Afternoon Drive with John Maytham

Guest: Plant biologist Professor Jill Farrant

 What is that Mr. Armani? Plant biologist Professor Jill Farrant has been telling us all along!

Although it’s widely used in African traditional medicine, modern science is only beginning to appreciate the remarkable pharmaceutical and cosmetic applications of the plant Myrothamnus flabellifolia. This is why designer Giorgio Armani chose it as the main ingredient in his skincare range, Crema Nera.

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Guest: Lukas Muntingh | Project Head  at Africa Criminal Justice Reform

The application of mandatory regulations determine the right to medical parole of a South African Prisoner. What is the exact prescribed criteria and to what degree of interpretation does this give to  medical parole board? Can the success of Zuma's parole be deemed as a valid a application of the process and equality before the law. Lucas Muntingh 

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Guest: Dr Saadiq Kariem 

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Guest: Nathan Geffen | Editor at Ground Up

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Guest: Graham Sayer |  Executive Head at Somerset College

Children need relationships and human contact.  Many parts of the learning process are high touch and not high tech. The change from physical school to virtual school has set many children back - and lost many entirely.  We must find these children and bring them back.

Graham Sayer is the Executive Head at Somerset College and he will discuss the urgent needs of South African students and parents in the COVID education crisis. 

Children come from different home backgrounds, some with big gardens and fast WIFI,  some that live in cramped spaces with many children sharing a small space and having no access to online learning processes. 

  The pandemic has had an extremely detrimental impact on children’s education and social and emotional needs and especially in South Africa.

The Pandemic gives policy makers a unique opportunity to consider every element of our school system.

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Guest: Craig Ray | Sports Editor  at Daily Maverick

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Guest: Rebecca Davis

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Guest: Wandile Sihlobo -Chief economist, Agricultural Business Chamber of South Africa

Government has partnered with The Private Sector to create The Agricultural & Agro Processing Master Plan. Wandile Sihlobo is a Chief economist in the Agricultural Business Chamber of South Africa, and he believes that The Kiwi Fruit has the potential to play a lead role.

Agriculture will be crucial to South Africa's economic reconstruction and COVID recovery path. The Kiwifruit Industry has a great potential for growth, and it has distinct advantage over New Zealand, the world's leading exporter of the fruit, thanks to its relative proximity to the EU.

The South African industry is small, but it has existed for more than 40 years. The fruit is grown in Limpopo, Mpumalanga, KwaZulu-Natal and there has been resurgence recently in the Western Cape. 

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Guest: Adil Khan

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Guest: Oscar Van Heerden

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