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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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4:46

Pacific Dispatch with Katie Macdonald

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2024/12/06

Lester Kiewit speaks to Katie Macdonald for our weekly check-in down under for the Pacific Dispatch. This week, they unpack a chilling arson attack on a Melbourne synagogue, believed to be a deliberate anti-Semitic act, raising concerns about rising hate crimes in Australia. They also delve into the dramatic story of a Vietnamese tycoon racing against time to secure billions and avoid a death sentence. Finally, they explore a quirky real estate listing: the world’s largest underground hotel, nestled

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8:09

Get Moving: Padel-related injuries

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2024/12/05

The sport of Padel has been growing globally over the last few years, with facilities opening up all across the country, but are people taking to the sport too quickly without understanding the nature of the game and using incorrect racquet techniques, resulting in injuries? Toni-Lynne Monger is a physiotherapist and clinical director at The Balance Group, and she joins Lester Kiewit to discuss the injuries which are on the rise.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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5:08

Cape Town Stadium all set for SVNS Rugby

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2024/12/05

Lester Kiewit speaks to Gina Woodburn, CEO of Cape Town Stadium, about the upcoming international SVNS Rugby tournament which will once again be hosted in the Mother City, promising two full days of fun for fans.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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7:55

The fall of Tupperware

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2024/12/05

Will the collapse of Tupperware become a case study for business students in coming years? Did they fail because they stuck to their old format of using approved consultants to distribute their products? Lester Kiewit speaks to Jonathan Cherry, director of Cherryflava Media.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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10:40

South Africa’s booze economy showing resilience

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2024/12/05

It seems that despite South Africa’s stagnant economy, liquor stores are still enjoying good trade, with stores operated by the large retail chains doing especially well. Lester Kiewit speaks to financial journalist Larry Claasen about the liquor sales trends in South Africa. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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6:43

A World View from London: Falling leaders

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2024/12/05

Changes afoot in France and South Korea; Italy’s key box crackdown; the world’s first YMCA to close. Adam Gilchrist shares details on these stories with Lester Kiewit.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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8:11

Addressing systemic challenges facing SASSA grant...

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2024/12/05

Lester Kiewit speaks to Paseka Letsatsi, Head of Communication at SASSA, about the challenges facing grant recipients, including long queues, office closures, and systemic inefficiencies. We revisit concerns raised by Stellenbosch University students who uncovered a major security vulnerability in the grant system, alongside personal stories from listeners struggling to access benefits. After observing these issues first-hand at the Bellville SASSA offices earlier this week, we hear from SASSA on

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9:07

SA Grade 9's global maths success amid literacy...

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2024/12/05

South African Grade 9 learners have achieved global success in mathematics despite facing significant literacy challenges, as discussed by Bianca Bohmer Economics researcher at Stellenbosch University’s Research on Socio-Economic Policy (RESEP), during a conversation with Lester Kiewit.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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7:31

Some exciting news from Young Urbanists

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2024/12/05

A few weeks ago, it was announced that Bree Street in Cape Town’s CBD would be going car-free every Sunday this summer from 10am to 5pm, as an experiment. But how has it gone so far and could it be a permanent feature? Lester Kiewit speaks to Roland Postma of the NPO Young Urbanists.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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5:26

Marine outfalls and outcome of community meetings

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2024/12/05

Lester Kiewit speaks to Councillor Zahid Badroodien about Cape Town’s world-class beach water quality results and the new "Summer Dashboard," providing weekly updates on 30 key beaches. They also discuss the environmental impact of marine outfalls and the City’s ongoing public engagement on water quality management.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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9:57

Trendspotting Thursday: Social Media designed like...

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2024/12/05

Studies have come out that show how social media is designed like casinos, tricking us into using them continually rather than “choosing” to put down the phone. Brett Rogers of HaveYouHeard Marketing reveals to Lester Kiewit some of the methods which they use, and shares tips on how you can avoid falling into their trap.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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7:18

Check out how residents of Bothasig get festive each...

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2024/12/04

Bothasig has become synonymous with having homes brightly adorned with festive lights each December, and these days one can find a concentration of them along Amstel Street. Lester Kiewit speaks to Jesse Campbell, who has taken things a bit further by also arranging for a minstrel troupe to march down the street each year.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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11:20

Bothasig shootout

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2024/12/04

Today’s edition of “Lester in your lounge” is from the Cloete household in Bothasig, a suburb which was established to accommodate tradesmen and tradeswomen who earned less than R140 a month back in the 1960s, and originally named Bosmansdam after the farm which was located there, and subsequently renamed Bothasig (Botha’s Vision) after P W Botha, then the Minister of Community Development and Coloured Affairs. Lester Kiewit finds out more about the community of Bothasig from Mario Borchards,

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5:35

A World View from London: World’s biggest fraudster...

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2024/12/04

The world’s biggest fraudster now trying to avoid Vietnam’s death penalty; man to face charges in Australia’s 47-year old cold case; mega crime gang has been jailed in the UK. Adam Gilchrist shares details on these stories with Lester Kiewit.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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9:56

What your taxes really pay for

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2024/12/04

Lester Kiewit speaks to Dr Sansia Blackmore, tax policy expert at the African Tax Institute, University of Pretoria, about how in South Africa, our tax money is not being used to improve standards of living, but rather to make up for government failing the poor.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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7:01

Should the sex offenders register be made public?

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2024/12/04

Lester Kiewit speaks to independent child rights and child protection consultant, Dr Joan van Niekerk about the recent push by Bosa to have the Sex Offenders Registry made public in the interest of keeping children safe. There is however the fear that this could lead to citizens taking the law into their own hands by targeting offenders.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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7:57

GroundUp News

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2024/12/04

Lester Kiewit speaks to Nathan Geffen, editor of GroundUp, about some of the big stories they have been covering this week, including the failure of the SASSA investigation into SRD grant application system in answering crucial questions, and how the City of Cape Town intends to manage the passenger rail network.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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6:53

Lester in Your Lounge: Cloete residence in Bothasig

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2024/12/04

Lester Kiewit is presenting his third instalment of “Lester in your lounge” from the home of Douglas and Vanessa Cloete, who have been settled nicely in Bothasig for a number of years. They live in a street that has now become known for their annual Christmas light decorations.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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9:59

Similar and worse SASSA stories have been heard before

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2024/12/03

The Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Social Development, Bridget Masango, has been listening to Lester Kiewit's broadcast from outside the Bellville office of the South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) to see firsthand their experience, and called into the show to say that these accounts and experiences are nothing new, as they have been raised previously.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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9:03

The state of Sassa and delivery to those who need it...

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2024/12/03

Lester Kiewit speaks to Wendy Kaizer-Philander, the Standing Committee on Social Development chairperson in the Western Cape, about the shocking state of Sassa offices after recent surprise inspections.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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