Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit

Lester Kiewit speaks to Cape Tiown Mayor Geordin Hill Lewis about the decision to keep Alderman JP Smith and Councillor Xanthea Limberg in their current position despite calls by opposition parties for them to be removed until their names are cleared following raids on their offices by the Hawks.

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Lester Kiewit speaks to Anton Hanekom, Executive Director of Plastics SA, about the role of incentives in tackling plastic pollution, the industry’s sustainability efforts, and how South Africa compares to global best practices. They also discuss the key role of retailers and consumers in driving change.

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Are you getting a decent amount of sleep so that you can recharge your batteries and also allow your brain to re-organise itself? Are you losing sleep because you are spending too much time in front of a screen because nighttime is the only time you have for yourself as a result of adulting responsibilities? Lester Kiewit speaks to Brett Rogers, Influence Lead at HaveYouHeard Marketing, about some interesting findings from Swedish furniture brand IKEA’s recent report: "Sleep Matters: An Illuminating Report on Sleep."

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What is the significance of the Zandvlei estuary in Muizenberg and why is illegal fishing and bait collecting at Zandvlei threatening the delicate ecosystem there? Lester Kiewit speaks to David Bristow, chairperson of the Zandvlei Trust.

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Africa Melane speaks to Raymond Maseko, acting regional manager for PRASA, about the interventions required at the Buttskop Road level railway crossing, where the signals and booms have not been working, posing a serious risk to cars and trains.

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CALLER: Zackie Achmat, responding to the U.S. global funding halt and its potential impact on healthcare and social justice in South Africa. As a veteran activist and co-founder of the Treatment Action Campaign (TAC), Achmat has long fought for access to life-saving antiretroviral treatment and broader healthcare equity.

CALLER: “Hi Africa, I live with HIV, I don't have medical aid, my clinic is closed temporarily. It is impacting me personally. Jaco in Observatory”

CALLER: “Morning Africa, I'm very concerned because my daughter works for the University of Colorado in Denver, and one of the programs she heads up is aiding people with HIV in Native American reservations. Ken in Kommetjie”

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Danish Prime Minister visits Paris, Berlin and Brussels to save mineral-rich Greenland from Trump; bizarre Canadian public inquiry concludes that there were no traitors; anti-oil protestors took to the London stage. Adam Gilchrist shares details on these stories with Africa Melane.

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Africa Melane speaks to Brooks Spector, the associate editor at Daily Maverick about President Donald Trump cutting aid to foreign nations, and whether this jeopardises any influence and “soft diplomacy” that may come with being a major donor.

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Africa Melane speaks to Mia Malan, the founder and editor-in-chief of Bhekisisa, about what effect the freezing of US aid to South Africa’s various Hiv linked NGOs and programs will have not only on patients, but also on staff.

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Wallacedene residents, fed up with the uncollected refuse in their neighbourhood, have taken it upon themselves to clean up the area of illegal dump sites; Healthcare providers left with uncertain future after Donald Trump executive order; court rules aspects of SRD grant unconstitutional, Africa Melane discusses these stories with GroundUp editor Nathan Geffen.

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