John Maytham speak to Dr Guy Lamb, criminologist and expert in public safety and policing.

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John Maytham is joined by Mbasa Mvenene, Political scientist and Lecturer at Walter Sisulu University, to unpack the increasingly visible campaign by Deputy President Paul Mashatile for the ANC’s top position. The conversation begins with the suspicious timing and limited disclosure around the alleged shooting incident involving Mashatile’s motorcade, an event only made public weeks later, over the Easter weekend.

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Joining John Maytham is Tania Morkel, conservationist, hiker, former wildfire fighter — and a woman with a remarkable story to share – her 2023 tragic incident on Table Mountain, which Tania has completely turned around

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John Maytham is joined by Dr Maritha van der Walt, Chief Medical Officer at Discovery Life, to discuss the findings of the company’s 2024 claims experience report and the alarming statistics around unnatural deaths. One in five claims fell into this category, with suicide accounting for 35 percent, making it the leading cause ahead of car accidents, crime, trauma, and other incidents.

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John Maytham is joined by transport economist Shaun Mhlanga to dissect a startling gap in South Africa’s revenue system: the largely untaxed minibus taxi industry and the broader implications for national tax policy.

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A weekly conversation with Rebecca Davis covering the subjects that created a stir in the news and social media.

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Renowned News 24 Journalist Carol Paton joins John Maytham to unpack the political and legal tightrope walk behind South Africa’s potential VAT U-turn. After weeks of uncertainty, there’s now broad consensus among parties in the Government of National Unity that the planned 0.5% VAT hike should be scrapped. But doing so isn’t straightforward.

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John Maytham speak to the mind behind the madness, Louis Viljoen, about crafting dark worlds, femme fatales, and the enduring appeal of noir theatre in a South African context – in his new play, MRS.MITCHELL COMES TO TOWN.

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John Maytham is joined by Francois Viruly, a respected property economist and Associate Professor at UCT. He walks us through how municipal property rates are calculated.

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John Maytham speaks to Alderman JP Smith, the City’s Mayoral Committee Member for Safety and Security. Alderman Smith explains how this data is essential in securing much-needed national and provincial support for Cape Town’s hardworking animal welfare organisations.

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