Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit

Whether you are a Star Wars or Game of Thrones fan, or perhaps someone who prefers a legal thriller, Matthew Jantjies-Green has a menu to keep you glued to the screen this weekend as he discusses Presumed Innocent (Apple), The Acolyte (Disney+) and House of the Dragon 2 (Showmax). 

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Protests force Kenyan President William Ruto to drop some taxes, but he's likened to a biblical tax collector; with elections four months off, Botswana President Mokgweetsi Masisi takes up screen acting to defend the first five years of his presidency. Jean-Jacques Cornish shares the details on all these stories with Lester Kiewit

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World Health Organisation issues warning over fake “skinny jabs”; Taylor Swift’s private plane targeted by protesters who used to be Swifties. Vicki Turner shares details on all these stories with Lester Kiewit. 

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Greg Schwabe is the co-founder and CEO  Deeper Roots Foundation, a non-profit organisation whose work involves assisting survivors of human trafficking, abused women and children, orphans, soldiers who were in Iraq and Afghanistan to deal with trauma. He joined Lester Kiewit in studio to share his story.

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Following the decision by the Engineering Council of South Africa (ECSA) to imposed a precautionary suspension on the registered person linked to the George Building collapse, Lester Kiewit speaks to Dr Bridget Ssamula, ECSA CEO to understand exactly what structural engineers do and what protcols they must follow to ensure the safety of their work. 

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Lester Kiewit speaks to Dr Crispian Olver, the exec director of the presidential climate change commission, about why he believes that the GNU of Cyril Ramaphosa must return to the fundamentals of the NDP; and more importantly, hold a national dialogue. 

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Thailand makes historical move in becoming first South-East Asian country to legalise same sex marriage; ⁠Vietnam rolls out the red carpet for Vladimir Putin’s visit; fancy being a wombat walker, oyster organiser or maybe a stargazer? Tasmania is welcoming applications for odd jobs! Katie Macdonald shares details on all these stories with Lester Kiewit. 

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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 Thermo Solutions, owned by Andrea Zinanni.

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Switzerland hosted a summit on peace for Ukraine, with more than 90 countries participating, but not Russia. Many of the participating countries signed a final communique, but Saudi Arabia, India, South Africa, Thailand, Mexico and the UAE were among a group which did not sign. Lester Kiewit speaks to Prof. Irina Filatova, Professor Emeritus at UKZN 

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Anneline Turpin is an attorney at The Legal Resources Centre, and she specializes in strategic impact litigation, tackling unlawful evictions and housing policies. She joins Lester Kiewit to explore the sectional title model, evaluate levy calculations and evaluate their impact on property values, emphasizing the need for transparency and fairness for all owners.

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