Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit

In the scientific world, atomisation refers to the breaking of bonds to retrieve the smaller parts, and the term has now been borrowed to describe how members of society gravitate towards individualism, breaking their bonds within communities, doing their own thing in isolation. Kirsty Bisset, Managing Director at HaveYouHeard Marketing, discusses some of the key characteristics with Lester Kiewit.

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Lester Kiewit speaks to Denosa chairperson in Gauteng Simphiwe Gada, about concerns they have raised at the ninth annual congress. The union feels there is a lack of investment in health infrastructure, and the nursing shortage is not being adequately addressed.

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Lester Kiewit speaks to Salim Abdool Karim, Professor for Global Health in the Department of Epidemiology at the Centre for the AIDS Programme of Research in South Africa, about the implications of Donald Trump’s order to withdraw the United States from the World Health Organisation.

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Lester Kiewit speaks to Japanese explorer Yuji “Gump” Suzuki about completing his journey from Nairobi to Cape Town, pulling a rickshaw.

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Lester Kiewit speaks to Arthur Goldstuck, founder of Worldwide Worx, about algorithmic literacy in today’s digital world. As social media algorithms shape our online experiences, Arthur explains how they work, why understanding them matters, and how we can navigate the digital landscape more consciously.

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Lester Kiewit speaks to David McDonald, Commonwealth War Graves Commission, Operations Manager, about a new memorial to commemorate 1700 servicemen who died without known graves during World War 1.

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Dozens killed at ski resort hotel; A bishop begs the US President for kinder policies; Australia’s mysterious toxic balls. Adam Gilchrist shares details on these stories with Lester Kiewit.

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Lester Kiewit speaks to Sibongiseni Faku, an activist with Freedom to The Forgotten, about concerns that disabled people are having to spend the night in queues outside Sassa’s Khayelitsha office, so they can secure a place, to apply for a disability grant.

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Lester Kiewit speaks to Steve Kretzmann, journalist at GroundUp, about Cape Town not being immune from wildfires at a scale which destroyed large parts of Los Angeles. They also discuss a number of other interesting articles covered recently, including the stalling of the Clanwilliam Dam project and the long queue of people which formed outside SASSA’s Khayelitsha office when medical bookings opened up.

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There are some really expensive penthouses and apartment units being sold in South Africa, but who can actually afford them? Lester Kiewit speaks to Ash Muller, a property broker and columnist with the Mail & Guardian.

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