Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit

Cape Town is South Africa’s oldest established city, rich with history. Many buildings have maintained their old charm, but some developers are keen to modernise. Lester Kiewit speaks to Roland Postma, managing director of the non-profit organisation Young Urbanists South Africa, about how one can strike a balance between keeping up with the changing times but also preserving history.

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There’s been confirmation that Ukrainian soldiers have crossed border into Russia; an entire town in Greece evacuated due to wildfire; Paris Olympics draws to a close with some daring do at the Eiffel Tower. Adam Gilchrist shares details on all these stories with Lester Kiewit.

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Lester Kiewit speaks to elections analyst and consultant Ben Graham Jones, to discuss what we can learn about information integrity from five 2024 elections which have already taken place, namely the elections in Taiwan, Comoros, Pakistan, India, and South Africa.

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Lester Kiewit speaks to Karam Singh, executive director of Corruption Watch about progress being made in state capture cases including the Free State asbestos case against Ace Magashule and the conviction of a US citizen for bribing SAA officials as revealed at the Zondo Commission.

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Lester Kiewit speaks to Lindile Ntsabo, the deputy mayor of the Overstrand, for an update on how the area is dealing after being battered by damaging winds and storm conditions.

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Lester Kiewit and Dawie Roodt, Chief Economist of the Efficient Group, explore strategies for South African consumers to navigate rising supermarket prices. They focus on practical tips like comparing prices across stores, using loyalty programs, and bulk buying non-perishable items, while also cautioning against misleading in-store promotions.

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Lester Kiewit speaks to MP Lisa Schickerling, the Democratic Alliance’s deputy spokesperson for policing, about how thousands of South Africans are denied justice daily after SAPS revealed they have closed almost 80 000 unsolved murder cases since 2018, which accounts for two-thirds of all murder cases reported in that time.

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Lester Kiewit speaks to Zoey Black,  a Cape Town-based photographer and documentary filmmaker whose work centres on documenting - through film and photography - the queer culture in Mother City by telling authentic and engaging stories.

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Lester Kiewit and Dr. Mike McGreary, Programme Lead and Senior Lecturer in Sport and Exercise Psychology at Keele University, explore the psychological challenges athletes face at the Olympic Games. They emphasize that success often hinges on athletes entering a "challenge state," which is linked to more beneficial physiological and psychological responses, thereby positively impacting performance.

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Shortly before 8am, we received news that a building on Newmarket Street in Woodstock was on fire. We tracked down Gus Kastner, who is one of the sectional title owners in the building and also a trustee on the body corporate, and he was on the scene outside of the building as firefighters were bringing the fire under control. He shared the unfolding events with Lester Kiewit, as well as some details on the building itself.

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