About this episode

The episode discusses the potential of a private partner to improve Cape Town's port, which is currently ranked poorly by the World Bank.

The World Bank ranked Cape Town as the worst of the world’s 400 ports. Volker von Widdern, head of Strategic Risk at Riskonet Africa, speaks to Lester Kiewit about Transnet’s plans to turn this around by bringing a private partner on board.   Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit is a podcast of the CapeTalk breakfast show.  This programme is your authentic Cape Town wake-up call. Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit is informative, enlightening and accessible. The team’s ability to spot & share relevant and unusual stories make the programme inclusive and thought-provoking. Don’t miss the popular World View feature at 7:45am daily.  Listen out for #LesterInYourLounge which is an outside broadcast – from the home of a listener in a different part of Cape Town - on the first Wednesday of every month. This show introduces you to interesting Capetonians as well as their favourite communities, habits, local personalities and neighbourhood news.  Thank you for listening to a podcast from Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit.  Listen live on Primedia+ weekdays between 06:00 and 09:00 (SA Time) to Good Morning…

People in this episode

Host: Lester Kiewit

Guest: Volker von Widdern

Topics covered

• Cape Town port
• private partnership
• Transnet plans
• World Bank ranking
• strategic risk

Keywords

• Cape Town
• port
• Transnet
• private partner
• World Bank
• Volker von Widdern
• strategic risk

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Transnet, World Bank, Riskonet Africa

Places: Cape Town

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