Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit

Uh-ohhh! Munster fans have landed

Lester Kiewit speaks to Mark Meehan, Munster Rugby Supporters Club chairman who has flown more 6200 miles to watch his local rugby team Munster play the stormers in tomorrow’s URC Rugby final.

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Channelling Freddie Mercury: Lester Kiewit speaks to Warren Vernon-Driscoll

05 December 2023 | 15 Minute Listen

The internationally touring tribute show Queen: It’s a Kinda Magic will be performing in Cape Town at the Grand Arena, Grandwest on December 9th as the band members recreate the legendary rock band’s 1986 world tour. Lester Kiewit speaks to South African-born Warren Vernon-Driscoll, who will be performing lead vocals, guitar and piano live on stage in Freddie Mercury’s original key.

Lester Kiewit finds out why a 16-year-old decided to swim across False Bay

05 December 2023 | 5 Minute Listen

Lester Kiewit speaks to Amber-Rose Berry, a 16-year-old lifesaver who braved the 33km swim across False Bay.

Lester Kiewit speaks to divorce lawyer Bertus Preller on how he wrote book to save relationships

05 December 2023 | 11 Minute Listen

Bertus Preller is a family and divorce lawyer who has written a new book, “The Unexpected Counsellor: A Divorce Lawyer's Strategies to Navigate Love and Avoid Heartbreak”, where he uses his experience to provide advice for people in relationships so that they can avoid the pitfalls which can lead to broken marriages.

The World View - Chaos in Gaza Israel’s military operation is cornering civilians

05 December 2023 | 6 Minute Listen

Death by bungee jump after the world’s biggest jump in China. Who wants the Commonwealth Games? Australia’s pulled out again.

Lester Kiewit speaks to Bruce Whitfield ahead of COP28

05 December 2023 | 6 Minute Listen

Bruce Whitfield is making his way to the COP28 UN Climate Change Conference in Dubai, and speaks to Lester Kiewit on how this all started and why it's important.

Lester Kiewit finds out more about the 400 children caught in buses being brought into South Africa from Zimbabwe

05 December 2023 | 15 Minute Listen

Lester Kiewit speaks to Dr Rebecca Walker, research consultant with the African Centre for Migration and Society (ACMS) at Wits about how children are part of this continents migrant population are more than 400 were found unaccompanied, in buses trying to enter South Africa.

Lester Kiewit finds out more about an increase in shark sightings in False Bay

05 December 2023 | 5 Minute Listen

Lester Kiewit speaks to Sarah Waries, the CEO of Shark Spotters about an increase in shark activity in False Bay, and what water users need to be aware of.

Lester Kiewit asks if public swimming pools can be kept open for longer

05 December 2023 | 7 Minute Listen

With the sun setting much later in Cape Town’s summer months, it has been asked if the public swimming pools can have extended operating hours. Lester Kiewit speaks to Patricia van der Ross, Mayoral Committee Member for Community Services and Health, City of Cape Town.

Lester Kiewit asks if speeches written with the assistance of AI is wrong

05 December 2023 | 11 Minute Listen

Putting together a speech which needs to have important information in it and sound accessible to the wider audience can be tricky, and especially so if you don’t want it to be too long. So, is it wrong for someone in a senior position, such as a country’s president, to be making use of it? Lester Kiewit speaks to Nazareen Ebrahim, CEO of Naz Consulting International.

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.

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