Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit

After starting a vegetable farming business with just his R350 Social Relief of Distress Grant during the COVID-19 lockdown, Nicky Jafta has grown it into a thriving enterprise - with some of his produce even being ordered from Namibia. He credits the South African Institute for Entrepreneurship (SAIE) for giving him the business guidance that helped turn that small grant into a turnover of around R20,000. Ernest Boateng, Business Development Manager at the SAIE, speaks to Lester Kiewit about the organisation’s work in empowering aspiring entrepreneurs across South Africa. For more information, listeners can contact the South African Institute for Entrepreneurship on 021 447 2023 or email.

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What is it like to live in one of the remotest and harshest areas for a lengthy period of time? Does it wear you down psychologically? Lester Kiewit speaks to Lodrick Hlungwane, an electrical engineer from Limpopo, who spent three consecutive years living and working at the South African National Antarctic Expedition’s SANAE IV base in Antarctica.

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Ukraine claims to have captured Chinese soldiers fighting for Russia; a hated prisoner set for release; and what research into energy, emissions and heat shows. Adam Gilchrist shares details on these stories with Lester Kiewit.

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Lester Kiewit speaks to Rob Quintas, the City of Cape Town’s mayco member for Urban Mobility, about the city’s readiness for the heavy rains of winter. This comes after a number of roads and businesses were flooded after a few hours of rain over the city on Tuesday.

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Lester Kiewit speaks to Freddie Terblanche, member of the Cape Town Attorneys Association, Legal Practice Council and Director at Terblanche Incorporated, about safety standards at our courts after a witness was shot and killed inside Wynberg Magistrates Court. Can justice be done fairly in a climate of fear?

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President Ramaphosa sticks to his guns in lotteries corruption probe; Public Works Department asks State Attorney for assistance in evicting former MPs from Parliamentary Village.  Lester Kiewit speaks to Barbara October of GroundUp News.

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When a serious accident has been caused by a suspected drunk driver, why is it so difficult to get a conviction? Lester Kiewit speaks to Jacques Weber, who recently shared his opinion on the requirements to secure a watertight case, based on his experience as a police reservist.

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Lester Kiewit gets The Africa Report with Kiri Rupiah of The Continent. They discuss the U.S in talks for minerals with DRC, Lesotho’s high tariffs and Binance’s Nigeria tax evasion trial.

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Lester Kiewit discusses the global reaction to the Netflix series Adolescence, which explores how teenage boys are being shaped by toxic online spaces and the rise of the so-called “manosphere.” In the UK, Prime Minister has called for the series to be shown in schools as a tool to combat online misogyny and radicalisation. With increasing debate around mobile phone and social media restrictions for children, Lester speaks to South African counselling psychologist Charl Davids for a local perspective. They unpack how parents, educators, and communities can navigate this complex digital landscape and support young people in building healthier identities and relationships.

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A number of homes in Flamingo Vlei had to be evacuated due to an ingress of sewage water as a result of a failure at the Table View East Sewer Pump Station. Lester Kiewit speaks to homeowner Tobie van Rhyn, whose house was affected, and also to Sue van der Linde, the councilor for ward 113 (Table View), to get a detailed explanation on what happened and what is being done to prevent this from happening in future.

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