Lunch with Pippa Hudson

Amy speaks to Delana Finlayson, the Managing Director of UTTE, which has opened a new community centre in Khayelitsha. The Soweto-Caracas Community Centre has an indoor soccer and netball court, co-working offices, event spaces, community kitchens. The standout feature is a rooftop urban farm.

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Amy speaks to consumer journalist Wendy Knowler about Black Friday specials and how to avoid falling for scams.

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Amy speaks to motoring journalist Ernest Page about the new Renault Duster, coming to SA early next year.  

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Amy speaks to Groote Schuur Medical Services Manager Dr Sadia Murray about their Intimate Partner Violence – screening programme which has been nominated for a prestigious Public Service innovation award.

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Pippa speaks to author John van der Ruit about his new book, Spud the Reunion.

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Pippa speaks to councillor Nicola Jowell about the Sea Point swimming pool reopening after a sinkhole was discovered in September.

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Pippa speaks to Chris Vorster, CEO of STADIO, which is building its new campus at Durbanville.

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Pippa speaks to Ayrton about his debut single I Will Go Far.

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Pippa speaks to Masterchef SA contestant Refe Dimbaza who was eliminated from the show.

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Pippa speaks to Jeanine Coetzer, senior associate at Spoor and Fisher, Africa’s largest specialised intellectual property law firm, about the concept of greenwashing. We look into the legalities of labelling and marketing products in South Africa with claims about their environmental benefits. 

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Pippa speaks to chef David Higgs about the opening of Marble Cape Town at the V&A Waterfront on 1 December.

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Paige Errera from Dineplan gives her restaurant recommendations including the Wes Bistro and Bar, Terrarium, and Botanicum.

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Pippa speaks to Carte Blanche producer, Diana Lucas about Bokkie the Turtle, who was recently released back into the wild after being rehabilitated at the Two Oceans Aquarium. 

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Plan your weekend entertainment, from movies and theatre to podcasts and TV shows.

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Pippa gives advice on what events you can attend on the weekend:

Orchid Spring Show

Franschhoek Open Gardens

Thrift Fest

Kommetjie Festival

Not a Silent Night concert

Taste of Belgium: A Feast of Flavours and Fun

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Pippa speaks to SE Tolsen, the husband-and-wife team of Emma Olsen and Vere Tindale, about their new horror novel, Bunny. It’s a terrifying read that begins as a very dark reflection on the impact of addiction in families but develops into something even darker as a supernatural element enters the narrative.

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Pippa speaks to Dr Aja Marneweck, a senior lecturer at UWC’s Centre for Humanities Research, as puppeteers from all over the world arrive in Cape Town for the first International Union of Puppets conference, at UWC.

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Pippa speaks to Kyle Shepherd from the Kyle Shepherd Trio, they released their eighth album and are celebrating with a concert at the Baxter on Saturday 16 November.

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Pippa speaks to endurance athlete and psychologist Erica Terblanche about the Fundamentals of a Thriving life.  

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Pippa speaks to Mariska Auret, CEO of the Rabie Group of property developers, to take a closer look at the concept of Life Rights and the pros and cons of buying into retirement schemes on a Life Rights basis as opposed to buying in sectional title. 

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Pippa speaks to Charles Barnhoorn, Director of Hadeco Bulbs about how to grow and care for bulbs.

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Pippa speaks to legendary athlete Bruce Fordyce, CEO of Park Run SA, as someone somewhere in South Africa is about to become our 1 millionth unique Parkrunner. 

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Pippa speaks to consumer journalist Wendy Knowler about airline policy around cancelling flights if you’re a no-show.

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Pippa speaks to motoring journalist Ernest Page on the new Suzuki Swift.

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Pippa speaks to Scott Ramsay, an acclaimed photographer, writer, and wilderness guide who has just released the most beautiful new coffee table book, Spirit of Africa. 

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Pippa speaks to singer and producer Mark Beling about a new inspirational song called Together We Are Stronger.

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Pippa speaks to Laureen Mostert from the Salty Ducks. They do an annual Tidal Pool challenge, where they do ten pools in one morning to raise funds for different charities. The event is happening on the 7th of December.

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Pippa speaks to Lynette Kamineth – communications manager for National Gambling Board about National Responsible Gambling Awareness Month and how technology has changed the gambling industry and raised the danger of addictive gambling behaviour, for adults and children.

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Pippa speaks to author Serai Dowling about her book, A Guide to Tidal Pools of the Western Cape. She is a writer, photographer, and open-water swimmer.

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Pippa speaks to Luvuyo Rani, the founder of Silulo Technologies. He opened the first internet cafe in Khayelitsha, and 20 years later, Silulo has 40 branches around the country and has just launched a new foundation to celebrate the start of its third decade. 

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Amy speaks to Carla Strauss about her new single, When August comes.

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Amy speaks to Masterchef SA contestant Lona Rode, who was eliminated from the show.

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Amy speaks to Nicolene Schoeman Louw, an attorney and Schoeman Law Incorporated's managing director. With wedding season in full swing, she unpacks the difference between local unions, marrying a foreign national, and when two foreigners have the destination wedding of their dreams here in South Africa.

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Nikki Benatar from Inside Guide gives her recommendations on where to eat out in Cape Town.

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Amy speaks to cookbook author Chantal Lascaris about her new book, All sorts of Junk Food Made Healthy.

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Amy speaks to Carte Blanche producer, Masa Kekana about their investigation into poisonous snacks at spaza shops.

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Amy gives advice on what events you can attend on the weekend.

Freestyle Kings Swan lake Magnet Theatre Noordhoek Art Point Gallery celebrates pressing matters Swap old books and clothing

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Amy speaks to Sam Pearce, the organiser of SICK Pride, an awareness event for everyone affected by energy-limiting chronic illness.

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Amy speaks Gavin Thomson, who has made a name for himself as one of South Africa’s most prolific cartoonists. He  produced around 15 comic strips a week, including Treknet, as well as the popular daily comic strip, Mama Taxi.

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Amy speaks to Kate Normington about her performance in My Brilliant Divorce.

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In our music segment today we feature an singer-songwriter, whose after his debut single got him thirteen million streams, is back with another hit for the summer.

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Pippa speaks to endurance athlete and psychologist Erica Terblanche about the fundamentals of a thriving life.

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Pippa speaks to Angelo d’Ambrosio of IPMT Remedial Building Consultants. He has many years of experience working on renovations, paint jobs, and solar installations.

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Pippa speaks to Cherise Viljoen of Cherish Plants. She answers all your gardening questions.

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Pippa speaks to Kelsey Bester and her students Sophie Wilse-Samson and Charlotte Cooper from the Ramsay School of Irish Dance in Cape Town. They’re raising funds to get to the World Championships in Dublin.

Link to their Back-a-Buddy Campagne: https://www.backabuddy.co.za/campaign/irish-dancing-world-championships-2025

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Pippa speaks to consumer journalist Wendy Knowler about draft regulations to help protect consumers against unsolicited sales calls.

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Pippa speaks to motoring journalist Ernest Page about the new Ford Mustang to hit South Africa’s shores.

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Pippa speaks to Gayle Basson, owner of Fallen Angels Pet Rescue, which has been rezoned leaving them no choice but to vacate their premises.

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Pippa speaks to author Deon Meyer has he launches the English version of his latest novel Leo, live on CapeTalk.

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Pippa speaks to Gary Wilson, MD of NAC Helicopters about being named the 'Helicopter Charters Global Winner 2024' at the prestigious World Luxury Travel Awards.

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Pippa speaks to British celebrity chef Jameson Stocks about his visit to South Africa to explore our cuisine and meet local food creatives.

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Pippa speaks to Jamie-Lee Sexton about her new song, Goodbye and Goodluck.

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Pippa speaks to Masterchef SA contestant Penny Rider, who was eliminated from the show.

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Pippa speaks to Zerlinda van der Merwe of TVDM Consultants and Nicole Nel about short-term letting in a community scheme for the holidays.

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Pippa speaks to Philip Human, GM of Willoughby and Co about the restaurant's legacy.

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Jenny Handley from Gourmet Guide gives feedback on their restaurant awards.

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Pippa speaks to Carte Blanche producer, Graham Coetzer about the impact illegal miners, zama zamas, have on the Lowveld of Mpumalanga.

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Pippa gives advice on what events you can attend on the weekend.

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Pippa speaks to Calvin Sinnet, from Cape Podiatry on how to take care of your feet if you have Diabetes.

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Pippa speaks to author Dr Marina Auer, a Durban-based doctor and mother, about her new release Single Minded, which was published by Kwela Books earlier this year. It is a follow-up to her first novel Double Edged, although it’s a completely stand-alone novel.  

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Pippa speaks to Nadine Cloete, the director of a new documentary on the Station Strangler on Showmax.

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Pippa speaks to Anna Wolf about her latest release called Free. 

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Pippa speaks to endurance athlete and psychologist Erica Terblanche about the Fundamentals of a Thriving life.

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Pippa speaks to Dillon Bassani, the CEO of Bassani Auction House.  As early next year,  one of the most valuable coins in SA history is going to go on auction - it’s called the 1898 Single 9 Pond, and the last time it was sold, it fetched over R20 million.  

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Pippa speaks to Brian, who first published his book Kirstenbosch – the most beautiful garden in Africa – in 2012 and has now updated it to include the many changes to the garden. 

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Pippa speaks to milliner Crystal Birch who has recently returned from an artists’ residency in Mexico and is ready to dress Cape Town’s finest for weddings, parties, funerals and everyday elegance.

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Pippa speaks to consumer journalist Wendy Knowler about the rising price of school uniforms.

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Pippa speaks to motoring journalist Ernest Page about the new Mazda CX30 and the strange sounds coming from a listener’s windscreen wipers.

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Pippa speaks to Dr Johan Enqvist, the project lead and a researcher at Stockholm Resilience Centre about a research project tackling the human-baboon conflict on Cape Town’s urban fringes.

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Pippa speaks to Jarrad Ricketts about his new song Gonna Love Ya.

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Pippa speaks to Tracy Li, Cape Town City Ballet’s Artistic Director and Phil Robinson the director of the SA Youth Choir about their concerts this coming weekend to support RX Radio. 

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Pippa speaks to Laetitia Galvaire who founded The Bridge, a children’s home, as well as Isabella Krenin and Gisell Hewlett, who are grade 8 students who have been involved with The Bridge. 

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Pippa speaks to Greg Were, who is hoping to break the world record for the smallest vessel ever to solo sail around the globe nonstop and unassisted.

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Pippa speaks to Caroline Leisegang, a classical composer who has just released her 5th album.  She is an alumnus of WITS University Music School as well as the prestigious Trinity College of Music in London.

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Graeme speaks to up-and-coming artist Tymicah about her life, music and her latest single “Come find me”.

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Graeme speaks about the Masterchef journey so far and gives listeners a taster of what’s to come.

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Graeme speaks to artist Manuela Holzer about her journey through psychosis and art.

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Graeme speaks to Dairy Den MD, Tasia, about their brand and latest partnership with Ten67 eatery on Table Mountain.

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Graeme talks to Paige Errera from Dine Plan who gives us recommendations on where to eat out in Cape Town and surrounds.

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Graeme speaks to Carte Blanche producer, Catherine Rice about Cape Town NGO, The Character Company, and how important male role models are for our young boys.

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Pippa gives advice on you what events you can attend on the weekend

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Pippa speaks to dietician Kath Megaw, and one of her patients, Johan van Tonder about Inflammatory Bowel Disease. That’s the collective term for a cluster of illnesses that affect the intestines – such as Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis.

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Pippa speaks to country music star, Kip Moore who is performing at the Cape Town Country Festival at DHL Stadium this weekend. The event is going to bring together 8 international artists and 10 local country musicians over 2 days – it’s the first of its kind in this city and is being touted as the biggest country music festival in Southern Africa.

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Pippa speaks to athlete and psychologist Erica Terblanche about the four fundamentals of food and eating well

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Pippa speaks to author Willem Frost about trees of all descriptions and his book, The Ways and Wonders of South African Trees.

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Pippa speaks to Joburg Ballet CEO, Elroy Fillis-Bell about the upcoming Cape Town production called, Scarcity. The show will take place at the Baxter Theatre from the 24-26 Oct

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Pippa speaks to consumer journalist Wendy Knowler about rental agents who are charging potential tenants for credit checks that are never done.

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Pippa speaks to motoring journalist Ernest Page about the GAC Emkoo and fuel shortages.

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Pippa speaks to Tony Pollard, a Professor of Conflict History and Archaeology at the University of Glasgow. He is also the academic lead of Waterloo Uncovered, a veteran support charity that organized the latest dig.  

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Pippa speaks to Rob Clarke about his latest song Electricity. 

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Pippa speaks to genealogist Heather Macalister about how to start a search of your family history. 

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Pippa speaks to Dr Ingrid Daniels, CEO of Cape Mental Health about the Cape Town International Kite Festival which celebrates 30 years of flying for mental health awareness. For donations, please donate to our BackaBuddy campaign here: https://bit.ly/CTKiteFestBackABuddy

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Pippa speaks to delivery driver Sixolile Nqeketo and Nic Vroom, COO for DPD Laser, after their trip to Spain for a driver challenge. 

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Pippa speaks to Mandy Weiner about her new TV show, Great African Crimes, which will air on History Channel 186 tonight at 9:05 p.m.  

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Pippa speaks to Booshle G about his new song Take Me Home. 

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Pippa speaks to residential property law expert Marlon Shevelew about whose responsibility it is to fix up defects in your rental property.

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