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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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9:28

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

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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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7:01

Long windy spell disrupts offloading of shipments at...

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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...

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

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...

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

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...

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

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

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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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