Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit

Lester Kiewit speaks to Dr Kevin Winter, Senior lecturer in UCT’s Department of Environmental & Geographical Science and the Future Water Institute, about how recent storms boosted the city’s dam levels by a whopping 20percent.

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Mr Lance Joel is The Chief of Operations at The South African Local Government Association (SALGA) and he joins Lester Kiewit to consider the recent announcement by the Cooperative Governance & Traditional Affairs (COGTA), Minister Velenkosini Hlabisa, that under performing municipalities will be dissolved and put up for re-election.

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Lester Kiewit speaks to energy analyst Clyde Mallinson about the National Nuclear Regulator’s decision to extend the licence of Koeberg nuclear power plant’s unit 1, for a further 20 years.

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Lester Kiewit speaks to Sobantu Tilayi, the COO or the SA Maritime Safety Authority, about the havoc caused by the ongoing storm which has caused a ship to run aground, and another to lose more than 40 containers off the Cape coast.

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Do you afford a greater level of trust to social media accounts with a “verified” status? What about on a platform such as X, which allows users to have the status as long as they pay for the service? The  European Union’s regulators have accused X of breaching the Digital Services Act (DSA) by misleading users and committing other violations. One of the biggest points of contention is X’s approach to verified accounts. The European Commission noted that X’s current system allows anyone to subscribe for a “verified” status, which has been exploited by those with malicious intent to deceive users. Lester Kiewit speaks to Nazareen Ebrahim, CEO of Naz Consulting International.

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Lester Kiewit speaks to Prof Henry Brady, the Dean of the Goldman School of Public Policy and Class of 1941 Monroe Deutsch Professor of Political Science and Public Policy at the University of California, Berkeley. They discuss the impact the assassination attempt on Donald Trump could have on his election campaign.

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Through a partnership that has lasted more than a decade, Nedbank and CapeTalk have helped countless small businesses grow! This year’s Nedbank Business Ignite was a celebration of businesses that have dared to scale up – businesses that expanded their clientele, innovated their offerings, and transformed their operations. After weeks of excitement, anticipation and a rigorous judging process, we’re thrilled to introduce our 2024 winner who receives a phenomenal R200 000 in cash and a professional promotional video for their business. Lester Kiewit speaks to Thuli Magubane, founder and director of MintFresh, and our 2024 winner, Clint Crowster - owner of Ask-Osca.

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Venezuela’s elections taking place soon – will things be different this time? Colombian conversation is making progress; Brazil’s former populist president implicated in alleged graft scheme. Prof. Lyal White shares details on these stories with Lester Kiewit.

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In 2023, the European Union took in €130million in rejected visa applications, up from €105m in 2022. These are the application fees which are forfeited by unsuccessful applicants, and many of them are from Africa. Lester Kiewit speaks to Marta Foresti, Founder of LAGO a research and creative collective on migration, culture and the arts, and also a Visiting Senior Fellow at ODI.

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What we know so far about gunman behind Trump assassination attempt; how assassination attempt affects the US election; double Spanish joy at Wimbledon and Euro 2024. Adam Gilchrist shares details on all these stories with Lester Kiewit.

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