Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit

Lester Kiewit and Farrel Frank, Managing Director of SATAGA - The S.A. Toy and Game Association, explore the economic repercussions of counterfeit toys and games. They discuss how these counterfeit products undermine consumer trust, damage brand reputations, and lead to significant revenue losses for legitimate companies. Not to mention, they place a risk on children’s safety from toxic materials and substandard manufacturing.

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Elon Musk shuts down X office in Brazil; Argentina’s Milei wants to revive the country’s military; Harry and Meghan pay a Royal-like visit to Colombia. Lester gets all the details on these stories from Prof. Lyal White, faculty at GIBS and a research associate with the Brenthurst Foundation.

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Lester Kiewit speaks to Prof Susan Goldstein of the SA Alcohol Policy Alliance, about the move by a judge to rule against the Kannaland municipality in their bid to extend alcohol sales hours. Should this be used a blueprint for other municipalities where alcohol abuse fuels GBV, higher crime rates and more spending on healthcare.

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Worring increase in strikes and counterstrikes between Israel and Hezbollah; the sad demise of Pavel Kushnir; an Italian thief caught because of a fascinating book. Adam Gilchrist shares details on all these stories with Lester Kiewit.

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Lester Kiewit speaks with Lucinda Evans, a women's rights activist, about the teen suspect in the murder of Deveney Nel, 16, having been arrested before, at the age of 13, for a sexual assault matter. Has the system failed both the victim and the perpetrator?

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Gunmen opened fire on a group of teenagers in Rocklands, Mitchell’s Plain, on Friday (August 23), leaving three dead. Lester Kiewit speaks to Norman Jantjies, member of the Mitchell’s Plain Community Policing Forum, to discuss the incident and the possible motives.

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Lester Kiewit speaks to Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) transport systems and operations impact area manager Dr Mathetha Mokonyama, about the soon to be tabled Fuel Price Intervention Plan, which government hopes will lower the cost of living. Dr Mokonyama discusses the options open to government.

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Tyre fitment and repair centres have observed an increase in vehicles with damaged wheels as a result of hitting potholes in Cape Town. The higher-then-usual rainfall of 2024 has led to an increase in potholes, as well as those which are larger and deeper. Lester Kiewit speaks to Malcolm Paul, owner of Point S Century City, which specialises in tyre fittings and wheel alignment. 

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Lester Kiewit speaks to Marco Botha, CEO of the Open Play Foundation, about an innovative water harvesting and storage system which was been constructed at Kayamandi Primary School.  Under a newly built artificial playing field you’ll find a custom-built water reservoir which has been constructed out of interlocking palettes, and it will store harvested rain water and also connected to a nearby borehole, and in turn fed into a four-phase water-purification system.

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According to a study by researchers in the Faculty of Engineering at Stellenbosch University (SU), children in poorer communities are having to sit through lessons in classrooms with poor insulation and as a result experience unbearably high temperatures in summer and extreme cold in winters, with the added issue of elevated carbon dioxide levels due to efforts to stay warm by closing-off ventilation. Lester Kiewit speaks to Prof. Thinus Booysen from the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering / Department of Industrial Engineering – University of Stellenbosch.

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