Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit

Last night, Premier Alan Winde delivered his sixth State of the Province Address (SOPA) at the Huguenot Community Hall in Paarl. The DA in the province has been steadily progressing towards the legislative process for the Powers Bill, even though two legal opinions with concerns have been obtained by the provincial legislature. Lester Kiewit speaks to WC Premier Alan Winde.

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The Al Kuwait ship, which is transporting 19 000 cattle from Brazil to Iraq, has not yet departed Cape Town (as of 20 February 2024), despite being originally scheduled to do so at 21h00 on 19 February. Lester Kiewit speaks to Jacques Peacock, Public Relations and Legal Liaison for the NSPCA, to get an update on the situation.

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Similar in concept to Wish.com and AliExpress, Temu was launched in the USA in September 2022, and then spread its footprint throughout 2023 in North America, western Europe and Asia. It is now present in 49 countries, most recently launching in South Africa. But will South Africans be giving this new platform a go? Lester Kiewit speaks to Nazareen Ebrahim, CEO Naz Consulting International.

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Lester Kiewit speaks to Stormers coach John Dobson about their victory over the Sharks in Durban, and why he feels there is still room for improvement. 

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A Sex Education Bus has Reached over 5,000 teens in Honduras.

AI improves track of Arms flows in Latin America.

Violence surges again in Haiti as gang wars block aid route.

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According to the Working Women in SA Report 2024 as compiled by RecruitMyMom, South Africa is missing an opportunity by not making greater use of its talent base, namely well-qualified women who are eager to carve out a long-term career. Lester Kiewit speaks to Phillipa Geard, founder of RecruitMyMom.

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Trump trainers bizarrely the ex-President has launched new footwear.

The BAFTAS all the film fun of the British Academy Awards.

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Prof Irina Filitova, professor emeritus at UKZN, speaks to Lester Kiewit about the death of pro-democracy activist, Alexei Navalny while locked up in an Arctic prison for daring to challenge the rule of Russian President Vladimir Putin.

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The latest cohort of medical school graduates are lamenting the lack of employment opportunities available in the country. Taking to the press and social media, doctors have called out government for not doing enough to secure public health service posts for hundreds of doctors. Lester Kiewit speaks to South African Medical Association chair Dr Mvuyisi Mzukwa.

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Lester Kiewit speaks to Dr Vanessa Lynch of DNA for Africa, about the boast by Police Minister Bheki Cele that they have eradicated the DNA testing backlog at state laboratories. Dr Lynch says this is unlikely as the government has not been transparent about the true state of testing facilities.

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