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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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1:28

Live and local: Fire high above Constantianek

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2026/03/25

Lester Kiewit speaks to City of Cape Town Assistant Fire Chief, Mark Bosch, about the fire that started on Tuesday afternoon on Grotto Road in Hout Bay which has since crested the ridge. According to Bosch, the fire is currently spreading in the direction of Klein Constantia Farm and is still high up on the slopes. Helicopters have been arranged for first light today. 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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8:35

GroundUp News: Cedarberg municipalities struggling to...

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2026/03/25

Cedarberg municipalities are struggling to keep up with the rapid growth of informal settlements as desperate families settle in Clanwilliam and Citrusdal in the hopes of finding work; small-scale fishers and environmental organisations are challenging authorisations granted to TotalEnergies to drill oil and gas exploration wells off the West Coast between Port Nolloth and Saldanha Bay; a group of Cape Flats moms are teaching maths to grade 2 and 3 learners in a bid to help them succeed. Lester

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6:03

Study shows South Africans are losing faith in democracy

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2026/03/25

Lester Kiewit speaks to Dr Benjamin Roberts, Strategic Lead and Research Director in the Developmental, Capable and Ethical State (DCES) research division of the Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC). They discuss a new study which shows the majority of voters are dissatisfied with the impact of democracy on their lives. This is contained in a new Voter Participation Survey commissioned by the IEC, which measures South Africans’ confidence in democracy. In its study, the Human Sciences

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8:42

LIVE AND LOCAL: City’s municipal debt policy comes...

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2026/03/25

Lester Kiewit speaks to Alderman Siva Moodley, about why the City has come under fire for what critics are calling a more strict municipal debt policy. The City says they have merely streamlined their existing policies, to include all sections of the Credit Control and Debt Collection Policy, and that there are no new measures in place. 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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6:53

LIVE AND LOCAL: Is a Newlands name change on the cards?

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2026/03/24

Lester Kiewit speaks to Western Province Cricket Association (WPCA) CEO Corrie van Zyl about how they are embarking on a major review of commercial opportunities which could include a name change for the iconic Newlands Cricket Ground. 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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5:30

Luxury Lowdown with Bianca Resnekov: The age of the...

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2026/03/24

Lester gets the Luxury Lowdown from Bianca Reznekov, and this week they discuss how Cape Town is attracting more superyachts, with a special basin being built at the V&A Waterfront for the luxury craft. 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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6:58

The Africa Report with The Continent: Aspiring chef...

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2026/03/24

Lester Kiewit gets latest news on Africa from Christine Mungai, news editor of The Continent. They discuss how an aspiring chef suffered the ordeal of being trafficked from Botswana to Russia; how more travellers from Africa will have to pay visa fees; and a former Belgian official is to stand trial for his role in the 1961 assassination of Patrice Lumumba. Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit is a podcast of the CapeTalk breakfast show. This programme is your authentic Cape Town wake-up

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9:24

Khoi and San remains found in European museums...

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2026/03/24

Lester Kiewit speaks to Annelize Kotze, social history curator at Iziko Museums of South Africa, about the repatriation and reburial of the remains of 63 Khoi & San people. The remains were found at various museums in Europe. 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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7:08

Can South Africa withstand mounting global economic...

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2026/03/24

Lisette IJssel de Schepper, Chief Economist at the Bureau for Economic Research, speaks to Lester Kiewit about whether South Africa can withstand mounting global economic headwinds following escalating tensions in the Middle East. She outlines how the immediate impact is already being felt through a weaker rand, rising oil and fuel prices, and increasing inflationary pressure, but stresses that the real risk lies in how long the disruption persists. IJssel de Schepper explains the BER’s three

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11:50

Why the truth about the Cradock Four matters

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2026/03/24

Lester Kiewit speaks to former judge Chris Nicholson, who authored a Permanent Removal: Who Killed the Cradock Four. They discuss the inquiry into the deaths of the four men, and the testimony of apartheid era state operative Eugene De Kock known as Prime Evil. He denies having a hand in the deaths of Matthew Goniwe, Fort Calata, Sparrow Mkonto and Sicelo Mhlauli. 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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6:51

What does Trump’s Iran deal lie mean for the course...

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2026/03/24

Lester Kiewit speaks to political analyst Mitchell Plitnick, about President Donald Trump claiming he is working on a deal with Iran, while Iranian authorities say they have had no contact with the U.S. Why is Trump lying, and what does it mean for the course of the war? 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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7:51

What the Hack! Arthur Goldstuck on NTT Data’s AI...

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2026/03/24

In this week’s What the Hack!, Arthur Goldstuck speaks to Lester Kiewit about his time in Milan at the NTT Data Horizons Summit, where he unpacked the company’s global scale and South African roots, and reflected on a key conversation linking Volvo’s legacy of vehicle safety to the future of artificial intelligence. The feature also touches on shifts in the local streaming space with Showmax’s planned shutdown, and names Lenovo’s Go power bank as Gadget of the Week for

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6:40

Diesel price scare – how about used cooking oil as a...

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2026/03/24

With the price of diesel set to increase by a massive margin on 1 April 2026, Lester Kiewit takes a look at how used cooking oil can be processed and used in diesel engines. One of the local pioneers of this concept is Roy De Gouveia, who co-founded Bio Green after spending years in the restaurant business. 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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17:32

Exploring how the internet fuels ideas of masculinity...

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2026/03/23

Following the Netflix documentary Inside the Manosphere and the listener conversations it sparked, Lester Kiewit speaks to Kyle Janse, researcher at the Centre for Analytics and Behavioural Change, about how the internet is shaping ideas of masculinity. Drawing on a year-long analysis of over two million South African social media posts, Janse explores the pressures men face around financial provision, absentee fatherhood, and emotional socialisation, as well as the ridicule and backlash men

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8:21

Why it still matters enough that we have to tick the...

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2026/03/23

After more than 30 years since South Africa became a democracy, it is still asked why it is necessary that we are asked to state our race or that of our children. It is a question which one encounters whether applying for a job, a tender, or when enrolling them into a school or university. Lester Kiewit speaks to Ryland Fisher, the author of Race (published in 2007), a book dealing with race and racism in post-apartheid South Africa. Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit is a podcast of the

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7:19

Calls for government to soften fuel hike blow on...

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2026/03/23

Lester Kiewit speaks to Sibusiso Mboto, Advocacy Co ordinator at Pietermaritzburg Economic Justice and Dignity Group, about measures thegovernment should consider in order to soften the blow on consumers, of a massive fuel hike in April. 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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5:41

LIVE AND LOCAL: Diesel shortage hits farmers but...

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2026/03/23

Lester Kiewit speaks to CEO of Agri Western Cape, Jannie Strydom, about concerns that some farmers are unable to access enough diesel because of suppliers delaying deliveries ahead of the massive fuel price hike expected in April. 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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9:28

Money on a Monday: How to turn the salary question to...

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2026/03/23

How do you value your worth when it comes to salary expectations during a job interview? Do you play it safe by giving them a low figure but at the risk of undervaluing yourself? Or do you take the confident and aggressive approach and go for a high number? Lester Kiewit speaks to Advaita Naidoo, Africa MD at Jack Hammer Global, who believes that it is crucial to approach it as a key strategic opportunity and put in proper preparation beforehand. Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit is a

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6:45

Fully-electric minibus taxis set to launch soon at...

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2026/03/23

Cape Town will soon be seeing the rollout of a fleet of fully-electric minibus taxis. While we might think of minibus taxis as being operational all day, many of them spend a lot of time being idle in between the morning and evening peak demand periods, making them ideal for charging in between, especially if solar-generated power is available. Lester Kiewit speaks to Justin Coetzee, director at flxEV, the company behind the eKamva electric minibus taxi. Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit is

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7:05

Binge-watching options this weekend: Brakpan...

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2026/03/20

In need of some binge-watching options this weekend? Lester Kiewit chats to Matthew Jantjies-Green about some of the series you can spend some time watching this weekend, including: Brakpan Chronicles (Showmax) - ⁠One Piece Season 2 (Showmax) - ⁠Survivor Season 50 (DSTV) 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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