Afternoon Drive with John Maytham

Guest: Prof Kristie Ebi

Extreme heat is an increasingly common occurrence worldwide, with heat-related deaths and illnesses also expected to rise. 

The authors of a new two-paper Series on Heat and Health, published in The Lancet, recommend immediate and urgent globally coordinated efforts to mitigate climate change and increase resilience to extreme heat to limit additional warming, avoid permanent and substantial extreme heat worldwide, and save lives by protecting the most vulnerable 

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Guest: Dr Zakeera Docrat

A handbook on Legal Languages explores the quest for linguistic equality in South Africa and beyond. After the decision to make English the official language of record in all courts in the Republic of South Africa, Rhodes University alumna Dr. Zakeera Docrat, in partnership with Professor Russell Kaschula and Professor Monwabisi Ralarala wrote the book as an exploration of the social and legal causes and implications of such a decision.  

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Guest: Craig Ray | Sports Editor  at Daily Maverick

The immediate future of the 2021 Rugby Championship is in the balance after the government of Western Australia indicated it was not willing to host the All Blacks, Springboks, Wallabies and Pumas in Perth over the next six weeks.

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Guest: Julia Evans Daily Maverick

Rodwell Nkomazana, 9, was mauled in the face by a hyena while asleep at an all-night church gathering outside Harare, Zimbabwe, last month. A medical team travelled to Zimbabwe to fetch Nkomazana and his mother and the support of doctors at the  Mediclinic Sandton examined him in person and offered life changing medical care. 

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Guest: Bantu Holomisa

The election of Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula as Speaker of the National Assembly has come under severe criticism.

Acting Speaker Lechesa Tsenoli has been asked to stop the process.

In a letter, Mabuza Attorneys said the process to nominate her by the ANC was flawed and there were a number of allegations against Mapisa-Nqakula.

Some of the issues were that Parliament’s standing committee on defence was probing her for alleged corruption.

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Guest: Alan Winde | Premier at Western Cape Government

 

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Guest: Nicole Fritz | Executive Officer at Freedom Under Law

Nicole Fritz of Freedom under Law will delve into the reasons that local government elections should not be postponed for the sake of a legitimate democratic South Africa.

 

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Guest: Prof Hannelie Meyer | Scientific advisor and member at SAVIC (South African Vaccination and Immunisation Centre)

Hannelie Meyer of The National Immunisation Safety Expert Committee (Nisec) explains the the results of the organizations independent evaluation of post-vaccination deaths. 

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Guest: Karyn Maughan

The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights claims that an accused person must have an opportunity to challenge a sentence and conviction in a higher court. 

Zuma's sentence has been issued by the highest court in the land and representation for Zuma argue this to be evidence of the court acting without regard to international law. The Helen Suzman Foundation and the Council for the Advancement of the Constitution make the argument that Zuma’s team is misinterpreting the law.

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Guest: Dr Sara Black

The University of Cape Town (UCT) become the first university on the African continent to extend to cater to the secondary schooling market through an online platform. It aims to cater to each individual learner’s personal needs combined with the formal syllabus.

As an Expert on The Rights of Education and Transformation at the University of Johannesburg, Dr Sara Black will shed insight on the project.

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