Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit

John Maytham speaks to former Proteas fast bowler Craig Mathews about the record breaking Test match between South Africa and India at Newlands.

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John Maytham speaks to Rudie Heyneke, investigations manager at Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA), who has called for the resignation of Dr Blade Nzimande, Minister of Higher Education and Training, and Ernest Khosa, chairperson of the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) board. OUTA says it has  voice recordings of two meetings between Khosa and a representative of a service provider which reveal how service providers allegedly paid millions of rand in kickbacks to Nzimande and Khosa, as well as at least R1 million to the South African Communist Party (SACP). This was done in return for tenders and protection for service providers.

FOR ONLINE ARTICLE: (Links to the audio recordings)
https://www.outa.co.za/web/content/286201 (meeting one)
https://www.outa.co.za/web/content/286189 (Meeting two)

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Volker von Widdern, head of strategic risk at Riskonet, speaks to John Maytham about how the poor state of our ports is now impacting business and the economy, and what urgent action needs to be taken.

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John Maythams speaks to climate research specialist, Dr Nomhle Ngwenya, about how extreme weather could impact South Africa in 2024, and how our infrastructure needs to change to adapt to climate change.

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Nqobile Ndlovu of Cash N Sport explains to John Maytham how and why Multichoice lost the broadcasting rights to the African Cup of Nations as a new broadcasting giant is emerging on the continent.

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EARTHBOX is an immersive art installation offering a once in a lifetime sensory journey into the earth. John Maytham speaks to Marina Busse, the brainchild of Earthbox.

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John Maytham speaks to environmental writer, Don Pinnock, about teams of volunteers who clear alien vegetation in Cape land that should be home to fynbos.

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-Putin’s New Year address

-scandal surrounds the “almost naked” party organised by the Russian “creative elite” in late December.

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Dumisani Qwebe of the Nyanga CPF speaks to John Maytham about the tragic shooting of a member on new year’s eve. Nosipho Sopuwa is the second female crime fighter to be shot dead after being threatened. On 19 December, Lulama “Guffy” Dinginto, was gunned down in her Gugulethu home as well.

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1). 2 Bombs in Iran (dozens dead near the tomb of an army general).

2). Ukraine Missile Attacks (the aerial exchange is increasing).

3). Nicked Concrete (a woman in Florida suffers an unusual theft).

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