Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit

We were pleasantly surprised at how easy it was to renew a vehicle licence using the NaTIS online platform, receiving the new disc via courier within two days. Lester Kiewit speaks to Simon Zwane, Chief Communication Officer at the Road Traffic Management Corporation (RTMC)

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GroundUp is an independent non-profit news agency which publishes a range of news stories on issues such as rights to housing, education, health, safety, a decent environment, justice, food and dignity. Lester Kiewit speaks to editor Nathan Geffen and to deputy editor Barbara October.

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Philipp Kastner is a Senior Lecturer at the Law School of the University of Western Australia, and he joins John Maytham to share an outcome of his extensive research in the areas of the resolution of armed conflicts and transitional justice. He has identified four key factors that will make (or break) mediation efforts and have the potential to end armed conflict.

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Over the last five years, orcas (a.k.a. Killer Whales) have been witnessed ramming yachts off Europe’s Iberian Peninsula, causing damage to the vessels and in some cases even sinking them. Could it really be put down to bored orca teenagers having some fun? John Maytham speaks to Dr Els Vermeulen, Research Manager of the Whale Unit at the University of Pretoria.

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Political Analyst Mpumelelo Mkhabela joins John Maytham to discuss South Africa's relationship with China in light of President Cyril Ramaphosa's current visit. He urges South Africa to use this diplomatic opportunity to push for reforms, especially in tackling corruption.

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The U.K. is the latest to stop arms sales used in Gaza; will Olympic rings remain on Eiffel Tower? Oasis fans say they’re being ripped off. Adam Gilchrist shares details on all these stories with John Maytham.

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John Maytham speaks to Dr Taylor, a research fellow in environmental ethics at Stellenbosch University, about how he discovered that Eskom did what he terms dangerous guess work when it came to the safety of Koeberg's Unit 2.

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John Maytham speaks to Wayne Duvenage, Outa CEO, about the significance of the SIU being granted the powers by the president to investigate unlawful and improper conduct at Eskom since 2006, bringing former Eskom boss Matshela Koko and the Guptas into focus once again.

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Elon Musk, the billionaire owner of X, has been in a prolonged dispute with Brazil’s judiciary after the Supreme Court Judge Alexandre de Moraes launched an investigation into X after Musk defied a court order to block accounts that supported right-wing president Jair Bolsonaro and were accused of speading misinformation and hate speech. John Maytham speaks to Nazreen Ebrahim, CEO of Naz Consulting International.

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Did you know that you can now get access to over 7000 current magazines and newspapers from around the world, via PressReader, paid for by the City of Cape Town and available to you with your library membership? John Maytham speaks to Patricia van der Ross, City of Cape Town Mayoral Committee Member for Community Services and Health.

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