Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit

"Underconsumption-core" is a trend that reflects a minimalist and frugal lifestyle, where individuals intentionally consume less and focus on simplicity. Lester Kiewit speaks to Brett Rogers, Influencer Lead at HaveYouHeard Marketing, about how this shift by Gen Z could influence South African trends, especially among younger consumers.

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Lester Kiewit is joined by Cara Halliday to discuss the recent shortening of the J1 Winter Work and Travel USA programme. Cara outlines how the reduced dates, from November 15th - March 15th to November 15th - February 1st, negatively affect South African students and stakeholders, emphasising the need for a review given the current economic challenges.

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Eskom currently has an energy availability of 70% and has come a long way to stave off loadshedding. It is therefore an opportune time to make better use of existing and future battery storage systems and solar panels in order to keep electricity demand at a manageable level. Lester Kiewit speaks to Nick Hedley, columnist, researcher and policy consultant focused on climate change, the energy transition, and sustainable development at the Progress Playbook.

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The Truecaller phone app is a simple-yet-effective tool for phone users to screen their incoming calls so that they can avoid or block nuisance calls from spammers and scammers. Lester Kiewit speaks to Truecaller Global Head of Corporate Communications, Hitesh Bhagat. 

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Not only are Greek wildfires spreading, they’re causing sooty pollution problems; Melbourne the latest to ban E-scooters; sniffing for bedbugs- an unusual post-Olympic practice in Seoul. Adam Gilchrist shares details on all these stories with Lester Kiewit.

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Lester Kiewit speaks to Eben De Klerk of the Namibian-based Economic Policy Research Association, to discuss the potential impact on the tourism sector and economy in general from Namibia’s removal of 31 countries from visa-exempt status. The nation’s cabinet announced the change would become effective from 1 April 2025 and was in response to a lack of reciprocity from those countries. 

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Lester Kiewit speaks to Mbuso Dlamini the deputy secretary general of the PAC about why they are distancing themselves from the government of national unity, after joining a month after May elections. They now also reject their own leader, Mzwanele Nyhontso who took up the position of Minister of Land and Rural   Development in the GNU cabinet.

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Lester Kiewit speaks to Lt Gaylene Jacobs, Officer Commanding of TS Woltemade, South African Sea Cadets, about the loss of one of their members, 20-year-old Ruben Jansen, who was shot and killed earlier this month.

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Lester Kiewit speaks to Kristal Duncan-Williams, project lead at advocacy campaign at Youth Capital about the increase in unemployment from 32.9% in the first quarter of this year to 33.5% in the second quarter. They discuss when the country will take the turn to economic stability, as some economists have been touting after the formation of the GNU.

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Lester Kiewit speaks to Marguerite Holtzhausen, director of the Trauma Centre, about how they assist learners exposed to violent crime, and the time frames put in place for learners to return to class or school where a crime may have occurred.

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