Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit

Lester Kiewit speaks to Nirvan Brijlal, head of compliance and finance at the LP Gas Safety Association, to get some useful safety tips for keeping warm this winter when making use of gas heaters and instant water heaters, as many might be tempted to close all doors and windows to keep the warm air contained, not realising that this can be dangerous. 

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In this year’s Nedbank Business Ignite with CapeTalk, 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 is KND Naval Design, owned by Kobus Potgieter.

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What can employers do if they suspect that the sick notes being presented to them by workers are either falsely obtained or issued by a bogus doctor? Lester Kiewit speaks to Jan Truter, the Director of Labourwise, and Dr Magome Masike, the Health Professionals Council of SA(HPCSA) Registrar.

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A safari park wolf attack in Paris; Greek forest up in flames after fire started by luxury yacht. Adam Gilchrist shares details on all these stories with Lester Kiewit.

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Lester Kiewit speaks to Mbekezeli Benjamin, research and advocacy officer at Judges Matter, about the likelihood and consequences of disgraced judge John Hlophe, who is being sworn in as an MK Party MP, becoming eligible for a position on the Judicial Service Commission.

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Lester Kiewit speaks to Rise Mzansi’s Songezo Zibi after he announced that the party would be joining the government of national unity, bring the number of parties in the GNU to ten.

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Lester Kiewit speaks to Councillor Zahid Badroodien, Mayoral Committee Member for Water and Sanitation, about a three-day maintenance project which will see resident in the south of the city left without water for 72 hours.

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According to Lightstone, a provider of data and analytics on the property, automotice and business assets sector,   South Africans under the age of 35 years old are buying fewer houses than before – but they are paying more for them. Lester Kiewit speaks to Hayley Ivins-Downes, Managing Executive Real Estate Cluster at Lightstone.

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With the dawning of remote working, companies can be rightfully concerned that some of their employees might be slacking off and not being as productive as they should be while on company time. Some companies are installing software to prevent the trend of “presenteeism”, where workers create a false impression that they are hard at work. But how far can an employer go without intruding? Lester Kiewit speaks to Roné Bester, Specialist Legal Advisor: Labour at SERR Synergy.  

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In this year’s Nedbank Business Ignite with CapeTalk, 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 is Century 21 Western Seaboard

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