Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit

Lester Kiewit speaks to TikToker and YouTuber Nouchaad Ahmed, known online as @Streettalk75, along with former law enforcement officer David Gardener, who found himself homeless. They discuss Nouchaad’s Street Talk Project which sees him engage with homeless individuals, to not only tell their stories, but also improve their circumstances.

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Lester Kiewit’s speaks to Kuhle “Coach Kooks” Sonkosi, a SuperSport Content Creator and presenter about the Proteas Women making it into the semi-finals of the T20 World Cup, and their next opponent, Australia.

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The US says Israel will risk a cut to military support if Gaza aid not boosted; anti-tourist protesters storm Spanish hotel, start washing dishcloths in pool; possible cheating at World Conker Championships. Verity Geere shares details on all these stories with Lester Kiewit.

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Lester Kiewit speaks to Prof Gunnar Sigge. Associate-Professor and Head of the Department of Food Science at Stellenbosch University, about food safety protocols in the processing chain, after 80 children were affected by food poisoning in recent weeks, with some cases being fatal.

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Lester Kiewit speaks to Veer Gosai, who along with Joel Cedras, a fellow first-year computer science student at Stellenbosch University, discovered massive and costly flaws in Sassa’s grant payment system. He discusses the degree of rot they uncovered, and Sassa’s reluctance to remedy the situation.

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Lester Kiewit speaks to Barbara October, Deputy Editor at GroundUp, about the big stories being featured, including how two first-year computer science students at Stellenbosch University have discovered a massive weakness with SASSA’s Social Relief of Distress (SRD) grant system. 

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How concerned should we be when security guards at private estates and office buildings insist on scanning our licences before allowing us to enter? Lester Kiewit speaks to Manie van Schalkwyk, CEO of the South African fraud Prevention Service. 

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Lester Kiewit speaks to Kay Lala-Sides, the Chair of the Nal’ibali Board, about research she has conducted on the role of emotions of employees in cultivating more collaborative workplaces. This follows on a conversation sparked by World Mental Health Day.

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Lester Kiewit speaks to Rito Hlungwani, the forwards coach for the Stormers, about their unimpressive form on a recent tour, as they prepare for the United Rugby Championship.

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Lester Kiewit speaks to Arthur Goldstuck of Worldwide Worx, about whether South Africans are paying too much for their smartphones.

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