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Transformation of unidentified object trapped between Saturn and Uranus
5 December 2023 6:05 PM
Dr. Amanda A. Sickafoose is a Senior Scientist at The Planetary Science Institute (PSI) and she joins John to explain the relevance of the recent discovery of a transforming disk of icy dust that surrounds a distant comet trapped in orbit between Saturn and Uranus.
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Navigating the wild world of digital money
5 December 2023 5:38 PM
Molly White is a researcher and software engineer who has become a prominent critic of the cryptocurrency industry and she joins John from Boston to warn of ‘the dangers of tokens with no real value’.
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Multi-Party Women's Caucus stands against high teenage pregnancy rate
5 December 2023 4:58 PM
Karabo Ozahis Directorof theCentre for Child Law at the University of Pretoria and she joins John to assess the potential implementation of the aims expressed by the Multi-Party Women's Caucus in their stand against high teenage pregnancy rates.
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Conservation of South Africa’s protected areas is tenuous as long as the law is weak
5 December 2023 4:42 PM
Kate Handley is an Environmental attorney and co-founder of the Biodiversity Law Centre and she joins John to explain that the law will need to change if we are to meet the goal of conserving at least 30% of the country’s terrestrial landscape by 2030.
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Astron aims to become Africa’s leading energy company
5 December 2023 4:24 PM
David Wrightis an active consultant in the SA liquid fuels industry and he joins John to consider Astron Energy’s stated aim to become a leading African energy company.
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International Student Entrepreneurship Programme Cultivates Business Mindsets at UWC
5 December 2023 4:08 PM
Abe Oliver is the Director for The Centre for Entrepreneurship and Innovation and he joins John to discuss a successful entrepreneurial program called the Student Training in Entrepreneurship Promotion (STEP) at the University of the Western Cape (UWC).
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The green transport transition: will SA produce its first EV by 2026?
5 December 2023 3:56 PM
Mikel MABASA is a Transport Economist and is NAAMSA CEO and he joins John to assess the viability of the country’s green transport transition as laid out on Monday by The Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition, Ebrahim Patel.
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The SA homicide rate highlights the vulnerability of men
5 December 2023 3:40 PM
Professor Richard Matzopoulos is Director of the South African Medical Research Council’s Burden of Disease Research Unit and he joins John to describe a study that underscores the need to recognize men's vulnerability in light of the reality that 87% of the victims of homicide are men.
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The Birding Big Year
4 December 2023 6:24 PM
Mike Buckham is the Cape Bird Club Chairman and he joins John to reflect on
the highlights of Cape Town Birding Big Year that ran from 1 January 2023 in
celebration of its 75th anniversary as a bird club in South Africa and is due to
complete on 31 December 2023
Con Court ruling on independent candidates
4 December 2023 5:36 PM
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.
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