Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit

Against all odds and in the face of adversity, some Western Cape schools have shown admirable progress in the 2023 NSC examinations. Lotus High School saw a 65% NSC pass rate (up 27%) and Manenberg High School NSC 65% pass rate as well – down 11% but despite challenges, many persevered.

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The world’s ticking clock scientists assess the risk of doomsday.

Workplace surveillance French workers accuse Amazon of spying.

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Lester Kiewit speaks to Rob Quintas, mayco member for urban mobility, about congested roads in the vicinity of schools, causing frustration among road users and possible hazard for pupils.

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Megan Taplin, the park manager for the Table Mountain National Park, says there have been a concerning number of arson attacks in the park, with firefighters having to have respond to 23 fires since January 1, 2024.

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A cat named Hobbes was reunited with his family after he had gone missing for over a year, and it was through a series of events that led to this wonderful outcome. Lester Kiewit speaks to Belinda Abraham, spokesperson for the Cape of Good Hope SPCA.

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In his weekly address to the nation, President Cyril Ramaphosa has called on businesses in the country to remove prior work experience requirements for job positions, in a bid to boost the employability of South Africa’s job-seeking youth, especially on the back of the recent matric results being released and the fact that many of them will be seeking work. Lester Kiewit speaks to Kristal Duncan-Williams, who is the Project Lead at Youth Capital, a campaign advocating for youth unemployment solutions.

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Lester Kiewit speaks to Mpho Masemola of the Ex-Political Prisoners Association, about their concerns that former President Nelson Mandela’s personal effects, including his ID document, are to be auctioned off by his daughter.

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Lester Kiewit speaks to Cape entrepreneur, Carla Kote, the owner of a company which has secured a deal to export 540 tons of chicken feet to China a month. The deal is worth about R300million a year.

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It could quite possibly be South Africa’s most critical election since 1994. Lester Kiewit speaks to award-winning author Nickolaus Bauer about his debut book, South Africa's Easy Election: Who To Vote For in 2024?

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Lester Kiewit speaks to Aron Hyman, snr analyst for the Global Initiative Against Transnational Organised Crime (Gitoc), about why the arrest and sentencing of drug kingpin, Fadwaan “Vet” Murphy, is a huge blow to the underworld and the first conviction under the Prevention of Organised Crime Act.

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