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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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8:36

New presidency oversight committee marks major shift...

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2025/12/04

Parliament is moving to strengthen its oversight powers with the establishment of a new committee focused on the Presidency, a development recommended by the Zondo Commission and now backed by both the ANC and the DA. CapeTalk commentator and Business Day political correspondent Tara Roos speaks to Lester Kiewit about what this new committee could mean for accountability, how the rules of the National Assembly are changing, and why this moment matters for democratic oversight in South Africa. Good

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5:13

Springboks get ‘easy’ pool for 2027Rugby World Cup

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2025/12/04

Lester Kiewit speaks to Murray Ingram,founder of Connect Sports Academy and Connect Performance, about the teams which South Africa will be facing at the 2027 Rugby World Cup, which will be held in Australia. South Africa will be facing Italy, Georgia, and Romania for the pool stages. 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

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6:56

Proteas partner with Crunchyroll as anime meets...

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2025/12/04

Two weeks ago, the Proteas made an eye-catching announcement on their social media channels. Crunchyroll, the global leader in anime, is set to become the Associate Team Sponsor for the Proteas Men’s series in India, running from 14 November to 19 December. The Crunchyroll logo will feature prominently on the back of the Proteas Men’s playing shirts across all formats, including Test, ODI and T20I. Beyond cricket, this partnership reflects the ways sport in general and anime capture the

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7:23

Muizenberg beachfront upgrade update

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2025/12/04

Lester Kiewit speaks to Alderman Eddie Andrews, Deputy Mayor and Mayoral Committee Member for Spatial Planning and Environment, about the upgrade to Muizenberg beachfront which will continue through the busy festive season. 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

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9:18

Cape Town confronts its past as UnRest documentary...

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2025/12/03

Cape Town is forced to reckon with a contested part of its history as the new documentary UnRest revisits the Prestwich Street burial ground, where the remains of enslaved and displaced people were uncovered in 2003. The film explores the ongoing tension between scientific authority and community demands for the remains to be recognised and respected as ancestors. Professor Siona O’Connell, director of UnRest and Head of Historical and Heritage Studies at the University of Pretoria, speaks to

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6:42

A World View from London: The Die Hard Christmas debate

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2025/12/03

The US Navy’s “Double Tap” attack continues to stir; a Chinese / Japanese dispute over islands; is Die Hard a Christmas movie? 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

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13:02

Why the City does not support rent control

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2025/12/03

Lester Kiewit speaks to Mayor Geordin Hill Lewis about why the City of Cape Town does not support the call for rent control. He outlines alternate measures they are putting in place to address the city’s housing shortage. 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

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8:03

Fatal paragliding accident claimed life of...

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2025/12/03

The identity of the paraglider who died in an accident off Lion’s Head in late November has been confirmed as Jean-Jacques Wallis, who recently took part in the Wingsuit Flying World Championship in China and who spoke to us about it. The accident is currently under investigation by the Accident and Incident Investigation Division (AIID) of the South African Civil Aviation Authority (SACAA) and a request has been issued for any footage of the accident to assist in the investigation. Lester

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5:54

GroundUp News: Canoe club classes disrupted by sewage...

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2025/12/03

Khayelitsha canoe club classes halted by sewage and invasive water hyacinth; disabled horse-riding organisation loses land claim battle; meet the turtle-trackers of Sodwana Bay. 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 informative, enlightening and accessible. The team’s

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7:43

Why is DStv set to lose a number of channels?

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2025/12/03

Lester Kiewit speaks to independent tv critic and journalist, Thinus Ferreira, about DStv losing a number of channels as Multichoice undergoes a major shakeup under new ownership. 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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8:23

The Africa Report with The Continent: Guinea Bissau...

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2025/12/02

Lester Kiewit gets latest news on Africa from Christine Mungai, news editor of The Continent. They discuss the colonial borders which continue to cause problems across Africa; Swiss multinational food and beverage company Nestlé found to add sugar to Cerelac destined for Africa - but not for Europe; Guinea Bissau President accused of staging a fake coup. 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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2:41

The Luxury Lowdown: Sail in style in the Mirage...

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2025/12/02

CapeTalk’s design correspondent Bianca Reznekov gives Lester Kiewit the lowdown on how to indulge and spoil yourself this festive season. This week it is all about throwing caution to the wind, or rather letting the wind fill the sails as you cruise on a luxury catamaran. 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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9:30

We need to establish why parolees re-offend

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2025/12/02

Of the 46 627 inmates released on parole between 2022 and 2025, 18 052 ended up re-offending, with 209 committing murder and 300 committing rape during 2024-25. Lester Kiewit speaks to Marelize Schoeman, Professor at the Department of Criminology and Security Science at the College of Law, University of South Africa, to discuss why she has called for better data in order to understand why there is such a high rate of recidivism (where those who have previously been convicted fall back in crime and

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6:12

A World View from London: Allegations of SAS war crimes

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2025/12/02

Ex-UK Special Forces leaders accused of concealing evidence of alleged SAS war crimes; authorities in South Korea say four suspects hacked thousands of home and business cameras to create illicit content for a foreign website; and fat jabs are thin on the ground. Vicki Turner 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

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10:06

Inside the Indian SEO Firm Hijacking Global Websites...

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2025/12/02

Lester Kiewit speaks to Andrew Thompson, News24 Disinformation Desk Editor, to talk about the team’s investigation which has uncovered a global fake-news network operating from a modest second-floor office in Dehradun, 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 spot &

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7:53

EFF tables motion for an Ad Hoc Committee to look...

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2025/12/02

The EFF has tabled a motion in Parliament for an Ad Hoc Committee, in terms of Rule 253(1)(a), to investigate the "senseless killings" affecting communities in the Western Cape, especially those living on the Cape Flats where residents are "under siege" from gang-related violence that disrupts everyday life and leaves people living in fear. Lester Kiewit speaks to Nazier Paulsen, a Member of the National Assembly for the Economic Freedom Fighters. Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit is a

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13:23

Special night vigil for kids dying just to play

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2025/12/02

Lester Kiewit speaks to Nkosikhona Swartbooi, a human rights activist with Movement for Care and the Right to Play campaign, about a special night vigil to remember all the children who lost their lives, while merely trying to play. 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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7:08

What the Hack! Las Vegas AI, Canva’s SA launch,...

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2025/12/02

In this week’s edition of What the Hack!, Arthur Goldstuck shares with Lester Kiewit that he’s in Las Vegas for AWS re:Invent, where the spotlight is firmly on the next wave of AI, from custom models to factory-scale agents. He also reflectson last week’s Johannesburg launch of Canva’s South African expansion, where he spoke to Duncan Clark and Dr Mzamo Masito about going hyper-local. Arthur brings a quirky global story too, with Japan naming the Nissan Roox its Car of the

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10:58

Emerging Economies - Latin America: Two more Peruvian...

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2025/12/01

Lester Kiewit speaks to Professor Lyal White, faculty at Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS) about: Bolsonaro’s rough week; two more Peruvian former presidents jailed; and Brazil embracing its African roots. 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

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8:12

SA closes door to Palestinians trying to escape Gaza

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2025/12/01

Lester Kiewit speaks to Dr Imtiaz Sooliman of Gift of the Givers about the status of a group of more than 150 Palestinians who arrived in South Africa to escape the horrors of Gaza, and the news that South Africa will no longer receive any similar flights. 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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