Afternoon Drive with John Maytham

John Maytham interviews Councillor Xanthea Limberg.

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Guest: Lorren de Kock | Project Manager: Circular Plastics Economy at World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF)

A recently released report on the real cost of plastic pollution, commissioned by the World Wide Fund for Nature,  says South Africa is the 11th worst offender for leaking land-based plastic into the ocean.

It was prepared by the global consulting firm, Dalberg, which says that the country could tackle the crisis more efficiently if it were to sign up to the a new global plastics treaty.

The report found that the minimum lifetime cost to South Africa of the plastic produced in 2019  alone was a staggering R885 billion.

This includes costs generated by the damage to livelihoods and key industries such as fishing and tourism, and the cleaning up of plastic pollution.

To find out more about the report, we speak to the WWF South Africa's Project Manager: Circular Plastics Economy. Lorren de Kock.

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Guest: Dr Katta Ludynia

A rare occurrence happened in Simons town near Cape Town whereby sixty-three endangered African penguins have been killed by a swarm of bees.

This was the first known attack at the world-famous Boulders Beach, which attracts up to 60,000 visitors a year.

The protected birds, from a colony in Simonstown, were found on the shore with multiple bee-stings but with no other physical injuries.

Dr. Katta Ludynia is the research manager at the Southern African Foundation for the Conservation of Coastal Birds (SANCCOB). She will discuss the strange event and its potential causes. 

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Guest: Elijah Moholola

Elijah Moholola will speak to us about a big event that has been hosted at The University of Cape Town last week. It is part of UCT’s commitment to have an open engagement with staff and students under the topic “To vaccinate or not to vaccinate”. A topic that continues to dominate a great deal of our social dialogue. 

The constructive session was addressed by: Professor Linda-Gail Bekker (Director of the Desmond Tutu HIV Centre at the Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine, UCT and Chief Operations Officer of the Desmond Tutu Health Foundation) , Professor Koleka Mlisana (Executive Manager: Academic Affairs, Research & Quality Assurance at the National Health Laboratory Service)  and Professor Shabir Madhi (Dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences and Professor of Vaccinology at the University of the Witwatersrand). 

The University continues to encourage students and staff to get vaccinated. 

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Guest: Start the weekend with Jono Tait from Hatchetman and the new single 'Slow Down'

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Guest: Peter Oxford

Residents of Betty's Bay are up in arms over the news that Scarface, a member of the local baboon troop, is facing a death sentence. 

The Betty's Bay baboon troop is a small troop made up of 22 animals, including 3 babies and resides in the Kogelberg biosphere reserve. Recently the troop came under the management of Human Wildlife Services (HWS) and on Friday, angry residents and members of the local Baboon Action Group contacted Cape Talk to say that HWS is planning to execute Scarface this afternoon.

For more on this story, Amy McIver speaks to Pete Oxford conservationist, zoologist, and the founder of the Betty's Bay Baboon Action Group.

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Guest: Nicole Fritz | Executive Officer at Freedom Under Law

President Cyril Ramaphosa is inviting public nominations for the position of the next Chief Justice of South Africa.

To promote transparency and encourage public participation, President Ramaphosa has decided that South Africans should take part in the choice of the next Chief Justice.

Nicole Fritz from Freedom Under Law will discuss the implications of the announcement. 

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Guest: Nqobile Ndlovu

Dan Kriel is leaving The Lions for The American Major League outfit. More and more South African athletes seem to be recruited elsewhere. What are the trends and why?  Sports, business researcher and writer Nqobile Ndlovi will discuss. 

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Guest: Sadiq Kareem

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Guest: Donovon Will

Around the world interest in “Plant-Based” and “Vegan” diets are becoming commonplace, driven by a growing awareness of the health and environmental benefits of eating more plant-based, as well as improvements in the taste, price and availability of plant-based food offerings.

 

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