Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit

If you’re among the South Africans who managed to snag a great bargain on a big-ticket item this past Black Friday or today’s Cyber Monday, it might be wise to consider insurance for these items because accidents can happen, and theft is more prevalent than we’d like. Lester Kiewit speaks to Ernest North, co-founder of Naked, to discuss the importance of making sure that you ensure your bargain purchases are at their full replacement value.

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Lester Kiewit speaks to WC MEC for Infrastructure Tertius Simmers about the progress of the 3-year-old Refinery Interchange (Platterkloof) Bridge Project. 

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Lester Kiewit speaks to the Founder of Funky Ouma Johannita Eksteen, about their popular herb salt and spice ranges available on Takealot.

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It’s that time of the year again, the city is abuzz, and you can almost feel the festivity in the air. With the many global accolades for travel and tourism that Cape Town has bagged over the years, it makes for a hotspot holiday destination. Lester Kiewit speaks to Cape Town Tourism’s Enver Duminy.

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For your weekend viewing pleasure, Lester Kiewit and Matt Green take a look at the sixth and final season of The Crown (Netflix), Lessons in Chemistry (Apple TV), and A Murder at the End of the World (Disney+). 

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Ivory Coast bucks the trend when President Alassane Ouattara goes to Paris to talk increased partnership with France.

Blue whales, the world's largest animals have returned to their tropical Indian Ocean paradise from where whalers destroyed their numbers of decades ago.

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Korean tension North & South Korea are flexing military muscle.

Words that will annoy the trendy terms that are cringe not coolio.

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We are broadcasting today’s show from Takealot’s Richmond Park distribution centre, to see for ourselves how operations are handled on Black Friday. Lester Kiewit speaks to Takelot Chief Marketing Officer Julie-Anne Walsh.

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Lester Kiewit speaks to Volker von Widdern, head of strategic risk at Riskonet, about the real threat that South Africa’s ports may soon find themselves overlooked by the world, as inefficiencies continue to hamper performance. This would be a devastating blow to the economy.

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Lester Kiewit speaks to herpetologist and CEO of African Snakebite Institute, Johan Marais about what to do when encountering a snake, following warnings that there is increased snake activity due to warmer weather.

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