South Africa has won its 38th Gold medal at the Chelsea Flower Show in London with its fynbos explosion, which includes rare hybrids. It's our first participation in the prestigious show in four years. Designer Leon Kluge talks to us about the exhibit. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…

Rumbi Matamba, an analyst at the Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime (GI-TOC), discusses its new report, “The Politics of Murder: Criminal Governance and Targeted Killings in South Africa”. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Di CapeTalk

UNISA professor of international relations and diplomacy, Anthoni van Nieuwkerk, was on the presidential High-Level Review Panel on State Security Agency. He discusses a report on News24 that corruption, outdated technology, and a merger of apartheid intelligence agencies with post-democracy security apparatus have rendered the State Security Agenc…

For more than three decades, most people in South Africa knew only of five petrol station brands. Now, relatively new player Astron Energy is disrupting the petroleum industry as we know it. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Di CapeTalk

Our daily discussion with an ordinary voter about who they plan to put a cross next to on the ballot paper in next week’s election. Today, we are speaking to a Democratic Alliance supporter. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Di CapeTalk

Political economy analyst of Political Futures Consultancy, Daniel Silke, takes a look at the latest opinion polls and in their have been any changes in planned support for political parties in next week’s elections. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Di CapeTalk

Crystal Orderson discusses the role of banks such as RMB when it comes to sustainable finance in Africa and growth opportunities on the African continent. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Di CapeTalk

Energy analyst, Clyde Mallinson, discusses the feasibility of Eskom’s idea of possibly building small modular nuclear reactions at old power stations. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Di CapeTalk

Daily Maverick journalist, Nonkululeko Njila, speaks about her experience outside Shoprite in Ratanda Mall in Heidelberg, when security officers opened fire on a crowd angry over reports of the death of a community member in the store’s cold room. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Di CapeTalk

Funds from a huge City of Tshwane (CoT) transport project, coupled with proceeds from the Passenger Rail Agency of SA’s (Prasa) botched locomotives tender, in effect sponsored a R10-million donation the ANC pocketed in 2014. Pieter-Louis Myburgh | Investigative Journalist See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…

Each day this week we will be speaking to South African citizens who will be sharing who they will vote for in the 2024 elections and why? John Maytham speaks to Ashiek Manie, a school principal who will be voting ANC. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Di CapeTalk

One person has been killed and several others injured on a Singapore Airlines flight from London that was hit by severe turbulence.The Singapore-bound Boeing 777-300ER was diverted to Bangkok and landed at 15:45 local (08:45 GMT). See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Di CapeTalk

Rosheda Muller is the Chairperson of the Western Cape Informal Traders Coalition and joins John to comment on the City of Cape Town's efforts to make improvements to informal trading. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Di CapeTalk

Xanthea Limberg is the SALGA Deputy President and COCT Cllr and joins John Maytham to comment on the constitutionality of the new electricity laws. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Di CapeTalk

Mbekezeli Benjamin is a researcher with Judges Matter and joins John Maytham to comment on the appointment of David Unterhalter as judge to the SCA. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Di CapeTalk

Invisible ink is a memoir that lays bare the emotional overwhelm of feeling like an ‘invisible’ female writer in the ‘invisible’ Global South as the climate crisis accelerates with unprecedented speed. John Maytham speaks to writer and author, Leoni Joubert. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…

According to presidential spokesperson Vincent Magwenya, President Ramaphosa had ‘noted the concerns expressed by some business leaders about his signing into law of the NHI Bill’. Will business play nice with new kid ‘’NHI’’ on the block? John Maytham speaks to Khulekane Mathe, BUSA incoming CEO. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information…

Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi has been killed in a helicopter crash, state media confirm. Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian was also killed in Sunday's crash. But what will happen now with all eyes of the political world on Iran? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Di CapeTalk

Each day this week we will be speaking to South African citizens who will be sharing who they will vote for in the 2024 elections and why? John Maytham speaks to Bernadette Steenkamp a health and safety officer about why she is voting FF+. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Di CapeTalk

John Maytham speaks to Professor Cherrel Africa Associate Professor in the Political Studies Department UWC about the Western Cape post elections and whether an outright majority win is on the cards for the DA in the Western Cape, See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Di CapeTalk

Now while Zuma will not be representing the MKP in Parliament, his face will remain on the ballot paper as the head of the party. What will a parliament without the MK party leader look like? John Maytham speaks to Political analyst Dr Levy Ndou. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Di CapeTalk

John Maytham speaks to Benedict Phiri for a legal analyses of the judgement that was handed down in the case of former president Jacob Zuma in the Constitutional Court this morning. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Di CapeTalk

A trawler went down 60 miles of the Cape coast on Friday. While 9 people were rescued, 11 are still missing at sea. John Maytham speaks to fisheries observer Victor Ngcongo about safety onboard fishing vessels at sea. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Di CapeTalk

Muso’s Higgo and Daniel Baron have released their 3rd collaboration song. Interestingly the song was made a while ago and the duo almost forgot to release it! Crystal Orderson speaks to singer-song writer Higgo van Biljon. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Di CapeTalk

South Africans are mobilising to mark World Hypertension Day on Friday 17th (or any other day in May) with a FREE Blood Pressure test. Why? Because it’s MAY MEASUREMENT MONTH. The one month in the year where South Africans can get a FREE blood pressure check at participating pharmacies nationwide. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information…

Crystal Orderson speaks to Ground Work Collective Founder, Mbali Ntuli about the state of readiness of election observers at home and abroad. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Di CapeTalk

Will SA voters change the political landscape in this year’s election?Is this the beginning of the end for the ANC and what will a coalition nation look like? Crystal Orderson speaks to Dr Oscar Van Heerden who was part of a political discourse panel today at the Franschoek Literary Festival. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…

The BELA Bill has been passed this week and seeks to make progressive changes to the Schools Act. There are however some concerns. Crystal Orderson speaks to Mila Harding, Legal researcher at Section27. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Di CapeTalk

Over the past couple of months , we’ve noticed that our president has been a very busy man and the ‘’special pen’’ has been hard at work in the past week.Professor Chris Landsberg | International relations and policy expert See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Di CapeTalk

In a flurry during the final sitting of the 6th parliament yesterday, the NCOP and NA passed 9 bills. Many questioning the rush to ascent these bills into law ahead of the elections at the end of May. Crystal Orderson speaks to EWN Reporter, Lindsay Dentlinger. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…

Crystal Orderson speaks to South African teacher living in Saudi Arabia, Courtney Edwards about casting his vote in Riyadh this morning. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Di CapeTalk

Latest: Loose forward Evan Roos has extended his stay at the Stormers until 2027. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Di CapeTalk

John Maytham speaks to constitutional law expert Professor Pierre de Vos about the constitutionality of the NHI and what impact if any, will court action have over the new health law. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Di CapeTalk

Is the Zimbabwean currency forever doomed? The latest currency, the ZIG, has upset Zimbabweans, especially informal traders. John Maytham speaks to Farai Mutambanengwe, Executive Director SME Association of Zimbabwe. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Di CapeTalk

John Maytham speaks to Dr ilia Leitch, who together with her husband Andrew at Queen Mary University of London and Royal Botanic Gardens Kew joined forces in researching the origins of ancient Baobabs and where various species can be found. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Di CapeTalk

John Maytham speaks to Energy analyst Matthew Cruise who has projected that loadshedding may return in June/ July following weeks of a pause in the black outs ahead of the elections. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Di CapeTalk

John Maytham speaks to EWN reporter Bernadette Wicks about the decision taken in the KZN High Court in Pietermaritzburg today, where former president Jacob Zuma’s trial date was set to April 2025. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Di CapeTalk

Thopi Mhloli |Standard Bank Head of Savings and Investment See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Di CapeTalk

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. The views expressed by John and Rebecca are editorial, the cont…

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John Maytham speaks to Discovery Insure CEO, Robert Attwell about the short term insurers research into road user behaviour and what their findings revealed. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Di CapeTalk

John Maytham speaks to Marcelle du Plessis, Mdzananda Animal Clinic Fundraising and Communications Executive, about the opening of the "Tots with Tails" creche in Khayelitsha, a transformative initiative aimed at enhancing the lives of puppies and kittens in need of temporary shelter while awaiting their forever homes. See omnystudio.com/listener f…

John Maytham speaks to Jon Cherry, Director at Cherryflava media about why some of the world is quite infuriated by the new Apple Ipad advert. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Di CapeTalk

John Maytham speaks Professor Terrence Kommal, an Extraordinary Professor at North West University. He is also a medical doctor and the CEO of Medical Expert Consulting Group - about the electoral impact the signing of the NHI will have 2 weeks before South Africans head to the polls. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…

John Maytham speaks to Dr Carla du Toit, Newton International Fellow at the University of Cambridge about her research into the Hadeda Ibis and testing for its ‘’sixth sense’’. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Di CapeTalk

John Maytham speaks to finance expert Maya Fischer about the options available when look for retirement homes. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Di CapeTalk

There has been much furore ahead of todays signing of the NHI into law, with doctors even threatening to leave the country. What happens next? John Maytham speaks to Professor Alex Van den Heever, Chair of Social Security Systems Administration and Management Studies at WITS. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…

The latest research by the Centre for Social Development in Africa (CDSA), shows that voter choice is not based on only one factor but a combination of many complex and intersecting factors. Social attitudes, political beliefs, socio-economic issues and a desire for a better life are but some of the reasons for their party-political preferences. Jo…

John Maytham speaks to Fritz Malan, Executive at ENS in the Employment practice about what happens when an employee refuses to undergo a polygraph test. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Di CapeTalk

South African non-profit organisation Orange Arts Project whose work is dedicated to introducing arts, crafts and image making to children and youth in foster homes across the Cape is doing a revamp, and a little help is needed from friends and supporters. John Maytham speaks to artists, Jill Trappler. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy inform…