Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit

Lester Kiewit speaks to homeless rights activist Phinius Sebatsane, founder of the Rea Thusana Foundation – which means “We help each other”. They discuss how the homeless people of Muizenberg and surrounds survive when temperatures drop, and it is cold enough for snow to fall on Table Mountain.

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Are you seeing a lot more positive memes on your feed? Perhaps messages of inspiration found in between all the self-deprecating posts we’ve otherwise become used to encountering, and lifting your spirits? Welcome to the trend of “hopecore”. Lester Kiewit and Kirsty Bissett. MD of HaveYouHeard Marketing, discuss this latest social media trend.

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Lester Kiewit speaks to Marion Wagner, CEO of Breadline Africa.

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Are the days of shouting “PROVINCE!” from the stands at Currie Cup games be a thing of the past? Lester Kiewit speaks to Jan De Koning, editor at Rugby 365.

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Lester Kiewit speaks to UIF Commissioner Teboho Maruping about the challenges being encountered by those who have been desperately trying to claim from the Unemployment Insurance Fund, as well as trying to get registered on the system or to make contributions.

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Israeli soldiers say they have freed a Bedouin Arab in Gaza; Criminals suspected of igniting fires across Brazil; the world’s oldest man celebrates 112th birthday. Adam Gilchrist shares details on all these stories with Lester Kiewit.

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Lester Kiewit speaks to Nhanhla Ngidi, Head of Electricity and Energy at SALGA about the debt revolving doors between Eskom and the state which is making the power producer consider some drastic measures which includes withdrawing the distribution licenses of municipalities that have been struggling to pay their accounts.

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Those who are intending to make withdrawals from the savings pot of the Two-Pot Retirement System will first need to be registered for tax.  Those who are not registered must register before they apply to their relevant fund. If a person is not registered for tax, the request for a tax directive sent from the fund to SARS will be rejected. Lester Kiewit speaks to Edward Kieswetter, Commissioner at the South African Revenue Service. 

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According to a circular issued to principals, educators and school-based staff at public schools, the Western Cape Education Department is facing a budget shortfall of R3.8billion over the next three years, and 2407 teaching posts will be cut as of January 1 2025. Lester Kiewit speaks to Basil Manuel, Executive Director at the National Professional Teachers Association of South Africa.

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Like many cities around the world, Cape Town used to have a tramway system, but there have long since fallen out of favour to buses, cars and minibus taxis, so why are some groups pushing for their revival? Lester Kiewit speaks to Luke van Wyk, Urban Mobility and Engineering Lead for the Young Urbanists Committee.

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