Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit

James Holley is the CEO of Traxtion, Africa's largest private rail operator, and he believes that great strides have been made to allow private rail operators to make use of the South African rail network. He spoke to Lester Kiewit about the outlook for South Africa’s rail industry.

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Trump says his hush money trial has been hard on his wife Melania; inspirational former rugby league star and motor neurone disease sufferer, Rob Burrows has died age 41. Vicki Turner shares details on all these stories with Lester Kiewit. 

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Lester Kiewit speaks to Nelson Mandela Bay Mayor Gary Van Niekerk about the devastating floods that have hit the area, claiming at least seven lives, and displacing about 500 people. Our own EWN Parliamentary Reporter Babalo Ndenze was caught up in a flooded road in Buffalo City and had to abandon his car.

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Lester Kiewit speaks to Prof Chris Landsberg, Professor at the University of Johannesburg, and Director of The Centre for African Diplomacy and Leadership (CADL), about how South Africa should deal with the new MK Party, now that it is the country’s third largest party.

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Lester Kiewit speaks to Petronell Kruger, programmes manager at the Healthy Living Alliance (HEALA) to discuss whether soft drink manufacturers should be allowed to standardise the size of bottles and prices of their sugary and sugar-free beverages, and therefore circumventing the intended purpose of the Health Promotion Levy a.k.a. “sugar tax”. How are consumers now going to choose a healthier lifestyle if they are not being inventivised through saving money? 

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Michael Atkins, an independent consultant and elections analyst, speaks to Lester Kiewit about the various types of objections that can be lodged, as we have seen ahead of the IEC announcing South Africa’s May 29 election as free and fair.

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Matthew Jantjies-Green and Lester Kiewit discuss a range of binge-worthy television shows for you to consider this weekend.  This week’s menu includes: Tracking Thabo Bester (Showmax); Loot (Apple) and Dead Boy Detectives (Netflix)

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Steven Eli Friedman, director of the Centre for the Study of Democracy at the University of Johannesburg and Rhodes University, joins us today to assess the progress of our election results.

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Paul Berkowitz Director at The Third Republic assessed the degree to which By-elections have historically foreshadowed general election trends, as seen with the growth of the FF+ at the DA’s expense in 2019.

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Lester Kiewit speaks to Dr Cleeve Robertson, CEO of the National Sea Rescue Institute, about his decision to retire from his post after 11 years heading up the organisation.

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