Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit

To gain insights into the role social media has in autism awareness, Lester Kiewit speaks to  Mmakosha Mokaila, the Mpumalanga Regional Development office at Autism South Africa. 

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A U.S. spy trial; a tourist vandal at ancient site of Pompeii. Adam Gilchrist shares details on all these stories with Lester Kiewit.

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Lester Kiewit connects with Johannes Bochdalofsky, the Founder of SeaH4, a South African company that has triumphed with an international innovation award for transforming seaweed into alternative fuel. 

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John-Allan Namu is a renowned Kenyan investigative journalist and editor of Africa Uncensored, and he joins Lester Kiewit to discuss violent tax protests in Kenya sparked by defiance of the Finance Bill, met with an aggressive military response and resulting in tragic casualties. President Ruto announced the bill's withdrawal, stating, "I run a government, but I also lead people, and the people have spoken."

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A hermit consumer is a consumer who prefers to avoid social interaction and shop alone. They may shop online at self-checkout kiosks, or at stores during off-peak hours. Hermit consumers may also avoid shopping altogether and prefer to make do with what they have. Lester Kiewit speaks to Kirsty Bisset, MD of HaveYouHeard Marketing, about the psychology of hermit consumers and how businesses can market to them. 

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Afghanistan’s fairytale ride at the ICC T20 World Cup has come to an end, losing the semi-final against South Africa. South Africa’s bowlers did a superb job of bowling their opponents out in under 12 overs and restricting them to just 56 runs, then winning by 9 wickets with 67 balls remaining. Lester Kiewit speaks to cricket correspondent Neil Manthorp. 

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In this year’s Nedbank Business Ignite with Cape Talk, we’re recognising and rewarding small businesses that have dared to scale-up. We’re talking about businesses that have expanded their clientele, innovated their offerings, or transformed their operations and, in doing so, seen remarkable growth. We’ve been asking these businesses to enter. Today’s featured Business Owner is Dean Roux, the entrepreneur that created Truck Norris, a Truck Burger Food business chosen because it aspires to stand out as a beacon of culinary creativity and quality. 

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Taylor Swift’s Eras tour is currently sweeping across Europe, and fans have been travelling far and wide to see her performing live, so much so that every city she’s visiting has been seeing a mini-economic boom. Lester Kiewit speaks to Stephanie Burt, Donald P. and Katherine B. Loker Professor of English at Harvard University, about why Swift has been hitting all the right notes.

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The 10 Commandments lawsuit; China’s mystery circle. Adam Gilchrist shares details on all these stories with Lester Kiewit.

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Mbhazima Shilowa is the Former Premier of Gauteng and the former general secretary of COSATU, and he joins Lester Kiewit to assess the DA's proposal on public service, which clashes with the ANC’s cadre deployment stance. 

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