Afternoon Drive with John Maytham CapeTalk

Guest: Luke Townsend, the professional officer for Music Services in the Library and Information Services and a professional musician 

Cape Town libraries are paying tribute to local musicians by memorializing their works as part of an oral history project.
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John Maytham speaks to legal analyst Melusi Xulu ahead of tomorrow’s concourt hearing which will decide on the eligibility to contest elections by  former president Jacob Zuma. 
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Professor De Wet Swanepoel has penned a captivating piece in The Conversation about the challenges faced by hearing impaired individuals in Africa – but all hope is not lost! Professor Swanepoel together with WHO and the hearX Foundation are working to develop digital devices to test hearing loss. Who will benefit? Areas close to home like Khayelitsha and Gugulethu will soon have access to these life changing tools
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John Maytham speaks to EWN Parliament correspondent, Lindsay Dentlinger about recent developments relating to the completion of parliaments reconstruction.
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John Maytham speaks to John Matthews, Chairman of Construction Alliance South Africa, about the investigation process which is followed, after incidents such as the collapsed building in George. 
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Rebecca Davis joins John Maytham each week to reflect on just how strange the news can be. From the most important to the very strange, John and Rebecca offer their view of what is happening in our world that makes it at times infuriating, at times inspirational but always fascinating.  The views expressed by John and Rebecca are editorial, the content is not intended to be viewed as reporting. Catch the conversation each Thursday just after 3:30pm or subscribe to this podcast to have it delivered to you every week.
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