Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit

An influential partnership between international conservation organisations and the Overberg Renosterveld Conservation Trust (ORCT) has secured the protection of 500 hectares of globally important and Endangered renosterveld in the Overberg – providing a lifeline for species that would otherwise be at risk of vanishing forever. Lester Kiewit speaks to Dr Odette Curtis, Overberg Renosterveld Conservation Trust director.

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Lester Kiewit speaks to  Handré de la Rey,  Architect and director at DG Architects Western Cape, who were recently awarded top honours at in the prestigious Jacques Rougerie Foundation - Institut de France's – Academy of Fine Arts annual architectural awards, for promoting carbon-neutral designs. 

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South Africa’s education sector has been accused of being broken. Paul Esterhuizen, CEO of the education rewards incentives programme Schooldays, unpacks the trends most likely to have an impact on education in the year ahead.

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An Anders Breivik appeal Norway’s mass murderer wants more freedom.

A faulty lunar probe the moon mission won’t be going to the moon.

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Lester Kiewit speaks to Alderman JP Smith, mayco member for safety and security about why the CoCT has painted over a mural of the Palestinian flag in Lavender Hill.

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Lester Kiewit speaks to Dr Nobukhosi Ngwenya, the UCT-University of Basel Postdoctoral Research Fellow based at African Centre of Cities, about whether an influx of digital nomads are seeing rental prices in prime locations pushed up, pricing locals out of the market.

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Lester Kiewit speaks to Israeli journalist and political commentator Emily Schrader about her harsh criticism of the South African government for their “obsession with Israel” following the submission of a complaint to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) accusing Israel of genocide.

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Lester Kiewit speaks to Corrie van Zyl, interim General Manager at Western Provionce Cricket, for an update on the Newlands pitch and its problems after South Africa were bowled out for 55 just before lunch on a first day in which 23 wickets fell in 75.1 overs, with the entire match lasting just 107 overs.

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Pinelands North Primary School is teaching its learners useful and practical skills which we sometimes take for granted, or don’t know how to perform ourselves, so prepare them for adulthood. Lester Kiewit speaks to Josh King, Sports Administrator & Head of Horticulture at Pinelands North Primary School.

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In order to successfully claim a travel allowance, you need to adhere to strict set of guidelines which have been set out by SARS, and failyure to comply could result in a hefty penalty. Lester Kiewit speaks to Andre Bothma. Founder of Irhafu.

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