Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit

Lester Kiewit speaks to Terry Tselane executive chairman of the Institute of Election Management Services in Africa (IEMSA) and former vice chairperson of the IEC, about whether budget cuts affected the IEC’s efficiency on voting day.

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Lester Kiewit spoke to Democratic Alliance premier candidate for the Western Cape, Alan Winde, to get his views on how election day went.

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Lester Kiewit speaks to Derrian Nadauld, COO of Leading Brands at Famous Brands, which oversees the Wimpy Brand Campaign offering free coffee or hot chocolate to voters with inked thumbs. He will share how many cups were enjoyed on election day and the campaign's impact.

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Lester Kiewit speaks to Kagiso Lediga about putting together a blockbuster night of comedy at the Lyric Theatre, called: Democrazy, A Roast of South Africa. He also shares the funnier side of 30 years of democracy.

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Wayne Sussman, a renowned voice for South African democracy, joins us on the morning of election day with the first preview of where we stand in the race for political victory and insight into the way that we should interpret the results as they roll in.

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Three European countries recognise Palestine as a state; a dirty protest in France over Olympics. Adam Gilchrist shares details on all these stories with Lester Kiewit.

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Lester Kiewit speaks to EWN reporter Bernadette wicks about how voting is getting underway in Durban.

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Lester Kiewit speaks to Mbhazima Shilowa, former Gauteng Premier, about why it is critical that South Africans respect each other’s voting choices, and the importance of holding government representatives accountable after the elections.

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The 2024 National and Provincial elections are now underway, with polls officially opened at 7am. Lindsay Dentlinger of EWN is at the voting station where independent candidate Zackie Achmat was to cast his votes, and she spoke to Lester Kiewit to describe whether the process has been running smoothly.  

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Lester Kiewit speaks to Lieutenant General Thembisile Patekile, about how SAPS in the Western Cape have been deployed to ensure a safe, and incident free election, despite concerns of certain “high risk” areas.

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