Lester Kiewit speaks to local fisherman Faez Poggenpoel about the availability and prices of fish as the Easter weekend approaches, with score of people looking to prepare their traditional pickled fish.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Why everyone needs to care about the City budget - and comment
The City of Cape Town has made a number of changes in the way it has formulated its tariff structure as part of their draft budget for 2025/26. It is among a number of items which members of the public can comment on before 2 May 2025. Lester Kiewit speaks to councillor Siseko Mbandezi, Mayoral Committee Member for Finance, City of Cape Town, and also to Axolile Notywala, proportional representative councillor in subcouncil 16 in Cape Town for the Good party, on why everyone should be paying close attention to the draft budget and making their voices heard.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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A World View from London: Trump’s complicated tariff system
Trump’s changing and complicated tariffs; the real American Psycho, and a successful space flight for an all-female crew. Adam Gilchrist shares details on these stories with Lester Kiewit. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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What impact could US trade policy changes have on our poultry sector?
Lester Kiewit speaks to Izaak Breitenbach, CEO of the Broiler Organisation of the South African Poultry Association, to look at the possible impact on the South African poultry sector due to shifting US-South Africa trade agreements.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Why did Ramaphosa choose to appoint a new U.S envoy and not an ambassador?
Lester Kiewit speaks to political analyst and former ambassador to Ireland, Melanie Verwoerd, about the differences between the functions of an envoy and an ambassador. This after President Cyril Ramaphosa appointed Mcebisi Jonas as the new envoy to the U.S, replaced expelled former ambassador, Ebrahim Rasool.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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