Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit

Lester Kiewit speaks to Prof Lydia Cairncross, head of the Department of Surgery at UCT/Groote Schuur Hospital Academic Complex, about how austerity measures are entrenching inequalities in healthcare, and eroding services to the majority of South Africans who cannot afford private medical aid.

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Dutch scientists have pioneered a new treatment for HIV; Ireland Prime Minister Varadkar announces shock resignation; 83 of the world’s top 100 polluted cities are in India. Lester Kiewit gets all the details from Adam Gilchrist. 

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The Multi-Party Charter (MPC) of South Africa says it plans to make the country safe and is optimistic it will take over government after the general elections. MPC leaders launched their anti-crime plan last Wednesday. Lester Kiewit takes a closer look at the plan with criminologist Professor Irvin Kinnes.

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Earlier this week John Maytham spoke to a motorcyclist about the frequency of attacks on motorcyclists on the R300 and N2. Lester Kiewit now speaks to Marco Worship, the outgoing president of the Motorcyclists Association Western Cape about what is being done to protect motorcyclists on the road.

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Back in 2018, the University of Bristol launched their Science of Happiness course. They recently completed a follow up to the course and released some findings about happiness and how it works. Lester Kiewit chats to Brett Rogers, Culture Lead at HaveYouHeard Marketing, about some of those findings. 

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Easter time is typically when consumers truly start stocking up their cupboards again, after recovering from the December spending spree during the first quarter of the year. Lester Kiewit speaks to Michelle Kemp, Senior Communications and Marketing Manager at Massmart, about the Easter spending trends of 2023, which they have recently released. 

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March 20 has been established as the annual International Day of Happiness. Lester Kiewit speaks to Shareen Richter, Laughter and Happiness Professor, TEDx speaker, and Amazon best-selling author.

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How good is Cape Town’s tap water and is it safe to drink? How would that change were we to start adding recycled water into the system? On today’s Wednesday Panel, Lester Kiewit discusses the quality of Cape Town’s potable water supply in terms of international standards, and whether there is any need to filter or treat the water further before drinking it. 

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Grave and urgent warnings of hunger and starvation in Gaza; a tough law in Texas allows migrants to be jailed; New Zealand deputy Prime Minister bans a band’s music. Lester Kiewit gets all the details from Adam Gilchrist.

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Lester Kiewit speaks to Zukiswa Kota, Programme Manager at the Public Service Accountability Monitor (PSAM), about the annual report showing the level of attendance by MPs of important committee meetings that impact on the running of the country.

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