Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit

It has been 80 years since the liberation of Auschwitz; a massive iceberg on the move; a dog owner’s grim demise in Romania. Adam Gilchrist shares details on these stories with Lester Kiewit.

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Lester Kiewit speaks to Nkanyiso Gumede, a researcher at Institute for Poverty Land and Agrarian Studies who focuses on land reform. They discuss the new expropriation laws and what they mean for the country.

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Lester Kiewit speaks to News24 journalist, Velani Ludidi, following the Hawks raid on the offices of Alderman JP Smith, and Councillor Xanthea Limberg, in connection to a massive housing fraud case.

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Lester Kiewit speaks to Neil Robinson, the CEO of the Pedal Power Association, about the tragic death of a cyclist close to St James. They discuss safe driving habits motorists need to observe, as well as acceptable and safe behaviour cyclists need to observe.

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We are a society that has a huge appetite for credit. Some of them are necessary (“needs” such as homeloans) while others are optional (“wants” such as gadgets and fashionable clothing) as they’re aligned with purchases which we undertake to spoil ourselves with. But what happens when we are unable to repay them all? Which debts are more likely to be defaulted on?  Lester Kiewit speaks to Jaco van Jaarsveldt, Head of Commercial Strategy and Innovation at Experian, to discuss the findings of the Experian Consumer Default Index (CDIx), which measures South African consumer default rates across various loan types, incl. Home Loan, Vehicle Loan, Personal Loan, Credit Card and Retail Loan accounts.

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Lester Kiewit speaks to Henry August, Chair of the South African Coloured Ex-Servicemen's Legion, about 100-year-old WW2 veteran Jacob Human, who served in the Indian Malay Corps and South African Cape Corps but never received his medals or compensation. They discuss efforts to rectify this injustice and honor his legacy.

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Lester, listeners and presenter Dan Corder weigh in on whether there is a right way r a wrong way to pronounce places like Muizenberg, Bonteheuwel and more

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Lester Kiewit speaks to elections analyst Ben Graham Jones about the geopolitical landscape for 2025, looking at the influence of a Donald Trump presidency and also at the elections taking place in Africa.

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Following its critical success in Johannesburg, The Market Theatre’s production, The Cry of Winnie Mandela, based on Njabulo Ndebele’s celebrated novel of the same name, will be making its Cape Town debut next week at the Baxter Flipside from 29 January to 15 February. Lester Kiewit speaks to director Momo Matsunyane.

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A new fire in Los Angeles as winds pick up to fan the flames; Russian ships in Syria and observers confirm a military pull out; the world’s oldest choir (in terms of the average age of its members). Adam Gilchrist shares details on these stories with Lester Kiewit.

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