Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit

It might seem like a tempting offer, claiming refugee status in the United States of America, if you can prove to authorities there that you are Afrikaner who has been subjected to “government-sponsored race-based discrimination, including racially discriminatory property confiscation”. Lester Kiewit speaks to Andrew Thompson of the News24 Disinformation Desk, who has done some research into the possible consequences for those taking up the offer.

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A huge police raid in Sicily; Welsh Rugby in disarray; Denmark hits back at the US. Adam Gilchrist shares details on these stories with Lester Kiewit.

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Lester Kiewit speaks to Dr Johan Burger, an independent crime and policing consultant. In his previous role as a senior researcher in the Crime and Justice Programme at the Institute for Security Studie, he researched the attacks on South Africa’s farms and small holdings, and says this situation should be recognised for the national crisis that it is.

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The Bayside Canal upgrade project has been put on hold due to a contractual dispute. Lester Kiewit speaks to Councillor Zahid Badroodien, City of Cape Town Mayoral Committee Member for Water and Sanitation, to find out how far the project is from completion and whether it will still be completed according to schedule.

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Lester Kiewit speaks to Wesley Neumann, the technical official for Western Province High School Athletics about whether the city has enough high-quality athletics facilities for learners.

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Africa Melane speaks to Kiri rupiah, the community’s editor at The Conitinent, for the Africa Report. This week they discuss EAC-SADC talks; the passing of Sam Nujoma and the SANDF’s fallen heroes.

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Africa Melane speaks to Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis about a Human Sciences Research Council which found that the city has created more jobs in the last decade than any other metro in the country.

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Ceasefire and hostage deal falling apart in Gaza; emergency landing in Greece after pilot collapses mid-flight; power blackout across Sri Lanka caused by playful monkey. Adam Gilchrist shares details on these stories with Africa Melane.

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Are we at a stage where AI can be considered as just another tool on the same level as spell-and-grammar checking software? Is it acceptable for AI to be used in a newsroom to sub-edit articles or even for writing up articles based on media releases or news stories taken from other sources? Africa Melane speaks to Anton Harber, a veteran journalist and executive director of the Henry Nxumalo Foundation, which supports investigative journalism.

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SAPS have deployed more officers to the Nyanga taxi rank after 16 taxis were set alight on Sunday evening. Africa Melane speaks to Mandla Hermanus, Chair of SANTACO Western Cape, to discuss what motives might be behind these attacks, and what it means for the safety of commuters and the effectiveness of the taxi services which thousands depend on.

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