Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit

Lester Kiewit speaks to social just activist and former Sacos member Hassen Lorgat, about the mixed signals sent by the country’s Sport Minister and Deputy. Minister Gayton Mackenzie has expressed his displeasure at Deputy Minister Peace Mabe calling for Israel to be excluded from the Olympic Games and isolated from international sport while their attack on Palestine continues.

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Lester Kiewit speaks to a proud swimming coach Marge Dorey, who helped a young Tatjana Smith along her journey to Olympic success and gold.

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We bring to a close our highlighting of the 2024 cohort of the Desmond and Leah Tutu Legacy Foundation’s Leading for Humanity Programme. This week we are speaking to Mbali Hlophe, an organisational development consultant.

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Are sporting bodies such as FIFA creating too many fixtures and competitions, running the risk of exhausting and injuring players, all for the sake of generating more revenue? Lester Kiewit speaks to Nqobile Ndlovu, sports business researcher at Cash N Sport. 

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The Southern African Foundation for the Conservation of Coastal Birds (SANCCOB) has issued a notice to its volunteers to be on standby, in case they are required to assist in the rescuing, cleaning and rehabilitation of any birds covered in oil from the wreck of the Ultra Galaxy vessel grounded northwest of Cape Town. Lester Kiewit speaks to Nicky Stander, Head of Conservation at SANCCOB. 

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Lester Kiewit speaks to David Isaacson, Sunday Times and Timeslive sport writer, in Paris, about South Africa’s big day that saw them come away with a bronze and gold medal.

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Lester Kiewit engages with Simone Carmen Johnson about the emotional and financial hardships she is enduring after the UK refused her unmarried partner visa due to her polyamorous relationship with a married couple.

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Lester Kiewit speaks to Mpho Raboeane, Director at Ndifuna Ukwazi, about why they are raising concerns at the City of Cape Town’s homelessness policy, as they open a third Safe Space facility in the CBD where people evicted from other city sites will be located.

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Fraudsters have been impersonating popular South African retail brands and placing adverts for fake promotions on platforms such as Facebook. How does one avoid being conned and how exactly are they scamming us? Lester Kiewit speaks to by Stephen Osler, co-founder and business development manager at Nclose. 

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Lester Kiewit speaks to Pieter van Niekerk, head of public relations and communications for the South African Guide Dogs Association for the Blind, which has taken Uber to court for drivers refusing to let guide dogs into their vehicles. 

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