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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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2:45

Volvo Green Tip – the advantages of growing veggies...

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2025/10/28

Growing your own herbs and vegetables can be satisfying and rewarding, but it can be difficult for those who don’t have enough space to set up a garden bed. Hydroponics is one of many methods which will allow you to create a garden without the need for soil, as explained here by Aaron Cullis of Urban Organics. 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

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3:51

The Africa Report with The Continent: Sarkozy gets...

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2025/10/28

Africa Melane gets The Africa Report with Kiri Rupiah of The Continent. They discuss Sarkozy’s incarceration; Tunisians protesting for clean air, and Namibia’s mpox outbreak. 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

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12:06

Bullying, leadership, and learner wellbeing — Lessons...

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2025/10/28

Dr Nazli Domingo Salie is an education consultant and specialist who has previously worked in the Institutional Management and Governance Directorate — (IMG) of the Western Cape Education Department, which focuses on rules, regulations, and policies, as well as ensuring that schools implement them correctly. She speaks to Africa Melane about the reason why so many schools appear to be unable to effectively deal with cases of bullying, with a lack of consistent application of policy. Good

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9:19

Premier Alan Winde explains the goal behind inaugural...

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2025/10/28

The inaugural Western Cape Investment Summit will be taking place at the CTICC from 5-7 November and aims to connect potential investors to projects which have been pre-approved and with set timelines. Africa Melane speaks to Westerm Cape Premier Alan Winde to get further insight on the goals they have set to achive through this summit. 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

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7:17

What the Hack! Chery’s bakkie breakthrough, Halo hits...

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2025/10/28

In this week’s What the Hack! feature, Arthur Goldstuck speaks to Africa Melane about Chery’s tech-driven bakkie ambitions, Halo’s surprising PlayStation debut, and Vivo’s new mid-range challenger. 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

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9:50

The role of ShotSpotter in fight against gun crime in...

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2025/10/28

Africa Melane speaks to Alderman JP Smith, City of Cape Town Mayoral Committee Member for Safety and Security, about the role of ShotSpotter technology in tackling violent gun crime in Cape Town and why it can work in tandem with other interventions such as social upliftment initiatives. 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

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7:07

Madlanga Commission: justice denied to thousands as...

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2025/10/28

Africa Melane speaks to Vanessa Lynch, founder of the DNA Project, about the massive backlog created by our underperforming forensic laboratories. This comes after SAPS ballistics expert, Brigadier Mishak Mkhabela painted a grim picture at the Madlanga Commission, of justice denied to tens of thousands of South Africans. He revealed that about 41,846 criminal cases are clogging the forensic system because critical ballistic evidence cannot be processed due to a number of reasons including a lack of

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8:02

The world’s deepest marathon has just taken place

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2025/10/27

60 runners from 18 countries just spent the weekend running the World’s Deepest Marathon, set 1,120 metres below sea level in Boliden’s Garpenberg zinc mine in Sweden, setting two Guinness World Records in the process. This type of event would not have been possible a few years ago but has now become a reality to showcase the strides made in mining safety. Lester Kiewit speaks Corinne Smit, one of the event organisers and participants, and also the head of marketing for Newmont. Good

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16:40

What is the key to making ShotSpotter work?

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2025/10/27

The City of Cape Town has been making use of the ShotSpotter system to detect gunshots in areas which are notorious for gang activities, but there are criticisms that it doesn’t prevent gunshots and also does not solve the challenge of why gangs thrive. Lester Kiewit speaks to Ralph Clark, CEO and President of SoundThinking, the developers of the technology behind ShotSpotter. Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit is a podcast of the CapeTalk breakfast show. This programme is your

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5:57

A World View from London: Russia’s new scary missile

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2025/10/27

French police swoop on Louvre heist suspects; the U.S-Canada trade tiff and Russia’s new scary nuclear-powered missile. Adam Gilchrist shares details on these stories 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 & share relevant and unusual stories make

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11:07

Not in our name: Afrikaners reject false narrative...

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2025/10/27

A group of prominent Afrikaners have jointly penned a statement that they reject the narrative being sold to the U.S and the world that Afrikaners are being racially persecuted in South Africa. Lester Kiewit speaks to one of the signatories, Dr Rudi Buys, former chief academic and dean at several institutions and now Higher Education Change consultant. 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

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7:13

Just how bright is SA’s future after getting off the...

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2025/10/27

Lester Kiewit speaks to Professor Raymond Parsons of the North West University School of Business and Governance about the significance of South Africa finally being removed the from the Financial Action Task Force’s grey list, a huge red flag for foreign investors. 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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7:34

Local CPF: Violent incidents on the rise in build up...

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2025/10/27

Lester Kiewit speaks to Erica Jacobs, the deputy chair of the Steenberg CPF about their concern at the rise in violent incidents involving groups of youngsters in the build up to Guy Fawkes on November 5. 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

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6:54

Silent Book Club Cape Town takes reading on the rails

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2025/10/24

Silent Book Club Cape Town organiser Shawn Buck speaks to Lester Kiewit about this Saturday’s special reading session aboard the train between Muizenberg and Cape Town. Readers are invited to meet at Muizenberg Station at 10:50am, with the train departing at 11:23am and returning from the CBD at 1:30pm, arriving back in Muizenberg at 2:23pm. Tickets are cash only, and regular Metrorail fares apply. It’s a relaxed way to share a love of books, meet fellow readers, and enjoy one of Cape

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6:46

G20 desk with RMB & FNB: SA’s G20 presidency can...

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2025/10/24

In this edition of the G20 Correspondence Desk, brought to you by RMB and FNB, Lester Kiewit speaks to Isaah Mhlanga, Chief Economist at RMB, to share insights on Africa’s infrastructure challenges, the role of private capital, and how South Africa’s G20 Presidency can unlock opportunities for the continent. 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

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8:36

What’s news in Parliament with Tara Roos: Inquiry...

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2025/10/24

Lester Kiewit speaks to Tara Roos, CapeTalk commentator and Business Day Political Correspondent, about the latest news coming out of parliament, including: the Standing Committee on Public Accounts (SCOPA) has resumed its inquiry into the Road Accident Fund (RAF), focusing on non-payment of service providers and systemic liability issues; the latest news from the Ad Hoc Committee investigating allegations by Lt-Gen Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi against senior police, intelligence and prosecutorial officials;

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11:31

U.S close to appointing conservative candidate as US...

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2025/10/24

Lester Kiewit speaks to Brooks Spector, the associate editor of the Daily Maverick, about the imminent appointment of a conservative media critic and father of a January 6 rioter as Ambassador to South Africa. Lee Brent Bozell III, has openly defended Israel’s actions in Gaza, and his appointment could see U.S-SA diplomatic relations deteriorate even further. Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit is a podcast of the CapeTalk breakfast show. This programme is your authentic Cape Town

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ICJ finds that Israel must allow more aid and relief...

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2025/10/24

Lester Kiewit speaks to Janet Anderson, founder of justice connection and journalist at The Hague, about the International Court of Justice’s finding that Israel has to support relief efforts provided by the United Nations in the Gaza Strip. 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

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5:19

Caller on the inconvenience of Philip Kgosana Drive...

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2025/10/24

Lester Kiewit speaks to Janet Anderson, founder of justice connection and journalist at The Hague, about the International Court of Justice’s finding that Israel has to support relief efforts provided by the United Nations in the Gaza Strip. 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

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5:19

Pacific Dispatch with Katie Macdonald: Australia’s PM...

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2025/10/24

Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese returns from the US having secured crucial minerals deal; IOC suspends Indonesia from hosting or bidding for international sporting events after Israeli gymnasts barred from entering the country; 131-year-old Savage Club prematurely ends 6-month trial allowing women to have lunch in the main dining room. Katie Macdonald shares all the details with Lester Kiewit. Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit is a podcast of the CapeTalk breakfast show

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