Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit

Lester Kiewit speaks to Stephen Herbst of Tidy Towns, and Chris Burgess, the editor of Landbou Weekblad about a conference in the Free State, looking at innovative ways to “save the platteland”.

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Lester Kiewit engages with SARS Commissioner Edward Kieswetter  and dissects a number of key points from Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana’s 2024 Budget. 

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Brazilian beef a new report on how farming is causing deforestation.

A fallen satellite crashing down - but seemingly without damage.

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Lester Kiewit speaks to Andre Truter, mayor of Saldanha Bay, about the search for missing six-year-old Joshlin Smith.

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Lester Kiewit speaks to Alison Tilley of Judges Matter about the historic impeachment of Judge John Hlophe, after MP’s voted overwhelmingly to have him removed for gross misconduct.

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Lester Kiewit speaks to Jeremy Vearey, the former Western Cape head of detectives, about his dismissal, and how a Labour court has now ruled that the arbitration process was unfair.

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An email received from a concerned listener indicates that burglars are accessing residential outdoor electricity boxes and turning off the main power to the property before committing their crime – indicating a new modus operandi in their area. Lester Kiewit speaks to Kadri Nassiep, Executive Director (Energy) at City of Cape Town.

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For many years, manufacturers of products (especially foodstuffs) have been stealthily increasing their prices by making their product sizes smaller and selling them at the same price, hoping that no one would notice. This practice is known as shrinkflation. But did you know that some companies resort to “skimpflation”? Lester Kiewit speaks to Brett Rogers about the sneaky ways in which companies try to fool consumers. 

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The SAPS has issued an Amber Alert for Joshlin Smith, a young girl who has gone missing in Saldanha Bay. Lester Kiewit speaks to Joshlin's distraught mother, Kelly. Anyone with information should contact the SAPS investigating officer on 022 714 8333.

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What constitutes a free and fair election? Lester Kiewit speaks to Michael Hendrikse, Head of IEC WC.

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