Afternoon Drive with John Maytham

Guest: John McLoughlin

We speak to cyber security expert and CEO of J2 Software, John McLoughlin, about  a sweeping cyber-attack targeting multiple federal agencies in the United States last week.  It's suspected that Russians were behind the hack. Powerful tech and security companies including Microsoft were also targeted.  It remains unclear what information the hackers may have stolen, and what they could do with it. President Donald Trump on Saturday downplayed the cyberattack and contradicted remarks by the Secretary of State linking it to Russia.

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Guest: Theresa Emerick

A new survey shows that one-third of guesthouses on the Garden Route say they've lost at least half of their bookings following the closure of beaches in the area.

Last week President Cyril Ramaphosa announced an amendment of Level 1 regulations which included closing them until the 3rd of January to curb the spread of the coronavirus. We speak to Theresa Emerick of the online accommodation booking system provider, NightsBridge, that conducted the survey.

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Guest: Shamiela Fisher

The Democratic Alliance has gone to the Cape Town High Court today in a bid to get permission to reopen beaches in the Garden Route.  They have been closed until the 3rd of January to curb the spread of the coronavirus.

Beaches in the Eastern Cape are also closed, while in KZN they will be closed on specific days.

We speak to EWN's Shamiela Fischer.

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Guest: Prof Ian Sanne

We speak to Ian Sanne, professor of Medicine at Witwaterstrand and CEO of Right to Care, who is also a member of the ministerial advisory committee on Covid-19, about the new strain of the virus, if it is different to the one in the UK, and concerns about the massive increase in the rate of new cases. He is speaking in his private capacity.

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Mike speaks to Donovan Copley who is the Lead Singer at Hot Water.

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Heyneke Meyer was still at primary school when he told a teacher that he would one day become the Springbok head coach. We caught up with him to chat about his book, My Notes on Leadership and Life,

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Guest: Fatima Hassan | Head and human rights lawyer at Health Justice Initiative (HJI)

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Guest: Paul Simon | Founder of YDE and EGG

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Africa tells Mike about what happened when he visited SA Children's Home.

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Guest: Pierre de Vos | Claude Leon Foundation Chair in Constitutional Governance at University of Cape Town

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