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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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13:09

City’s security wall comes too late for far too many

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2025/12/19

Lester Kiewit speaks to Emre Uygun, of the Freedom Front Plus, about their support for the City of Cape Town’s decision to build a security wall on the N2 to prevent criminals targeting motorists. 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

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3:30

Metrorail on why preaching is banned on their trains

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2025/12/19

Lester Kiewit speaks to Raymond Maseko, Metrorail regional manager for the Western Cape, about their regulations that prevent preachers from delivering sermons on their trains. 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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6:55

Camps Bay High to become phone-free school in 2026

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2025/12/19

Camps Bay High is preparing for a big change in 2026, moving toward becoming a phone-free school during the school day. With new cell phone lockers being installed, learners will either leave their phones at home or lock them away safely, a step aimed at supporting focus, wellbeing, and stronger connections in the classroom. Lester Kiewit speaks to Louis Mostert, principal of Camps Bay High, about why the school has decided to make this change, how it will work in practice, and what it means for

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6:45

Pacific Dispatch with Katie Macdonald: Biggest gun...

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2025/12/19

Australia’s PM announces massive gun buyback scheme following Sydney mass shooting; new virtual reality project developed as an immersive tool for indigenous people; koala tests public transport in Brisbane. Katie Macdonald shares all the details with Lester Kiewit. 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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6:44

Cycling community seeks justice after Idries Sheriff...

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2025/12/18

The cycling community is mourning the death of Idries Sheriff, who was killed on the morning of 16 December, the Day of Reconciliation, after being struck by a drunk driver on Victoria Drive in Camps Bay. The tragedy has sparked renewed calls for accountability and safer roads, with a petition launched by concerned cyclist and close friend Aidan Erasmus gathering more than 3 000 verified signatures. Following the accused’s appearance in the Cape Town Magistrate’s Court on charges

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6:16

Pedal Power Association appoints attorneys to oversee...

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2025/12/18

The Pedal Power Association has appointed attorneys to provide oversight on the case of Idries Sheriff, the cyclist tragically killed on 16 December, the Day of Reconciliation, after being struck by a BMW driver allegedly under the influence in Camps Bay. Idries, a father, husband and well-known member of the cycling community, was riding with friends at the time. Paramedics arrived at the scene but were unable to save him. The accused appeared in the Cape Town Magistrate’s Court yesterday on

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5:29

Celestial talk: The search for life in outer space

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2025/12/18

Lester Kiewit speaks to Carl Lindemann, former board member of the Astronomical Society of Southern Africa: Cape Chapter, about the search for life on other planets and moons. The discuss the fossilized remnants of what look to be signs pf microbes on ancient Mars; the analysis of the sample from the Osiris probe showing that the building blocks for life are apparently very common and the Webb telescope is looking for chemical signatures in distant worlds. Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit

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13:36

Matthew Booth on AFCON, hydration breaks at World Cup

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2025/12/18

A mandatory hydration break will be observed at the 2026 FIFA World Cup as the tournament will be taking place in the heart of summer. While concern over player safety is to be lauded, some have asked why those hydration breaks will be for three minutes, the same length of a commercial break. Lester Kiewit speaks to former Bafana Bafana centre-back Matthew Booth. 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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9:19

Lord and order: The ban on preaching on Metrorail trains

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2025/12/18

Lester Kiewit speaks to Prof Jonathan Jansen about his time as a train preacher. Preaching on trains is now banned by Prasa, yet some say it should be allowed as it is a form of freedom of expression, and religion. 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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6:34

Western Cape steps up festive season traffic...

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2025/12/18

Chief Director for Traffic Management Maxine Bezuidenhout speaks to Lester Kiewit about intensified festive season traffic operations across the Western Cape. She outlines the scale of recent roadblocks and vehicle checks, rising alcohol-related arrests, and the continued risks facing pedestrians, while reinforcing the message that safer roads depend on personal responsibility from drivers and pedestrians alike during the holiday period. Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit is a podcast of the

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5:28

Lifesaving SA launches #WaterSmart activations to...

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2025/12/18

Lifesaving South Africa has launched its #WaterSmart Activations this festive season to teach children, parents, and caregivers about water safety and drowning prevention. Dhaya Sewduth, Management Board member and National Social Media Officer, speaks to Lester Kiewit about the importance of swimming only where lifeguards are on duty, the role of professional and voluntary lifesavers, and how families can stay safe at beaches, pools, and inland waterways. Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit

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15:14

The challenges of private property recovery

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2025/12/17

Lester Kiewit speaks to Jacques(surname withheld for safety reasons) who operates Property Recovery Unit. He says he often acts as a mediator between tenants and landlords who do not want to end up in court. And he and his team have to check all legal angles, as sometimes it is not the tenant that is at fault. 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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7:47

A World View from London: Trump’s Rob Reimer rage

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2025/12/17

U.S. President heavily criticised for his response to Rob Reimer’s death; Italy’s amazing dinosaur mountain; UK boss splashes out big time for staff. Adam Gilchrist shares details on these stories with Lester Kiewit. 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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11:44

CRL Rights Commission withdraws damning report on...

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2025/12/17

Lester Kiewit speaks to Erika Bornman, author of Mission of Malice: My Exodus from KwaSizabantu. Erika shares her views on the Commission for the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Cultural, Religious and Linguistic Communities has made an about turn when it comes to their investigation into the Kwasizabantu christian mission. The CRL Rights Commission has effectively withdrawn its report probing violations of religious freedoms at the mission, despite finding evidence of rape and physical

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9:28

Is Home Affairs on the right track with white paper...

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2025/12/17

Lester Kiewit speaks to James Chapman, the Head of Advocacy and Legal Advisor at the Scalabrini Centre of Cape Town, about the Draft Revised White Paper on Citizenship,Immigration and Refugee Protection, which is open for public comment. They discuss the Minister of Home Affairs’ assertion that the White Paper outlines a vision for the most fundamental reform to South Africa’s citizenship, immigration and refugee protection frameworks in a generation. Good Morning Cape Town with Lester

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9:00

GroundUp News: Small scale fishers fume over permit...

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2025/12/17

Small scale fishers fume over botched permits and crayfish quotas as season starts; the process of rehoming Transnet land occupants in Dunoon has be set back due to an increase in land invaders; meet the pro-wrestlers of Cape Town. 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 Lester Kiewit is

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7:38

DARG appeals for festive season support to care for...

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2025/12/17

As the festive season gets underway, Faustina Gardner, Managing Director of the Domestic Animal Rescue Group (DARG), speaks to Lester Kiewit about the increased pressure animal welfare organisations face at this time of year. She explains how abuse and neglect rise in the communities DARG serves, while adoptions slow as people travel and delay decisions until January. Faustina outlines the scale of DARG’s work in Imizamo Yethu, Hangberg and the greater Hout Bay area, the financial realities of

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9:25

Cape Winelands Airport shaping up for major expansion

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2025/12/15

Africa Melane speaks to Deon Cloete, Managing Director of Cape Winelands Airport, about the next phase of their major expansion programme following the announcement of WBHO as the contracting partner for the technical development and construction of the airport. The airport is expected to sustain approximately 35,000 direct and indirect jobs and could sustain just over 100,000 direct and indirect jobs during its initial 20 years of operation. Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit is a podcast

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7:35

Colleges threatened with closure for non-compliance

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2025/12/15

Africa Melane speaks to Dr Felicity Coughlan, Chief Academic Officer at Newbridge Graduate Institute, about the Minister of Higher Education and Training, Buti Manamela, issuing a Notice of Intent to Cancel the registration of three private higher education institutions. These are City Varsity; Damelin and ICESA City Campus. 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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7:04

A World View from London: Australia’s Bondi Beach attack

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2025/12/15

Two gunmen targeted a Jewish festival in Sydney; an attack plot in Germany; Messi’s mess of a tour. Adam Gilchrist shares details on these stories with Africa Melane. 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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