Afternoon Drive with John Maytham

Guest: Shamiela Fisher EWN reporter 

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Guest: Cameron Dugmore | ANC Leader at Western Cape Legislature

Cameron Dugmore is the Leader of the Opposition in the Western Cape Provincial Parliament. He describes the ANC Election Day turn out, workflow, support, progress and the projected results that may ensue.

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Guest: Michael Hendrickse. | provincial electoral officer (PEO) and spokesperson at Independent Electoral Commission (IEC)

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Guest: Lucinda Rosa Neethling

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Guest: Prof Steven Friedman | Researcher Professor at the Faculty of Humanities   at University Of Johanesburg

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Guest: Davin Chown, Director of Genesis Eco-Energy Developments

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Booklist: : 

Windswept and Interesting Bill Connolly 

The Master - The brilliant Career of Roger Federer Christopher Clarey 

A Passage North Anuk Arudpragasam 

no one is talking about this Patricia Lockwood 

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Guest: Geordin Hill-Lewis | Shadow Minister of Finance at Democratic Alliance

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Guest: Dr. Lynne Quick is a palynologist at Nelson Mandela University. She has studied the ancient pollen grains found in sediment cores dating back thousands of years in order to shed light on the earth’s past and future climates.

Dr. Quick has found that paleoenvironmental records in Southern Africa show there to be much more complex consequences of pesky pollen and fungal spores than the havoc that they bring to people that suffer from allergies.

There is a large body of work that covers the reconstruction of landscapes and environments using pollen evidence from thousands of years ago of different parts of South Africa. Most of the data generated by Dr Quick and other researchers are incorporated into climate and bioclimatic models as baselines for past vegetation changes, which can also aid in environmental conservation management initiatives.

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Guest:  Lee Doig of the local production company Let It Rain Films joins John as one of 12 global directors that have shot an episode for the new YouTube Original series “Seat At The Table” leading up to the United Nations Cop26 in November.

South African Emmy award-winning cinematographer and director Lee Doig has collaborated with acclaimed international film makers to produce the “Seat At The Table” series to highlight the devastating impacts of and innovative solutions to climate change. The series includes interviews with legendary documentary maker Sir David Attenborough and primatologist Jane Goodall.

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