Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit

EWN Reporter Ntuthuzelo Nene is in the Garden Route covering the elections in the region and spoke to Lester Kiewit about the turnout ahead of polls opening at 7am. 

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What is the role of an election monitor and are they only there to give a report-back on their observations of the election process? Lester Kiewit speaks to Derrick Marco, Former Western Cape Manager Electoral Matters and presently Deputy Chair of the SADC Regional network on Electoral Assistance and Democracy.

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Gemma Ritchie, a Journalist and Researcher at The Outlier highlights the result of a fascinating research analysis on voter behaviour that might just reveal the secret of when we should vote! Or maybe this interview will spoil the results?

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Lester Kiewit speaks to Dewald van der Westhuizen, one of two cyclists who were knocked down by a motorist in Simon’s Town in December 2023, sustaining serious injuries. The driver, who is still facing numerous charges for the incident, was recently given his driving licence back by the Simon’s Town Magistrates Court. The licence was revoked by the state as part of the bail conditions due to the serious nature of the charges. 

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Lester Kiewit speaks to Bronwen Dyke-Beyer, spokesperson for Golden Arrow Bus Service, to confirm that a bus was set alight with a petrol bomb earlier this morning in Philippi.

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The first day of special voting in the 2024 General Election has come and gone. Lester Kiewit speaks to Michael Hendrickse, Provincial Electoral Officer for the Western Cape, to find out if all went smoothly. 

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The South African High Commission in London is one of many foreign missions there which transportation authority Transport for London says owes almost £2 million in unpaid congestion charge and fines, amassed between 2003 and 2023.  Lester Kiewit speaks to James O’Malley, the journalist who recently broke this story. 

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Lester Kiewit speaks to Yusuf Simons, Provincial Manager for the Department of Home Affairs in the Western Cape, about the extended opening hours in place to allow people to collect their ID cards or documents, or to apply for a temporary ID certificate. Simons explains the extended hours as well as what you need to bring with you to apply for the temporary ID.

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FBI is getting to help out in British Museum’s stolen treasure; Betty Nash, world’s longest-serving air stewardess, has died. Adam Gilchrist shares details on all these stories with Lester Kiewit. 

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Lester Kiewit speaks to Dirco DG, Zane Dangor about his response to a ruling by the International Court of Justice that ordered Israel to halt its military assault on the southern Gaza city of Rafah. On Friday, Judges at the World Court backed a South African request to order Israel to halt its offensive in Rafah, which has since suffered an escalation in attacks by Israel.

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