Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit

Africa Melane speaks to Rob Quintas, the City of Cape Town’s mayoral committee member for Urban Mobility, about a recent panel discussion looking at solutions to the city’s traffic congestion problem. Part of the solution is having an efficient train and bus service.

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Africa Melane speaks to Prof Anita Padmanabhanunni, Dean of the Faculty of Community and Health Sciences at UWC, about recent research which shows that resilience can act as a shield against burnout for teachers. This comes as we mark World Teachers’ Day on October 5.

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The Teachers Change Agent Network (Teachers CAN) is a DG Murray Trust (DGMT) initiative with a vision of allowing young teachers to feel that they play a greater role in the education ecosystem, and not confined to the bottom of the hierarchy. Africa Melane speaks to Andisiwe Hlungwane, Project Lead at Teacher CAN.

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South Africa has, on average, 200 school days per year. This is on par with countries such as Brazil and  Zimbabwe, but more than the UK, France, Botswana, USA, and Australia, BUT also fewer than China, Russia and India. Lester Kiewit speaks to  Basil Manuel, executive director of NAPTOSA ( the National Professional Teachers' Organisation of South Africa), to discuss whether there are too many school days in South Africa.

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After being found guilty of accepting gifts in high profile trial former Singapore Prime Minister is jailed; millions of Aussies turn their clocks forward on Sunday as experts warn of sleep loss; New Zealand reclaim title for most number of people performing the haka. Katie Macdonald shares all the details with Lester Kiewit

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What are the benefits of walking and running barefoot? Is it better to go with what mother nature gave us or have we improved on it with modern footwear? Lester Kiewit speaks to Toni-Lynne Monger, physiotherapist and clinical director at The Balance Group. 

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It seems that there are not as many arrests or convictions for DUI offences as one might think. Lester Kiewit speaks to Alderman JP Smith, City of Cape Town Mayoral Committee Member for Safety and Security, and Stan Bezuidenhout, specialist forensic investigator who also served with the police as a specialist in drink-driving arrests, about the numbers as well as the process that is followed when enforcing DUI cases.

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Israel has launched a ground offensive against Hezbollah; defector tries to return to North Korea on stolen bus; scientific research into how to talk to your dog. Adam Gilchrist shares details on all these stories with Lester Kiewit.

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Lester Kiewit speaks to Muzi Dladla, SA Risk Insurance Association(Sasria) Executive Manager for Stakeholder Management, about why and how they are planning to extend cover to include climate related risk and natural disasters.

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Lester Kiewit speaks to Lesiba Thobakgale, the national spokesperson for the SA Police Union about the targeting of officers for the guns, and the revelation that   

police have lost nearly 400 firearms in just six months. Over this period, a total of 191 police officers were robbed of their service firearms.

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