Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit

The annual Toy Run is taking place on Sunday 24 November at Killarney International Raceway, with entry to the venue once again being free for those who bring along a toy to be donated to the less fortunate. Starting points for the Toy Run ride will be at Athlone Stadium and Grand West.

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Lester Kiewit and Matthew Jantjies-Green take a look at some recently released series which you can watch over the weekend, including: The Diplomat Season 2 (Netflix), Dune: Prophecy (Showmax), and Silo Season 2 (AppleTV).

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Lester Kiewit speaks to Sello Hatang, the founder of Re Hata Mmoho, about why he thinks the state’s response to dealing with Zama Zamas is an opportunity to show our ubuntu, and not allow the crime wave sweeping over South Africa to destroy what makes this nation special.

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Five tourists in Asia have died from methanol poisoning; tribal attacks in Pakistan; a duct taped banana has been sold at auction. Adam Gilchrist shares details on these stories with Lester Kiewit.

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Lester Kiewit speaks to Janet Anderson, a journalist covering international justice at The Hague, about the International Criminal Court issuing warrants of arrest for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and former Defence Minister Yoav Gallant, and deceased Hamas leader Mohammed Deif. 

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Lester Kiewit speaks to Kumi Naidoo, president of the Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty Initiative, about whether the world – and South Africa – is making progress in moving away from fossil fuels as climate change becomes a global emergency.

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Lester Kiewit speaks with Lorna O’Brien, Managing Director of O’Brien Recruitment, to uncover the truth about ghost jobs—fake job ads posted by companies for roles that don’t actually exist. While this controversial practice has been documented in North America and Europe, could it also be hiding in plain sight in South Africa’s job market?  

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Despite all the warnings, despite all the stories, despite the knowledge that there is a truck-eating bridge disguised as an overhead railway bridge, trucks continue to test their luck against Bridget, the (in)famous truck-eating railway bridge in Muizenberg. Lester Kiewit speaks to Kevin Rack, who works close to the scene and has witnessed many events there more often than he would like to.

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We can’t always go to a physiotherapist to loosen our knotted muscles, but can we go the DIY route and make use of electric sports massagers? Lester Kiewit and Toni-Lynne Monger, physiotherapist and clinical director at The Balance Group take a look at the large range of devices available on the market and whether they are worth considering.

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Lester Kiewit speaks to Kerri Wolter, CEO of Vulpro about the relocation to South Africa of two extremely rare Egyptian Vultures. Vulpro are on a mission to improve the numbers of several species of vultures who play a key role in the ecosystem.

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