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9:06

MK and SA soldiers in Russia – we don’t yet know what...

Afternoon Drive with John Maytham ·

2025/12/04

Amy McIver is in conversation with Willem Els from the Institute for Security Studies, about the standed SA soldiers in Russia. 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

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8:10

Latest from the Proteas vs India: Off the back of a...

Afternoon Drive with John Maytham ·

2025/12/04

Amy MacIver is joined by Daily Maverick sportswriter, to discuss the latest from the Proteas vs India from the ODI series. 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

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9:32

Checkers Sixty60 Toy Frenzy

Afternoon Drive with John Maytham ·

2025/12/04

Amy MacIver is joined by Andy Ridge, head of digital commerce at Shoprite, to discuss what is trending this festive season! 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

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9:12

Rugby Fever Rises: World Rugby Drops Teaser Ahead of...

Afternoon Drive with John Maytham ·

2025/12/03

Joining Amy MacIver to break down the 2027 Rugby World cup draw and what it means for the Springboks and global rugby is Jan De Koning, independent rugby analyst and seasoned commentator on the game’s biggest moments. 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

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5:44

The latest from the Modack trial: With EWN’s Carlo...

Afternoon Drive with John Maytham ·

2025/12/03

EWN senior journalist Carlo Petersen, breaks down the Nafiz Modack trial in a chat with Amy McIver. 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

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9:01

Oxford’s Word of 2025: Why ‘Rage Bait’ Rules the...

Afternoon Drive with John Maytham ·

2025/12/03

Amy MacIver is joined by Chairperson of the Linguistics Department at the University of the Western Cape, Professor Amiena Peck to discuss Oxford’s word of the year for 2025 - “rage bait”. 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

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9:18

Eleven Escapes in Two Months – Is SAPS Losing Control?

Afternoon Drive with John Maytham ·

2025/12/03

Amy MacIver is joined by Llewellyn MacMaster, Chairperson of the Cape Crime Crisis Coalition to unpack the growing trend of prisoners escaping police custody 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

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6:10

Inside the Spy Scandal: Dlomo, Zuma, and the Missing...

Afternoon Drive with John Maytham ·

2025/12/03

Amy McIver is joined by News24 journalist, Kyle Cowan on the charges against, alleged Zuma spy Thulani Dlomo. 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

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7:58

The Hidden Crisis: SA Undercounts Disability by 90%

Afternoon Drive with John Maytham ·

2025/12/03

Amy MacIver speaks to Karen Mara Moss — CEO of STEPS, a non-profit that has spent 20 years transforming clubfoot care in South Africa. Through 48 public health clinics across all nine provinces, STEPS has already gathered anonymised, POPIA-compliant data on more than 12,000 children, proving how practical, ethical, low-cost data systems can change clinical outcomes and shape national planning. Presenter John Maytham is an actor and author-turned-talk radio veteran and seasoned journalist. His

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9:48

DStv Subscribers Hit Hard: What’s Behind the Big Blow?

Afternoon Drive with John Maytham ·

2025/12/03

To unpack what this means for subscribers and the future of streaming in South Africa, Amy MacIver speaks to Toby Shapshak, renowned tech journalist, editor, and publisher of Stuff magazine. Toby has been tracking the evolution of pay-TV and streaming for years and joins us to break down the implications of this big shift. 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

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9:11

Property Tax Showdown: Cape Town Residents vs Rising...

Afternoon Drive with John Maytham ·

2025/12/03

Amy McIver speaks to the Cape Town Collective Ratepayers' Association’s Bas Zuidberg, regarding the ongoing court case about the city’s tariffs on buildings. 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

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8:45

From Missing Millions to Mercenaries: What Crimes...

Afternoon Drive with John Maytham ·

2025/12/02

We speak to Dr Guy Lamb, criminologist and expert on policing and organised crime, to unpack the legality, the risks, and potential prosecutions emerging from these unfolding cases where several men were lured to Russia for a bodyguard training in Russia, but find themselves emersed in war in Ukraine. 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,

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5:28

Senzo Mchunu to give his testimony at the Madlanga...

Afternoon Drive with John Maytham ·

2025/12/02

Joining Amy MacIver, is Orrin Singh, Eyewitness News correspondent, who has been following the Madlanga Commission proceedings and brings us the latest from Pretoria. 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

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5:54

Poetic prompts: Making AI help you build nuclear weapons

Afternoon Drive with John Maytham ·

2025/12/02

Amy MacIver is joined by Jan Vermeulen, Editor at MyBroadband, to help us unpack the implications of this study — what it means for AI safety, national security, and the internet as we know it. Jan has been tracking the rapid evolution of AI guardrails and the escalating arms race between developers and jailbreakers, and he joins us to make sense of this increasingly complex landscape. Presenter John Maytham is an actor and author-turned-talk radio veteran and seasoned journalist. His show

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7:54

Luxury Sets Sail: Southern Africa’s Superyacht Frontier

Afternoon Drive with John Maytham ·

2025/12/02

Amy MacIver is joined by Veda Pretorius, the driving force behind Superyacht Cape Town and the Southern Africa Superyacht Route working group, to unpack how this route is being shaped and what it could mean for coastal communities, tourism, and the marine economy. 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

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7:40

Gayton Mckenzie supporting the funds cut for Art...

Afternoon Drive with John Maytham ·

2025/12/02

Amy MacIver touches base with Jay Douwes, CEO of Cape Town Carnival, on Gayton Mckenzie's decision to cut funding for Arts Festivals. 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

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6:23

Eastern Cape Education slammed for “losing” R500...

Afternoon Drive with John Maytham ·

2025/12/02

Amy MacIver is joined by Hendrick Makaneta, Education specialist, to understand how an already struggling province could let half a billion rand slip through its fingers, and what this means for the future of education in the Eastern Cape. 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

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8:04

How cosmic rays grounded a fleet of aircraft

Afternoon Drive with John Maytham ·

2025/12/02

Amy MacIver speaks to independent aviation expert Guy Leitch, who has been following the rollout of updates, the science behind bit flips, and what this means for the future of aircraft reliability. 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

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7:01

Matric Rage: Expensive rite of passage

Afternoon Drive with John Maytham ·

2025/12/02

Amy MacIver speaks to freelance writer Elaine King, who has been reporting on the realities of Rage, the impact on local businesses, and the mounting burden it places on families 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

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10:13

Sanctions Etzebeth might face and implications for Boks

Afternoon Drive with John Maytham ·

2025/12/01

To help unpack the fallout — from the likely length of Etzebeth’s suspension to the impact on the Boks’ strategy moving forward — Amy MacIver speak to Craig Ray, Daily Maverick sports editor, whose insights combine analysis of South Africa’s rugby culture, player behavior, and competitive dynamics. 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

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