Lester Kiewit speaks to Nathan Geffen, editor of GroundUp, about some of the big stories they have been covering this week, including the failure of the SASSA investigation into SRD grant application system in answering crucial questions, and how the City of Cape Town intends to manage the passenger rail network.

Lester Kiewit speaks to Nathan Geffen, editor of GroundUp, about some of the big stories they have been covering this week, including the failure of the SASSA investigation into SRD grant application system in answering crucial questions, and how the City of Cape Town intends to manage the passenger rail network.

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.

Some highlights include the daily Editorial segment at 6:10 and the flagship #LesterTester on Fridays at 8:35. The WorldView favourite Adam Gilchrest shares his take on the biggest global stories daily at 7:45am. Tune in daily for the ‘Hood Hang-out at 7:55am.

#CoffeeDate is a regular outside broadcast that happens on the first Monday of the month, starting in November. Each #Coffeedate is broadcast from a different community, featuring the voices and opinions of residents, ward councillors, local celebs, community leaders and you, the listener.

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit, Monday to Friday 06:00 to 9:00 on 567 medium wave (AM) or streaming online at www.capetalk.co.za

#GMCT with @lesterkk @CapeTalk #JoinTheConversation

Follow Lester on Twitter: @lesterkk Twitter and Facebook: @CapeTalk

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.
Some highlights include the daily Editorial segment at 6:10 and the flagship #LesterTester on Fridays at 8:35. The WorldView favourite Adam Gilchrest shares his take on the biggest global stories daily at 7:45am. Tune in daily for the ‘Hood Hang-out at 7:55am.
#CoffeeDate is a regular outside broadcast that happens on the first Monday of the month, starting in November. Each #Coffeedate is broadcast from a different community, featuring the voices and opinions of residents, ward councillors, local celebs, community leaders and you, the listener.
Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit, Monday to Friday 06:00 to 9:00 on 567 medium wave (AM) or streaming online at www.capetalk.co.za
#GMCT with @lesterkk @CapeTalk #JoinTheConversation
Follow Lester on Twitter: @lesterkk Twitter and Facebook: @CapeTalk

Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit

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.
Some highlights include the daily Editorial segment at 6:10 and the flagship #LesterTester on Fridays at 8:35. The WorldView favourite Adam Gilchrest shares his take on the biggest global stories daily at 7:45am. Tune in daily for the ‘Hood Hang-out at 7:55am.
#CoffeeDate is a regular outside broadcast that happens on the first Monday of the month, starting in November. Each #Coffeedate is broadcast from a different community, featuring the voices and opinions of residents, ward councillors, local celebs, community leaders and you, the listener.
Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit, Monday to Friday 06:00 to 9:00 on 567 medium wave (AM) or streaming online at www.capetalk.co.za
#GMCT with @lesterkk @CapeTalk #JoinTheConversation
Follow Lester on Twitter: @lesterkk Twitter and Facebook: @CapeTalk

GroundUp News

Bothasig has become synonymous with having homes brightly adorned with festive lights each December, and these days one can find a concentration of them along Amstel Street. Lester Kiewit speaks to Jesse Campbell, who has taken things a bit further by also arranging for a minstrel troupe to march down the street each year.

Bothasig has become synonymous with having homes brightly adorned with festive lights each December, and these days one can find a concentration of them along Amstel Street. Lester Kiewit speaks to Jesse Campbell, who has taken things a bit further by also arranging for a minstrel troupe to march down the street each year.

Check out how residents of Bothasig get festive each December

Today’s edition of “Lester in your lounge” is from the Cloete household in Bothasig, a suburb  which was established to accommodate tradesmen and tradeswomen who earned less than R140 a month back in the 1960s, and originally named Bosmansdam after the farm which was located there, and subsequently renamed Bothasig (Botha’s Vision) after P W Botha, then the Minister of Community Development and Coloured Affairs. Lester Kiewit finds out more about the community of Bothasig from Mario Borchards, chairman of the Bothasig Residents Association.

Today’s edition of “Lester in your lounge” is from the Cloete household in Bothasig, a suburb  which was established to accommodate tradesmen and tradeswomen who earned less than R140 a month back in the 1960s, and originally named Bosmansdam after the farm which was located there, and subsequently renamed Bothasig (Botha’s Vision) after P W Botha, then the Minister of Community Development and Coloured Affairs. Lester Kiewit finds out more about the community of Bothasig from Mario Borchards, chairman of the Bothasig Residents Association.

Bothasig shootout

The world’s biggest fraudster now trying to avoid Vietnam’s death penalty; man to face charges in Australia’s 47-year old cold case; mega crime gang has been jailed in the UK. Adam Gilchrist shares details on these stories with Lester Kiewit.

The world’s biggest fraudster now trying to avoid Vietnam’s death penalty; man to face charges in Australia’s 47-year old cold case; mega crime gang has been jailed in the UK. Adam Gilchrist shares details on these stories with Lester Kiewit.

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