Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit

Lester Kiewit speaks to Fadiel Adams, leader of the National Coloured Congress of SA, about their race to collect enough signatures to legitimise their participation in the May 29 national elections.

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Lester Kiewit speaks to Justin Kumlehn,  a member of the Western Cape Provincial Community Policing Forum, about the challenges of dealing with sex workers who are plying their trade along Koeberg Road, much to the chagrin of local residents and businesses.

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Concerns regarding the Milnerton lagoon and its environmental hazards have been ongoing for years. Caring citizens like those from the Milnerton #RethinkTheStink group mobilise to pressure authorities to take action. Lester Kiewit speaks to Caroline Marx, administrator of Rethink The Stink group.

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Lester Kiewit speaks to marine biologist Dr Alison Towner about remarkable footage showing a lone Killer whale attacking a white shark and removing its liver in two minutes.

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The #Move4Food fundraising campaign was launched in August 2018 with the goal of raising funds to help sustain the food security initiatives at Stellenbosch University (SU). In light of many students at Stellenbosch University who have still not received funding from NSFAS and are going hungry, this morning, Lester Kiewit speaks to #Move4Food fundraiser, Candice Egan.

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Lester Kiewit finds out more about a new trial aimed to determine whether the antibiotic azithromycin, when taken once daily over four weeks, can reduce death in adults with advanced HIV. Dr Sean Wasserman, co-principal investigator of the study based at St George’s, University of London, and adjunct associate professor at the University of Cape Town explains how it will work.

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The US Supreme Court has ruled that former US President Donald Trump cannot be removed from the ballot in Colorado or any other state; Germany accuses Russia of ‘information war’ after Kremlin releases leaked military call of Nato involvement in Ukraine; calls to end the misogynistic tradition of groping a statue in Dublin. Lester Kiewit speaks to Adam Gilchrist in London about some of the stories making international headlines.

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The recent disappearance of 6-year-old Joslin has reminded communities that there are many young girls who are still missing. Two years ago, 16-year-old Donna-Leigh disappeared from her parents Lamberts Bay home and has not been found. Lester Kiewit speaks to Reverend Farren Cloete of VGKSA Lambertsbaai.

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Lester Kiewit speaks to Robyn Pasensie of MyVoteCounts about the impact of the Electoral Matters Amendment Bill, which will translate into more funding for cash strapped parties like the ANC as they approach the May 29 elections.

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Could those annoying spam calls you’ve been getting actually be after something else? How about your unique voice? Lester Kiewit speaks to Andrew Bourne, Regional Manager in Africa for Zoho Corporation about the possibility that your voice could be what AI bots are after. 

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