Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit

Two of SA’s major SOE’s left headless

Lester Kiewit speaks to Wayne Duvenage, the CEO of Outa about the resignation of Portia Derby as Transnet CEO, and what this means for the crucial SOE. It also means the country is now saddled with two important SOEs, in Transnet and Eskom, who have no CEOs.

Latest episodes in this series

Remembering Prof Harry Seftel

04 December 2023 | 13 Minute Listen

Lester Kiewit speaks to Marlin McKay and Leigh Bennie after the passing of popular broadcaster and straight-talking health practitioner, Prof Harry Seftel.

Emerging Economies Latin America: EU-Mercosur trade deal may finally come into action

04 December 2023 | 8 Minute Listen

Argentina’s wild president-elect has made some moderate choices and decisions, calming the waters before he takes office. A referendum in Venezuela puts stability at risk among neighbours in South America.

Lester Kiewit finds out why a court ruled that certain places like schools and police stations will be exempt from loadshedding

04 December 2023 | 8 Minute Listen

Lester Kiewit speaks to Mmusi Maimane, leader of Build One SA, about their successful court case to get the state to exempt certain places like hospitals, schools and police stations from loadshedding.

The World View - Russia’s Anti-Gay raid anti LGBT action by police in Moscow

04 December 2023 | 5 Minute Listen

Bomb attack in the Philippines a Catholic Mass was targeted. Italy’s monument alert a leaning tower that’s leaning too much.

Lester Kiewit speaks to Border Management Authority about operation involving over 400 Zimbabwean children

04 December 2023 | 6 Minute Listen

Lester Kiewit speaks to Dr Mike Masiapato, Commissioner of the Border Management Authority about an operation involving 443 children from Zimbabwe who were stopped from entering South Africa on Saturday.

Lester Kiewit finds out how Shosholoza Meyl has managed to get back on track

04 December 2023 | 8 Minute Listen

Lester Kiewit speaks to railway expert and journalist David Williams about how Shosholoza Meyl has managed to get their operations between Cape Town, Joburg and Durban up and running after crippling operation issues.

Concern over late placement for obligatory community service for junior doctors

04 December 2023 | 6 Minute Listen

Lester Kiewit speaks to NP of Rylands, father of a junior doctor who has received a late placement for the mandatory community service in 2024, and concerned that there is no accommodation.

Lester Kiewit and Neesa Moodley discuss the pitfalls of early December payday

04 December 2023 | 8 Minute Listen

Employers typically pay their workers their December salary earlier than usual, to allow themselves to cover their festive season expenses. But are they setting them up for poor spending habits by doing so? Lester Kiewit speaks to Neesa Moodley, Personal Finance Editor at Daily Maverick.

Lester Kiewit speaks to Juan De Jongh about taking on new coaching role

01 December 2023 | 9 Minute Listen

Former Springboks and DHL Stormers centre Juan de Jongh has decided to hang up his rugby boots and take on a coaching position with Western Province. Lester Kiewit chats to him about his illustrious career. 

Lester Kiewit discusses the outcome of pilot on 4-day work week in South Africa

01 December 2023 | 13 Minute Listen

According to the first ever pilot of the 4-day week in a developing country - and the first in Africa – results have shown huge benefits for both employees and employers. Lester Kiewit speaks to Karen Lowe, Director of 4 Day Week South Africa NPC.

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