Afternoon Drive with John Maytham

Guest:  JP Smith | Mayoral Committee Member for Safety and Security at City of Cape Town

The City of Cape Town has ramped up its operations in clamping down on illegal events, with 49 illegally planned events identified in recent months. 

The City has issued a release that explains that many illegal events have been identified thanks to tip-offs and events advertised on social media. 

Cape Town City Councilor, JP Smith, will break down the strict approach committed to by the city.

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Guest: Dewald Schoeman is a PHD student in Molecular Biology and Virology

T Cells play a crucial role in human immunity and current vaccines stimulate them to fight against both the SARS-CoV-2 virus and its emerging variants in the long term. 

A break down of the principles of human immunity and the function of T Cells play a crucial role in the creation of an accurate public understanding of the COVID virus and the value of the vaccines and the differences between them.

Much of the media focus has been focused on the role of the vaccine in the creation of antibodies.  It has been widely discussed that vaccines were able to bind to the variants but less capable of neutralizing them.  It is of crucial importance to understand the role of the T-cells.  They have been largely as responsive to the variants as they were to the wild-type virus. They were still able to recognize and respond effectively to the variants, conferring resilient protection against the disease.

 

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Guest: Werner Kruger

Tailor & Tramp received a great deal attention from local audiences with their debut single, Midnight Temptation. Now they are back in the spotlight song to showcase their talent.

ALLEY CAT, produced by Mark Belling and written by frontman Werner “Weerlig” Kruger, is a catchy song about a ‘wild card’ type of personality who is also a nice guy. 

“The song is actually a self-portrait, because all of my friends are always saying that I am a ‘wild card’,” explains Werner. “I think it is good to include something of yourself in your music, because it makes it honest and relatable. It is a nice light-hearted song that everyone will enjoy.”

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Guest: Michael Hendrickse.

 

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Guest: Professor Glenda Gray, President of the South African Medical Research Council

Talks are underway with Johnson & Johnson (J&J) and the Department of Health about running a Covid-19 vaccine booster trial in South Africa. 

Professor Glenda Gray is the co-investigator of the groundbreaking project The Sisonke Programme. It is a collaboration between the National Department of Health, South African Medical Research Council, Desmond Tutu Health Foundation, CAPRISA, Janssen and Johnson & Johnson. It allows the government to make the Ad26.COV2.S COVID-19 vaccine (JnJ vaccine) immediately available to healthcare workers using a research programme.

  Professor Glenda Gray is the first female President and CEO of the South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC). 

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Guest: Sheilan Clarke | Spokesperson at My Vote Counts

Sheilan Clarke joins us from 'My Vote Counts' to discuss the findings of the first quarterly report that has been published by The  Electoral Commission  (IEC) in implementation of the new requirements imposed by The Political Party Funding Act. 

The Act introduced a strict regulatory framework for the private funding of political parties including limits for the source, size and use of donated funds by political parties.

  The Act compels political parties to disclose all donations more than R100 000 to the IEC.

'My Vote Counts' is a a non-profit company founded to improve the accountability, transparency and inclusiveness of elections and politics and it advocating for a legislative transparency framework for many years.

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Guest: Mike Morris | Professor at Department Of Economics At UCT

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Guest: Brit King

Brit King from Action Padel South Africa is excited to introduce the world's fastest growing sport to Cape Town!  Padel Court in Western Cape opened in October last year and the addiction has spread ever since!

  Also known as Padel Tennis, the game of Padel is played on a court one third the size of a tennis court which is enclosed by a glass and metallic fence. It is a great sport for players of all ages and skills, as it is both quick and easy to pick up.

The ribbon to the two courts, was cut by the two owners before an audience of celebrity guests and tennis stars.

Find Padel at The Fives Football Arena just outside Canal Walk, Cape Town.

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Guest: Jessica Davies

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