Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit

Lester Kiewit speaks to Sabelo Mnguni, the national administrator for Mining Affected Communities United in Action (Macua) about concerns that small scale and artisanal miners in towns across South Africa are being vilified for trying to earn a living. The standoff at the Stilfontein mine is an example of the desperation of many workers who have to survive when mining companies pack up and leave town.

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Lester Kiewit speaks to respected poet and writer, Prof Antjie Krog, about the passing of Breyten Breytenbach, who died in France at the age of 85. He was widely regarded as one of the best writers and Afrikaans poets ever to be published.

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Many companies pay their staff a little earlier in December, so that they can have a little extra money in advance for the festive season holidays, and banks and their clients know this and move their debit order dates forward in order to ensure that your financial commitments are fulfilled before spending it all. But what if the debit order comes off before your salary arrives? Can we stop our banks from carrying out early debit orders? Lester Kiewit speaks to consumer journalist Wendy Knowler.

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Lester Kiewit speaks to Samantha Filby Research Officer at Research Unit on the Economics of Excisable Products (REEP) about a booze sale curfew that cops in Limpopo are looking to enforce over the festive season in order to prevent crime and deaths. Is there an argument to be made that if these curfews are enforced nationwide, more lives would be saved?

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The annual Toy Run is taking place on Sunday 24 November at Killarney International Raceway, with entry to the venue once again being free for those who bring along a toy to be donated to the less fortunate. Starting points for the Toy Run ride will be at Athlone Stadium and Grand West.

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Lester Kiewit and Matthew Jantjies-Green take a look at some recently released series which you can watch over the weekend, including: The Diplomat Season 2 (Netflix), Dune: Prophecy (Showmax), and Silo Season 2 (AppleTV).

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Lester Kiewit speaks to Sello Hatang, the founder of Re Hata Mmoho, about why he thinks the state’s response to dealing with Zama Zamas is an opportunity to show our ubuntu, and not allow the crime wave sweeping over South Africa to destroy what makes this nation special.

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Five tourists in Asia have died from methanol poisoning; tribal attacks in Pakistan; a duct taped banana has been sold at auction. Adam Gilchrist shares details on these stories with Lester Kiewit.

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Lester Kiewit speaks to Janet Anderson, a journalist covering international justice at The Hague, about the International Criminal Court issuing warrants of arrest for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and former Defence Minister Yoav Gallant, and deceased Hamas leader Mohammed Deif. 

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Lester Kiewit speaks to Kumi Naidoo, president of the Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty Initiative, about whether the world – and South Africa – is making progress in moving away from fossil fuels as climate change becomes a global emergency.

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