Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit

Flooding from hurricane causing mayhem in US; Portugal tries to keep its young generation from emigrating, and Rafa Nadal bows out. Verity Geere shares details on all these stories with Lester Kiewit.

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Lester Kiewit speaks to Francesca Albanese, United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Occupied Palestinian Territories, about the concerns over escalating violence in the Middle East. 

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Lester Kiewit speaks to Johan Booysen, former boss of the Hawks in KZN, about SAPS’ recruitment drive, looking to lure officers back to SAPS from the more lucrative private sector. This comes after the police minister admitted that about 500 detectives left the force in nine months, adding to the more than 8000 vacancies.

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New Zealand defence minister slams misogynist trolling of Navy Captain in charge of $100 million ship that sunk under her command; 10,000 strong crowd watches as Singapore runs its last horse race after 181 years; After 57 years, Australian couple reunited with their lost wedding video. Katie Macdonald shares all the details with Lester Kiewit.

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Lester Kiewit speaks to David Nel, Wilderness Search and Rescue spokesperson about an increase in rescues on Table Mountain and how hikers can avoid finding themselves in dangerous situations.  

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The Sanlam Cape Town Marathon will be taking place on 20 October 2024 and there will be a number of newbies participating. Lester Kiewit speaks to Toni-Lynne Monger of The Balance Group  about how one needs to prepare for it especially if this is your first full marathon. He also speaks to colleague Rameez Khan about his journey into the world of running. 

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Lester Kiewit speaks to Prof Renata Schoeman, Head of Healthcare Leadership at Stellenbosch Business School, about the importance of evaluating the impact of your work environment on your mental health and well-being.

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The online accommodation platform AirBnb has called on government to create a national register of short-term rentals, so that they can have a clearer idea of hosting activities in specific areas, and allow for evidence-based decision making, rather than making a blanket ruling for everyone. Lester Kiewit speaks to Dr Gisele Lavita, property law expert, specialising in short term rentals.

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Anticipated to be one of the worst US storms in 100 years, Hurricane Milton has made landfall in the state of Florida. Lester Kiewit speaks to Tom Bayles, senior environmental reporter for WGCU Public Media, based in Fort Myers, Florida.

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Anticipated to be one of the worst storms in 100 years makes landfall in Florida; emergency landing after pilot dies on Turkish Airlines flight; a major tradition at Wimbledon to be scrapped. Verity Geere shares details on all these stories with Lester Kiewit.

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