Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit

The sod has been turned at the City of Cape Town’s 7-10 megawatt Atlantis solar photovoltaic (PV) plant and makes the city first metro in South Africa to start construction on its own Solar PV plant. Lester Kiewit speaks to Alderman Xanthea Limberg, City of Cape Town Mayoral Committee Member for Energy.

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Lester Kiewit speaks to Dr Mathetha Mokonyama, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) transport systems and operations impact area manager. They discuss Minister Gwede Mantashe’s assertion that he would like to see petrol and diesel cost just R14. One of the proposals is to remove the fuel levy from the price, but what effect would this have?

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Lester Kiewit speaks to Florida resident Kate Wojtkowski about the impact of Hurricane Milton as one of the worst storms to hit the US in decades makes landfall.

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A new ride-hailing provider is promising greater security for passengers, with driver-applicants being screened and then undergo a training programme that includes first aid, advanced driving and customer service skills. The service us currently only being offered in Johannesburg, but there are plans to launch it in Cape Town soon. Lester Kiewit speaks to Glenn Howell, general manager for journey management at Secure Express.

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Lester Kiewit speaks to Gregg Oelofse, the City of Cape Town’s Coastal Manager, about concerns raised about high levels of contaminants on our beaches, especially Hout Bay, and what it would take to see beaches shut down because of pollution.

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Lester Kiewit speaks to by Zimasa Mpemnyama, project lead for the DG Murray Trust’s Alcohol Harms Reduction campaign, to discuss the potential benefits of raising the legal alcohol drinking age from 18 to 21.

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Antisemitism is at record levels in the US amidst events in the Middle East; France’s Rwanda genocide trial centres on an author’s denial; a Picasso was hanging on wall of an Italian for 60 years. Adam Gilchrist shares details on all these stories with Lester Kiewit.

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Lester Kiewit speaks to Frikkie Jonker, Anti-Piracy Director at Irdeto, a company focused on protecting digital platforms, and owned by Multichoice, about how they are targeting pirate streamers. And if you’re caught it could mean a massive fine or jail time.

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Lester Kiewit speaks to Imraahn Mukaddam, of the Elsies River CPF, about the death of a twelve-year-old boy, which the community claims was caused by police. This sparked protests in the Avonwood area. SAPS have not been able to confirm the involvement of any of their members.

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Lester Kiewit speaks to Brandon Janeka, a young man from Heideveld who was at Blouberg beach with his family when he spotted a bather in trouble in the water, and he decided to rescue her.

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