The World View with Adam Gilchrist on CapeTalk

Dec 09 2024 100 ep. 6 mins 814
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Foreign Correspondent Adam Gilchrist shares headlines from around the world.

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A World View from London: Syrians search for missing relatives under prison

Dec 09 2024 7 mins  
Despairing Syrians search under notorious Sednaya prison for missing relatives, Haiti’s witchcraft deaths, a record sports fee for baseball star.  Adam Gilchrist shares details on these stories with Lester Kiewit.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A World View from London: Stunning regime change in Syria

Dec 08 2024 7 mins  
Syria’s President Assad has fled to Moscow; mystery explosions in The Netherlands; globetrotting disappointment for a football fan from Australia. Adam Gilchrist shares details on these stories with Lester Kiewit.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A World View from London: Deaths from Fake Alcohol

Dec 05 2024 5 mins  
Lester Kiewit crosses to London for a World View with Adam Gilchrist, bringing global headlines into sharp focus. This morning's stories include a tragic spike in deaths from fake alcohol in Turkey, highlighting the dangers of counterfeit booze; the intense manhunt in New York following the murder of a health insurance executive, a case gripping the city; and fresh allegations of R

A World View from London: Falling leaders

Dec 04 2024 6 mins  
Changes afoot in France and South Korea; Italy’s key box crackdown; the world’s first YMCA to close. Adam Gilchrist shares details on these stories with Lester Kiewit.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A World View from London:  World’s biggest fraudster trying to avoid death penalty

Dec 03 2024 5 mins  
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.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A World View from London:  Illegal climate change

Dec 02 2024 5 mins  
International Court of Justice to determine responsibility of governments in relation to climate change; compensation for Belgium’s colonial shame of enforced orphans; how to propose marriage whilst flying. Adam Gilchrist shares details on these stories with Lester Kiewit.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A World View from London: A new conflict in Syria

Dec 01 2024 7 mins  
A new rebel coalition launched a surprise attack on Aleppo; passengers on Antarctic cruise ship stage protest; chocolate compensation over a sleek Mars Bar. Adam Gilchrist shares details on these stories with Lester Kiewit.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A World View from London: Russian air strikes

Nov 28 2024 7 mins  
New threats after Ukraine’s energy networks are hit; a social media ban for all under-16s in Australia; Belka the Russian hero dog waits patiently for owner’s return. Adam Gilchrist shares details on these stories with Lester Kiewit.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A World View from London: Death threats against Trump’s cabinet picks

Nov 27 2024 5 mins  
FBI confirms bomb threats against a number of Donald Trump’s cabinet picks; police officer convicted for Taser death of 95-year-old woman; mystery drones spotted over US air bases in Britain. Adam Gilchrist shares details on these stories with Pippa Hudson.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What is the state doing about massive fraud and flaws exposed in Sassa’s grant system?

Nov 27 2024 9 mins  
Pippa Hudson speaks to Bridget Masango, Parliament's Social Development committee chairperson, about whether they are satisfied that the state is doing all it can to address serious fraud and technical flaws in the SA Social Security Agency’s grant application and payment system, as exposed by two Stellenbosch University computer science students.See omnystudio.com/listener for p