http://www.702.co.za Talk Radio 702 - The Podcasts en-us 2006 20 May 2013 2 702webmaster@702.co.za Tim Neary and Quereshini Naidoo spoke to the Managing Director of School Media, Khethi Ngwenya, about the launch of a cleaning initiative to encourage a cleaner neighbourhood by educating the community about waste sorting, recycling and the benefits of living in a clean environment called “Clean the City” campaign. Mon, 20 May 2013 17:43:34 Tim Neary and Quereshini Naidoo spoke to Dr. Anton Odendal, Manager at Western Cape Birding, about the “Flight for Birders” bird identification and conservation course which will be presented at Intaka Island on 18 and 19 May 2013. The course focuses on basic steps in the identification of birds, places heavy emphasis on where to find the rare and often endemic birds in southern Africa and illustrates how ordinary bird-watchers could become involved in the conservation of birds and their habitats. Beginners, experts and children are welcome. Mon, 13 May 2013 11:17:12 On Sunday Early Breakfast we spoke to John Stewart, spokesperson for the World of Wheels International Motor Show, about their fund raising event, to raise money to save the rhinos. We also spoke to Birdlife SA's Mark Anderson about all things birds. Mon, 6 May 2013 17:02:23 Tim Neary and Quereshini Naidoo spoke to John Wesson, Region & Conservation Manager at the Wildlife & Environment Society of SA(WESSA), about the degradation of a beautiful piece of Africa, a logo painting on a granite koppie between Matoks and Louis Trichardt in Limpopo with a Caltex symbol. John Wesson also spoke about WESSA. Mon, 29 Apr 2013 12:43:30 Quereshini Naidoo spoke to Helen Lockhart, Communication Manager at Two Oceans Aquarium, about the release of two ragged-tooth sharks, a male and a female, back into the ocean as part of the aquarium’s on-going shark conservation efforts. The sharks were tagged and returned to the ocean off Gordons Bay with support from Gemini Marine. Mon, 22 Apr 2013 16:36:47 Tim Neary and Quereshini Naidoo spoke to Anton Hanekom, Executive Director of Plastics SA, about their recent one-day conference called, “Plastics: The Future for Growth” that they hosted as Plastics SA. Mr Hanekom discussed growing the South African Plastics Industry, what impacts plastic packaging has on our environment and also projects that they are involved in to educate the public about their products. Mon, 15 Apr 2013 10:22:15 Gushwell Brooks and Tim Neary spoke to Kelly Marnewick, Manager for the Carnivore Conservation Programme at the Endangered Wildlife Trust, about a gathering of the world’s largest international body concerned with the trade in wildlife especially Cheetahs. Mon, 8 Apr 2013 11:32:56 Jade Maggs, is one of the scientists from the Oceanographic Research Institute, an institute that studies fish ecology in the Pondoland Marine Protected Area (MPA).The MPA is aimed at rebuilding and protecting vulnerable fish stocks. MPAs not only help to conserve threatened species but can also continuously supplement fished areas with new fish. Wed, 3 Apr 2013 19:25:53 Quereshini Naidoo spoke to the founder and CEO of Reel Gardening, Claire Reid, about what the company is all about. Claire also spoke about how easy the product is to use and how families and semi-literate individuals would be able to use it to supplement their diets. Tue, 26 Mar 2013 08:40:07 Quereshini Naidoo and Tim Neary spoke to Alecia Nickless, an ecologist/statistician working in the Global Change and Ecosystem Dynamics Research Group at the CSIR, and PHD student at UCT’s Statistics Department about the impact and mitigating effects that carbon dioxide has on our environment especially in the sea point areas. Tue, 19 Mar 2013 07:00:57