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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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6:04

A World View from London: Many missing in Indonesian...

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2025/12/01

Hundreds still missing following deadly Indonesian flood; a couple’s big casino win in question and authorities left shell shocked by a theft of snails. Vivki 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 Lester Kiewit is informative, enlightening and accessible. The team’s ability to spot & share

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10:51

Democrats Abroad SA: Trump’s propaganda is dangerous

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2025/12/01

Lester Kiewit speaks to Ricardo Gressel of Democrats Abroad South Africa, about their concern at President Donald Trump’s continued false narrative about a white genocide in South Africa. Gressel’s group says the false assertions are dangerous propaganda that harm US-South Africa relations at all levels, misrepresent the strength and values of South Africa’s diverse constitutional democracy, and seek to undermine its leadership and sovereignty. Good Morning Cape Town with Lester

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6:22

Cape Town Cycle Tour enters new global era with UCI...

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2025/12/01

Cape Town Cycle Tour CEO David Bellairs speaks to Lester Kiewit about the major developments ahead of the 48th edition of the event in March 2026. He explains what the new partnership with Golazo means for the tour’s operational and commercial capacity, and how the Cycle Tour’s inclusion in the UCI Gran Fondo World Series opens the door for riders to qualify for the 2026 World Championships in Japan. Bellairs also outlines how the Cape Town route stacks up against other global Gran Fondo

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10:12

Money on a Monday: Why do banks change debit order...

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2025/12/01

In order to ensure that debit order obligations are fulfilled, many banks pre-emptively bring forward their debit order dates to align with earlier paydays, but is this all above board or can one deny them such requests? Lester Kiewit speaks to our resident consumer expert Wendy Knowler. 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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4:25

Why it is important to remember Emancipation Day

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2025/12/01

Lester Kiewit speaks to Bonita Bennett, a member of the Emancipation Day Coalition, about commemorating 1 December 1834, the day slavery was abolished in the Cape. 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 and

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7:29

Making sense of the South African men duped into...

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2025/12/01

Lester Kiewit speaks to Professor Michelle Nel, senior lecturer in Criminal and Military law at the University of Stellenbosch, about the case of 17 South African men allegedly fooled into fighting on the frontlines in the war between Russia and Ukraine. Is this a case of is this a case of human trafficking, or can the parties involved be in violation of South Africa’s foreign military service laws? Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit is a podcast of the CapeTalk breakfast show. This

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9:30

Fire it up: When is a potjie considered a potjie?

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2025/11/28

“Steak Chop van Zijl” (Jaap-Henk Koelewijn) of Braai Witness News is guiding Lester Kiewit through all finer points when it comes to preparing a lekker potjie meal, tackling meaty issues such as flat-vs-round-bottomed pots, enamelled coatings vs seasoned metal, and whether it should be cooked only over embers or and not on a gas flame. 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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4:50

G20 correspondence desk with RMB & FNB: Opportunities...

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2025/11/28

What are the most significant investment opportunities identified in RMB’s new report for Africa over the next decade? Lester Kiewit speaks to Isaah Mhlanga, Chief Economist at RMB, to chat about the findings of their new report, “Continent at a Crossroads: Africa’s Place in the World, Today and Tomorrow”. 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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6:12

Binge-watching options this weekend

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2025/11/28

In need of some binge-watching options this weekend? Lester Kiewit chats to Matthew Jantjies-Green about some of the series you can spend some time watching this weekend, including: A Man on the Inside Season 2 (Netflix) Stranger Things Season 5 / Part 1 of final season (Netflix) Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip: Africa (Showmax) 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

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5:24

A World View from London: Putin’s condition for peace...

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2025/11/28

Putin says peace talks are possible; U.S. halts Afghan immigration requests following National Guard shooting; mysterious red halo above Italian town. 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 Lester Kiewit is informative, enlightening and accessible. The team’s ability to spot & share relevant

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10:01

What are the flaws with the proposed online betting tax?

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2025/11/28

National Treasury recently released a draft paper which proposes a new 20% national tax on online betting, which will be on top of the existing provincialgambling taxes (which stand between 6 to 9 percent). The proposed tax could generate new annual revenue of R10 billion, but South Africa doesn’t yet have a national online gambling law in place. Lester Kiewit speaks to Wayne Lurie, head of the Safer and Responsible Online Gambling Association (SAROGA). Good Morning Cape Town with Lester

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11:13

Is U.S and South Africa’s relationship beyond repair?

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2025/11/28

Lester Kiewit speaks to Mitchell Plitnick, president of ReThinking Foreign Policy, author and policy analyst, about the crumbling relationship between South Africa and the U.S, after president Donald Trump said he would not be inviting South Africa to the next G20 in Miami in 2026. 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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7:24

Are South Africans really going gaga over Black Friday?

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2025/11/28

Black Friday has become a global trend, no longer restricted to the USA where it originated. It has, however, taken a different look, with many retailers starting their “Black Friday” sales earlier and letting them run over the course of a few days. Are we seeing an evolution in how the South African market takes on the Black Friday concept each year? Lester Kiewit speaks to Brandon De Kock, Director of Storytelling at BrandMapp. Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit is a podcast of

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5:29

Pacific Dispatch with Katie Macdonald: Sumatra struck...

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2025/11/28

Rescue efforts as Sumatra struck by a rare tropical cyclone; shark kills Swiss tourist as scientists say climate change affecting range of dangerous species; Robert Irwin - like his famous father - dazzling viewers on Dancing with the Stars USA. 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

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10:57

Celestial talk: NASA might scale back Earth observation

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2025/11/27

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 the news that NASA may be shutting down its Earth observation missions; Saturn’s rings to become more prominent to viewers; and the Sculptor Galaxy is right overhead at the momeny. Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit is a podcast of the CapeTalk breakfast

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7:06

Support the SA Red Cross Air Mercy Service and win a...

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2025/11/27

The SA Red Cross Air Mercy Service (AMS) saves lives across South Africa, delivering emergency medical care and rural health outreach. AMS CEO Farhaad Haffejee speaks to Lester Kiewit about their helicopter fundraising initiative, which supports these missions and their training programme for pilots, mechanics, medics, and other emergency roles. He also explains how public support and awareness are crucial to keeping these essential services in the air and developing the next generation of

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10:30

Mother City: inside Cape Town’s housing struggle

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2025/11/27

Cape Town continues to face deep inequality and a persistent housing crisis nearly 30 years after the end of Apartheid, and the documentary Mother City explores this struggle through the story of activist Nkosikhona ‘Face’ Swartbooi and the Reclaim the City movement. Lester Kiewit speaks to co-director Miki Redelinghuys about the film, which she co-directed with Pearlie Joubert. It premiered at Sheffield DocFest in June 2024 and had a Johannesburg screening hosted by the Ahmed Kathrada

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9:40

Can Bosa’s fair pay bill help end income inequality...

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2025/11/27

Lester Kiewit speaks to Mmusi Maimane, the leader of Bosa, about their proposed Fair Pay Bill, which aims to amend the Employment Equity Act and bring fairness, transparency, and dignity to the South African job market, by outlawing the very mechanisms that entrench wage disparities. 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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8:56

Cat has claws out for Cele during ad hoc testimony

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2025/11/27

Lester Kiewit speaks to EWN reporter Babalo Ndenze about the testimony of Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala before the parliamentary ad hoc committee investigating police corruption, which is sitting at the Kgosi Mampuru Correctional Facility, where Matlala is currently awaiting trial for attempted murder. Matlala claimed in his testimony that he had paid former Police Minister Bheki Cele two payments of half a million rand. Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit is a podcast of the CapeTalk

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5:48

A World View from London: Hong Kong’s towering inferno

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2025/11/27

A towering inferno in Hong Kong, traffic wardens brazen daylight robbery, America’s Thanksgiving turkey tradition. 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

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