Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit

Criminal syndicates around South Africa are forcing businesses to pay large sums of money each month as a “protection fee”, and some of these businesses are having to shut down as a result. How can we turn the tide against extortionists? Lester Kiewit speaks to Santiago Uribe Rocha, the Chief Resilience Officer of Medellín in Colombia, once regarded as the most violent city in the world, but which has turned things around in a relatively short period of time.  

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Lester Kiewit speaks to Stuart Mann, a distance running blogger, about a battle that is emerging for control of the Comrades marathon, which has seen KZN Athletics threaten to cancel the annual event. Members of the Comrades Marathon Association stand in opposition to KZN Athletics and the CMA leadership.

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Divers have been bringing bodies up from Mediterranean yacht disaster. Ex-mayor flees Philippines after being accused of being Chinese spy, a Scottish town awash with twins. Adam Gilchrist shares details on all these stories with Lester Kiewit.

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Lester Kiewit speaks to writer and researcher Martin Hatchuel about the life and achievements of award-winning science and maths teacher William Smith, who educated scores of kids on the Learning Channel. Smith passed away at the age of 85.

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Lester Kiewit speaks to Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis, about the city's strong opposition to Eskom's proposed 44% tariff hike. Mayor Hill-Lewis outlines the potential economic impact on households and businesses, particularly on low-income families, and criticises Eskom's management for passing costs onto consumers.

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Lester Kiewit speaks to UCT demographer, Prof Tom Moultrie about the key areas of the national census that were botched, and what it means for budgeting and planning as data is key to directing resources and spending.

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How to cannabis grower clubs operate within the confines of South African law? How do they avoid crossing the line and be accused of dealing? Lester Kiewit speaks to Myrtle Clarke, Director of Fields of Green for All.

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Lester Kiewit speaks to Cairo Howarth, the CEO of EFC, to find out what it would take for South Africa to host a massive UFC event, now that Dricus du Plessis has defended his title against Israel Adesanya.

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Lester Kiewit speaks to Timothy Duckitt, owner of the Euphoroa Social Club in Kraaifontein after his arrest went viral. Police raided the premises saying they were looking for guns but left with bags of dagga. Duckitt, was never charged and says he has the paperwork to have marijuana on the premises, and police are aware of this.

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Lester Kiewit and the Executive Director of the NICD, Professor Adrian Puren, discuss the rapid spread of Mpox in central and east Africa, where the World Health Organisation has declared it to be a national emergency. They highlight concerns over a new, highly fatal variant of the disease, which has already claimed over 450 lives in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

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