Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit

Lester Kiewit speaks to Tshifhiwa Tshivhengwa, CEO at the Tourism Business Council of South Africa, about the new ad featuring Trevor Noah, promoting South Africa as a tourist destination.

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According to Dr Derek Yach, a physician, global health consultant, and former World Health Organisation executive director, as many as 320,000 lives could be saved in South Africa with early diagnosis and treatment of lung cancer. He led a study involving experts in the fields of medicine, dentistry, and epidemiology to address the pressing issue of tobacco control policies in South Africa.

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Did you know that children who come to soup kitchens and school feeding schemes have to bring their own containers.  It is hard to believe, but some of the children are so poor that they don't have a proper bowl, and often children arrive with an old butter dish, or the small children arrive with an oversized bowl and the teenager a tiny bowl. Lester Kiewit speaks to speaks to Doreen Roberts of the GB Outreach Team about the Christmas Lunchbox Project 2023 drive. 

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Lester Kiewit speaks to Daneel Steinmann, co-founder of Old School SA, about how successful sales have been for their retro-styled Springbok supporter wear during the recent Rugby World Cup and the aftermath of South Africa’s successful title defence.

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Gaza’s perilous hospitals huge concerns for the patients & medics.

Iceland’s trembling volcano it could be about to blow big time.

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Lester Kiewit speaks to Col Andre Traut, SAPS spokesperson to get a response to citizen concerns about reckless driving of Pollsmoor prisoner trucks.

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Lester Kiewit speaks to journalist and spokesperson for Women for Change, Tendani Mulaudzi about the attack on a CPUT student allegedly by her partner who studies at UWC. This comes after the NPO raised the alarm about ongoing cases of GBV at the University of the Western Cape.

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An increasing number of people are finding that they have lost access to their WhatsApp accounts, as they have been hijacked by criminals who demand a ransom in order to its return. Lester Kiewit speaks to Leon Hannibal, head of investigations at Wolfpack Information Risk.

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With the summer tourist season soon to be with us once again, we thought we’d speak to Patricia van der Ross, City of Cape Town Mayoral Committee Member for Community Services and Health. to discuss how a Blue Flag beach status is awarded, and especially with so much attention being given towards the level of pollution in our waters.

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Kevin Kriedeman is our binge-buddy this week and he shares with Lester Kiewit a range of viewing choices for you to consider, including: Spinners (Showmax), Rick & Morty (Netflix), and Deadloch (Prime Video). 

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