Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit

The South African navy will be conducting underwater explosive exercises between 22 January and 1 February near Seaforth in Simon’s Town, and there has been concern expressed that it might have a negative impact on the nearby African Penguin colony. Lester Kiewit speaks to Simons Town councillor Simon Liell-Cock.  

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How often do you go through your insurance policy and check that you are adequately covered? Lester Kiewit looks at how we should start the new year off by re-evaluating our insurance policies and checking to see if we are sufficiently covered.

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20% or some 281 million people in Africa face hunger, but why is food insecurity on the African continent still affecting so many when the continent is rich in agrobiodiversity – meaning we have a diverse range of animals and crops to survive of. Lester Kiewit speaks to Tafadzwanashe Mabhaudhi, Professor of Climate Change, Food Systems and Health in the Centre on Climate Change and Planetary Health at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.

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Lester Kiewit speaks to Melissa Muller (1st place NSC candidate in the country)

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The fourth and latest season of True Detective has just dropped, and it stars Jodie Foster and many are asking whether it will be as good as the first season. Matt Green has also been captivated by the latest season of Fargo and enjoying The Brothers Sun.

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Bush Radio was one of the first media outlets in South Africa which was not owned by the government nor by a commercial media company and has been broadcasting as a community station for almost 30 years. Lester Kiewit speaks to Bush Radio’s managing director Brenda Leonard about the challenges currently faced by the station. 

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Paul Kagame say Rwanda will return millions to Britain if asylum seekers can't be sent there. He says there are limits to how long this can drag out.

Opposition figures Bobby Wine and Kizza Bezzigye under house arrest as Uganda hosts two key multilateral summits.

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Middle East Missile attacks by Israel, the U.S., Iran & Pakistan.

A snowball protest in Russia upset over the jailing of a political activist.

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A Grade R learner in KwaZulu-Natal had gone missing after taking the wrong taxi home on Wednesday. Thankfully, he was found, safe and unharmed. But what is the process to follow when you find a lost child? Lester Kiewit speaks to Patrick Solomons, director at Molo Songololo 

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Lester Kiewit speaks to Prof Ciraj Rassool, Professor in the Department of Historical Studies and director of the African Programme in Museum and Heritage Studies, University of the Western Cape, about the decision by a court to allow former President Nelson Mandela’s ID document and other personal items to be sold on auction. They discuss whether these items are not part of the country’s history and should be retained as such.

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