Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit

Lester Kiewit speaks to Juliana Rubain, social auxiliary worker at Valley Development Projects, about their Open Door community development project in Ocean View where they assist struggling families to get school uniforms.

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Between 4 and 5 million South Africans live in informal settlements, and it is unlikely that many of them will be able to get access to formal housing in the near future. The Shackbuilder is an NPC which helps to build shacks which are more comfortable and dignified to live in, to allow the occupants to enjoy a slightly better quality of life while waiting for a permanent home. Lester Kiewit speaks to project manager Jessica Lottering.

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Lester Kiewit speaks to Mbekezeli Benjamin, research and advocacy officer at Judges Matter, about how judicial conduct tribunals are formed, and how they work. This comes as two senior members of the judiciary find themselves before separate tribunals on various charges.

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Stephen Price is the caretaker principal at Lotus High School, having previously been the principal at Bergvliet High. Lotus High previously had a matric pass rate of 38%, and this went up to 65%, and for the class of 2024, they achieved a pass rate of 83.3%, which is a massive achievement given that it all took place in the space of 18 months.  He spoke to Lester Kiewit about how it was achieved.

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Palestinians say a Gaza ceasefire deal is close; a narco tunnel unearthed; a pricey pineapple pizza. Adam Gilchrist shares details on these stories with Lester Kiewit.

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Following a TikTok video which appears to show two men leaving a beach with a dead seal, Lester Kiewit asks Gregg Oelofse, the City of Cape Town’s Manager: Coastal Management, Environmental Management  Spatial Planning and Environment, whether the hunting of seals is permitted, or even the harvesting of a dead or injured seal found on the beach.

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Lester Kiewit speaks to education expert Professor Mary Metcalfe about the 2024 National Senior Certificate results. With learners receiving their results today, Metcalfe unpacks the trends, successes, and challenges from this year’s outcomes.

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Lester Kiewit speaks to Shaun Peters, organiser of the mass ride from Woodbridge Island to Cape Town, protesting attacks on cyclists in Paarden Eiland. Shaun, who MCs many cycling events, discusses the growing safety concerns for cyclists, pedestrians, and motorists, and the purpose behind the ride.

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Lester Kiewit speaks to Gerhard Moolman, an adventurer and CEO of ALTSA, a Randburg LED lighting company, who has completed a harrowing 4000km row in an 8m kayak across the Atlantic in 37 days, to raise funds for abandoned babies and children.

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Venezuelan President, Nicholas Maduro was inaugurated in isolation last week; Colombia’s first unicorn keeps delivering; a golden moment for Latin American films. Lester Kiewit gets all the details from Prof. Lyal White, faculty at GIBS and research associate with the Brenthurst Foundation.

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