Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit
Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit
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Get Moving: Acupuncture
Acupuncture involves the insertion of very thin needles through your skin at strategic points on your body and is a key component of traditional Chinese medicine. Lester Kiewit speaks to Toni-Lynne Monger, Physiotherapist and clinical director at The Balance Group about how it is incorporated by ph…
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The Emerging economies – Focus on India
India considers synchronisation of all elections; Indian space station gets cabinet nod; 100 days of the Modi government. Lester Kiewit speaks to Prof. Dilip Menon, Professor of History in the International Relations Department at Wits University.
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Disinformation and elections: Lessons learned from South Africa’s general elections
False and misleading information were widely circulated on social media platforms over the course of the 2024 South African general election. Lester Kiewit speaks to elections analyst and consultant Ben Graham Jones about the lessons we can learn from this experience.
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A World View from London: More blasts in Lebanon
A wave of new blasts across Lebanon; boxing world champ detained at airport; Tupperware files for bankruptcy. Adam Gilchrist shares details on all these stories with Lester Kiewit.
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Nearly 4000 credit providers could be operating illegally due to lapsed NCR registrations
Nearly 4 000 credit providers have allowed their National Credit Regulator (NCR) registrations to expire, leaving many vulnerable consumers at risk of being taken advantage of. Lester Kiewit speaks to Zolile Mngqundanisa: Registration Manager at the National Credit Regulator.
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Is an interest rate cut on the cards?
The South African Reserve Bank is expected to lower interest rates by 25 basis points, reducing the benchmark repo rate to 8%. Mia Kriegler, Director of Asset Management at Kruger International Asset & Wealth Management, discussed the implications of this decision with Lester Kiewit.
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Safety on Table Mountain in light of upcoming Ultra Trail race
Lester Kiewit speaks to Megan Taplin, Park Manager at SANParks for Table Mountain, to discuss security concerns on Table Mountain especially for events such as the RMB Ultra Trail Cape Town. A number of participants were mugged while participating in 2023, which has led to a reluctance among some i…
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Trendspotting Thursday: Microtrends
On this week’s edition of Trendspotting Thursday, Kirsty Bisset talks about “microtrends”, which have been defined as “accelerated trends that last a month instead of a season.” Kirsty shares with Lester Kiewit how individuals and brands jump on these microtrends and how unsuspecting (yet powerful)…
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Groote Schuur Hospital launches Emergency Fund for Emergency Surgery project
The Groote Schuur Hospital Trust (GSH Trust), in collaboration with Groote Schuur Hospital and the University of Cape Town's Surgical Society, has just announced the launch of the Emergency Fund for Emergency Surgery (EFES) project. This will allow the hospital to add 70 emergency theatre lists ove…
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South Africa take on Spain this Thursday
The Springbok Women’s Team will be facing Spain’s Las Leonas in a test match at DHL Cape Town Stadium on Thursday 19 September. For both teams it will be their final match before the three WXV tournaments kick off. Lester Kiewit speaks to Eloise Webb and Lindelwa Gwala.
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