Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit

UN says more refugees on the move; UK election fever and now the Monster Raving Loony Party join the mix. Adam Gilchrist shares details on all these stories with Lester Kiewit. 

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Lester Kiewit speaks to Dr JM Hoskins, a lecturer in political philosophy in the Department of Political Studies, Economic and Management Sciences (EMS) Faculty at UWC. Dr Hoskins recently wrote an opinion piece looking at how some South Africans are facing starvation, while MPs are paid salaries placing them in the top one percent of earners.

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Lester Kiewit speaks to former ConCourt Judge Albie Sachs about what the government of national unity can learn from the GNU of Mandela, De Klerk and Mbeki.

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Lester Kiewit speaks to EWN Associate Politics Editor, Tshidi Madia, about how coalitions are shaping up in key provinces and what South Africa’s government of national unity looks like.

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China Premier Li Qiang visits Australia and New Zealand; Chris Dawson loses appeal over his murder conviction (his case was the one featured in “Teacher’s Pet” podcast); rare elephant twins born in Thailand after dramatic birth. Katie Macdonald shares details on all these stories with Lester Kiewit. 

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India’s elections analysed; a football legend retires. Prof Dilip Menon shares details on these stories with Lester Kiewit. 

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The Insurance Crime Bureau (ICB) was established to fight fraud in the insurance industry, and they recently warned about a concerning trend wherein criminals are directly targeting insurance companies, through their call centres, by impersonating policy holders and requesting copies of their policy schedules and claims history. Lester Kiewit speaks to Dr Jerry Chetty, Head of Business Integrity at Santam, to discuss why criminals might be doing this. 

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Lester Kiewit speaks to Zwelinzima Vavi, secretary general of SA Federation of Trade Unions, about why he has issued a warning against the motives of the MK Party as they enter the South African political landscape as the country’s third largest party after the May 29 polls.

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Lester Kiewit speaks to Moses Kunkuyu, Minister of Information in Malawi, about the tragic crash of a Malawi Defence Force Dornier 228 on June 10, 2024, which killed Vice-President Saulos Chilima and nine others.

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Thousands of people have taken advantage of going away on holiday and arriving home feeling much better – not only because of the R&R, but because they used the break to “fix themselves up” a little.  Kirsty Bissett of HaveYouHeard Marketing talks to Lester Kiewit about medical tourism as well as the advances in telemedicine. 

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