Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit

In the late 1990s, a series of bombs were detonated in popular areas around Cape Town, from the V&A Waterfront to Camps Bay. Lester Kiewit speaks to a number of roleplayers from that period, including Bruce Walsh who was injured in the Planet Hollywood bombing and Jeremy Vearey who was with police crime intelligence.

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The UAE’s climate controversy accused of hijacking COP 28.

New Zealand’s smoking U-Turn there won’t be a total ban after all.

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Lester Kiewit speaks to Al Leslie, a UK runner who was mugged while taking part in the RMB Ultra Trail Cape Town.

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Andre Morgenthal, project manager for the Agulhas Wine Triangle group, and Grant Forbes, conservation manager at the Overberg Renosterveld Conservation Trust, speak to Lester Kiewit about their fight to stop plans for a gold mine on the area.

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Lester Kiewit speaks to investigative journalist Aron Hyman about why Ralph Stanfield is regarded as one of the country’s most powerful underworld figures. 

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Lester Kiewit speaks to Samkelo Mokhine, executive director of the Freedom of Expression Institute, about whether any rights were violated after authorities banned flags and banners bearing the flag or colours of Palestine at the weekend.

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Lester Kiewit speaks to Shaylen Padayachee, head of brand for the secure instant EFT and online payment specialists Ozow,  to find out what their Black Friday dashboard revealed about some of the spending patterns tracked in the build up towards Black Friday. 

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Lester Kiewit speaks to City of Cape Town Safety & Security and Events Mayco Member, JP Smith, about the reports of officials not allowing the display of Palestinian flags at the annual switching-on of the festive lights in the Cape Towm CBD.

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The City of Cape Town is conferring civic honours on Krotoa. Lester Kiewit finds out why the photograph the city is using, is not that of Krotoa, but of another woman who lived in the Cape at the time. Local historian and culture tour guide, Hybre Van Niekerk has uncovered the true story.

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Martin Himel is television director, producer and senior correspondent based in Israel. He speaks to Lester Kiewit about the current situation between Israel and Hamas and whether he believes this is the lowest point yet reached in terms of ongoing hostilities.

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