Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit

The Goo Goo Dolls are in Cape Town for two performances at the Kirstenbosch National Botanical gardens, after their original concert was postponed. Lester Kiewit speaks to John Rzeznik and Robby Takak about their return to Cape Town, and why they’re excited to be the headline act over two evenings.

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Lester Kiewit gets The Africa Report with Kiri Rupiah of The Continent. They discuss the state of DRC peace talks; how efforts to buy Multichoice have been scuppered by corruption; and firsts for women in Zimbabwe and Namibia

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Lester Kiewit speaks to forensic scientist Dr David Klatzow on how a privately-operated forensic laboratory service could help ease the backlog of cases in South Africa.

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Ukraine peace deal discussions include minerals while Russian attacks continue; a US PR visit to Greenland but locals not impressed; a mean Mickey Mouse in Naples.  Adam Gilchrist shares details on these stories with Lester Kiewit.

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Lester Kiewit speaks to Alderman JP Smith, the City’s Mayco Member for Safety and Security about the challenges in using social media videos of street racers to arrest and prosecute them for traffic violations, even if they are clearly identifiable.

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Lester Kiewit speaks to Andrew Pike, Senior Consultant at Bowmans and Head of their Ports, Rail and Logistics Sector, about the government launching an online Request for Information (RFI) to allow private participation in the ailing sector. They discuss whether Transport Minister Barbara Creecy is on the right track to revitalise South Africa’s rail network and boost the economy.

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Rethinking semigration: why this property expert is moving back to Joburg. After a year of living in Cape Town, real estate master practitioner Gareth Gibson is moving back to Johannesburg - an "unpopular opinion," as he puts it. He shares with Lester Kiewit why he made the decision, how Joburg’s property market compares, and whether more semigrants might start rethinking the Cape Town dream.

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Lester Kiewit speaks to Russell Rensburg, TB Accountability Consortium programme director, about their state of TB in South Africa Report. It was launched to coincide with international World TB Day. It also evaluates the government’s ambitious plan to test 5million people over the next year to bring it under control and reduce the annual 56 000 deaths in South Africa.

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Lester Kiewit speaks to Professor Lyal White, faculty at GIBS and research associate with the Brenthurst Foundation about developments in Argentina, after having spent two weeks on the ground there where he spoke to some of the political and business leaders on the state of the economy.

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The South African Air Force (SAAF) currently only has two fighter jets, one helicopter, and three fighter jet trainers listed as operable, with more than 300 left sitting idle due to budget constraints.  Lester Kiewit speaks to independent defence and political analyst Kobus Marais.

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