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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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9:57

Stormers take on Cardiff in URC clash

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2025/05/15

Lester Kiewit speaks to DHL Stormers captain Salmaan Moerat ahead of their United Rugby Championship game against 9th-placed Cardiff, who will be desperate to cause an upset to the Cape side given their need to earn enough points to leapfrog Munster and Benetton and make it through to the knockout phase of the tournament. 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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11:52

FixLocal: Empowering active citizenry

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2025/05/15

Have you been waiting for weeks for a pothole to be repaired? Or are your streetlights faulty? Lester Kiewit speaks to human rights and social justice activist Mark Heywood about FixLocal, a service which is accessible via the web (fixlocal.org.za) and WhatsApp (060611111) (with an app in development) and enables active citizens to get things done by engaging effectively with authorities or holding them to account. Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit is a podcast of the CapeTalk breakfast

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7:37

Blind community welcomes ConCourt ruling on copyright

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2025/05/15

The Constitutional Court recently handed down an order allowing visually impaired people (as well as those with a physical, neurological, intellectual or sensory impairment) accessible formats of material that are copyright-protected. The matter was brought to the apex court by Blind SA, after the Copyright Bill was stalled by President Cyril Ramaphosa. 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

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11:10

Urgent Need for Teacher Vetting in South Africa

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2025/05/15

Lester Kiewit chats with the CEO of SACE, Ms. Ella Mokgalane, about the urgent teacher vetting backlog and SACE’s role in protecting learners from sexual offenders. This conversation comes amid national concern over unchecked educators in South African schools. 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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9:35

International conglomerate buys two SA wine estates

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2025/05/15

Lester Kiewit speaks to viticulture researcher andStellenbosch University lecturer, Dr Erna Blancquaert, about the impact of international buyers investing in the Cape wine industry. 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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5:34

Zeekoevlei to be dredged and cleaned up – but is it...

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2025/05/15

Lester Kiewit speaks to Sidney Jacobs, chair of the Friends of Zeekoevlei and Rondevlei, to discuss the importance of the City of Cape Town’s recent announcement of a two-year project to dredge the Zeekoevlei lakebed of sediment which has been building up over the past few decades, leading to algal blooms and impacting the overall health of the vlei and its water quality for recreational users of the water. Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit is a podcast of the CapeTalk breakfast show

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8:37

Determination and perseverance leads to creation of...

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2025/05/14

Lester Kiewit speaks to Shibambu Marvel who, along with childhood friend Malunghelo Mathonsi, created Novar, an educational app which has already been downloaded over 50000 times. The young men from Limpopo built the app after learning how to code by watching YouTube instructional videos and through free online courses. 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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10:58

Trump’s refugee offer an “assault on all fronts”

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2025/05/14

Lester Kiewit speaks to Prof Loren Landau, a research professor at University of the Witwatersrand's African Centre for Migration & Society and Professor of Migration and Development at the University of Oxford, about the 59 South Africans who have been granted refugee status in the United States. 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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6:07

A World View from London: Russian troop build up

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2025/05/14

A growing concern in Finland and NATO over a Russian troop build up; Gerard Depardieu found guilty of sexual assault; a solution to a 1900-year old Turkish mystery. 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 &

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10:42

Rumours Trump could recognise Palestinian state

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2025/05/14

Lester Kiewit speaks to Palestinian political analyst, Yousef Al-Helou, about what we can possibly expect from US President Donald Trump’s visit to the Middle East. 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

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11:59

How the Budget can help turn around SA’s rising...

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2025/05/14

Lester Kiewit speaks to Duma Gqubule, an independent economist, about the increase in the country’s unemployment rate, and how the upcoming budget announcement can be used as a tool to help create more jobs and grow the economy. The expanded unemployment rate in South Africa now stands at 43,1percent. 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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3:06

Dunoon Protests shuts down Malinbongwe Drive

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2025/05/14

Malibongwe Drive going past Dunoon is still closed due to protest action in the area, with rubble and debris having been placed on the road by residents who have been protesting following the taking down of dwellings and structures on occupied land. Lester Kiewit speaks to Thando Dedezane, the PR councilor and acting ward councilor for Dunoon. 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

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8:05

GroundUp News: Microplastics finding their way into...

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2025/05/14

GroundUp continues its focus on the effect of microplastics on the human body with evidence that they are being found in our major organs including the brain; PRASA’s new “blue” trains can accommodate passengers in wheelchairs, but the stations not so much; commercial abalone permit holders concerned that their share of quota will be allocated to small-scale fishing sector. Lester Kiewit speaks to Barbara October of GroundUp News. Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit is a

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7:25

Why Somerset West leads city in blocked sewer complaints

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2025/05/14

Lester Kiewit speaks to the City’s Mayoral Committee Member for Water and Sanitation, Councillor Zahid Badroodien, about a massive spike in blocked sewer cases in the Somerset West area, and how to eradicate these ahead of winter. 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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7:45

The Africa Report with The Continent: Violence mars...

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2025/05/13

Lester Kiewit gets The Africa Report with Kiri Rupiah of The Continent. They discuss Tanzania’s road to elections being marred by violence; Rwandan exiles alarmed by a proposed deal to deport migrants from the US to Kigali; and the Kenyan ant smugglers have been sentenced. 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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8:02

How will authorities deal with highway attacks near...

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2025/05/13

There appears to be a deliberate placement of rocks and other objects on FW De Klerk Boulevard near the Lower Church Street offramp, with the intention of causing vehicles to stop so that occupants can be robbed. Lester Kiewit speaks to Alderman JP Smith, City of Cape Town Mayco member for Safety and Security. 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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12:30

49 Afrikaners land in the USA - but are they refugees?

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2025/05/13

This week, 49 white Afrikaans-speaking South Africans were officially welcomed to the U.S., fast-tracked under so-called "refugee status" promoted by US President, Donald Trump—despite the UN not recognizing them as needing asylum. Critics say this is based on a false narrative of persecution, privileging white migrants while thousands of legitimate asylum seekers are denied entry. The contrast is stark: just days earlier, Trump asked the Supreme Court to revoke protections for half a million

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8:17

What the Hack! SA Car of the Year, Thule convertible...

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2025/05/13

Arthur Goldstuck joins Lester Kiewit from Orlando, Florida, where he is attending the Qlik Connect annual conference. They also discuss the results of the SA Car of the Year awards, the Thule convertible backpack (Arthur’s gadget of the week), Huawei’ unveiling in Berlin of their new wearable devices, and how to avoid the infotainment trap when purchasing many of the new, affordable Chinese cars on the market. Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit is a podcast of the CapeTalk

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6:45

News of City looking into new safety measures for...

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2025/05/13

Lester Kiewit speaks to Michele Macfarlane, sister of Ian Macfarlane, who was in one of the 17 vehicles hit by an out-of-control cement truck on Kloof Nek Road in October 2024 and was in a coma until he woke up in November. The City of Cape Town is looking into implementing additional safety measures along the notorious stretch of Kloof Nek Road, where at one point has a gradient of 14°. Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit is a podcast of the CapeTalk breakfast show. This programme is

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11:10

Understanding the tense standoff between India and...

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2025/05/12

Lester Kiewit speaks to journalist and author David Devadas about the growing tension between India and Pakistan following a series of missile strikes by India into Pakistan and Pakistan-controlled Kashmir last week. This came after the April 22 attack in Indian-administered Kashmir, which left 25 Indians and one Nepali national dead. 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

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