Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit

Lester Kiewit speaks to Dr Anban Pillay, Deputy Director General for Health Regulations at the National Department of Health, to discuss the reasons behind the recently gazetted regulations prohibiting the sale, importation, and manufacture of food products containing cannabis.

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Lester Kiewit speaks to Monametsi Kalayamotho, founder and product & technology lead at FracProp, about how fractional property ownership is breaking down barriers in South Africa’s property investment market. They discuss why property ownership has remained out of reach for many, how FracProp’s innovative model is making real estate investment more accessible, and what this means for the future of wealth creation in the country.

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The annual Nedbank and Old Mutual Budget Speech Competition Gala Dinner took place on Wednesday, the 12th of March. Since launching in 1972, the competition has been a collaborative effort by the National Treasury, Nedbank and Old Mutual, aimed at nurturing scholarship and thought-leadership through bursaries for studies in economics. Lester Kiewit speaks to Adriano Manderdini, postgraduate winner of the 53rd Nedbank & Old Mutual Budget Speech Competition.  

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Lester Kiewit speaks to Registered Dietitian Marie Macgregor from the Sports Science Institute of South Africa (SSISA) about the growing debate around Body Mass Index (BMI) and its effectiveness in measuring obesity. While BMI has been a standard tool for decades, experts argue that it overlooks crucial factors like muscle mass, fat distribution, and metabolic health. Marie unpacks the latest research and alternative approaches that offer a more accurate picture of overall health.

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Lester Kiewit speaks to Justin Gomes, a resident of Noordhoek who is concerned over plans by a developer to rezone a garden nursery in order to construct Padel courts.

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A ceasefire deal for Ukraine but Russia’s president not on board; rugby “not for girls” gets Welsh rugby club into trouble on social media; putting the P into hotpot gets Chinese restaurant into hot water. Adam Gilchrist shares details on these stories with Lester Kiewit.

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Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi had gazetted regulations prohibiting the sale, importation, and manufacture of food products containing cannabis. What does this mean for the Lester Kiewit speaks to Myrtle Clarke, Director of Green Fields for All.

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Lester Kiewit speaks to German Ambassador to South Africa, Andreas Peschke about a bilateral meeting between European Union leaders and South Africa which has led to a 4,7billion Euro investment in this country by the EU. This comes at a time when the US is alienating both the US and South Africa with tariff hikes and aid cuts. What will it mean for future relations between South Africa and the EU?

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After discovering that his number plate had been cloned and receiving multiple speeding fines for a car he doesn’t own, Peter shared his frustrating ordeal with Lester Kiewit. Since then, the City of Cape Town has requested more details to investigate the matter before commenting. In the meantime, Lester speaks to Stan Bezuidenhout, Transport Risk and Accident Specialist with IBF Investigations, to better understand how number plate cloning happens, what victims can do, and how authorities handle these cases.

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Rodrigo Duterte, the former Philippines leader will appear before the ICC following his arrest and murder charges connected to his “war on drugs” whilst in power;  ⁠American influencer’s post of holding a baby wombat (joey) has gone viral for all the wrong reasons as she faces condemnation in Australia and abroad; ⁠it’s another leg of the ongoing pizza debate …a Melbourne pizzeria is offering a pizza topped with ham, chunks of fresh orange and mozzarella. Lester Kiewit gets details on these stories from Katie Macdonald.

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