Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit

Lester Kiewit speaks to Gareth Ramsay, a development engineer who is proposing an alternative to completing the City of Cape Town’s unfinished freeway and is suggesting an elevated train line between Woodstock and Sea Point.

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Queensland in Australian is evacuating residents, experiencing power outages and floods as Cyclone Alfred approaches; New Zealand fires its UK High Commissioner after remarks made; Singapore woman offers US$1500 for anyone who can find her a life partner (T&Cs apply).

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Lester Kiewit speaks to Toni-Lynne Monger, physiotherapist and clinical director of The Balance Group, about how one should pace oneself over the last few days ahead of the Cape Town Cycle Tour.

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Lester Kiewit speaks to Prof. Dilip Menon, Professor of History in the International Relations Department at Wits University. This week they discuss a major waterway plan, India’s AI concerns and the impact of USAID funding cuts.

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Lester Kiewit speaks to Grant Smee, CEO of Only Realty Property Group, about the growing concerns around short-term rentals in South Africa’s sectional title properties. From noise complaints to security risks, bodies corporate are tightening regulations, and new government rules could reshape the market. Smee unpacks what landlords need to know, the potential impact of stricter policies, and how to navigate the evolving short-term letting landscape.

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Some sabre-rattling by Xi Jinping at US; a rebuilding plan for Gaza – an Arab alternative to Donald Trump; an Anglo-French problem as record number of migrants cross the channel. Adam Gilchrist shares details on these stories with Lester Kiewit.

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Postbank CEO Nikki Mbengashe has told the Portfolio Committee on Social Development that it is not realistic that all SASSA gold cards will be replaced with the Postbank black card by the already-extended deadline of March 20. Mbengashe then assured the committee that all the cards will be transitioned by 30 June 2025. However, the validity of the SASSA gold cards will not be extended any further, and that whose who have not yet managed to obtain the new Postbank cards will have to access their social grants by going to the Post Office. Lester Kiewit speaks to Bridget Masango, National Assembly Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Social Development.

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Lester Kiewit speaks to Prof Salim Abdool Karim, Director of the Centre for the AIDS Programme of Research in South Africa (CAPRISA). They discuss how Hiv remains the main cause of death amongst South Africans, and how the state and private sector must join hands to fill the funding void left by the Us withdrawing Pepfar funding.

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Lester Kiewit speaks to Dr Llewellyn MacMaster, Chairperson of the Cape Crime Crisis Coalition, about a call to Cape Flats communities plagued by gang violence to take to the streets to protest and call for urgent intervention.

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Tourists can disrupt the lives of local residents with their thoughtless and antisocial behaviour while on holiday, but rather than simply banning tourists, cities have now approached it with the carrot approach and offering rewards and incentives for “good behaviour”. Lester Kiewit speaks to Kirsty Bisset, MD of HaveYouHeard Marketing.

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