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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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7:27

A World View from London: Trump named in released...

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2025/11/13

U.S. Hose Democrats have released new Jeffrey Epstein emails in which Donald Trump is mentioned; a U.S. force gathers in the Caribbean; shocking human-hunting safaris in 1990s Sarajevo. 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

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8:55

Argentina sides with Trump and boycotts G20 in South...

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2025/11/13

Lester Kiewit speaks to Prof Daniel Bradlow, a G20 Senior Fellow with SA Institute of International Affairs and Senior Research Fellow at the Centre for Advancement of Scholarship, University of Pretoria. They discuss the significanceof Argentina’s president Javier Milei following U.S President Donald Trump’s example by boycotting the G20 in South Africa Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit is a podcast of the CapeTalk breakfast show. This programme is your authentic Cape Town

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5:36

DA on why Dion George was removed as Minister of...

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2025/11/13

Lester Kiewit speaks to Democratic Alliance spokesperson Karabo Khakhau about the party’s decision to call for the removal of Dion George as Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and Environment, and replace him with former national spokesperson Willie Aucamp. 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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4:49

Public swimming pools are opening up for summer

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2025/11/13

The City of Cape Town is on track with its phased reopening of public swimming pools ahead of the 2025/6 summer season, with many of them already opened and some due to reopen soon. Operations will be over weekends only due to limited demand but will go into full-week mode from the beginning of December. Lester Kiewit finds out why the phased approach has been taken, speaking to Councillor Francine Higham, Mayoral Committee Member for CommunityServices and Health. Good Morning Cape Town with Lester

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11:27

The call to shut South Africa down on November 21

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2025/11/13

Lester Kiewit speaks to Merlize Jogiat, Operations and Advocacy Co-Ordinator at Women For Change, about their call for women and members of the LGBTQI+ to shut down the economy on November 21 in an effort to draw the world’s attention to South Africa’s horrific femicide rate and GBV cases. 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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19:36

Liberation and Corruption: In conversation with Peter...

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2025/11/12

Former politician and anti-apartheid activist, Lord Peter Hain has launched two new books, both fiction and non-fiction. In “Liberation and Corruption: Why Freedom Movements Fail”, Hain tries to answer a perplexing question as to why liberation and independence movements around the world are often betrayed when their leaders get into government. Hain is currently in Cape Town and spoke to Lester Kiewit. Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit is a podcast of the CapeTalk breakfast

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4:35

A World View from London: New bridge collapses in China

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2025/11/12

Poland is building up its military in the face of a rising threat from Russia; Iran’s drought is getting worse as taps run dry, and a new bridge in China has collapsed. 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

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11:58

How Do We Make Cape Town Cooler? The City Appoints...

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2025/11/12

Cape Town has appointed its first Chief Heat Officer, Albert Ferreira, to help the city prepare for rising temperatures and extreme heat events. As the City’s Manager for Resilience and Climate Change, he leads the Beat the Heat programme, aimed at protecting vulnerable communities and making Cape Town more climate resilient. Albert speaks to Lester Kiewit about his new role, what’s driving the City’s focus on heat, and how we can all help make Cape Town cooler from a climate and

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10:28

Philippi residents terrorised by armed teens who...

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2025/11/12

Lester Kiewit speaks to Dumisani Qwebe, the secretary of the Nyanga CPF, about their deep concern that teens are behind many of the violent and armed crimes in the under-policed area. 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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7:39

Labour department out to recruit food inspectors in...

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2025/11/12

Lester Kiewit speaks to CPUT environmental health lecturer Mike Agenbag about the Department of Employment and Labour’s efforts to recruit food inspector assistance as the country faces a shortage, which could once again lead to dangerous situations like a series of food poisoning cases that emerged last year. 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

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7:48

GroundUp News: Family of Lily Mine victims camped for...

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2025/11/12

The family of the Lily Mine victims have been camping at the site for six years waiting for their bodies to be brought back to the surface; Parliament is considering whether to impeach Judge Nana Makhubele; an open-air cinema has been bringing temporary joy to Manenberg’s children. 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

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6:49

The Africa Report with The Continent: Boeing settles...

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2025/11/11

Lester Kiewit The Africa Report with Kiri Rupiah of The Continent. They discuss Boeing settling ‘wrongful death’ plane crash suits; Anglo facing lead class action and ‘torture’ cop re-nabbed after Italian debacle. 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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8:11

What legal standing do customary marriages have in...

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2025/11/11

What happens if a customary marriage is later followed by a civil marriage along with an antenuptial contract? According to a recent court ruling, the customary marriage, along with the default law of community of property, is recognised in South Africa and will render the subsequent civil marriage null and void, along with the associated antenuptial contract. Lester Kiewit speaks to Anthony Diala, Professorof African legal pluralism and Director, Centre for Legal Integration in Africa, University

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3:45

Volvo Green Tip: It’s a wrap

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2025/11/11

We are fast-approaching the festive season and along with that comes gifts of all shapes and sizes, and that usually means a lot of gift wraps which end up in the garbage. CapeTalk’s designer correspondent Bianca Resnekov has put together some wonderful ideas when it comes to the wrapping of presents. 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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8:23

A World View from London: Deadly prison rioting

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2025/11/11

At least 31 dead in Ecuador prison rioting; BBC’s director-general and news chief resign as Trump threatens defamation lawsuit over speech edit; the mysterious French “Fedora Man” reveals himself. 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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9:32

Time for the country to unite and oppose Trump’s lies...

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2025/11/11

Lester Kiewit speaks to executive director of the FW De Klerk Foundation, Christo van der Rheede about why it is important that all South African citizens to unite and refute the statements by President Donald Trump, his Secretary of State, Marco Rubio and others, that Afrikaners are being killed and slaughtered and their land and farms are being illegally confiscated. Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit is a podcast of the CapeTalk breakfast show. This programme is your authentic Cape Town

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5:10

What the Hack! AI bridging Africa’s digital divide,...

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2025/11/11

In this week’s What the Hack! feature, Arthur Goldstuck speaks to Lester Kiewitfrom the Africa Tech Festival about AI’s role in bridging Africa’s digital divide, key takeaways from SAP Tech-Ed in Berlin, and the launch of Acer’s new AiTV streaming device. 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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7:14

Why the Grindr7 case is critical for LGBTQ+ rights in...

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2025/11/11

Lester Kiewit speaks to Iranti Advocacy Officer Nthuthuzo Ndzomo about a case in the Johannesburg Magistrates Court where seven men are accused of luring a student into a trap by using the Grindr app. The 20-year-old Wits student was assaulted and held hostage before being rescued by police. The Grndr7 case is now being monitored by LGBTQ+ rights groups calling for greater protection and accountability in a country where queer people continue to face targeted violence both online and offline. Good

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9:49

Thousands of plant species are missing from places...

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2025/11/10

Lester Kiewit chats to Dr Julian Schrader about “dark diversity” — the plant species missing from places they could thrive. How human footprints thin out ecosystems, why that weakens services people rely on, and the practical fixes conservation can deploy. 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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7:08

A World View from London: A super typhoon in the...

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit ·

2025/11/10

Typhoon Fung-wong hits the Philippines; U.S. government shutdown hitting airlines hard; Prince Harry’s Remembrance message ahead of Armistice Day. 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

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