Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit

Hezbollah agents targeted across Lebanon in coordinated attack using pagers; France’s dramatic rape trial; Amazon workers told to return to office. Adam Gilchrist shares details on all these stories with Lester Kiewit.

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Sonwabo Tshaka is the Head of Department for Tourism at Lavender Hill High, and will be taking 60 learners on a field trip to Robben Island Museum to gain valuable insight in the world of tourism. He reached out to seek some assistance to make the trip a little more special. Murishca Martheze of Burger King South Africa heard the call and immediately offered all the learners and educators a free meal at the closest branch once their trip is completed.

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Professor Hein Willemse is an Emeritus Professor of Literature and Literary Theory in The Department of Afrikaans at The University of Pretoria and he joins Lester Kiewit to consider the motivation for Afriforum’s objection to the Basic Education Laws Amendment Bill (BELA).

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Dr Jakkie Cilliers is the Chairman of the Board and Head of African Futures & Innovation at The Institute for Security Studies, and he joins Lester Kiewit to discuss the outcomes of an insightful seminar that explored South Africa's economic and development future.

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Lester Kiewit spoke with Zahid Badroodien, Mayoral Committee Member: Water and Sanitation for an update on the trench collapse in Helderberg, on the corner of Broadway Boulevard and Broadlands Road. The collapse had apparently trapped construction workers.

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The Browns Farm Public Library in Philippi remains closed more than a year after it was vandalised and looted during destructive protests sparked by the city-wide taxi strike in August 2024; e-hailing drivers threatening to go on strike due to new regulations implemented by companies such as Uber and Bolt; understanding life in Veddrif, the “bokkom capital of the world. Lester Kiewit speaks to GroundUp deputy editor Barbara October about the stories being featured this week.

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Stuart McConnachie, Director of the RMB Ultra Trail Cape Town, voices serious concern over the escalating crime on Table Mountain, pointing to last year’s shocking mugging of three international athletes. He warns that this has caused top competitors to reconsider entering this year’s race.

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Lester Kiewit speaks to Daniela Beukman, who has now returned to Cape Town along with her family after spending time in Pietermaritzburg after successfully undergoing rehabilitation for her addiction problems and is a certified Peer Recovery Specialist. Many Capetonians might remember encountering her at traffic intersections as she begged for money and food. 

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More details from the U.S. Secret Service and FBI about Trump gunman; three countries hit especially badly by European flooding; an apparent push for more babies in Russia. Adam Gilchrist shares details on all these stories with Lester Kiewit.

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Lester Kiewit speaks to Seth Mazibuko, Acting Chief Operating Officer of the Moral Regeneration Movement, about their renewed efforts to rid society of crimes like extortion and GBV, which they say threatens this country’s hard-won democracy.

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