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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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7:01

Long windy spell disrupts offloading of shipments at...

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2025/12/15

Cape Town has been subjected to a lengthy period of sustained high winds, and not only has it been causing a nuisance to the citizens of the city, it has also disrupted port operations as crane operators have been unable to offload containers from ships. Africa Melane speaks to Oscar Borchards, Transnet Western Cape Terminals Managing Executive. 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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10:10

Equity at stake as Minister announces new regulations...

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2025/12/15

Africa Melane speaks to Nomvuyiso Batyi is CEO of the Association of Comms & Technology (ACT), an industry body that represents South Africa’s six largest telecommunications operators. They discuss the implications of National Minister Solly Malatsi taking steps to make access to South Africa easier for companies like Starlink who want to bypass current regulations requiring equity to be given to historically disadvantaged groups. Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit is a podcast of

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6:44

Money on a Monday: Hidden financial risk of unshared...

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2025/12/15

Karin Meyer, owner of dear-diary.co.za, speaks to Africa Melane about the critical importance of organising passwords and digital information for loved ones. She explains why she has added a planning tool to her product line to help people keep all their personal, financial, and digital details in one place. The conversation highlights how taking this simple step can ease confusion, reduce stress, and provide clarity for families during one of life’s most challenging moments. Good Morning

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6:54

Uber Eats 2025 Cravings Report reveals South Africa’s...

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2025/12/15

The food delivery platform Uber Eats recently released their 2025 Cravings Report, giving a breakdown of South Africa’s takeaway trends such as fried chicken being the most popular food item being ordered on their app. Africa Melane speaks to Ntsoaki Nsibanyoni, General Manager for Uber Eats Sub-Saharan 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

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8:02

Meet the track designer for World Supercross...

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2025/12/12

The FIM World Supercross Championship (WSX) season finale is taking place at DHL Cape Town Stadium (on Saturday 13 December 20250, where the world’s best riders will battle it out for the championship title. But how do they build a track for the event in just a few days and also protect the delicate grass on the playing field? Lester Kiewit speaks to Willem van der Walt, Managing Director of DERWALT Pty Ltd, Event Operation Director for WSX South Africa and the designer of the track which has

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7:25

What’s news in Parliament with Tara Roos: DBE...

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2025/12/12

Lester Kiewit speaks to Tara Roos, CapeTalk commentator and Business Day Political Correspondent, about the latest news coming out ofparliament, including: Security weakness at the Department of Basic Education exposed after a matric paper was leaked; Minister Dean Macpherson defends withholding reports on George building collapse; High Court makes emergency order permanent in taxi violence case. Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit is a podcast of the CapeTalk breakfast show. This programme

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6:23

A World View from London: UN celebrates Italian cooking

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2025/12/12

Dead drunk on a cruise ship, and the UN celebrates Italian cooking; and the origins of man made fire. 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 & share relevant and unusual stories make the programme inclusive

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9:56

A slap in the typeface: Why Rubio’s dumping of...

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2025/12/12

Mo Jogie is Design and Strategy Director at Institute of Media, Strategy and Design, as well as a member of the Design Education Forum of SA. He joins Lester Kiewit to discuss why US State Secretary Marco Rubio’s decision to dump the Calibri typeface for all official communications, has prejudice at its core. In 2023, the US state department flipped from using Times New Roman to Calibri, because Calibri is easier to read for the visually impaired. Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit is

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11:35

Chalk and cheats: Major exam leak raises questions...

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2025/12/12

Lester Kiewit speaks to Basil Manuel, the executive director of the Executive Director of National Professional Teachers’ Organisation of SA after the discovery of a leak in the National Senior Certificate exam. Two officials from the department are accused of stealing the answers, but it was only discovered during the marking process, raising questions of how secure these important exam papers are. Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit is a podcast of the CapeTalk breakfast show. This

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8:41

Data shows tourism boosts business confidence in SA

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2025/12/12

Lester Kiewit speaks to Brett Tungay, Federation of Hospitality Associations of Southern Africa(Fedhasa) national chairperson about how tourism has boosted business confidence in South Africa. SA Chamber of Commerce and Industry measures levels of business confidence, and according to their data, these levels surged to its highest since 2011 in November, boosted by a tourism boom. Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit is a podcast of the CapeTalk breakfast show. This programme is your authentic

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5:10

Pacific Dispatch with Katie Macdonald: Australia’s PM...

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2025/12/12

Australia’s Prime Minister has requested advice on political entitlement rules; Reffit files High Court challenge against Australia’s social media ban for under-16s; uptick in cancellations of trips from Australia to USA due to newly-proposed social media scrutiny requirement. 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

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4:35

ON-SITE: Celestial talk: Look out for the Geminid...

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2025/12/11

Lester Kiewit speaks to Carl Lindemann, former board member of the Astronomical Society of Southern Africa: Cape Chapter, about the opportunity to see the Geminid meteor shower as it reaches its peak on December 13th. There are also other cetestial wonders which can be viewed through binoculars or even with the eye, such as the Magellanic Clouds, the Pleades star cluster, the 47 Tucana globular cluster, and the Orion nebula. Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit is a podcast of the CapeTalk

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8:18

Blue Flag season begins with renewed focus on safety,...

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2025/12/11

Mike Denison from the Wildlife and Environment Society of South Africa speaks to Lester Kiewit about the start of the 2025 26 Blue Flag season andwhat it means for South Africa’s coastline. He explains what the Blue Flag symbol actually guarantees, why water quality remains central to the programme, and how WESSA’s expanded consumer education drive aims to empower coastal users. Mike also outlines this year’s focus on improved accessibility, clarifies the rules around dogs on Blue

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10:10

Plastic Odyssey docked in Cape Town

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2025/12/11

Currently docked in Cape Town is the Plastic Odyssey, a scientific exploration vessel which was formerly an oceanographic vessel, having been transformed into a laboratory for the fight against plastic pollution. It is currently on a 3-year mission around the world, having embarked in October 2022. Lester Kiewit speaks to Morgane Kerdoncuff to find out what their mission has discovered so far. Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit is a podcast of the CapeTalk breakfast show. This programme is

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6:33

A World View from London: Venezuelan tanker seized by...

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2025/12/11

Venezuela accuses U.S. of ‘piracy’ after tanker seized off coast; climber charged with manslaughter after ‘leaving girlfriend to die’ on mountain; woman fired for being too punctual. 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

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9:07

South Africa’s democratic resilience tested as new...

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2025/12/11

Kate Lefko Everett from the Institute for Justice and Reconciliation speaks to Lester Kiewit about the newly released 2025 South African Reconciliation Barometer, the country’s longest running survey tracking reconciliation, trust, social cohesion, and national identity. The findings show a nation that remains democratically resilient but deeply fragile, with very low trust in political leaders and institutions, persistent economic hardship, and complex shifts in attitudes toward policy,

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5:50

A brief history of the pioneering Hout Bay Dune...

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2025/12/11

Natalie Newman, Head of Coastal Management at the City of Cape Town, speaks to Lester Kiewit from Hout Bay Beach during CapeTalk’s Switch-On Summer broadcast. She shares a brief history of the Hout Bay Dune Rehabilitation Project, explaining how the project stabilises shifting dunes, protects roads and property, and creates a resilient coastal buffer. Natalie also discusses the methods used, community involvement, and how lessons from Hout Bay are being applied to other coastal projects along

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6:57

Coach Adrian Stevens on how Sentinel Ocean Alliance...

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2025/12/11

Coach Adrian Stevens speaks to Lester Kiewit from Hout Bay Beach during CapeTalk’s Switch-On Summer broadcast with the Sentinel Ocean Alliance. He shares how growing up in the harbour community shaped his path, how he moved from lifeguarding into coaching, and why the Alliance’s surf school and Special Needs Programme are opening life-changing opportunities for children from under-resourced communities. Adrian explains the impact he sees in the water every day and reflects on the team

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4:39

Fire it up: It is never too early for a braai

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2025/12/11

“Steak Chop van Zijl” (Jaap-Henk Koelewijn) of Braai Witness News joined Lester Kiewit at our special broadcast in Hout Bay to officially Switch-On Summer. He once again proved that there is no such thing as being too early to start a braai, as he prepared a wonderful breakfast for the team. 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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6:41

Metrorail trains to operate on Sundays & public...

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2025/12/11

Metrorail Western Cape has announced that trains will be run on Sundays and most public holidays during the summer holiday season, to allow people greater ease of movement during the festive period. Lester Kiewit speaks to Metrorail Regional Manager Raymond Maseko. 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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