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8:06

Spaza shop trade fair Indaba 2025

Afternoon Drive with John Maytham ·

2025/04/29

Africa Melane is joined by Sibusiso Ngcobo, Spokesperson for the South African Spaza and Tuckshop Association (SASTA), to unpack the significance of this year’s Spaza shop trade fair Indaba 2025. Follow us on:CapeTalk on Facebook:www.facebook.com/CapeTalkCapeTalk on TikTok:www.tiktok.com/@capetalkCapeTalk on Instagram:www.instagram.com/capetalkzaCapeTalk on YouTube:www.youtube.com/@CapeTalk567CapeTalk on X:www.x.com/CapeTalkSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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11:18

Spaza shop trade fair Indaba 2025

Afternoon Drive with John Maytham ·

2025/04/29

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6:08

Fire update: Containment efforts in Table Mountain...

Afternoon Drive with John Maytham ·

2025/04/29

Africa Melane speaks to Jermaine Carelse, spokesperson for the City of Cape Town’s Fire and Rescue Service, for the latest on containment efforts of the Tokai fire, rain impact, and what lies ahead. Follow us on:CapeTalk on Facebook:www.facebook.com/CapeTalkCapeTalk on TikTok:www.tiktok.com/@capetalkCapeTalk on Instagram:www.instagram.com/capetalkzaCapeTalk on YouTube:www.youtube.com/@CapeTalk567CapeTalk on X:www.x.com/CapeTalkSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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8:08

Reflecting on the Jazz fest

Afternoon Drive with John Maytham ·

2025/04/28

Graeme Raubenheimer catches up with Sayar Mitra, experimental bassist, guitarist, composer — and core member of Bombay Lights — whose style stretches across jazz, funk, R&B, pop, and Indian classical traditions. Sayar joins us to reflect on the band's festival debut, their experience engaging with fans during the CTIJF masterclasses, and why Cape Town might have just stolen their hearts Follow us on:CapeTalk on Facebook:www.facebook.com/CapeTalkCapeTalk on

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6:00

Rising prices of red meat

Afternoon Drive with John Maytham ·

2025/04/28

Graeme is joined by Jhonny van der Merwe, Managing Director of AMT (Agri-Market Trends), to break down the sudden squeeze in SA beef prices. Follow us on:CapeTalk on Facebook:www.facebook.com/CapeTalkCapeTalk on TikTok:www.tiktok.com/@capetalkCapeTalk on Instagram:www.instagram.com/capetalkzaCapeTalk on YouTube:www.youtube.com/@CapeTalk567CapeTalk on X:www.x.com/CapeTalkSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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8:19

VAT and GNU part 2: With an economic analyst

Afternoon Drive with John Maytham ·

2025/04/28

Graeme Raubenherimer is joined by Roy Havemann, Senior Economist at Stellenbosch University’s Bureau for Economic Research – he breaks down the VAT reversal’s impact on the GNU, economically. Follow us on:CapeTalk on Facebook:www.facebook.com/CapeTalkCapeTalk on TikTok:www.tiktok.com/@capetalkCapeTalk on Instagram:www.instagram.com/capetalkzaCapeTalk on YouTube:www.youtube.com/@CapeTalk567CapeTalk on X:www.x.com/CapeTalkSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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10:14

Update on the Joshlin Smith case

Afternoon Drive with John Maytham ·

2025/04/28

Carlo Peterson, EWN journalist, joins Graeme Raubenheimer to give us the latest update on the Joshlin Smith case Follow us on:CapeTalk on Facebook:www.facebook.com/CapeTalkCapeTalk on TikTok:www.tiktok.com/@capetalkCapeTalk on Instagram:www.instagram.com/capetalkzaCapeTalk on YouTube:www.youtube.com/@CapeTalk567CapeTalk on X:www.x.com/CapeTalkSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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5:50

Missing policeman in the Free State

Afternoon Drive with John Maytham ·

2025/04/28

Graeme Raubenheimer is joined by Brigadier Athlenda Mathe, National Spokeswoman for the South African Police Service to discuss the two policeman who went missing enroute to the Free State. Follow us on:CapeTalk on Facebook:www.facebook.com/CapeTalkCapeTalk on TikTok:www.tiktok.com/@capetalkCapeTalk on Instagram:www.instagram.com/capetalkzaCapeTalk on YouTube:www.youtube.com/@CapeTalk567CapeTalk on X:www.x.com/CapeTalkSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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7:27

VAT and GNU part 1: With a political analyst

Afternoon Drive with John Maytham ·

2025/04/28

Graeme Raubenheimer is joined by Mbasa Mvenene, Political Scientist and Political Studies Lecturer at Walter Sisulu University. He’ll help us understand the mounting tensions, the legal manoeuvring, and the broader political stakes as the GNU navigates growing internal resistance. Follow us on:CapeTalk on Facebook:www.facebook.com/CapeTalkCapeTalk on TikTok:www.tiktok.com/@capetalkCapeTalk on Instagram:www.instagram.com/capetalkzaCapeTalk on YouTube:www.youtube.com/@CapeTalk567CapeTalk on

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5:21

Fire evacuation

Afternoon Drive with John Maytham ·

2025/04/28

Graeme Raubenheimer turns to a more personal perspective. Trish Taylor, our colleague at Primedia Care, lives in the surrounding Tokai area and is facing the real possibility of evacuation. Trish joins us live to share what it's like on the ground — from the thick smoke blanketing the area to the tension of preparing to leave at a moment’s notice Follow us on:CapeTalk on Facebook:www.facebook.com/CapeTalkCapeTalk on TikTok:www.tiktok.com/@capetalkCapeTalk on

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11:24

A reflection on Freedom Day: With Frank Chikane

Afternoon Drive with John Maytham ·

2025/04/28

Joining Graeme Raubenheimer to reflect on the journey of South Africa’s democracy and the significance of Freedom Day, is Frank Chikane, respected civil servant, writer, and cleric. Follow us on:CapeTalk on Facebook:www.facebook.com/CapeTalkCapeTalk on TikTok:www.tiktok.com/@capetalkCapeTalk on Instagram:www.instagram.com/capetalkzaCapeTalk on YouTube:www.youtube.com/@CapeTalk567CapeTalk on X:www.x.com/CapeTalkSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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8:34

Tokai fire update

Afternoon Drive with John Maytham ·

2025/04/28

Graeme Raubenheimer is joined by Fire and Rescue spokesperson, Jermaine Carelse to give us the latest update on the Tokai fire. Follow us on:CapeTalk on Facebook:www.facebook.com/CapeTalkCapeTalk on TikTok:www.tiktok.com/@capetalkCapeTalk on Instagram:www.instagram.com/capetalkzaCapeTalk on YouTube:www.youtube.com/@CapeTalk567CapeTalk on X:www.x.com/CapeTalkSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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5:11

Lira Returns to the Cape Town Jazz Festival

Afternoon Drive with John Maytham ·

2025/04/25

John Maytham is joined by South African music icon Lerato Moipone Molapo, better known as Lira, for a conversation ahead of her highly anticipated performance at the Cape Town International Jazz Festival. Set to take the stage on Saturday evening from 18:45 to 19:30 at the CTICC, Lira reflects on her remarkable journey as an 11-time SAMA-winning artist and multi-platinum Afro-soul vocalist. Follow us on:CapeTalk on Facebook:www.facebook.com/CapeTalkCapeTalk on TikTok:www.tiktok.com/@capetalkCapeTalk

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5:36

#AnHourWith Ruben Engel

Afternoon Drive with John Maytham ·

2025/04/25

Ruben Engel joins John to chat about what you can expect on Sunday when will take over the playlist in another edition of #AnHourWith. Follow us on:CapeTalk on Facebook:www.facebook.com/CapeTalkCapeTalk on TikTok:www.tiktok.com/@capetalkCapeTalk on Instagram:www.instagram.com/capetalkzaCapeTalk on YouTube:www.youtube.com/@CapeTalk567CapeTalk on X:www.x.com/CapeTalkSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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7:02

US ban on artificial food dyes in cereals, snacks and...

Afternoon Drive with John Maytham ·

2025/04/25

John Maytham is joined by Nigel Sunley, food scientist and owner of Sunley Consulting, who has extensive experience in food regulation both locally and internationally – to unpack thee US ban on artificial dyes in their food, and whether South Africa should consider the same thing. Follow us on:CapeTalk on Facebook:www.facebook.com/CapeTalkCapeTalk on TikTok:www.tiktok.com/@capetalkCapeTalk on Instagram:www.instagram.com/capetalkzaCapeTalk on YouTube:www.youtube.com/@CapeTalk567CapeTalk on

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5:17

Midnight VAT reversal buys GNU time

Afternoon Drive with John Maytham ·

2025/04/25

John Maytham speaks with Ferial Haffejee, Associate Editor atDaily Maverick, about her incisive analysis of South Africa’s fragile Government of National Unity (GNU). Drawing from her recent article, Haffejee argues that a late-night deal between the National Treasury and the DA, culminating in the withdrawal of a proposed VAT hike, was not just a fiscal decision, but a political lifeline that may have saved the GNU from unravelling Follow us on:CapeTalk on

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7:15

IPSOS survey on BEE

Afternoon Drive with John Maytham ·

2025/04/25

John Maytham is joined by Khaya Sithole – accountant, academic and activist, well known for his clear-eyed analysis of policy, economics, and social justice – who discusses the recent findings from the IPSOS survey on BEE. Follow us on:CapeTalk on Facebook:www.facebook.com/CapeTalkCapeTalk on TikTok:www.tiktok.com/@capetalkCapeTalk on Instagram:www.instagram.com/capetalkzaCapeTalk on YouTube:www.youtube.com/@CapeTalk567CapeTalk on X:www.x.com/CapeTalkSee omnystudio.com/listener for

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8:07

The John Maytham Book Review

Afternoon Drive with John Maytham ·

2025/04/25

Listen to CapeTalk's John Maytham's weekly book reviews and share his passion for all things literary. From fiction to non-fiction, John reads and reviews a range of books that would sit well on your reading list. Making a Killing by Cara Hunter, Three Wild Dogs (and the Truth): A Memoir by Markus Zusak, Hell Run Tobruk by Jack Pembroke Follow us on:CapeTalk on Facebook:www.facebook.com/CapeTalkCapeTalk on TikTok:www.tiktok.com/@capetalkCapeTalk on Instagram:www.instagram.com/capetalkzaCapeTalk on

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7:52

Zelinsky’s visit to Ukraine

Afternoon Drive with John Maytham ·

2025/04/25

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s unexpected visit to South Africa sparked global interest, with both Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump phoning President Ramaphosa ahead of the trip. John Maytham speaks to foreign policy analyst Peter Fabricius about the visit’s diplomatic weight, Ramaphosa’s support for an unconditional ceasefire, and what it reveals about South Africa’s role on the global stage. Follow us on:CapeTalk on Facebook:www.facebook.com/CapeTalkCapeTalk on

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7:38

Our Burning Planet: Birdlife SA on Penguins

Afternoon Drive with John Maytham ·

2025/04/25

Our Burning Planet is the Daily Maverick section devoted to expert environmental opinion and analysis. We partner up each Friday on the Afternoon Drive to discuss a burning issue. This week on Burning planet, John Maytham is joined by Alistair McInnis, Seabird Conservation Programme Manager at BirdLife South Africa. He’s been at the forefront of this battle to save the African penguins from extinction. Follow us on:CapeTalk on Facebook:www.facebook.com/CapeTalkCapeTalk on

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