Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit

According to researchers from the University of Stellenbosch, classrooms made from converted shipping containers have been found to have elevated levels of carbon dioxide as a result of poor ventilation, impairing concentration among learners.  Lester Kiewit speaks to Elijah Mhlanga, spokesperson for the Department of Basic Education, to discuss just how long these temporary structures are meant to be in place for, while waiting for permanent facilities to be built.

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Lester Kiewit speaks to Wally Ramokopa, Head of Specialist Unit on Dam Safety, Department of Water and Sanitation about the action the department will be taking after the failure of multiple dams that led to flooding in the Swartland municipality which displaced hundreds of people. The dams failed during severe weather in the Swartland town of Riverlands on 8 August with preliminary cost of infrastructure damage in the region of R50 million.

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Lester Kiewit is joined by Dr Timothy Koskie, a Post-Doctoral Associate for the Mediated Trust Project in the School of Media and Communications at the University of Sydney, to explore the implications of the detention of Telegram CEO Pavel Durov for complicity in illicit transactions. The outcome of this case will mark a critical moment in global communications regulation.

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Lester Kiewit speaks to Faan van der Walt, CEO of WeBuyCars, to find out how the secondhand car market is looking, and the role the online vehicle selling platform is playing, given the current state of the South African economy.  

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Pain arising from the sacroiliac joint is one of the potential causes of axial low back pain, with a quarter of low back pain potentially originating from the sacroiliac joint but is sometimes overlooked and misdiagnosed. Lester Kiewit speaks to Toni-Lynne Monger,  physiotherapist and clinical director at The Balance Group, about what the condition is caused by, and how it is usually treated.

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Lester Kiewit and Andrea Rademeyer, CEO of Ask Afrika, assess how dark stores are reshaping South Africa’s retail landscape by attracting new market entrants. They explore how these stores enable brands to meet the growing demand for fast deliveries and to create a competitive edge in the evolving e-commerce sector.

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How do we address the issue of language barriers and the impact it has on policing, when victims (and perpertrators) are unable to speak any of South Africa’s official languages? Lester Kiewit speaks to Professor Professor  Monwabisi K. Ralarala, Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Humanities at UWC, who has written over the years about how crucial evidence is lost in translation and hampers our criminal justice system.

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Donald Trump facing revised US indictment in 2020 election subversion case; South Korea vows crackdown on deep fake porn problem; the Paris Paralympics get underway. Adam Gilchrist shares details on all these stories with Lester Kiewit.

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Lester Kiewit and Bronagh Hammond, Director of Communications for the Western Cape Department of Education, engage with the reality that 2400 teaching posts will be cut in the province due to the Department receiving only 64% of the necessary funds from the public sector wage agreement. 

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Lester Kiewit speaks to Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure Dean Macpherson about a number of initiatives he has started since taking over as minister, such as reclaiming hijacked buildings, rooting out corrupt contractors, and the construction mafia.

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