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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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7:50

Is there a trend of rising islamophobia in South Africa?

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2025/11/21

Following a video going viral of a woman shopper in Pretoria chastising two women diners for wearing full niqabs and “not showing respect” to the “western” country which has “given them a home”, we ask the question on whether there is a rise in islamophobia in South Africa. Lester Kiewit speaks to Farid Esack, Professor Emeritus in the study of Islam, and also the former Gender Equality Commissioner. Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit is a podcast of the

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10:21

Celestial talk: Our wellbeing and night skies

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2025/11/20

Lester Kiewit speaks to Carl Lindemann, former board member of the Astronomical Society of Southern Africa: Cape Chapter, about interesting research, developments, and other aspects relating to our cosmos. This week they take a look at our wellbeing and dark skies; light pollution in the Western Cape, and an update on 3I/ATLAS as NASA releases images. 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

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6:18

Emerging economies – Focus on India: death of an...

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2025/11/20

Lester Kiewit speaks to Prof. Dilip Menon, Professor of History in the International Relations Department at Wits University, about how freebies win elections; the death of an environmental heroine and Global AI offering free services to India. 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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28:49

Femonomics: How women can take control of their...

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2025/11/20

In her latest book “Femonomics”, economist Corrine Low looks at what the data suggests when it comes to women being disadvantaged biologically, culturally and economically, and how they can use this same data to reclaim their time, energy and help themselves find joy. 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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7:53

Why Jakes Gerwel Drive is smash and grab nightmare

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2025/11/20

There has been a spike in smash and grab incidents on Jakes Gerwel Drive in recent weeks, with more than ten incidents reported on one morning. Bonteheuwel councillor Angus McKenzie speaks to Lester Kiewit about thechallenges when it comes to trying to police these hotspots. 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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10:30

Brown Mogotsi’s colourful testimony at Madlanga...

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2025/11/20

Lester Kiewit speaks to EWN reporter Orrin Singh to get a wrap on some off the bizarre testimony from Brown Mogotsi at the Madlanga commission. He insists KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi and Zulu King Misuzulu kaZwelithini were operatives of the CIA. 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

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7:23

‘Convenience fee’ for purchasing prepaid electricity...

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2025/11/20

Is it fair for consumers to be charged a “convenience fee” when buying prepaid electricity at a local supermarket? Lester Kiewit speaks to Kashiefa, who recently bought prepaid electricity and paid R100, of which R1.30 was for just such a fee. 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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8:17

Bo-Kaap residents call for AirBnB to be regulated

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2025/11/20

Bo-Kaap residents are urgently calling for tighter regulation of Airbnb and other short-term rentals, warning that the growth of tourist accommodation is pushing out long-time families and threatening the neighbourhood’s cultural heritage. Lester Kiewit speaks to Sheikh Dawood Terblanche, chair of Bo-Kaap Civic and Ratepayers Association (BKCRA) and imam at the local mosque about the pressures facing Bo-Kaap. Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit is a podcast of the CapeTalk breakfast

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6:36

Why is the matcha industry under strain?

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2025/11/19

Matcha fans be warned. The rise in popularity of the tea has resulted in significant strain on the industry as a whole. To unpack this, Lester Kiewit speaks to Jess Bonin, the founder of Alchemy of Tea, a multidisciplinary platform dedicated to offering online courses around the skills, profession and traditional practice of tea. 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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9:44

Was the post office demise due to a move to...

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2025/11/19

The City of Cape Town will no longer be issuing printed bills via the South African Post Office after 31 December 2025, and this follows the trend which many companies have already taken over the years, including banks, insurance, and telecommunication companies. One has to ask if such a trend led to the decline of the South African Post Office or whether it was the other way round. Lester Kiewit speaks to Mark barnes, former CEO of the South African Post Office, to gain his perspective on the

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9:08

U.S continues campaign to undermine South Africa and G2

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2025/11/19

Lester Kiewit speaks to Prof Patrick Bond, Director of the Centre for Social Change in the Department of Sociology at the Faculty of Humanities at University of Johannesburg, about how the US continues to try to derail and undermine the G20 in South Africa. 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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8:10

Springboks breaking records on world stage

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2025/11/19

Lester Kiewit speaks to former Springbok captain, Jean De Villiers, about the record setting nomination of three Springboks for the World Rugby Men’s 15s player of the year category. Malcolm Marx, Ox Nche and Pieter-Steph Du Toit have been nominated. Nche is the first ever prop to be selected in the category. And Pieter-Steph could become only the third person to win the award three. Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit is a podcast of the CapeTalk breakfast show. This programme is your

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9:18

GroundUp News: Pensioners make repeat trips to apply...

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2025/11/19

Pensioners have been forced to make repeat trips to apply for SASSA grants; millions in lottery funding granted to Soweto Media Resources Centre, which operates Jozi FM radio station, has gone missing; and a photo essay of cape Town suburb Wittebome. 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 Cape Town wake-up call. Good Morning Cape Town with

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3:47

What’s up with Cloudflare going down?

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2025/11/19

Lester Kiewit speaks to MyBoradband editor Jan Vermeulen about the Cloudflare outage which left millions of users unable to access a number of social media and AI platforms. 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

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10:34

Bold new documentary engages Africa’s youth about...

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2025/11/18

Africa is currently battling a mental health crisis, and this has led to a powerful documentary aimed at the youth. Directed by Lebogang Rasethaba, The People AND Mental Health will be premiering across MTV Base, BET Africa, and the Soweto Film Festival, and invites viewers to engage, reflect, and speak up because addressing mental health is not just a conversation, it is a collective responsibility. Lester Kiewit speaks to Monde Twala, Senior Vice President & General Manager at Paramount Africa

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11:19

How much would it cost us to host Summer Olympic games?

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2025/11/18

Cabinet announced last week that it has approved for the country to enter Continuous Dialogue with the International Olympic Committee, a preliminary and exploratory engagement that MAY, in time, lead to Targeted Dialogue and the eventual bid to host the Olympic games. But how much could this end up costing us and what are the factors which come into play? Lester Kiewit speaks to Johan Fourie, Professor of Economic History at Stellenbosch University. Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit is a

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6:00

The Africa Report with The Continent: Cholera concern

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2025/11/18

Lester Kiewit gets The Africa Report with Kiri Rupiah of The Continent. They discuss the red alert as the continent gets hot under the cholera; how insurgents murder influencer mid-stream, and a bronze museum is iced till brass issues are ironed out. 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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7:51

Auditor General uses new powers to reclaim wasted...

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2025/11/18

Lester Kiewit speaks to Dr Harlan Cloete, research fellow in the Department of Public Administration and Management at the University of the Free State, about the Auditor General slapping a municipal manager with a certificate of debt over wasted public funds. This is the first time the AG is using the regulations, and it is hoped it will stop the plundering of state coffers. Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit is a podcast of the CapeTalk breakfast show. This programme is your authentic Cape

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9:17

Neo-Nazi South African to be booted out of Australi

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2025/11/18

South African Matthew Gruter has had his Australian work visa revoked after participating in a neo-Nazi rally at the New South Wales Parliament house. Lester Kiewit speaks to Professor Greg Barton, Chair In Global Islamic Politics at the Faculty of Arts and Education, Alfred Deakin Institute for Citizenship and Globalisation. 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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5:55

What the Hack! Huawei domination and a Mighty music...

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2025/11/18

In this week’s edition of What the Hack!, Arthur Goldstuck speaks to Lester Kiewit about his takeaways from Africa Tech Festival in Cape Town and how Huawei had an enormous presence; the next wave of tools from workforce management software company Workday is being showcased in Barcelona; and a tiny music player which allows you to leave your phone at home when you go out. Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit is a podcast of the CapeTalk breakfast show. This programme is your authentic

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