Lester Kiewit speaks to Emile YX(Emile Jansen) about being awarded the President’s Order of Ikhamanga in silver, as well as what he thinks about breakdancing being an Olympic sport. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information ..read more

Lester Kiewit speaks to Dr De Wet Swanepoel, Professor in Audiology in the Department of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology at the University of Pretoria, about how common hearing loss is, and how he is part of a team working to bring relief to 136milliion people on the continent struggling with this condition. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information ..read more

Should fires which start naturally and which don’t threaten properties and lives be allowed to continue burning? Are indigenous forests on Table Mountain fire resistant of reliant on occasional fires as part of their life cycle? Lester Kiewit speaks to Jasper Slingsby, a senior lecturer in plant ecology at the University of Cape Town. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information ..read more

A 14-year-old boy has been stabbed to death in east London by a sword-wielding man; more than 100 arrested in Spain as part of WhatsApp money scam; Italian researchers think they have identified where ancient Greek philosopher Plato spent final hours. John Adderly shares details of these stories with Lester Kiewit.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information ..read more

Lester Kiewit speaks to Helen Joannides, who is an archivist and Public Programmes and Outreach officer at Western Cape Archives and Records Service about the fact that it’s making some of its archival sources accessible to Grade 10 learners. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information ..read more

Lester Kiewit speaks to Rivonia Circle director, Tessa Dooms, about the possibility that supporter signatures were forged in order for political parties to meet the requirements and deadlines to contest the upcoming national and provincial elections, and whether any decision to investigate this might result in a delay in the elections taking place. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information ..read more

We continue highlighting the 2024 cohort of the Desmond and Leah Tutu Legacy Foundation’s Leading for Humanity Programme. This week we are speaking to Sandile Tshabalala,  Entrepreneur, Impact Curator, Non-Executive Director of Scouts South Africa. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information ..read more

Lester Kiewit speaks to District Six Museum Executive Director, Zeenat Patel-Kaskar, and Academy of Digital Arts lecturer, Lars Espeter, about a groundbreaking virtual reality experience at the museum which allows visitors to immerse themselves in the history of the area. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information ..read more

Lester Kiewit speaks to Iain Harris and Rashid Lombard who pay tribute to Mac McKenzie, - musician and frontman of the 1980s band, The Genuines - who has passed away. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information ..read more

Lester Kiewit speaks to Western Cape IEC boss, Michael Hendrickse, to clear the air on how to cast a special vote at the upcoming national elections. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information ..read more