Afternoon Drive with John Maytham
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Afternoon Drive with John Maytham
The highlights from John Maytham's weekday show
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Reading in Crisis: ‘It Is an Emergency,’ Warn Experts
John Maytham speaks to Dr Nic Spaull, Senior Program Officer in the Global Education team at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, who brings expert in...
Taxi Violence Spills Into Atlantis: Businessman and Teen Killed
John Maytham is joined now by Noel Cloete, PRO of the Atlantis Community Policing Forum, to unpack what happened, what the broader safety situation lo...
Books with John Maytham
Presenter John Maytham is an actor and author-turned-talk radio veteran and seasoned journalist. His show serves a round-up of local and inter...
Paramount Set for Warner Bros Takeover
John Maytham speaks to Thinus Ferreira, independent TV critic, writer and journalist, who will explain the implications for South African viewers, con...
An Iliad: With Comedian, Alan Committie
John Maytham speaks to Alan Committie, the acclaimed comedian and actor, about what drew him to this retelling, the challenges of performing Homer’s e...
Lock It, Stop It: Preventative measures to stop car lock jammin
John Maytham speask to Eugene Herbert, CEO of MasterDrive, who provides insight into how these crimes happen, why Sea Point is a hotspot, and practica...
Mayor, Geordin Hill-Lewis set to become the new leader of the Democratic Alliance
John Maytham speaks to Steven Friedman, political analyst, who brings decades of experience in South African party politics and democratic transitions...
Family Ties: Can You Claim Maintenance from a Sibling?
Family lawyer and Mediator Chantal Kur explains to Africa Melane, how maintenance works in South Africa – and how financially insecure siblings are al...
Family Ties: Can You Claim Maintenance from a Sibling?
Africa Melane is joined by Deon Ruiters, Senior Maintenance Prosecutor at the NPA to discuss how maintenance works in South Africa – and how financial...
US – Iran Talks
International Relations Expert Brooks Spector speaks to Africa Melane on what’s expected in the talks between the US and Iran.
Presenter John M...
The Lost Boys: Is South Africa’s Education System Failing Our Sons?
More boys drop out of school than girls, research shows this is due to many factors, including a lack of male mentors – with most educators in SA bein...
Treasury allocates R26bn for HIV/AIDS programme – after Pepfar shortfall.
Africa Melane chats to SANAC’s Nelson Dlamini about treasury allocating R26bn to provinces to sustain HIV/AIDS treatment.
Presenter John Maytha...
Boeka Innie Bo-Kaap: A Community Iftar Like No Other
Africa Melane speaks to Rezaan Mahomed, Investment Analyst at 27four Investment Managers, one of the key supporters of the event, about what visitors...
ACSA’s update on what caused the fire at the Cape Town International Airport
Africa Melane speaks to Ofentse Dijoe, spokesperson for ACSA, for a full update on how operations are stabilising and what travellers should expect.
R7bn in budget funds for SARS – to bolster investigations into tax evaders.
Africa Melane speaks to Edward Kieswetter, SARS Commissioner on South Africa’s fight against tax evasion getting a major boost.Africa Melane speaks to...
Cape Town Land Battle: Court Clears Way for 50-Property Auction
John Maytham is joined now by Geordin Hill-Lewis, Mayor of Cape Town, to unpack the court’s ruling, the City’s rationale for the land release programm...
Plan B with Rebecca Davis
Rebecca Davis joins John Maytham each week to reflect on just how strange the news can be. From the most important to the very strange, John and Rebec...
Gang violence and ongoing organised crime
Former SAPS detective Jeremy Veary joins John Maytham in studio to chat about the state of police in South Africa.
Presenter John Maytham is an...
Reaction and comments on Enoch Godongwana’s Budget speech 2026
Godongwana is expected to walk a fiscal tightrope — avoiding new taxes, showing modest deficit improvement, signalling tougher spending controls, and...
The Budget preview
To unpack what we can expect from the Budget speech — and what we should be looking for — John Maythamis joined by Lisette IJssel de Schepper, Chief E...
The state of play on 4th anniversary of Russian invasion
To help us unpack the military, diplomatic and geopolitical landscape on this fourth anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, John Maytham is join...
What Ireland is doing to make rental accommodation more affordable
John Maytham is joined now by Mike Allen, Policy Director at Focus Ireland, to discuss what Ireland is doing to make rental accommodation more afforda...
The Stranger: With Brett Bailey
joined now by Brett Bailey — playwright, artist, designer, director and festival curator — to unpack the vision behind this haunting and deeply contem...
The General valuations objections process explained
John Maytham is joined by Llewellyn Louw, the City’s Municipal Valuer and a certified professional valuer, to take us through the objections process f...
V&A Water land reclamation plan
To unpack the vision behind the V&A’s expansion, the environmental considerations, and what this means for Cape Town’s coastline and economy, John May...
Court rules city must reinstate employee who tested positive for cannabis
John Maytham speaks to Thabang Rapuleng, director in the employment law department at Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyer, about a court ruling that the City of Ca...
Trump imposes new tariffs after Supreme Court rules against him
John Maytham speaks to Eckardt Naumann, economist and associate at the Trade Law Centre (TRALAC), for analysis on the legal implications of the Suprem...
Love, Lies, and Algorithms: The Rise of AI Catfishing
John Maytham speaks to Rakhee Dullabh, who specialises in technology and data privacy law at ENS Africa, about the legal implications of AI-driven cat...
Australia’s cigarette tax hike fuels illicit trade
John Maytham speaks to Corne van Walbeek, Professor at UCT’s School of Economics and Director of the Research Unit on the Economics of Excisable Produ...
Standard Bank: Unlocking Africa’s Investment Potential
That was Marilyn Maki, Regional Head Western Cape at Standard Bank C-I-B, which is hosting the conference speaking to John Maytham - Unlocking Africa’...
Impact of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s arrest on British monarchy
John Maytham speaks to Richard Fitzwilliams, royal commentator and former editor of International Who’s Who, for insight into how damaging Andrew Moun...
State of groundwater
Dr Roger Parsons, a groundwater expert who has experience in managing this resource during drought conditions, speaks to John Maytham about the state...
Cape Town Proposes 10.2% Cut to Property Rates Formula
Africa Melane is joined now by Geordin Hill-Lewis, Mayor of Cape Town, to unpack what this decrease means for homeowners, who stands to benefit, and...
Update on Foot and Mouth in the Western
Africa Melane is joined now by Alan Winde, Premier of the Western Cape, to give us the full picture on what measures are underway, how the province is...
T20 action: Super 8 clash between Proteas, and the host, India
Africa Melane is joined by Jeremy Fredericks, cricket analyst, to break down what fans should look out for and how the Proteas can navigate this high-...
Day 1, 457 since the war on Ukraine started
Africa Melane is joined by Dr Olexander Scherba, Ukrainian Ambassador to South Africa, to reflect on what 1,457 days of war have meant for Ukraine, h...
Genesis: With Gregory Maqoma
Africa Melane is joined now by Gregory Maqoma — performer, teacher and creator of a vibrant, elegant form of dance — to unpack this deeply personal an...
Commentary on SA’s 2026 crime stats
Dr Simon Howell, criminologist, joins Africa Melane to reflect on SA’s latest crime stats
Presenter John Maytham is an actor and author-turned-...
The President’s SONA Q&A
Africa speaks to EWN journalist Lindsay Detlinger about the President’s response to the SONA debate.
Presenter John Maytham is an actor and aut...
The great job hug – security over satisfaction
Manpower MD Lyndy Van Den Barselaar joins Africa Melane to explain why South Africans are staying in jobs, despite being unsatisfied.
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