Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit

A Filipino general is claiming Chinese piracy; and gift exchanges between Putin and Kim. Adam Gilchrist shares details on all these stories with Lester Kiewit. 

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There have been some noticeable improvements in the processing of visa applications at the Department of Home Affairs, but whether these will clear the backlog is uncertain, and especially as we enter a new phase with a coalition government.  Lester Kiewit speaks to Stephanie De Saude Darbandi, immigration law specialist at DSD Immigration Attorneys.

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Lester Kiewit speaks to Brett Herron, the secretary general of the GOOD Party who on the eve of the inauguration of President Cyril Ramaphosa, have joined the Government of National Unity, alongside the ANC, DA, IFP and fellow newcomers, the Patriotic Alliance.

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With Pride in full swing, Brett Rogers of HaveYouHeard Marketing thought it would be interesting to talk about Brand Virtue Signalling, not necessarily to call anyone out, but simply to talk about what virtue signalling is, and how people and brands can avoid falling into that trap, and also the repercussions of it.

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Following some concerns raised over the revised layout of cycling lanes along Albert Road in Woodstock, Lester Kiewit speaks to Neil Slingers, Director for Transport Planning and Network Management at the City of Cape Town’s Urban Mobility Directorate. 

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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 C-Pack Express, a box-making company that specialises in small volume, custom-made, corrugated boxes for all applications. Lester Kiewit speaks to Camilla Berry. 

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How much of a prerogative does the president have when it comes do determining the size and composition of his cabinet? Lester Kiewit speaks to Ben Graham Jones, an elections consultant who has worked on elections across the globe, specialising on emerging threats to election integrity. He has advised multiple heads of government.

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US President Joe Bidem announces spousal amnesty; a mystery monolith near Las Vegas. Adam Gilchrist shares details on all these stories with Lester Kiewit. 

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Last Friday saw the swearing in of MPs for the next term of government following the general elections, and one of the new members is the prominent LGBTQIA+ activist, Mmapaseka “Steve” Letsike. Lester Kiewit speaks to Letsike about the appointment and what this means to her and the LGBTQIA+ community.

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Lester Kiewit speaks to William Bird of Media Monitoring Africa, on the imminent shutting down of five print newspapers which could lead to the loss of 400 jobs.

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