Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit

A car attack in Germany is third to ram into a crowd in space of three months; the US 30-day freeze on tariffs has come to an end; Australia’s most prolific blood donor has died aged 88. Adam Gilchrist shares details on these stories with Lester Kiewit.

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Lester reflected on how Africa has long been viewed through the Western gaze, with news often shaped by parachute journalists who frame the continent in a lens of crisis and chaos. Inspired by a Reuters report on Donald Trump’s 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico, Lester flipped the script—reimagining how global media might cover the U.S. if it were treated the same way Africa often is. The result? A satirical yet striking critique of biased narratives, power structures, and the way stories are told.

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Lester Kiewit speaks to The Continent’s Kiri Rupiah for the Africa Report. This week they discuss the Competition Commission taking on Google in SA, threats against Ecowas forcing them to leave Guinea-Bissau, and Zimbabwe’s president considering a third term.

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Can an employer simply dismiss an employee once they have reached the normal or agreed age or retirement? What needs to happen should an employer decide to keep their employee on for a little bit longer? There were recently two related cases which came before the Constitutional Court, but there was no absolute consensus on the matter given that there were three separate judgements. Lester Kiewit speaks to Advocate Tertius Wessels, Managing Director at Strata G Labour Solutions, to discuss how legal pitfalls in the workplace can be avoided when it comes to dealing with retirement age matters.

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Lester Kiewit speaks to Carlos Lopes, professor at the Nelson Mandela School of Public Governance at UCT, and a former executive secretary of the UN Economic Commission for Africa. They discuss the ways in which the African Union can reform and unite, to play a leading role globally.

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Lester Kiewit speaks to Mike Agenbag, an environmental health lecturer at CPUT, about whether South Africa’s health inspection function has been improved since spaza shops were forced to register following a spate of food related illnesses. The Minister of Small Business Development, Stella Ndabeni has also announced a R500million spaza shop support fund. Could this not be better spent capacitating municipalities to carry out their health and safety functions?

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Lester Kiewit speaks with tech analyst Arthur Goldstuck, who joins from the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, to discuss the shutdown of Skype after more than two decades. They explore why Skype failed to dominate during the pandemic, the key lessons from its downfall, and how Zoom seized the moment to become the go-to video conferencing platform. Plus, Arthur shares insights into the latest innovations at MWC that could shape the future of digital communication.

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Lester Kiewit speaks to Councillor Roberto Quintas, Mayoral Committee Member for Urban Mobility at the City of Cape Town, to discuss whether there are any plans for the foreshore’s unfinished highway.

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Lester Kiewit speaks to Dr Sharon Nyatsanza, Deputy Director at National Council Against Smoking, about the rise n popularity of nicotine pouches among the youth. Sometimes called “lip pillows”, they come in a variety of “appealing” flavours such as black cherry and espresso, and sold at shops and filling stations where one would usually buy cigarettes.

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Lester Kiewit speaks to Nicola Jowell, the councillor for Sea Point, where a McLaren supercar crashed on High Level Road. Residents have raised concerns about the speed at which some drivers travel on Sea Point’s roads, especially those with super or sportcars that have the ability to exceed 200km/h in a matter of seconds.

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