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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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9:16

City of Cape Town responds to concerns over Albert...

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2024/06/20

Following some concerns raised over the revised layout of cycling lanes along Albert Road in Woodstock, Lester Kiewit speaks to Neil Slingers, Director for Transport Planning and Network Management at the City of Cape Town’s Urban Mobility Directorate. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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9:26

Nedbank Business Ignite with CapeTalk: C-Pack Express

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2024/06/19

In this year’s Nedbank Business Ignite with CapeTalk, we’re recognising and rewarding small businesses that have dared to scale-up. We’re talking about businesses that have expanded their clientele, innovated their offerings, or transformed their operations and, in doing so, seen remarkable growth. We’ve been asking these businesses to enter. Today’s featured business is C-Pack Express, a box-making company that specialises in small volume, custom-made, corrugated boxes for all applications. Lester

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13:45

Cabinet-building 101

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2024/06/19

How much of a prerogative does the president have when it comes do determining the size and composition of his cabinet? Lester Kiewit speaks to Ben Graham Jones, an elections consultant who has worked on elections across the globe, specialising on emerging threats to election integrity. He has advised multiple heads of government.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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6:56

The World View - Russian President Vladimir Putin...

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2024/06/19

US President Joe Bidem announces spousal amnesty; a mystery monolith near Las Vegas. Adam Gilchrist shares details on all these stories with Lester Kiewit. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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6:21

Prominent LGBTQIA+ activist now an MP

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2024/06/19

Last Friday saw the swearing in of MPs for the next term of government following the general elections, and one of the new members is the prominent LGBTQIA+ activist, Mmapaseka “Steve” Letsike. Lester Kiewit speaks to Letsike about the appointment and what this means to her and the LGBTQIA+ community. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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10:16

400 jobs on the line as five print newspapers face...

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2024/06/19

Lester Kiewit speaks to William Bird of Media Monitoring Africa, on the imminent shutting down of five print newspapers which could lead to the loss of 400 jobs.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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6:13

The Desmond and Leah Tutu Legacy Foundation Leading...

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2024/06/19

We continue highlighting the 2024 cohort of the Desmond and Leah Tutu Legacy Foundation’s Leading for Humanity Programme. This week we are speaking to Palesa Motaung, an Agri-fintech co-founder who aims to be a key player in Africa’s agricultural revolution by building sustainable food systems through her start-up and building her network to collaborate more with other like-minded individuals.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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7:12

The importance of verifying accounts before making...

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2024/06/19

Recently, the Supreme Court of Appeal overturned a judgement from the Gauteng High Court, in which law firm Edward Nathan Sonnenberg (ENS) was found liable for a property buyer losing R5.5 million to cyber fraud. The victim’s email account had been hacked and criminals then make contact pretending to be from the law firm, providing the victim with banking details of a fraudulent account. Lester Kiewit speaks to Zaakir Mohamed, Director, Head of Corporate Investigations and Forensics, CMS South

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7:02

RMB Africa Focus - Emerging Markets

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2024/06/18

We conclude our conversations with Crystal Orderson as we discuss the role of banks such as RMB when it comes to Sustainable Finance in Africa and growth opportunities on the African continent. In this final segment, we look at emerging markets. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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10:04

City of Cape Town unrelenting when it comes to...

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2024/06/18

Lester Kiewit speaks to City of Cape Town executive mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis, to discuss the implications of constructing without obtaining authorisations, especially when the building far exceeds what the erf is zoned for. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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5:19

The World View - Questions over the conduct of Greek...

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2024/06/18

Sir Rod Steward booed in Germany over his support for Ukraine; bad news for news as people are increasingly turning off current affairs. Adam Gilchrist shares details on all these stories with Lester Kiewit. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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6:09

Woodstock cycle lanes return narrower than before

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2024/06/18

Lester Kiewit speaks to Ute Kuhlmann, of Woodstock Residents' Association, and heritage and planning subcommittee chair, to discuss the new layout of the cycling lane on Albert Road in Woodstock, which appears to be quite narrow and on the right-hand side of parking bays. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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13:42

Conference shows bringing peace to Ukraine is not a...

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2024/06/18

Lester Kiewit speaks to Gustavo de Carvalho, Senior Researcher on Africa's relations with global powers, BRICS and multilateralism at the South African Institute of International Affairs, on how the changing stance on bringing peace to Ukraine in its two-year war with Russia.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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8:54

Nedbank Business Ignite with CapeTalk: GUDGU

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2024/06/18

In this year’s Nedbank Business Ignite with CapeTalk, we’re recognising and rewarding small businesses that have dared to scale-up. We’re talking about businesses that have expanded their clientele, innovated their offerings, or transformed their operations and, in doing so, seen remarkable growth. We’ve been asking these businesses to enter. Today’s featured business is GUDGU, producers of healthy, sugar-free drinks and snacks, which was founded by Pieter du Plessis after his own successful weight

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5:59

Call for South Africa to introduce legislation on...

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2024/06/18

We tend to live in a throwaway society, where appliances are deemed uneconomical (or impossible) to repair because manufacturers don’t keep replacement parts around for very long after a product has been on the market. Patricia Schröder is the CEO of Circular Energy, a not-for-profit, Producer Responsibility Organisation (PRO), and she is calling for legislation which would give us the right-to-repair such items.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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10:41

Nedbank Business Ignite with CapeTalk: askOsca

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2024/06/17

In this year’s Nedbank Business Ignite with CapeTalk, we’re recognising and rewarding small businesses that have dared to scale-up. We’re talking about businesses that have expanded their clientele, innovated their offerings, or transformed their operations and, in doing so, seen remarkable growth. We’ve been asking these businesses to enter. Today’s featured business is askOsca, a call-centre business in Grassy Park. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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7:24

The Emerging Economies Latin America - The first...

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2024/06/17

A historic verdict delivered against Chiquita (the US kings of banana); new cocaine beer hits market. Prof. Lyal White shares details on all these stories with Lester Kiewit. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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11:41

Uplifting children and teachers – a young man’s...

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2024/06/17

Lester Kiewit speaks to Michael Mack, the founder of ebooksforkids about his goal of uplifting children AND educators by providing access to online books as well as an opportunity for online learners and educators to connect with each other. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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6:10

The World View - An axe attacker in Germany shot near...

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2024/06/17

A Ukraine peace offer at Leaders’ summit in Switzerland; one annoying airline passenger (refusing to let a plane take off). Adam Gilchrist shares details on all these stories with Lester Kiewit. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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9:42

Orania’s plan to further insulate itself from SA

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2024/06/17

Carel Willem Hendrik Boshoff is The Head of Vryheidstigting Orania Think Tank and Deputy Chair of The Orania Representative Council. He joins Lester Kiewit to share insight about the Freedom Front Plus stance on seeking constitutional recognition for Orania. Boshoff emphasized the party's intent to secure a position within the local government's accountability ecosystem rather than direct participation in government.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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