Afternoon Drive with John Maytham

Climate change: Six young people take 32 countries to court

Melanie Jean Murcott is an Associate Professor at The Institute of Marine and Environmental Law and Doctor of Laws in Constitutional and Environmental Law and she joins Pippa to consider the first case of its kind that has been filed by six young Portuguese people against 32 governments, including all EU member states, the UK, Norway, Russia, Switzerland and Turkey at the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) in Strasbourg.

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Con Court ruling on independent candidates

04 December 2023 | 10 Minute Listen

Lawson Naidoo is The Executive Director of the Council for the Advancement of the South African Constitution (CASAC) and he joins John to consider the Constitutional Court judgment delivered today to the case brought by the Independent Candidates Association (ICA) to challenge the restrictions placed on independent candidates contesting National Assembly seats.

A tactical delay of the truth: The removal of the DD Mabuza Trial Judge

04 December 2023 | 7 Minute Listen

Kevin Bloom joins John to consider the mysterious discharge of Judge Cassim Sardiwalla from his duties at the Gauteng Division of the High Court in Pretoria in July 2023.

Businessman Roger Jardine for President?

04 December 2023 | 9 Minute Listen

Peter Bruce is Sunday Times Editor-at-large & columnist and he joins John to discuss the news of Roger Jardine’s willingness to engage in politics in South Africa to address national issues.

Why are Big Tech pioneers such arseholes?

04 December 2023 | 8 Minute Listen

Burnet Media Publisher and Author Tim Richman joins John to discuss the negative impact of social media on society, culture, and politics over the past decade and a half and questions why the leaders of Big Tech companies allowed this to happen.

The Shosholoza Meyl is back on track

04 December 2023 | 12 Minute Listen

PRASA (Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa) Spokesperson Andiswa Makanda joins John to discuss PRASA’s announcement of the resumption of passenger train services between Johannesburg and Durban, as well as Johannesburg and Cape Town, starting next week.

Paddle out in yellow for Oscar Chalupsky on 02 Dec

01 December 2023 | 6 Minute Listen

Rob Mousely is the joint founder of surfski.info and is a prolific writer and avid surf-skier. He invites listeners to wear yellow and to join paddlers from around the world to head out tomorrow in support of the world's best paddler - SA's Oscar Chalupsky that is suffering from multiple myeloma cancer.

The Israel-Hamas War

01 December 2023 | 11 Minute Listen

Dan Perry is the Former chief of the associated press news agency in Europe, Africa and the Middle East and former chairman of the foreign press association in Jerusalem and he joins Mike to bring an update on the state of affairs across the Gaza Strip as the Israeli military resumed combat operations against Hamas after efforts to extend the truce failed.

Bailing Out Transnet

01 December 2023 | 6 Minute Listen

Rob Rose is the Editor of Financial Mail and he joins Mike to engage with the reality that National Treasury has given Transnet a bailout of R47 billion to meet its debt obligations and support its recovery plan.

Mike Wills Book Review

01 December 2023 | 8 Minute Listen

Listen to Mike Wills' book review and share his passion for all things literary. FICTION Soldiers of Salamis by Javier Cercas NON FICTION Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland by Patrick Radden Keefe.

RamApocalypse Now from South Africa's legendary cartoonist Zapiro

01 December 2023 | 9 Minute Listen

South Africa's legendary cartoonist Zapiro joins Mike to discuss his 28th annual collection 'RamApocalypse Now'. Listeners are invited to signings of the book: Saturday 02 Dec 11:00 - 12:45 Exclusive Books Constantia,13:30 - 15:00 Exclusive Books Cavendish, Sat 9 Dec 11:00 - 12:45 WWB Gardens Centre,13:30 - 15:00 Exclusive Books Cavendish.

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