Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit

John Maytham speaks to consumer journalist, Wendy Knowler, about the state’s new plans to amend the Consumer Protection Act to prevent invasive direct marketing. Under proposed laws marketers will have to register with the “opt-out” registry annually.

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John Maytham speaks to investigative journalist and author Caryn Dolley, about the murder of underworld kingpin Mark Lifman, who was gunned down outside a George mall this weekend. At the time of his murder, he was on trial for the murder of “Steroid King” Brian Wainstein.

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John Maytham speaks to Helene Busengdal, a policy expert with the Norwegian Electric Vehicle Association, who are in Cape Town for a stakeholder meeting. Norway has taken a huge step towards making electric vehicles the norm, by setting 2025 as the deadline to have all new car sales as zero emissions.

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John Maytham spoke with Dr. Bronwyn Dworzanowski-Venter, Senior Research Associate at the University of Johannesburg, about South Africa’s growing mental health crisis due to rising living costs and job pressures. SADAG’s recent survey shows that financial stress and job insecurity are creating unprecedented strain, with young people particularly affected. Dr. Dworzanowski-Venter highlighted the urgent need for support systems to address this mental health “avalanche,” which, if unaddressed, could impact the national economy.

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John Maytham speaks to Neesa Moodley, personal finance editor at the Daily Maverick, about the options to consider when it comes to vehicle maintenance and service plans, so that you aren’t spending huge sums of money each time something goes wrong with your car.

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John Maytham speaks to DHL Stormers head coach John Dobson about the challenge ahead for the team as they currently find themselves placed 13th on the United Rugby Championship log after their defeat to titleholders Glasgow Warriors. The tournament is currently on hiatus due to the end-of-year international tours during November. 

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John Maytham speaks to Professor Daryl Glaser, Professor of Political Studies at Wits University, to help listeners get a grasp of how the U.S. presidential election process works, and why there is so much attention on “swing states” and how the candidate who wins the popular vote can still lose the race to the White House.

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John Maytham gets the Africa Report from Jean-Jacques Cornish who focuses on elections across the continent, and why Spain’s national bank says they will “need” 25million migrants over the next three decades.

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Russia is demanding an enormous sum from Google; new Taliban restrictions on women in Afghanistan; unlike some other countries Canada is welcoming tourists. Adam Gilchrist shares details on these stories with John Maytham.

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Authorities have commenced the eviction of the homeless community who have been living outside the Castle of Good Hope. John Maytham spoke to EWN reporter Carlo Petersen, who was on the scene.

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