Afternoon Drive with John Maytham

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Guest: Lucky Ntimane | Convener  at National Liquor Traders Council

Representatives of the liquor trade in South Africa say that while there does need to be a "swift response" to a potential third wave of coronavirus infections, this should not include a bans on the sale of alcohol.

 

They say restrictions of this kind should be put in place "only if hospital capacity becomes severely stretched".

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Guest: Morne Du Plessis | CEO at World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF)  South Africa

It's time for Earth Hour again and this year it will be celebrated for the first time as a global virtual event on Saturday at 8.30pm local time. 

This year's event takes place ahead of key international meetings at which world leaders will talk about climate action, sustainable development and how to stem nature loss. 

To ensure that these deliberations are in the best interests of people and nature, this year’s Earth Hour campaign will shine a spotlight on climate change and nature loss.

 

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Guest: Deon Robbertze

The Centre for Regenerative Design and Collaboration South Africa has won a Dow Business Impact Fund Award worth $100 000 (1 and a half million rand) which it will use to increase production of its concrete modifier, RESIN8, which is made from plastic waste. 

 It says this will not only help rid the country of its plastic waste problem but also assist in the building of communities and infrastructure.  

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Guest: Professor Mcebisi Ndletyana

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Guest: Kim Krynauw

We speak to the Hout Bay Seal Centre to discuss their concerns about losing the organisation's home of the past 20 years.  Kim Krynauw, its operational director, says that for years they had a gentleman's agreement with the Oceana Group to use part of one of the lots they rent at the end of the pier.  But now the Department of Public Works has taken over different lots in the Hout Bay harbour and want to put them out to tender. Oceana emailed the centre in February saying they were cancelling its lease as it was letting go some of the lots due to high costs. Oceana, she says, said they could continue with them if the department gave the centre a separate lease.  But, the department of public works, Kim says, are not replying to emails to confirm the organisation's right to continue operating from the site.  So they are there until end of March, have no capacity to tender for the lot AND nowhere to take the animals.

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Guest: Tinashe  Ruzane  | Flexclub at CEO & Co-Founder

We speak to FlexClub co-founder, Tinashe Ruzane, about a new car subscription marketplace for Cape Town for both locals and tourists. 

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Guest: Nthakoana Ngatane

Judgement has been reserved in the State Capture Commission's contempt of court application against former President Jacob Zuma. The matter was before the constitutional court earlier today. Commission lawyer, advocate Tembeka Ngukaitobi argued that Zuma's 'falsehoods and attacks on the court' should not go unpunished. We speak to EWN's Nthakoana Ngatane who was there.

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Guest: Prof Salim Abdool Karim

We speak to epidemiologist, Professor Salim Abdool Karim, who has announced that he will be returning to his academia after his term as co-chair of the Covid-19 ministerial advisory committee (MAC) comes to an end. He will be replaced by Professor Koleka Mlisana.

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Guest: Redi Tlhabi

We talk to Redi Tlhabi about the news that she will be the guest editor of the Mail & Guardian in the month of April.

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