Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit

A superyacht goes down in storm off island of Sicily; the US Democratic National Convention gets underway in Chicago; judging a book by its cover. Adam Gilchrist shares details on all these stories with Lester Kiewit.

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Lester Kiewit is joined by International Relations Analyst, Dr. Oscar van Heerden, to critique the 44th SADC Summit for ignoring Zimbabwe's actions and to shed doubt on the effectiveness of a proposed regional parliament in achieving SADC’s stated goals.

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Lester Kiewit speaks to Karabo Ozah, director of the Child Law Centre, about the rights of the teen suspect accused of killing teen learner, Deveney Nel at school.

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Lester Kiewit speaks to Petrina Pakoe, the Director of the Peninsula School Feeding Scheme Association, about the pausing of a massive R10bliion school feeding tender by the new minister of education, after it had raised red flags in the sector.

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Lester Kiewit speaks with Andre Wills, Managing Director of Africa Analysis Team, about the rise of start-ups offering virtual SIM cards, eSIMs, and Mobile Virtual Network Operators (MVNOs) in Africa. Wills explores the potential of these innovations to reduce data costs and enhance competition in the South African mobile market and addresses the challenges that they may face.

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The cliff path project was initiated some seven years ago by a group of Hermanus volunteers who came together as the Cliff Path Action Group (CPAG) to provide public access to the coastline there and aims to connect the two parts of the existing cliff path, thereby avoiding the detour on the narrow sidewalk of the busiest road in town. Lester Kiewit speaks to Johan de Waal, founder of the Cliff Path Action Group.

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The English Premier League has kicked off its 2024/2025 season, with wins for last season’s top four. Lester Kiewit gets a round-up from Zayn Nabbi, an award-winning sports journalist - and producer at one of the biggest international news networks- as well as the host of the “On the Whistle” podcast.

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There is an image circulating of a minibus sporting the custom number plate “JP SMITH WP”, possibly honouring or having a dig at City of Cape Town Mayoral Committee Member for Safety and Security, Alderman JP Smith. But, as he explained to Lester Kiewit, the vanity plate isn’t registered on the NATIS system, but he is taking it all in his stride.

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Should a victim of Apartheid be expected to apply for expungement of criminal records, seeing that they were not found to be perpetrators? Lester Kiewit speaks to Justice Dumisa Ntsebeza, a former commissioner of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission.

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Police have made arrests linked to the smash-and-grab activity along Malibongwe Drive by Dunoon. Lester Kiewit speaks to “AJ”, a private drone operator who has been filming such incidents from above and assisting police by providing important information on their activities. 

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