known for his incisive commentary on politics, governance and corruption. A former spokesperson for Eskom and now a columnist at News24, Mantshantsha pulls no punches as he questions the motives — and effectiveness — of this so-called “National dialogue.”

    Presenter John Maytham is an actor and author-turned-talk radio veteran and seasoned journalist. His show serves a round-up of local and international news coupled with the latest in business, sport, traffic and weather. The host’s eclectic interests mean the program often surprises the audience with intriguing book reviews and inspiring interviews profiling artists.

    A daily highlight is Rapid Fire, just after 5:30pm. CapeTalk fans call in, to stump the presenter with their general knowledge questions. Another firm favourite is the humorous Thursday crossing with award-winning journalist Rebecca Davis, called “Plan B”.

    Thank you for listening to a podcast from Afternoon Drive with John Maytham

    Listen live on Primedia+ weekdays from 15:00 and 18:00 (SA Time) to Afternoon Drive with John Maytham broadcast on CapeTalk https://buff.ly/NnFM3Nk

    For more from the show go to https://buff.ly/BSFy4Cn or find all the catch-up podcasts here https://buff.ly/n8nWt4x

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    8 m
  • Coal Isn’t the Culprit: Eskom’s Bet on Emissions Tech
    Jul 17 2025

    Chris Yelland, leading energy analyst and Managing Director at EE Business Intelligence, joins John Maytham on the PM drive show. With decades of experience tracking energy developments in the country, Yelland helps us assess whether Eskom’s proposed tech investments are realistic — or simply delaying the inevitable.

    Presenter John Maytham is an actor and author-turned-talk radio veteran and seasoned journalist. His show serves a round-up of local and international news coupled with the latest in business, sport, traffic and weather. The host’s eclectic interests mean the program often surprises the audience with intriguing book reviews and inspiring interviews profiling artists.

    A daily highlight is Rapid Fire, just after 5:30pm. CapeTalk fans call in, to stump the presenter with their general knowledge questions. Another firm favourite is the humorous Thursday crossing with award-winning journalist Rebecca Davis, called “Plan B”.

    Thank you for listening to a podcast from Afternoon Drive with John Maytham

    Listen live on Primedia+ weekdays from 15:00 and 18:00 (SA Time) to Afternoon Drive with John Maytham broadcast on CapeTalk https://buff.ly/NnFM3Nk

    For more from the show go to https://buff.ly/BSFy4Cn or find all the catch-up podcasts here https://buff.ly/n8nWt4x

    Subscribe to the CapeTalk Daily and Weekly Newsletters https://buff.ly/sbvVZD5

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    8 m
  • Turning the Tide: Inside the SIU's Fight Against Corruption
    Jul 17 2025

    John Maytham chats to Colette Ashton – a consultant for the Institute for Security Studies about the success of Special Investigating Unit.

    Presenter John Maytham is an actor and author-turned-talk radio veteran and seasoned journalist. His show serves a round-up of local and international news coupled with the latest in business, sport, traffic and weather. The host’s eclectic interests mean the program often surprises the audience with intriguing book reviews and inspiring interviews profiling artists.

    A daily highlight is Rapid Fire, just after 5:30pm. CapeTalk fans call in, to stump the presenter with their general knowledge questions. Another firm favourite is the humorous Thursday crossing with award-winning journalist Rebecca Davis, called “Plan B”.

    Thank you for listening to a podcast from Afternoon Drive with John Maytham

    Listen live on Primedia+ weekdays from 15:00 and 18:00 (SA Time) to Afternoon Drive with John Maytham broadcast on CapeTalk https://buff.ly/NnFM3Nk

    For more from the show go to https://buff.ly/BSFy4Cn or find all the catch-up podcasts here https://buff.ly/n8nWt4x

    Subscribe to the CapeTalk Daily and Weekly Newsletters https://buff.ly/sbvVZD5

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    8 m