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Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit

Join Lester Kiewit every weekday for an authentic Cape Town wake-up call. The show gets Cape Town as close to the story as possible, from high-profile interviews to did-you-hear watercooler conversations. The show is enlightening and accessible, inclusive and thought-provoking. It helps listeners navigate the (sometimes hectic) business of life. Some highlights include the daily Editorial segment at 6:10 and the flagship #LesterTester on Fridays at 8:35. The WorldView favourite Adam Gilchrest shares

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7:44

Private firefighting services rolled out across SA

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2025/06/12

The Fidelity Services Group has launched a fleet of private fire trucks in major cities across the country to bolster fire services. Lester Kiewit speaks to Fidelity CEO Wahl Bartmann about their SecureFire service. Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit is a podcast of the CapeTalk breakfast show. This programme is your authentic Cape Town wake-up call. Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit is informative, enlightening and accessible. The team’s ability to spot & share relevant

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8:47

Samkeliso “Sam Sam” Thubane: from Mbombela streets to...

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2025/06/12

Samkeliso “Sam Sam” Thubane speaks to Lester Kiewit about his journey from the streets of Mbombela to becoming Red Bull’s first professional spinner athlete — a milestone that takes South Africa’s street car culture to a global stage. He reflected on the key moments that shaped his path, what it means to see Spinning formally recognised as a sport, and the culture behind the wheel. He emphasised how official recognition has helped shift Spinning from illegal street

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5:55

Severe weather and flooding leaves Eastern Cape reeling

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2025/06/11

A cut-off low pressure system has resulted in heavy rain, wind and snowfall in large portions of the country, especially the Eastern Cape where at least nine people have lost their lives and an unconfirmed number missing. Lester Kiewit speaks to Khuselwa Rantjie, spokesperson for the Eastern Cape Government. Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit is a podcast of the CapeTalk breakfast show. This programme is your authentic Cape Town wake-up call. Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit is

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10:54

John Maytham reflects on two major events: Beyoncé’s...

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2025/06/11

John Maytham is in London to cover the ICC World Test Championship Final at Lord’s between South Africa and Australia and also got to enjoy Beyoncé’s Cowboy Carter live tour. He shares his thoughts with Lester Kiewit. Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit is a podcast of the CapeTalk breakfast show. This programme is your authentic Cape Town wake-up call. Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit is informative, enlightening and accessible. The team’s ability to spot

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6:45

Hitting the wall — what ‘bonking’ means for endurance...

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2025/06/11

Registered dietician Marie McGregor from the Sport Science Institute of South Africa joins Lester Kiewit to discuss “bonking” — the sudden energy crash that can affect endurance athletes during tough events like the Comrades Marathon. Following recent reports of runner Moira Harding going missing near the finish line, there has been speculation about bonking as a possible cause. Marie stresses that we cannot speculate on what caused her condition, as there are many factors that can

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5:54

Western Cape Health seeks to make use of private...

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2025/06/11

Lester Kiewit speaks to Mireille Wenger, the Western Cape MEC for Health and Wellness, about how the department is trying to find ways of using private sector resources for the benefit of state patients. They’ve set up a think tank to explore how this can be achieved. Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit is a podcast of the CapeTalk breakfast show. This programme is your authentic Cape Town wake-up call. Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit is informative, enlightening and

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12:33

Ramaphosa to meet Batohi over NPA “infiltration” claims

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2025/06/11

Lester Kiewit speaks to OpenSecrets Director, Hennie van Vuuren, about comments made by Shamila Batohi, the national director of Public Prosecutions, that the NPA has been infiltrated and compromised. She is now set to meet with President Cyril Ramaphosa to discuss her statement. This raises the question: Is a wide-ranging probe into the NDPP’s function and capability required? Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit is a podcast of the CapeTalk breakfast show. This programme is your

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10:38

GroundUp News: Concerns over African Penguin numbers

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2025/06/11

The African Penguin is critically endangered, and it is feared that by 2035 there might be fewer than 50 breeding pairs remaining; And a public park in Dunoon, that for years stood as a symbol of municipal neglect, is undergoing a long-awaited upgrade thanks to a private sector initiative in partnership with the City of Cape Town. Lester Kiewit speaks to Barbara October of GroundUp News about these stories. Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit is a podcast of the CapeTalk breakfast show. This

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2:56

Volvo green tip of the week

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2025/06/10

Lester Kiewit speaks to Thinus Booysen, who is aProfessor in the Faculty of Engineering at Stellenbosch University. Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit is a podcast of the CapeTalk breakfast show. This programme is your authentic Cape Town wake-up call. Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit is informative, enlightening and accessible. The team’s ability to spot & share relevant and unusual stories make the programme inclusive and thought-provoking. Don’t miss the popular

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10:23

RMB Africa Focus Season 4: Africa’s just transition...

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2025/06/10

The RMB Africa Focus series is back on CapeTalk to give insights into Africa’s economic resilience and why the continent remains central to global investment conversations. Lester Kiewit speaks to Crystal Orderson about Africa’s just transition and energy mix, addressing issues such as access to finance and mobilising resources for climate action projects across Africa. Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit is a podcast of the CapeTalk breakfast show. This programme is your

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6:35

The Africa Report with The Continent: Former Liberian...

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2025/06/10

Lester Kiewit gets The Africa Report with Kiri Rupiah of The Continent. They discuss the former Liberian speaker arrested on arson charges; the Kenyan coder arrested for creating a tool to hold government accountable; and Chad's reciprocal visa ban on US citizens. Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit is a podcast of the CapeTalk breakfast show. This programme is your authentic Cape Town wake-up call. Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit is informative, enlightening and accessible. The

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10:09

Vernon Philander on South Africa’s WTC Final chances...

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2025/06/10

Vernon Philander, former Proteas seamer and Lord’s honours board inductee, speaks to Lester Kiewit about what South Africa needs to nail in the ICC World Test Championship Final against Australia at Lord’s from June 11. He breaks down his thoughts on the match conditions, the tough challenge ahead, and shares his personal insights on what it takes to secure a win at this historic venue. Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit is a podcast of the CapeTalk breakfast show. This programme

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10:29

Are drug users smoking your stolen fibre cables?

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2025/06/10

Lester Kiewit speaks to Shaun Shelley, Executive Director of Harm Reduction International to find out if there is any truth to the speculation that drug users are stealing fibre cables, to crush the glass and smoke it as part of a drug cocktail. Experts are not convinced. Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit is a podcast of the CapeTalk breakfast show. This programme is your authentic Cape Town wake-up call. Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit is informative, enlightening and accessible

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8:45

Perfect storm” will see SA’s meat prices spike

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2025/06/10

Lester Kiewit speaks to Thabile Nkunjana, Senior Economist in the Trade Research Unit for Markets and Economic Research Division of the National Agricultural Marketing Council. They discuss what is being described as a perfect storm, hitting meat prices in South Africa. Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit is a podcast of the CapeTalk breakfast show. This programme is your authentic Cape Town wake-up call. Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit is informative, enlightening and accessible

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9:46

What the Hack! Auto Sapiens, AI Agents, and Kindle Hacks

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2025/06/10

On this week’s episode of What the Hack! Arthur Goldstuck speaks to Lester Kiewit from San Diego, where he's attending Cisco Live to explore how AI is both defending and threatening global networks. Fresh from the SAPHILA conference in Sun City, he unpacks the rise of “Auto Sapiens” as the next big digital evolution and reports back from Salesforce’s Agentforce World Tour on how anyone can upskill for the AI-agent economy. Gadget of the Week is the Jabra Engage 65 wireless

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6:17

Making sense of the Los Angeles riots as Trump edges...

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2025/06/10

Lester Kiewit speaks to Prof Henry Brady, former dean of the Goldman School of Public Policy at the University of California, Berkeley, about the riots in Los Angeles in opposition to President Trump’s clampdown on immigrants using U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials. Residents have taken to the streets in clashes with the National Guard which has since been deployed. Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit is a podcast of the CapeTalk breakfast show. This programme is your

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7:21

How this small business got boosted by Nedbank...

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2025/06/09

Do you have a small business which you’ve been growing but looking for ways to expand even further? You should be entering Nedbank Business Ignite on Cape Talk and, with the help of Thuli Magubane of Mint Fresh, we could be giving you the tools to grow even more. But don’t just take our word for it, but hear what last year’s winner Clint Crowster of Ask-Osca had to say about how it helped his business. Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit is a podcast of the CapeTalk

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6:24

George runner is first to achieve 50 Comrades...

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2025/06/09

74-year old Louis Massyn of George is the first person to have earned 50 Comrades Marathon medals, having run his first Comrades back in 1973, and completing all the subsequent races he participated in. He speaks to Lester Kiewit about this amazing achievement. Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit is a podcast of the CapeTalk breakfast show. This programme is your authentic Cape Town wake-up call. Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit is informative, enlightening and accessible. The

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8:05

No booze, just beats: Sober raves hit Cape Town

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2025/06/09

Back in 2015, sober morning raves start popping up globally — and now the trend is taking off in Cape Town. Dylan Da Silva, Head of Food & Beverage at Neighbourgood & Nice, speaks to Lester Kiewit about how Nice Cafe at Church House becomes the first venue in the city to host a substance-free morning rave. Since launching about three months ago, these early-morning parties attract a growing crowd — with people arriving as early as 6am to dance, connect, and kick off the day with

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9:16

Could standing be the new sitting in low-cost flight?

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2025/06/09

Could standing be the new sitting in low-cost flight? Aviation expert Linden Burns, Managing Director of Plane Talking, speaks to Lester Kiewit to explore how far budget airlines might go to cut costs — and what legal, safety, and comfort challenges would need to be tackled to make standing seats a reality. They unpack the Skyrider concept and ask: Is this the future of flying, or just a passing idea? Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit is a podcast of the CapeTalk breakfast show. This

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