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6:51

Lotto license crisis: What is going on?

Afternoon Drive with John Maytham ·

2025/04/01

Joining John Maytham to unpack the Lotto crisis and what is going on, is Toby Chance, Member of Parliament for the Democratic Alliance, who has been closely monitoring the situationSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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7:12

City of Cape Town responds to Bays of Sewage concerns

Afternoon Drive with John Maytham ·

2025/04/01

Following filmmaker Mark Jackson’s call for greater transparency around marine sewage outfalls and water quality along Cape Town’s Atlantic Seaboard, the City of Cape Town responds. Gregg Oelofse, Manager of Coastal Management, joins John Maytham to address the concerns raised by the Bays of Sewage citizen group. Oelofse outlines the City’s current monitoring systems, including the annualKnow Your Coast report and daily Operational Management System, and shares the latest summer

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7:25

Data over spin: The real story behind beer and...

Afternoon Drive with John Maytham ·

2025/04/01

Are tax hikes really driving up illicit trade, or is the industry narrative just smoke and mirrors? Professor Corné van Walbeek, Director of UCT’s Research Unit on the Economics of Excisable Products (REEP), joins John Maytham to unpack key insights into why beer consumption is thriving despite tax increases, how Treasury’s tiered alcohol tax model is encouraging healthier choices, and why South Africa is losing billions each year to illicit cigarettes. It is a data-driven deep

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9:33

Backabiz with Standard Bank

Afternoon Drive with John Maytham ·

2025/03/31

In this edition of BackaBiz with Standard Bank, John Maytham chats to Prince Masuku, founder of MazikMail — a smart email platform helping South African creatives connect with over 2,000 verified media contacts. Prince stands a chance to win R10,000 in cash — or even R40,000 this Friday if he has a Standard Bank Business account! Standard Bank’s MyMoBiz campaign celebrates resourceful small businesses in the Western Cape. Think you’ve got what it takes? Search Standard Bank

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7:17

The balancing act: Will the GNU survive?

Afternoon Drive with John Maytham ·

2025/03/31

As the DA and ANC — the two leading parties in the Government of National Unity (GNU) — edge closer to a deal on a contentious budget including a proposed 0.5% VAT increase, South African academic and columnist Steven Friedman joins John Maytham to assess the GNU’s current state and what may shape its future success.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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7:52

Bays of Sewage meets with City

Afternoon Drive with John Maytham ·

2025/03/31

Filmmaker and environmental advocate Mark Jackson joins John Maytham to unpack a crucial meeting between the City of Cape Town and the Bays of Sewage citizen group — a collective challenging the city’s handling of ocean sewage outfalls.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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6:31

Tracks of deceit: Inside the rhino smuggling underworld

Afternoon Drive with John Maytham ·

2025/03/31

Fiona Macleod, editor of Oxpeckers Environmental Journalism, joins John Maytham to unpack a chilling exposé on the criminal networks driving rhino horn trafficking across the South Africa-Mozambique border.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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7:41

The Budget: Can the ANC and DA hold the GNU together?

Afternoon Drive with John Maytham ·

2025/03/31

With the national budget vote looming and the country watching closely, the ANC and DA appear to be on the brink of a deal that would secure passage of a highly contentious budget — including a 0.5% increase in VAT. Pieter du Toit, Assistant Editor of Investigations at News24 and author of The Super Cadres, The Stellenbosch Mafia, and The ANC Billionaires, joins John Maytham to unpack the latest behind-the-scenes negotiations.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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11:27

Sex Offender Registry remains closed

Afternoon Drive with John Maytham ·

2025/03/31

Lisa Vetten, a leading gender-based violence researcher from the Southern Centre for Inequality Studies, joins John Maytham to unpack the implications of Justice Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi's decision to pause plans to make South Africa’s National Register for Sex Offenders (NRSO) public.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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6:16

Musk’s X buys his AI company

Afternoon Drive with John Maytham ·

2025/03/31

Elon Musk has announced a blockbuster move: the merger of his AI startup, xAI, with X (formerly Twitter), in a deal valuing the two at a combined $113 billion. But what does this mean for the tech world, investors, and the future of AI? Jan Vermeulen is Editor at MyBroadband.co.za and he joins John Maytham to break down the deal’s implications - from the strategic use of Grok, xAI’s powerful chatbot, to the financial engineering behind the $45 billion valuation of X.See

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4:42

Navigating the future of banking

Afternoon Drive with John Maytham ·

2025/03/28

Amy Maciver is joined by Bronwyn Williams, Futurist and Economist, to discuss the future of banking.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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10:13

Bafana Bafana could qualify for the FIFA World Cup,...

Afternoon Drive with John Maytham ·

2025/03/28

To unpack the latest Bafana Bafana World cup qualifier developments, Amy Maciver speaks to soccer correspondent Yanga Sibembe, who has been closely following the team’s journey.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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5:04

CCMA docs reveal power struggle at heart of the...

Afternoon Drive with John Maytham ·

2025/03/28

Daily Maverick journalist Rebecca Davis joins Amy MacIver to unpack her exclusive exposé revealing a power struggle inside the Kolisi Foundation.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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2:29

AnHourWith: Robyn Rossouw

Afternoon Drive with John Maytham ·

2025/03/28

Amy MacIver is joined by the host of this Sunday's An Hour With. Multi-talented South African actress Robyn Rossouw will be taking over the playlist this Sunday at 10am with her favourite throwback hits from the ’80s and ’90sSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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6:04

Analogue TV switch off

Afternoon Drive with John Maytham ·

2025/03/28

Amy Maciver speaks to Uyanda Siyatola, National Coordinator of the SOS Support Public Broadcasting Coalition, to unpack the implications of the court ruling and the pending kill switch for analogue TV.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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6:30

Passion Of The Curry – Jaryd Pillay’s sizzling new...

Afternoon Drive with John Maytham ·

2025/03/28

Amy MacIver is joined in studio by award-winning Cape Town comedian Jaryd Pillay to talk about his sizzling new one-man show, Passion Of The Curry, coming to the Artscape Arena this April.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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10:11

Our Burning Planet: Solar power is the only way for SA

Afternoon Drive with John Maytham ·

2025/03/28

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, we speak to Julia Evans, Daily Maverick writer, about Solar power being the only viable solution for South Africa.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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6:56

Safety on Table Mountain

Afternoon Drive with John Maytham ·

2025/03/28

Amy MacIver speak to Andy Davies, Chairperson of Friends of Table Mountain, a group dedicated to preserving the safety, accessibility, and integrity of the park, about the safety in the Table Mountain National ParkSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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3:31

Big Folk Africa - Sunday 30 March 2025

Afternoon Drive with John Maytham ·

2025/03/27

Luna Paige joins Amy MacIver with an invitation to Big Folk Africa, an opportunity for audiences to slow down and savour the story behind the song. This Sunday, 30 March 2025, The Homestead in Hout Bay will host a picnic-style showcase of five talented singer-songwriters: Luna Paige, Nick Turner, Stanley Sibande, Divine Mahara, and Avril Mkansi (Dhahabu). Big Folk Africa invites audiences to slow down and savour the story behind the song. This Sunday, 30 March 2025, The Homestead in Hout Bay will

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4:52

Standard Bank Backabiz: ICandy

Afternoon Drive with John Maytham ·

2025/03/27

Every day this week, we’re profiling four resilient, bold, and downright inspiring entrepreneurs from the Western Cape – each one in the running for a chance to win up to R40 000 in cash this Friday! Amy MacIver is joined by Natalie Da Costa Fernandes-Anderson, the self-taught baker behind ICandi By Natalie, for a conversation about resilience, resourcefulness, and the sweet taste of turning a side hustle into a thriving business – a bespoke cake company that started in her home

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