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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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7:15

Lester in the Lounge – with Zuki of Big Bay Zuki...

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2024/10/02

Introducing the first in a series of “Lester in the Lounge”, where Lester Kiewit takes his shows into the home of a CapeTalk listener. Today’s inaugural host is Zuki of Big Bay.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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12:13

Camissa Heritage Tour explores South Africa’s...

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2024/10/01

Lester Kiewit speaks to Luke De Kock, director of Camissa Heritage Tour, and Lucille Campbell of which retraces South Africa’s colonial past and its connection to the Netherlands, telling the story of the country’s Indigenous communities, the ‘San’ and ‘Khoi’, who inhabited South Africa’s landscape dating back thousands of years. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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4:29

What will snowfall and icy temperatures mean for...

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2024/10/01

Lester Kiewit speaks to Jannie Strydom, CEO of Agri Western Cape, about the impact the unseasonal cold weather and snow is having on farms across the province.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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12:38

Gang related incidents in prison down

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2024/10/01

Lester Kiewit speaks to Singabakho Nxumalo, Department of Corrections spokesperson about the Gang Combatting Strategy which has yielded positive results, with the number of gand-related incidents declining noticeably over the past ten years from 1035 cases in the 2014/2015 period down to 732 for 2021/2022, and down even further to 271 incidents over the 2023/2024 period.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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7:19

Feeding the vulnerable in Lebanon

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2024/10/01

Lester Kiewit speaks to Nathalie Rosa Bucher, an author and researcher living in Beirut. Since the attacks by Israel, she has moved to Tripoli where she is currently trying to assist a project to feed scores of displaced people.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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13:12

No more queues: taking Home Affairs online for the...

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2024/10/01

Lester Kiewit speaks to Home Affairs Minister Leon Schreiber about his five-year plan to digitise their services, allowing anyone with internet access to access services online.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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5:08

Is justice blind to farmworkers’ plight?

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2024/10/01

Lester Kiewit speaks to Billy Claasen, director of the Rural and Farmworkers Development Organization, about the arrest of a farmer who is accused of running down a six-year-old child he accused of stealing orange from his property. I similar incident happened in Klawer in 2022 where a teen was also killed for taking fruit from a farm.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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9:12

What the Hack: Open AI Advanced Voice is...

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2024/10/01

OpenAI has started rolling out advanced voice mode for ChatGPT, but this will be for those with subscriptions (which start at US$20 per month). But how good is it, considering how robovoices on online videos are so awful on the ear? Lester Kiewit speaks to Nazareen Ebrahim, CEO of Naz Consulting International.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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5:45

Bold opens driver engagement centre in Cape Town

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2024/10/01

The e-hailing company Bolt recently unveiled its second Driver Engagement Centre in South Africa, this time in Thornton, Cape Town. Bolt has explained that this move comes after extensive feedback from drivers, highlighting that in-person support is a critical need, and that this new centre is part of ongoing efforts to strengthen its relationship with driver-partners. Lester Kiewit speaks to Simo Kalajdzic, Senior Operations Manager at Bolt.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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12:46

Little Bokkie’s big Bok dream comes true

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2024/09/30

Lester Kiewit speaks to Lwanele Mpeta of Reach for a Dream about how they made ten-year-old cancer sufferer Isabella’s dream of meeting the Springboks come true this weekend in Mbombela.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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10:32

Unmasking Systemic Racism in Commercials, Theatre,...

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2024/09/30

As part of Heritage Month, the entertainment industry recently held a panel discussion to address one of the most pressing issues in today’s landscape- systemic racism. Lester Kiewit speaks to Jack Devnarain, actor and Chairman of the South African Guild of Actors (SAGA)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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8:22

No housing backlog based on housing list

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2024/09/30

According to a response from the Minister of Human Settlements Mmamoloko Kubayi to a question from the EFF’s Yazini Tetyana on the status of South Africa’s housing backlog, the minister replied that there isn’t a housing backlog based on a housing list as there is no longer a housing list, but that the housing backlog is determined by data obtained from the National Census. Lester Kiewit speaks to Kenneth Matlawe of the Housing Assembly to discuss the status of South Africa’s housing shortfall.See

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9:37

Why we still need the post office

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2024/09/30

Lester Kiewit speaks to Donald Valoyi CEO of online store Zulzi, about why the post office still has an important role to play in South Africa, but it will require investment and infrastructure to make it work.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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9:50

Judge Tread: Court battle over plan for old tyres

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2024/09/30

Lester Kiewit speaks to Stacey Jansen Director of the Recycling and Economic Development Initiative of South Africa (Redisa) about why they are heading to court to stop government’s Industry Waste Tyre Management Plan (IWTMP) which they have branded as unlawful, irrational, unreasonable and procedurally unfair.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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4:57

Need for road freight industry to only employ...

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2024/09/30

insurance companies are now checking to see whether drivers who are connected to insurance claims are, in fact, legally employed, with work permits having been issued to them for the purpose of conducting professional work within our borders. How does this impact the road freight industry? Lester Kiewit speaks to Gavin Kelly, CEO of the Road Freight Association.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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7:32

Money on a Monday: Accidents are snow joke!

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2024/09/30

Lester Kiewit speaks to Christelle Coleman, CEO of AMI Underwriting Managers, about accident claims relating to driving in the snow, as more provinces are now experiencing snowfall.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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4:44

Court bars Hlophe from JSC hearings

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2024/09/30

Lester Kiewit speaks to Mbekezeli Benjamin, research and advocacy officer at Judges Matter, about the Western Cape High Court finding that Dr John Hlophe is interdicted from taking up a seat in the upcoming Judicial Service Commission meeting in October 2024, pending a full review of the National Assembly’s decision to designate him as a parliamentary representative on the JSC. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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8:13

Binge-watching choices for you this weekend: English...

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2024/09/27

Lester Kiewit and binge-buddy Matthew Jantjies-Green discuss a number of shows which you can indulge in this weekend, including: - English Teacher (Disney+) - ⁠Agatha All Along (Disney+) - ⁠The Penguin (Showmax) - Monsters season 2- (Netflix) - American crime story (Netflix)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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8:49

This is what our country's school nutrition program...

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2024/09/27

Themba Hlengani, a campaigner with Feed Our Kids, joins Lester to discuss their views around the national school nutrition program, that currently feeds atleast 9.7 million kids, atleast 1 meal per day. This in answer to the interview we had with Minister of Basic Education Siviwe Gwarube, the day before.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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9:53

The Africa Report - Tanzania arrests opposition party...

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2024/09/27

Lester Kiewit gets the Africa Report from Jean-Jacques Cornish and this week they discuss Elon Musk investing in Africa; Senegal’s president calling out the UN and Tanzania’s crackdown on the opposition.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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