As the Stormers gear up for their United Rugby Championship quarterfinal clash against Glasgow Warriors this Friday, head coach John Dobson joins John Maytham to break down the team’s preparations, key tactical focuses, and how they plan to handle the pressure of a knockout fixture in front of a tough away crowd. Presenter John Maytham is an actor …

Craig is joined this week by Allan and Mark to preview the URC Quarter Finals. The podcast that takes a sideways look at Scottish rugby. Covering the best from the Scottish Rugby Blog and beyond (www.scottishrugbyblog.co.uk) on an almost weekly basis. Contact [email protected]. Get ad free episodes plus bonus content on Patreon from £…

Mike Wills is joined by Nompilo Tshuma, Senior Lecturer and Researcher in Educational Technology and Higher Education Studies at Stellenbosch University, to unpack the double-edged sword of AI in academia. While powerful, these tools can lead students to blindly trust AI-generated content, bypass deep learning, and graduate with credentials but lit…

Mike Wills is joined by Vincent Anthonyrajah, CEO and co-founder of Differential Capital, for a crash course in Bond Market 101 — and why global investors are suddenly jittery. With Trump back in the headlines and Republican fiscal plans adding trillions to U.S. debt, markets are reacting with rising interest rates, slower growth forecasts, and a g…

Lesley Maasdorp joins Mike Wills to chat about what you can expect on Sunday when he will take over the playlist in another edition of #AnHourWith. 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, tr…

Listen to Mike Will’ book reviews and share his passion for all things literary. From fiction to non-fiction, Mike reads and reviews a range of books that would sit well on your reading list. BERLIN by Sinclair McKay: Life and Loss in the City that Shaped the Century Presenter John Maytham is an actor and author-turned-talk radio veteran and season…

Freelance journalist and data expert Raymond Joseph joins Mike Wills to unpack the long-awaited awarding of South Africa’s fourth national lottery licence to Sizekhaya Holdings. With Ithuba Holdings stepping down after a decade, this transition marks a significant shift in the country’s multibillion-rand lottery industry Presenter John Maytham is a…

Quinton Adams has been building informal houses in Freedom Farm, Cape Town for 15 years. He joins Mike Wills to share the story behind The Backyard Varsity – a bold and unconventional skills training programme that equips young people with practical construction and leadership skills while restoring dignity through decent housing. With more than 50…

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 are joined by Daily Maverick writer, Kristin Engel to discuss the replanting of trees in Cape Town’s Newlands, after a devastating beetle infestation. Prese…

Mike Wills is joined by Gordon Banks, Principal Animal Behaviourist at Dogtown South Africa. He’ll unpack the psychology behind why some dog owners don’t pick up their dog poo, and what can be done to fix it. Presenter John Maytham is an actor and author-turned-talk radio veteran and seasoned journalist. His show serves a round-up of local and inte…

To unpack the details from court and what this sentencing of the Joshlin Smith case means moving forward, John Maytham is joined now by EWN reporter Carlo Peterson, who has been following the trial closely Presenter John Maytham is an actor and author-turned-talk radio veteran and seasoned journalist. His show serves a round-up of local and interna…

John Maytham is joined by Jan Carlo De Vynck, Honorary Researcher at WITS and lead author of a groundbreaking study, to explore the discovery of South Africa’s first pangolin tracks. 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 wit…

In this conversation with John Maytham, acclaimed author and international human rights lawyer Philippe Sands discusses his latest book, 38 Londres Street. Blending personal memoir with legal and historical investigation, Sands unpacks a haunting dual narrative of mass murder and justice. From the shadows of World War II to modern-day crimes agains…

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 Rebecca offer their view of what is happening in our world that makes it at times infuriating, at times inspirational but always fascinating. Presenter John Maytham is an actor and author-turned-talk radio…

Are we mistaking sleep deprivation for ADHD? John Maytham is joined by Dr. Alison Bentley from the Restonic Ezintsha Sleep Clinic to explore growing concerns that many teenagers diagnosed with ADHD may actually be suffering from chronic lack of sleep. With packed schedules, late-night screen exposure, and early school start times, teens are more sl…

John Maytham is joined by Deon Van Schalkwyk, founder and CEO of Nucleus Financial Services, to explore Souperkids — a month-long road trip turned soulful mission. Deon and his daughter India have set off on a six-week 4x4 journey across Southern Africa, armed with soup pots, compassion, and a camera. Their goal? To serve hot meals and share human …

John Maytham speaks with Ajay Lalu, Managing Director of Black Lite Consulting, about a heated debate around transformation policy in South Africa. At the centre of the discussion is Communications Minister Solly Malatsi’s proposal to allow Equity Equivalent Investment Programmes (EEIPs) as a path to BEE compliance for electronic communications lic…

John Maytham is joined by Dr Ross Harvey, mining analyst and Chief Research Officer at Good Governance Africa, to unpack the storm brewing over the draft amendments to the Minerals and Petroleum Resources Development Act (MPRDA). Speaking at the Junior Mining Indaba, critics slammed the bill as a throwback to the controversial 2017 “Zwane Bill”, ac…

John Maytham is joined by Professor Debbie Collier, Director at the Centre for Transformative Regulation of Work at the University of the Western Cape, to discuss the exploitation of app-based Sub-Saharan African drivers Presenter John Maytham is an actor and author-turned-talk radio veteran and seasoned journalist. His show serves a round-up of lo…

Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis joins John Maytham to discuss the expanded rates relief measures tabled at the City Council. 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. T…

John Maytham is joined by Commissioner Aseza Arthur Gungubele, Eastern Cape representative of the South African Human Rights Commission, to unpack the root causes behind the recent surge in xenophobic tensions in Addo. Presenter John Maytham is an actor and author-turned-talk radio veteran and seasoned journalist. His show serves a round-up of loca…

What makes a house a home? South African architect and TED Fellow Wandile Mthiyane joins John Maytham to explore the emotional and spiritual dimensions of architecture. “A home is not where you live. It is where you are remembered.” Presenter John Maytham is an actor and author-turned-talk radio veteran and seasoned journalist. His show serves a ro…

Dr Alex Ezeh, Global Health expert and contributor to the Lancet Commission on Adolescent Health and Wellbeing, joins John Maytham to unpack urgent warnings from the latest report. With over one billion adolescents projected to face serious health risks by 2030, Dr. Ezeh outlines the global crises affecting young people — rising obesity, worsening …

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John Maytham is joined by acclaimed actress Fiona Ramsay, who stars as Julius Caesar in a bold new production of Shakespeare’s classic, now running at The Arena, Artscape Theatre until 31 May. Directed by Fred Abrahamse, this reimagined version blends multiple historical periods and casts Ramsay in a gender-flipped role that fuses the Roman general…

John Maytham is joined by Rob Kane, CEO of the Boxwood Property Fund, and non-executive Chair of the Cape Town Central City Improvement District (CCID), to unpack one central issue: how much does it really cost to park in Cape Town’s CBD—and how are those rates calculated? From lease agreements and commercial property trends to supply, demand, and …

To discuss a novel treatment for Mosquitoes with Malaria, John Maytham is joined by Dr Dale Taylor | Malaria Researcher at the H3D Centre, University of Cape Town. 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 bus…

John Maytham is joined by Adjunct Professor Alex van den Heever, who presently holds the Chair of Social Security Systems Administration and Management Studies at the University of the Witwatersrand, to unpack the financial implosion at Johannesburg’s City Power. With a staggering R16.3 billion negative bank balance, under-collection of revenue, an…

John Maytham is joined by investigative journalist Susan Comrie from amaBhungane to unpack her latest reporting on the turmoil inside PetroSA, South Africa’s state-owned oil and gas company. The discussion dives into a diesel deal gone wrong — one that saw PetroSA hand over hundreds of millions of rands worth of fuel to a little-known company witho…

Joining John Maytham unpack the complexities of the province’s gang strategy and its unintended consequences is Professor Irvin Kinnes, a seasoned criminologist and expert in gang dynamics. Professor Kinnes is known for his deep insights into violence, policing, and the socio-political context of organized crime in South Africa. Presenter John Mayt…

John Maytham is joined by Warwick Eccles, Development Executive at award winning South African production house Mannequin Films, to explore the chilling world of Good Hope, the debut political thriller by Nick Clelland, recently optioned for screen adaptation. Set in a dystopian version of Cape Town, now an independent and heavily surveilled Cape R…

John Maytham is joined by Toby Chance, DA Spokesperson on Trade, Industry & Competition, to unpack the legal and political fallout after the North Gauteng High Court ruling that found Minister Parks Tau’s appointment of a temporary National Lottery operator to be unlawful. Presenter John Maytham is an actor and author-turned-talk radio veteran and …

John Maytham is joined by Dr Mark Potterton, Principal of Sacred Heart Primary School and Director of the Three2Six Refugee Children’s Education Project to unpack the complex debate around classroom size and pupil performance. Is smaller always better? Not necessarily. Presenter John Maytham is an actor and author-turned-talk radio veteran and seas…

John Maytham is joined by Hendrik Verwoed, a freelance motorsport journalist with deep knowledge of Formula 1 history and the politics of the paddock. Together, John and Hendrik discusses why Monaco continues to be a problem race in the modern F1 era. Presenter John Maytham is an actor and author-turned-talk radio veteran and seasoned journalist. H…

Dr Ntsikelelo Breakfast, political analyst and academic at Nelson Mandela University, to unpack whether the Oval office meeting has worked to Julius Malema’s political benefit. 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 …

John Maytham isjoined by Dr Alan Lee, the Science and Innovation Programme Manager at BirdLife South Africa and lead editor of the RDB-online project (Red Data Book). He’s here to help us unpack what this means for the birds of southern Africa — and what it should mean for all of us. Presenter John Maytham is an actor and author-turned-talk radio v…

John Maytham speaks to Mokebe Thulo, CEO of Aware.org, about a ground-breaking nationwide study involving 1,100 teens that offers one of the most detailed pictures yet of youth alcohol behaviour 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 i…

Jonathan Jansen, an Extraordinary Professor of Education at Stellenbosch University, speaks to Mike Wills about the impact that a US freeze in research grants for South African universities will have. Presenter John Maytham is an actor and author-turned-talk radio veteran and seasoned journalist. His show serves a round-up of local and internationa…

Redi Tlhabi, a South African journalist based in the US, speaks to Mike Wills about what came out of President Cyril Ramaphosa’s visit to Washington, after his very public initial meeting with his US counterpart. Presenter John Maytham is an actor and author-turned-talk radio veteran and seasoned journalist. His show serves a round-up of local and …

Joining Mike Wills is Charles Phahlane, spokesperson for SANParks. We ask him what practical interventions are on the table and whether enough is being done to reverse what many are calling a crisis of safety on the mountain. Presenter John Maytham is an actor and author-turned-talk radio veteran and seasoned journalist. His show serves a round-up …

Mike Wills is joined by Hilary Joffe, seasoned Business Day columnist and one of the sharpest economic analysts in the country, to help us make sense of what this budget really signals for the economy, investors, and the South African public Presenter John Maytham is an actor and author-turned-talk radio veteran and seasoned journalist. His show se…

Joining Mike Wills is Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis to unpack these alarming crime statistics, explain what’s holding back justice, and outline the City’s plan to break the bottleneck—starting with a call for investigative power at the local level. Presenter John Maytham is an actor and author-turned-talk radio veteran and seasoned journalist.…

SATSA’s CEO David Frost talks to Mike Wills about the association’s concern that headlines about crime, following President Cyril Ramaphosa’s meeting with his US counterpart Donald Trump, might negatively impact inbound tourism. Presenter John Maytham is an actor and author-turned-talk radio veteran and seasoned journalist. His show serves a round-…

John Maytham joined by Premier Alan Winde, the Premier of the Western Cape, to unpack the realities behind the numbers. Known for his pragmatic leadership and focus on efficiency, Premier Winde outlines how the provincial government is adapting to constrained resources, while still pushing forward with key initiatives to drive growth and improve li…

John Maytham is joined by Khaya Sithole, chartered accountant, political analyst, and Business Day columnist. He argues that if President Ramaphosa’s mission succeeds, the economic fallout can be contained—but failure could leave South Africa paying a steep price, not just diplomatically, but economically. Presenter John Maytham is an actor and aut…

John Maytham speaks to Dr. Mark Faesen, Specialist Gynaecologist and Fertility Specialist with the Clinical HIV Research Unit (CHRU), to unpack what these cuts really mean on the ground. With years of experience in women's reproductive health and HIV care, Dr. Faesen paints a sobering picture of the ripple effects already underway—and what might li…

To help John Maytham unpack this complex issue, he is joined by Dr. Simon Howell, respected criminologist and researcher in urban violence and public safety. With years of fieldwork and academic insight under his belt, Dr. Howell offers practical, evidence-based strategies for reducing crime—not just through policing, but through proactive, communi…

A weekly conversation with Rebecca Davis covering the subjects that created a stir in the news and around the world 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 ec…