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Podcasts
The project to save SA's most threatened migratory freshwater fish
The project to save SA's most threatened migratory freshwater fish
Guest: Jeremy Shelton | Programme co-ordinator Dr Jeremy Shelton at Freshwater Research Centre [UCT]
More episodes from Afternoon Drive With John Maytham
Zuma medical parole appeal at the SCA
15 August 2022 5:21 PM
Guest: Babalo Ndenze | Parliamentary Correspondent at EWN
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City of Cape Town fines people sleeping in cars
15 August 2022 5:18 PM
Guest: Wayne Dyson | Spokesperson for City of Cape Town Law Enforcement
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Study on chemical imbalance in the brain and depression sparks fierce debate
15 August 2022 4:34 PM
A controversial new analysis has found that depression may not be caused by lower levels of serotonin in the brain.
John speaks to Mark Solms, a South African psychoanalyst and neuropsychologist, who is known for his discovery of the brain mechanisms of dreaming and his use of psychoanalytic methods in contemporary neuroscience.
The Telkom Suitors
15 August 2022 4:12 PM
Three companies have proposed various deals that involve Telkom and analysts expect that even more interest parties will enter the fray. Founder and Editor at Techcentral, Duncan McLeod joins John to discuss this.
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The new Ipsos poll - the ANC is collapsing as a majority party
15 August 2022 3:55 PM
A new representative poll by Ipsos suggests that if an election were held tomorrow, the ANC would get 42%, the DA 11%, the EFF 9%, and Herman Mashaba’s Action SA 3% of the votes at a national level.
Mari Harris is The Public Affairs Director at Ipsos. Welcome to the show.
Renewable Energy Announcement
15 August 2022 3:36 PM
Guest: Peter Venn | Managing Director of Windlab
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Our Burning Planet - R56m destined for Eastern Cape wind farm beneficiaries ‘wasted’ on failed ‘green energy’ projects
12 August 2022 6:22 PM
Guest: Ethan van Diemen
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Derek Gripper New Sleep Song
12 August 2022 6:06 PM
Guest: Derek Gripper | Composer, Musician
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20 alleged instigators of the July unrest will appear in the Durban Central Magistrates Court
12 August 2022 5:36 PM
Guest: Nhlanhla Mabaso, EWN KZN Correspondent.
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John Maytham Book Review
12 August 2022 5:35 PM
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.
FICTION
Cold, Cold Bones by Kathy Reichs
Trust by Hernan Diaz
NON FICTION
The Tyranny of Merit: What’s Become of the Common Good? by Michael J. Sandel
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