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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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3:11

Storm watch: what battered Garden Route can expect in...

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2026/05/07

Lester Kiewit speaks to Vox meteorologist Michelle Du Plessis about what the next 24 hours holds for the storm-battered Garden Route and surrounds. 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

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7:03

Live and Local: Residents unhappy with proposal for...

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2026/05/07

Residents of Pinelands are concerned over the proposal of covering a portion of Pinelands Oval with astroturf by the Pinelands Hockey Club, who have also applied to the City of Cape Town to lease a large portion of the surrounding land around it. Lester Kiewit speaks to Diane Smart of the Pinelands Friends of the Oval. The residents feel that they will be losing out on having access to an open space where people meet up, walk their dogs, allow their children to run freely, while other sporting codes

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9:02

Bala Wande: Strengthening mathematics teaching and...

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2026/05/07

Funda Wande is a non-profit organisation dedicated to improving early reading and mathematics outcomes in Foundation Phase classrooms. It was founded in 2017 with the goal of ensuring all learners in South Africa can read for meaning and calculate with confidence in their home language by the age of 10. It develops curricula, videos, and print materials to train teachers in the fundamentals of foundational learning. It has now formed a partnership with the Western Cape Education Department (WCED)

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8:57

China scraps tariffs on all imports from 53 African...

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2026/05/07

Lester Kiewit speaks to Jervin Naidoo, political analyst at Oxford Economics Africa, about the implications of China removing tariffs on all imports from 53 African countries with diplomatic ties to Beijing. 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

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2:40

Storm claims a life in Knysna as tree crushes social...

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2026/05/07

Lester Kiewit speaks to Gerhard Otto, head of Disaster Management in the Garden Route, about the impact of a massive storm on the region. It has already claimed a life in Knysna after a huge tree was blown over, crushing a car, killing a 37-year-old social worker. 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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6:51

The day I met the King of Pop

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2026/05/06

Lester Kiewit speaks to veteran journalist and cameraman Alvin Andrews about the day he met the King of Pop Michael Jackson at a high profile wedding. 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

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8:55

Before becoming a keyboard warrior, listen to this first

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2026/05/06

It has become all too easy for anyone these days to post a scathing review online when things do not go their way, but they could be opening themselves up for legal action if their version of events do not match what actually took place. Lester Kiewit speaks to Nelisa Prusent, Candidate Attorney at Myburgh Attorneys Inc., about the risks of making defamatory comments online in response to perceived poor service or treatment from businesses. Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit is a podcast of

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7:09

Double tragedy as two Cape infants found dumped in 48...

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2026/05/06

Lester Kiewit speaks to Lucinda Evans founder member of the Philisa Abafazi Bethu Women Center SA, about the tragic dumping of two tiny babies 48 hours apart on the Cape Flats. Their tiny bodies were found in Lotus River and Vrygrond. 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

Meet our Lester in Your Lounge hosts: Ebrahim...

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2026/05/06

The May edition of Lester in Your Lounge comes from the Kraaifointein home Professor Nazeema Ebrahim and Hoosain Ebrahim. They are both retired academics with backgrounds in radiography, medical education, and medical photography. Their home features Victorian dollhouses, a detailed HO-scale Märklin model train layout, and an extensive personal library built over many years. Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit is a podcast of the CapeTalk breakfast show. This programme is your authentic

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5:20

Meet our Lester in Your Lounge hosts: Ebrahim...

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2026/05/06

The May edition of Lester in Your Lounge comes from the Kraaifointein home Professor Nazeema Ebrahim and Hoosain Ebrahim. They are both retired academics with backgrounds in radiography, medical education, and medical photography. Their home features Victorian dollhouses, a detailed HO-scale Märklin model train layout, and an extensive personal library built over many years. Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit is a podcast of the CapeTalk breakfast show. This programme is your authentic

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5:58

GroundUp News: SASSA pilots new system in bid to...

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2026/05/06

In a bid to shorten queues, the SASSA office in Bellville is currently piloting a new system; the City of Cape Town is trying to relocate families living on top of sinkholes caused by a collapsing sewer pipe in Khayelitsha. Lester Kiewit speaks to Masego Mafata 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 Cape Town wake-up call. Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit is informative,

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7:56

LIVE AND LOCAL: What’s behind the arrest of MP Fadiel...

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2026/05/06

Lester Kiewit speaks to CapeTalk commentator and Business Day political correspondent Tara Roos about the arrest of National Coloured Congress leader and MP Fadiel Adams. His arrest is linked to the investigation into the murder of ANC member Sindiso Magaqa, who was shot dead in KwaZulu-Natal in 2017. It is alleged Adams tried to influence the investigation. 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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5:19

The Africa Report with The Continent: Egypt fights to...

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2026/05/05

Lester Kiewit gets latest news on Africa from Christine Mungai, news editor of The Continent. They discuss the proposed Protection of Sovereignty Bill 2026 in Uganda, which aims to curb foreign interference by restricting foreign funding for NGOs and individuals, with penalties up to 20 years in prison for "economic sabotage" or promoting foreign interests. They also touch on Egypt’s fight for the return of the Rosetta Stone, and Algeria’s successful elimination of Trachoma as a public

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3:03

The Luxury Lowdown with Bianca Resnekov: Ultimate...

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2026/05/05

Lester Kiewit gets the Luxury Lowdown from Bianca Resnekov, and this week she is taking to the rails in style with the inside scoop on the La Dolce Vita Orient Express which could set you back R150 000 a ticket. 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

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14:55

Promenader: Hyper-local journalism as Sea Point gets...

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2026/05/05

Promenader is a new bilingual newspaper what has been created for the community of Sea Point, highlighting the local history of the area and also the local lives of residents there. Available for R25 a copy, the newspaper has been lovingly put together and printed by hand on a vintage Heidelberg printing press by Suiderpers, a boutique press in Bredasdorp. Also included in the newspaper will be clippings of newspaper articles from years gone by, to reflect news of the area from a time many may have

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7:03

The life and death of Igshaan “Sanie American” Davids

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2026/05/05

Lester Kiewit speaks to veteran journalist Marianne Merten about the life and death of Igshaan “Sanie American” Davids, who was shot and killed recently. In the eyes of the law, he was a convicted criminal leading a deadly gang; but to the people of his neighbourhood, he was a Robin Hood type character who helped those in need. 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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11:36

No data to support xenophobic fears foreign nationals...

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2026/05/05

Lester Kiewit speaks to political economist Dr Dale McKinley about the concerning rise in xenophobia ahead of local government elections. He says there is no data to support the narrative that foreign nationals are “stealing jobs” from South Africans and increasing crime levels. 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,

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4:31

Fuel price hike sparks calls for more employees to...

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2026/05/05

Lester Kiewit speaks to Tony Healy, labour consultant at Icon Labour Consultants, about the choices facing employees and employers as we see yet another increase in the petrol price, which may force more workers to want to work from home. 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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8:05

What the Hack! Arthur Goldstuck on SAS and Liverpool,...

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2026/05/05

In this week’s What the Hack!, Arthur Goldstuck speaks to Lester Kiewit about his time in Dallas at SAS Innovate 2026, including the company’s data analytics partnership with Liverpool FC and what it reveals about AI in sport. He also reflects on early insights from Auto China 2026, where Chinese manufacturers are accelerating the global shift to electric vehicles, and highlights how AI-driven services could significantly boost revenue in the hotel industry. The segment wraps with the

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6:52

Oh my pod! Photographer captures supergroup of whales...

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2026/05/04

Lester Kiewit speaks to wildlife photographer Chris Fallows about finding himself in the middle of a supergroup of whales. He and his wife witnessed and photographed 472 whales, of which 304 were individuals. It is a world record for the number of individual baleen whales seen in a single group at 304. 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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