Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit

Lester Kiewit feels strongly that major rugby matches should also be broadcast on public television, rather than exclusive to Supersport. Stats revealed over 4 million people watched the Ellis Park Springboks vs All Blacks game on SABC and only over 1 million on Supersport - that's 4 times as many eyeballs.

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Have you heard of Unlimited Paid Time Off (PTO)? It is a structure in which employees are not assigned a set number of paid days off at the start of the year, but where they are afforded the freedom to take time off when needed as long as doing so will not disrupt business. This provides significant flexibility as an employee and rewards productive use of work hours. Lester Kiewit explores the pros and cons of this concept with Karen Lowe, Director of 4 Day Week SA.

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The SAPS Bomb Disposal Unit recently de-activated a Lancer grenade in Alwyn Road, Uitsig. Lester Kiewit spoke to Imraahn Mukkadam, a community activist and spokesperson for the Elsies River Community Policing Forum, who says we’re now dealing with urban warfare.

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Lester Kiewit speaks to Hein Willemse, Emeritus Professor of Literature and Literary Theory, Department of Afrikaans at the University of Pretoria, about the life and legacy of writer and anti-apartheid activist, James Matthews, who passed away at the age of 95.

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With South Africa’s high unemployment rate, how can universities give graduates an advantage by cultivating employability among Generation Z graduates?  Stellenbosch University’s startup Gradlinc, a graduate marketplace for graduates, has just released their 2024 Annual Report, "Cultivating Employability of Gen Z Graduates," which offers critical insights into the evolving dynamics of the workplace. Lester Kiewit speaks to Gradlinc Business Manager, Pria Panu.

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Have you heard of Unlimited Paid Time Off (PTO)? It is a structure in which employees are not assigned a set number of paid days off at the start of the year, but where they are afforded the freedom to take time off when needed as long as doing so will not disrupt business. This provides significant flexibility as an employee and rewards productive use of work hours. Lester Kiewit explores the pros and cons of this concept with Karen Lowe, Director of 4 Day Week SA.

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Lester Kiewit speaks to Mervyn Sloman about the 2024 edition of the ever-popular Open Book Festival, taking place 6-8 September. 

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What does it take to prepare DHL Cape Town Stadium for a capacity crowd event? Lester Kiewit speaks to Gina Woodburn, CEO of DHL Stadium.

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What is it like to face the All Blacks in Cape Town? Lester Kiewit speaks to former Springboks scrumhalf Rudy Paige, who was in the match 23 the last time the two sides clashed in Cape Town back in 2017.

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Lester Kiewit gets the Africa Report from Jean-Jacques Cornish. This week they discuss the shooting of a Ugandan opposition leader; China’s support for Africa; and Algerian elections.

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