Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit

Former Long Street resident shares musings of inner city living

Lester Kiewit speaks tomultimedia journalist, television producer and scriptwriter Henriette Geldenhuys, about the unique character and musings of living in the CBD.

Latest episodes in this series

New beak-ining for injured vulture in unique transplant

05 June 2023 | 7 Minute Listen

Lester Kiewit speaks to Kerri Wolter, founder of vulture conservation group VulPro, about a beak transplant that has been carried out to save a white-backed vulture with a crushed beak.

Emerging Economies: Mexican Police find bags of human remains outside Guadalajara

05 June 2023 | 8 Minute Listen

Argentine finance minister seeking loans from whoever will provide. Colombian cyclists are dominating major international events. Lionel Messi out in the wilderness.

SA dichotomy of abundance and scarcity – the paradox of our food supply

05 June 2023 | 10 Minute Listen

Lester Kiewit speaks to Ali Conn, Chief Innovation Officer at SA Harvest, who recently wrote an interesting editorial highlighting how basic food items appear to be scarce despite sufficient quantities being grown and produced by our agricultural sector.

The World View - India’s train crash the aftermath of horrific 3-way rail collision

05 June 2023 | 7 Minute Listen

Captured Russian soldiers further chaos in the war in Ukraine. A mystery on an Italian lake 8 days on from a boat sinking & lives lost.

‘Tis the sneezin’ : flu season is here as cases spike in six provinces

05 June 2023 | 6 Minute Listen

The National Health Department’s spokesperson, Foster Mohale, speaks to Lester Kiewit about a spike in influenza cases reported across six provinces including the Western Cape.

A new era for Stellenbosch University

05 June 2023 | 11 Minute Listen

Lester Kiewit speaks to Dr Louise Van Rhyn who has succesfully led a charge to change the leadership of Stellenbosch University’s influential convocation, leading to the ousting of Advocate Jan Heunis.

Local firefighters fly out to Canada to quell devastating wildfires

05 June 2023 | 4 Minute Listen

Lester Kiewit speaks to Linton Rensburg, Stakeholder Relations Manager for Working On Fire, about 200 local firefighters heading to Canada to help bring devastating wildfires in Alberta under control.

Money on a Monday – The ins-and-outs of Debt Counselling

05 June 2023 | 6 Minute Listen

Are you struggling with paying off your debts and just unable to close the gap between what you owe and what you earn? Lester Kiewit speaks to Neesa Moodley, Personal Finance Editor at Daily Maverick, on what to expect out of debt counselling.

Kenya still battling with plastic bag pollution despite 2017 ban

05 June 2023 | 8 Minute Listen

The Kenyan government banned the use of plastic carrier bags in 2017, and despite a high level of compliance among citizens, the problem has still not not away. Lester Kiewit speaks to Dr Jane Mutune, an environmental studies lecturer at the University of Nairobi.