Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit
6,304 episodes - English - Latest episode: 1 day ago -Join Lester Kiewit every weekday for an authentic Cape Town wake-up call. The show gets Cape Town as close to the story as possible, from high-profile interviews to did-you-hear watercooler conversations. The show is enlightening and accessible, inclusive and thought-provoking. It helps listeners navigate the (sometimes hectic) business of life.
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Episodes
Small Business Shout-out: Plus Minus tutors
May 18, 2020 06:53 - 3 minutes - 3.47 MBGuest: Nadine Moore Owner of Plus Minus Tutors
The Emerging economies - China
May 18, 2020 06:42 - 3 minutes - 3.6 MBGuest: Dr Martyn Davies | Managing Director of Emerging Markets & Africa and Dean of Deloitte Alchemy School of Management at Deloitte.
Dr Glenda Gray on effect of lockdown and the way forward
May 18, 2020 06:29 - 9 minutes - 8.41 MBDr Glenda Gray, the CEO of the SA Medical Research Council, and member of the government's Covid-19 advisory board, talks to Refilwe Moloto about the effects of the extended lockdown and how the country should proceed.
#IFQSAT: SAA has swallowed R10bn in 5 months, with no plan to show for it - and Minister demands more.
May 18, 2020 06:19 - 3 minutes - 3.2 MBThe continued between SAA shareholder, company and Parliament, with no consequences, demonstrates a lack of accountability at the most basic level of oversight - its board of directors - and risks the livelihood of hard-working staff at the coal face.
The World View - A Worsening Plight In Yemen
May 18, 2020 05:58 - 5 minutes - 5.07 MBBrazil’s ticking time bomb as the virus begins to spread rapidly. Sniffer dogs to the rescue a UK trial for a canine corona warning system.
Coughing up cash for flouting Covid-19 price rules
May 18, 2020 05:36 - 4 minutes - 3.97 MBHardin Ratshisusu, the deputy commissioner of the Competition Commission speaks to Refilwe Moloto about the massive fine imposed on two companies found inflating the prices of face masks during the lockdown.
Scopa on SAA deadline
May 18, 2020 05:26 - 11 minutes - 10.4 MBRefilwe Moloto speaks to Scopa's chair, Mkhuleko Hlengwa about why the Standing Committee on Public Accounts, have given SAA business rescue practitioner 25 days to come up with a concrete plan for the future of the airline.
How to wear a mask when you wear glasses
May 18, 2020 05:09 - 3 minutes - 2.91 MBWhat can you do to stop your glasses fogging up? And, what shouldn't you do? Optometrist Pieter Steyn explains.
Moolah Mondays - RSA Retail Savings Bonds offer high yields
May 18, 2020 05:05 - 6 minutes - 5.71 MBThis week on Moolah Mondays, Refilwe Moloto speaks to Terry Msomi, Director of the Retail Bond at National Treasury about the benefits of investing in RSA Retail Savings Bonds.
Cart horses back on the streets - but what can they transport?
May 18, 2020 05:00 - 3 minutes - 3.61 MBRefilwe Moloto speaks to Marike Kotze, public relations and online fundraising coordinator for the Cart Horse Protection Association, as more of the horse-drawn carts are making their way back onto the streets as lockdown conditions are eased.
Small Business Shout-out: Sir Bastian Shuttle Service
May 15, 2020 07:03 - 3 minutes - 3.33 MBGuest: Sebastian Bailey
Local film and tv sector dealt another blow
May 15, 2020 06:43 - 7 minutes - 7.2 MBOur film and TV sector, already punch-drunk from the impact of the coronavirus lockdown, has been dealt a potential knock-out blow by ICASA. Guest: Rehad Desai | National representative at the Independent Producers Organisation
Covid-19 weekly wrap
May 15, 2020 06:27 - 9 minutes - 8.44 MBRefilwe Moloto speaks to EWN's Cape Town Editor Charlotte Kilbane to get a summary of developments around Covid-19 from the past week.
The World View - US Virus Trading
May 15, 2020 06:07 - 5 minutes - 5.41 MBA Secondary U.K. Health crisis among people scared to go to hospital. A French vaccine dispute it’s all about who would get the drugs first.
Thousands of SA surgeries canceled due to Covid-19
May 15, 2020 05:38 - 5 minutes - 5.25 MBIn South Africa we could see as many as 146 000 canceled surgeries, including 12 000 cancer procedures. Across the globe, experts say as many as 28million procedures could be missed. Guest: Prof Bruce Biccard | Prof in UCT's Dept of Anaesthesia and Perioperative Medicine
Premier on opening e-commerce
May 15, 2020 05:25 - 10 minutes - 9.23 MBGuest: Alan Winde | Premier at Western Cape Government
Everyday Xhosa - "Futhanisela"
May 15, 2020 04:50 - 3 minutes - 3.61 MBGuest: Qingqile Mdlulwa | Correspondent at Everyday Xhosa
Chefs team up with Ladles of Love
May 15, 2020 04:39 - 6 minutes - 5.72 MBChef Liezl Odendaal of Janse & Co, did not want to sit around and mope when they closed their restaurant on 16 March before the start of the lockdown. They are preparing more than 25 00 meals a day for the needy and also for schools in Khayelitsha. Guest: Liezl Odendaal | Pastry Chef at Janse & Co
Small Business shoutout - Sips Mehana Couture
May 14, 2020 06:58 - 4 minutes - 3.97 MBGuest: Nosipho Mehana
Level 3 on the horizon for parts of SA
May 14, 2020 06:32 - 9 minutes - 9.15 MBGuest: senior political scientist from the University of Pretoria, Dr.Sithembile Mbete
South Africa's lockdown and travel ban potentially averted 20 000 deaths say researchers
May 14, 2020 05:39 - 7 minutes - 6.62 MBGuest: Prof Tulio de Oliveira | Bioinformatician and director at KwaZulu-Natal Research and Innovation Sequencing Platform (Krisp)
Lockdown could cost struggling municipalities R14billion
May 14, 2020 05:19 - 7 minutes - 7.25 MBGuest: Khomotso Letsatsi | Salga Chief officer : Municipal finance, fiscal policy & Economic growth
Trendspotting Thursdays: South Africa Consumer trends in light of covid-19 and their expectations of brands
May 14, 2020 04:53 - 6 minutes - 6.3 MBGuest: Ryan McFayden | Co-founder and Head of Strategy at haveyouheard Marketing
Testing shortage because we are reliant on (patented) imports
May 14, 2020 04:36 - 4 minutes - 4.49 MBGuest: Candice Sehoma | Access Campaign Advocacy Officer at Doctors Without Borders
Small Business Shoutout: One Photography
May 13, 2020 06:55 - 4 minutes - 3.69 MBGuest: Kelly Jacobs Owner of Small One Photography Kelly's submission: As an owner of a photography company, my day-to-day operation is at a complete stand still in compliance with the lockdown regulations. At this point, it is unclear when I will be able to resume shooting lifestyle photography sessions, as well as weddings again. Many of my clients have been forced to postpone their weddings, events and booked sessions for the new year as the remainder of 2020 remains uncertain and unpred...
Distant cousin of the tobacco plant to be used to develop rapid diagnostic test kits for SARS-CoV-2
May 13, 2020 06:41 - 6 minutes - 6.34 MBTamlyn Shaw, Cape Bio Pharms co-founder talks to Refilwe Moloto about how they are using a distant relative of the tobacco plant to develop a faster and broader testing kit for Covid-19.
Banking Association on how to apply for small business relief
May 13, 2020 06:23 - 4 minutes - 4.14 MBMD of the Banking Association of SA, Bongiwe Kunene, explains to Refilwe Moloto what business owners will need to apply for the government's now operational loan guarantee scheme.
The World View - Covid-19 testing in Wuhan China
May 13, 2020 06:03 - 6 minutes - 6.11 MBThe real Coronavirus death toll at least 3 ways of counting fatalities. Strange changes 2 examples - in Singapore & in England.
#IFQSAT: A COVID Tale of Two Cities
May 13, 2020 05:46 - 1 minute - 1.7 MBCape Town’s inequality & imbalances are evidenced painfully in the emergence of starkly disproportionate distribution of illness versus profits.
Union raises alarm over safety of workers
May 13, 2020 05:38 - 5 minutes - 4.92 MBThe South African Commercial, Catering and Allied Workers Union (Saccawu) has raised the alarm about dangerous working conditions for their members as we see shops and retailers become Covid-19 hotspots. Mike Sikani, Saccawu spokesperson explains their concerns.
Covid-19 what has gone wrong in the Cape?
May 13, 2020 05:25 - 11 minutes - 10.1 MBDr. Neva Makgetla, a senior economist at research organisation Trade and Industrial Policy Strategies, takes Refilwe Moloto through research looking at why coronavirus infections are higher in the Cape than anywhere else in South Africa.
How soon can the cruise liner industry bounce back?
May 13, 2020 05:09 - 6 minutes - 6.16 MBRoland Muller, marketing manager at Development Promotions tour operators, talks to Refilwe Moloto about how soon the ocean cruise liner industry could start up again as reports emerge some may be back by as early as August 2020.
Small Business Shoutout: Earthly
May 12, 2020 06:52 - 4 minutes - 4.23 MBGuest: Daniel van Zyl owner of Earthly Earthly is a proudly SA brand that was launched during October of 2019. We manufacture and distribute reinvented Toothpaste Bits. This is an eco-friendly solution to the million of toothpaste tubes ending up on our landfills and oceans each year.
The right to (return to) work
May 12, 2020 06:34 - 8 minutes - 8.19 MBWhat rights are afforded workers who are being urged to stay away from the office for longer than is required by the government?
Parole pitfalls
May 12, 2020 06:24 - 6 minutes - 6.04 MBProf Lukas Muntingh, the Project Coordinator of Africa Criminal Justice Reform (ACJR) at the Dullah Omar Institute for Constitutional Law, Governance and Human Rights talks about how the Department of Corrections should handle releasing thousands of prisoners on parole to avoid Covid-19 infections from spreading too rapidly.
The World View - Covid-19 the impact of global Tourism
May 12, 2020 05:58 - 7 minutes - 6.78 MBRussia’s lockdown Vladimir Putin attempts to ease restrictions. The unmasked president Donald Trump tells staff to cover their faces.
#IFQSAT: Men will be Boys: Even across oceans, the confidence of petulant South African exceptionalism bares its teeth
May 12, 2020 05:41 - 4 minutes - 4.05 MBElon Musk’s defiant re-opening of his US Tesla plant, after at first negotiating with and then bullying US lawmakers over lockdown regulations, is reminiscent of the DA’s ill-advised demands of & threats to national government last week, with no mandate. Musk daring authorities to come arrest him over his blatant law-breaking is about as condescending and unconstructive as the same opposition party sending a Cabinet Minister their e-commerce lobby in a digital how-to kit
Industry legal representative - SA Arms and Ammunition Dealers Association
May 12, 2020 05:37 - 6 minutes - 5.6 MBThe SA Gunowners Association have given SAPS a deadline to issue a directive for the licensing of firearms services to resume, failing which court action would be considered. The deadline to do so was close of business 11 May. Martin Hood, Industry Legal Representative - South African Arms and Ammunition Dealers Association explains to Refilwe Moloto what comes next.
Health DG on Cape's worrying Covid-19 hotspots
May 12, 2020 05:22 - 10 minutes - 9.51 MBAs the WesternCape's infection figures rise to 52 percent of the country's total Covid-19 cases, Health DG, Dr Anban Pillay explains what it means for efforts to combat the virus and how it could impact the loosening of lockdown restrictions.
Tech Tuesday: Coronavirus infecting your PC?
May 12, 2020 05:09 - 7 minutes - 6.8 MBCyber attacks related to Covid-19 have surged along with the deadly virus. Brian Pinnock, a cyber security expert with Mimecast takes a look at the numbers.
Can schools dictate the colour of masks?
May 12, 2020 05:06 - 5 minutes - 5.14 MBAs schools prepare for their eventual reopening, some are stipulating to parents that only certain colours of facemasks will be allowed and that there will also be schoolbranded masks on sale. But is this the best policy when one considers the risk of children swapping masks in error? Refilwe Moloto speaks the WCED's Bronagh Hammond.
Small Business Shout-out: The Daily Coffee Café
May 11, 2020 06:57 - 5 minutes - 5.08 MBGuest: Adele Smith Owner of The Daily Coffee Café
The Emerging economies: Brazi
May 11, 2020 06:47 - 7 minutes - 6.75 MBGuest: Prof Lyal White Head at Johannesburg Business School.
IPID's lockdown report
May 11, 2020 06:45 - 11 minutes - 10.6 MBSontaga Seisa of the Independent Police Investigative Directorate talks to Refilwe Moloto about their briefing to the Joint Committees on Police and Security and Justice, which heard that 376 of 828 cases against officers related directly to the enforcement of lockdown regulations.
Health MEC on Minister Mkhize's W/Cape briefing
May 11, 2020 06:00 - 11 minutes - 10.4 MBWestern Cape MEC for Health, Dr. Nomafrench Mbombo, met with National Health Minister Zweli Mkhize at the weekend. She speaks to Refilwe Moloto about his concerns for the province and the plan going forward.
The World View - Lockdown changes in various countries
May 11, 2020 05:57 - 4 minutes - 4.27 MBThe migrant tide a sudden illegal rush in parts of Europe. Rock & Roll’s Inspiration R.I.P. to Mr Tutti Frutti, little Richard.
#IFQSAT: Mother’s Day Reflection: Must motherhood always mean great sacrifice?
May 11, 2020 05:52 - 3 minutes - 3.5 MBYesterday’s Mother’s Day celebrations brought to light how far the definition of Motherhood has evolved in society – beyond bloodlines, and even beyond gender. And yet, as diverse as its definition, almost every celebrant I saw was apportioned a particular, common characteristic: sacrifice. Sacrifice, beyond that expected of fatherhood and many other critical roles. In a world reassessing the disproportionate burdens on demographic pockets of society, I feel quite strongly that we are ready t...
Foreign-trained doctors continue the fight to work in SA
May 11, 2020 05:44 - 8 minutes - 7.4 MBAdvocate Rene Govender, of the SA Internationally Trained Health Professionals Association (SAITHPA) speaks to Refilwe Moloto about concerns held by more than 300 medical students studying outside of SA. They feel that government is keeping them jobless with ineffective qualification testing to allow them to work locally.
Moolah Mondays: Think carefully before cashing in retirement savings if retrenched
May 11, 2020 04:54 - 10 minutes - 9.42 MBThose who are in the unfortunate position of being retrenched as a result of the impact of the lockdown on the economy might be tempted to turn towards their retirement savings. Refilwe Moloto speaks to Andrew Davison, Head of Advice at Old Mutual Corporate Consultants, about the implications of such moves.
The challenge of looking after the homeless during Covid-19 lockdown
May 11, 2020 04:37 - 5 minutes - 4.88 MBRefilwe Moloto speaks to Hassan Khan, CEO of the Haven Night Shelter, about the challenge of looking after the large homeless community in Cape Town during Covid-19 lockdown.