Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit

Lester Kiewit speaks to Gary Rathbone, founder of Sportscape Media, and former GM of SABC Sport, about the challenges Sport Minister Gayton McKenzie may encounter in trying to use legislation to ensure major broadcasters like Multichoice do not prevent ordinary South Africans from viewing national sporting events.

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Lester Kiewit and Professor Johan Steyn, founder of AIforBusiness.net, discuss the recent CrowdStrike update chaos. They explore the triggers of the crisis, its future implications, and the necessary measures to prevent similar incidents. 

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Data gathered by MiWay, shows the most frequently stolen car parts include wheels, wheel caps, batteries, sound equipment, mirrors, and headlights. So how should you go about protecting your vehicle? Lester Kiewit speaks to Siyakha Masiye, spokesperson at MiWay.

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CapeTalk is rolling out a new logo this month and YOU have a chance to get a sneak peak of it. We have adorned an open-top bus with this new logo and if you see it, take a photo of it and share it to social media and tag us, as you could then win some cool cash. Lester Kiewit spoke to Zain Johnson, who was aboard the bus on Monday morning.

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Lester Kiewit speaks to Didi de Kock, owner of Matroosberg Nature Reserve, to talk about the challenges of having visitors trespassing the land and gaining access to forbidden areas by removing barriers which have been put in place. The area is a popular destination for snow-chasers from Cape Town and surrounding regions. 

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Lester Kiewit speaks to Didi de Kock, owner of Matroosberg Nature Reserve, to talk about the challenges of having visitors trespassing the land and gaining access to forbidden areas by removing barriers which have been put in place. The area is a popular destination for snow-chasers from Cape Town and surrounding regions. 

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US President Joe Biden announced on Sunday he is stepping down from running for re-election; residents of Majorca protest at tourism; the world’s longest rowing boat to carry the Olympic torch. Vicki Turner shares details on all these stories with Lester Kiewit.

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In his opening of parliament address on Thursday evening, President Cyril Ramaphosa mentioned that in the bid to take on the high cost of living in country, the Government of National Unity will “undertake a comprehensive review of administered prices, including the fuel price formula, to identify where prices can be reduced.” Lester Kiewit speaks to Dr Azar Jammine, the director and chief economist at Econometrix, to discuss how the fuel levy might be impacted and where government will have to generate revenue from for the fiscus.  

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Lester Kiewit speaks to newly appointed Police Minister, Senzo Mchunu about his visit to a Cape gang hotspot, the need for efficient police stations, working with community forums and using technology and intelligence to combat crime.

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Desperate South Africans have been resorting to borrowing money from microlenders and loan sharks as a result of banks having tightened their qualifying criteria on approving loans due to a surge in loan defaults. Lester Kiewit speaks to Sarah Nicholson, Operations manager at JustMoney, to discuss how one can avoid falling into the hungry jaws of predatory loan sharks.

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