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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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6:47

A World View from London: U.S refuses entry to...

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2026/06/10

Donald Trump vows retaliation after Iran shot down a U.S. helicopter; the BBC exposes the plight of some Iraqi Kurds; and the U.S. is refusing entry to thousands of World Cup fans. 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

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12:31

Is middle class SA behind the hiring of illegal...

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2026/06/10

Lester Kiewit speaks to Prof Jo Vearey, of the African Centre for Migration & Society about the state clamping down on illegal migrants by issuing fines of up to R1million to employers hiring undocumented foreign nationals. Is this a problem created by a middle class looking for cheap domestic workers? 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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4:15

A slap in the faith: Places of worship are not off...

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2026/06/10

Lester Kiewit speaks to Cecil Plaatjies, chair of the Cape Town Interfaith Initiative, about how criminals are targeting places of faith and worship. In recent days a church in Samora Machel has been robbed by armed men, and in Langa extortionists are threatening a madrasa. 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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9:52

City responds to planning tribunal “capture” claim

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2026/06/10

Earlier this week Lester Kiewit spoke to journalist Kevin Bloom about his investigation which focuses on a political capture of the municipal planning tribunal, the official body that handles billions of rands per year in land-use applications. The national legislation stipulates that these tribunals are supposed to be independent, but the DA-led municipal council has passed a by-law that allows members to serve for life. Eddie Andrews, the Deputy Mayor and Mayoral Committee Member for Spatial

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4:30

GroundUp News: Pentech residents want a school as...

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2026/06/10

Residents of Pentech in Belhar are threatening court action to stop a state housing project, saying they need a school that was promised to them years ago; community and faith leaders meet to try prevent anti-immigrant march in Dunoon; 970 affordable homes to be built at Salt River Market by August 2028. 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 programme is your authentic

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5:29

The Luxury Lowdown with Bianca Resnekov : Sail the...

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2026/06/09

Lester Kiewit speaks to CapeTalk’s style and design correspondent Bianca Resnekov to get the Luxury Lowdown, and this week they are discussing yacht trips to exotic destinations, if of course, you can afford the price tag. 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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4:52

The Africa Report with The Continent: US-travel made...

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2026/06/09

Lester Kiewit gets latest news on Africa from Christine Mungai, news editor of The Continent. They discuss how US authorities have made it more difficult for Africans to travel to their country; Kenyans protest Ebola isolation centre; Russian recruiters at the University of Botswana. 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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10:33

Walking and thinking: The ideas behind the practice

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2026/06/09

Do your best ideas come to you when you're walking? Lester Kiewit speaks to Karen Jeynes, creative producer, writer and PhD researcher, about the practice of "walking and thinking". Drawing on her own experiences and a growing body of research, Karen explains how structured walks can help people tackle problems, stimulate creativity, reflect more deeply and approach challenges from new angles. She also shares why she has begun hosting regular walking-and-thinking sessions and what participants can

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6:44

A World View from London: Bears on the loose in Japan

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2026/06/09

Lester Kiewit speaks to world news correspondent Adam Gilchrist about major global stories, including two bears going on a walkabout in Japanese cities, Spain’s visitor numbers ramp up as tourists avoid the Middle East, and London experimenting with driverless cabs. Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit is a podcast of the CapeTalk breakfast show. Lester Kiewit brings you a fresh and reliable start to the day on Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit. The show covers the stories that

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7:05

Higher learning: do Stellenbosch University cannabis...

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2026/06/09

Stellenbosch University has approved revised residence rules that ban the use, possession and smoking of cannabis in all university-managed student accommodation. While cannabis use is legal in certain private settings in South Africa, the university argues that residences are shared living and learning spaces rather than private homes. Lester Kiewit speaks to Dr Leslie Van Rooi, the Dean of Students, about the legal and practical implications of the policy, and how universities balance individual

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5:57

View to the skill: How will you be watching Bafana...

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2026/06/09

Lester Kiewit speaks to independent TV critic and journalist Thinus Ferreira about how South Africans will be tuning in or streaming to catch the World Cup which starts on Thursday. Dstv have offered a R99 package to catch all the matches. Is it worth it? 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

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9:02

What the Hack! Arthur Goldstuck on World Cup scams,...

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2026/06/09

In this week’s What the Hack!, Arthur Goldstuck speaks to Lester Kiewit ahead of his trip to Mexico for the FIFA World Cup, sharing practical advice on avoiding travel and ticket scams during the tournament. He also examines Amazon Prime’s aggressive South African launch pricing and what it could mean for competitors such as Netflix, while highlighting standout local and international content on the platform. The feature concludes with a look at the Jetour T2’s historic Car of the

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7:52

No term limitation for Cape Town’s Municipal Planning...

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2026/06/09

Has the City of Cape Town flouted national legislation by allowing members of the Municipal Planning Tribunal to serve for life instead of the maximum period of 10 years? Lester Kiewit speaks to Daily Maverick investigative journalist Kevin Bloom about the recent article he wrote on the matter, which was the first of a three-part series. 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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4:52

City’s shisa nyama king Mzoli passes away

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2026/06/08

Lester Kiewit speaks to Mlungisi Mazana, chair of the Gugulethu Business Forum, about the passing of entrepreneur and owner of popular shisa nyama spot Mzoli’s, Mzoli Ngcawuzele. He passed away at the age of 72. 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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6:39

Emerging Economies - Latin America: Peru’s chaotic...

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2026/06/08

Lester Kiewit speaks to Professor Lyal White, faculty at Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS) about the climax of Peru’s chaotic presidential election; Brazil’s soccer shock therapy to ‘internationalise’ and improve competition creatively and an unconventional festival to celebrate healthy masculinity. 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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6:07

Here comes the bribe: Corrupt SAPS officer busted on...

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2026/06/08

Lester Kiewit speaks to Andre Snyman, founder of eBlockwatch, a cyber chaperone, about how he busted a corrupt police officer who had taken R2000 from one of his employees at a Diepsloot roadblock. He captured it all on video. 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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6:21

A World View from London: Ukraine’s nuclear close call

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2026/06/08

A nuclear close shave in Ukraine; European immigration - America’s defence secretary is highly critical; and Iran’s World Cup squad has arrived - but not in the USA. 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

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7:21

Rock and a hard place: Rise of gangs of stone...

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2026/06/08

Lester Kiewit speaks to Brandon Davis, an analyst at Global Initiative against Transnational Organized Crime (Gitoc) about the threat of klipgooier gangs. These groups of kids, armed with stones and rocks are becoming a major factor in the gang landscape of the province. It has escalated in Hanover Park where residents are considering enforcing a curfew. 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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10:39

Ramaphosa calls for calm and says the state will...

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2026/06/08

Lester Kiewit speaks to David Elliott, an Adjunct Academic at UNISA about President Cyril Ramaphosa’s speech which addressed concerns at violent and mass mobilisation against foreigners in pockets of South Africa. He says the government will clamp down on undocumented foreign nationals in South Africa, and called for calm. 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

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6:24

Money on a Monday :Know your flood cover as winter...

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2026/06/08

Lester Kiewit speaks to Christelle Coleman, insurance expert and CEO of AMI Underwriting Managers, about the challenges homeowners on riverbanks and in flood-prone areas face when seeking insurance cover, what the law says about claim rejections linked to flooding and natural disasters, and what property owners can do to protect themselves. 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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