Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit

Lester Kiewit speaks to Nothemba Sonjica, legal officer at Commission for Gender Equality about concerns that ehailing drivers pose a GBV threat to passengers, this after a driver was recently convicted to two life terms for four counts of rape of clients.

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Parliament has confirmed that the house of National Assembly Speaker Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula was searched by the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) on Tuesday. The speaker is alleged to have benefited in tender kickbacks of over R2 million during her tenure as defence minister. Lester Kiewit speaks to Siviwe Gwarube, DA Chief Whip.

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It's World Oral Health Day and a South African company has developed what is believed to be a world first, an alternative to the traditional toothpaste which we are all accustomed to, in a tablet format. This has a number of advantages especially for the visually impaired, as well as children and the elderly with poor hand coordination, and also great for the traveller. There is also no battle to squeeze out that last nurdle of toothpaste, nor empty tubes which cannot be recycled.  Lester Kiewit speaks to Dan van Zyl, founder and CEO of The Earthly Company. 

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Lester Kiewit speaks to Janet Jobson, Chief Executive Officer of the Desmond & Leah Tutu Legacy Foundation, about their second running of the Leading for Humanity programme, following the successful pilot of 2023. The programme will be bringing together diverse individuals representing various sectors, backgrounds, and professions, from ages 25 – 40, to collectively explore the work of leading for humanity.

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Lester Kiewit speaks to Mawethu Mosery, the deputy chief electoral officer for outreach at the IEC, about the three ballots South African voters will find in polling booths on May 29.

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There are approximately 4 million legal firearm owners in South Africa at the moment, and as we approach the elections on 29 May, the South African Gunowners Association has initiated a campaign inviting the top political parties to articulate their policies and perspectives on South African firearm ownership. Lester Kiewit speaks to SAGA chairperson Damian Enslin. 

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Vladimir Putin has been controversially re-elected; protests in Cuba over food, fuel and medicine shortages; a London Museum has put Margaret Thatcher and Adolf Hitler together. Lester Kiewit gets all the details from Adam Gilchrist. 

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Lester Kiewit speaks to political analyst Mpumelelo Makhabela, about his opinion piece published on News24, sharing his concern about the reality of the ruling governments aging members and why their time is up.

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According to Action SA leader Herman Mashaba, the Western Cape will be hotly contested in the upcoming election and his party aims to take a large piece of the pie. He announced the party's Angela Sobey as the WC Premier candidate at the end of February. Take a listen to Lester Kiewit's one-on-one with hopeful premier candidate Angela Sobey.

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With just weeks to go until the 2024 general election, the heat is on, and the ANC seems to be pulling out the stops to gain ground in the DA-led Western Cape. Last week former Premier Ebrahim Rasool announced his entry back into the active political arena and yesterday DIRCO Minister Naledi Pandor's name made headlines as a possible ANC premier candidate. What is the party's plan of action? Lester Kiewit speaks to Neville Delport, ANC Western Cape Secretary.

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