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.

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.

Lunch with Pippa Hudson. Time to catch up on what's been happening in the City for both lifestyle and news subjects.

Lunch with Pippa Hudson. Time to catch up on what's been happening in the City for both lifestyle and news subjects.

Lunch with Pippa Hudson

Afternoons with Pippa. Time to catch up on what's been happening in the City for both lifestyle and news subjects.

Pippa Hudson completed her Honours degree in English at the University of Witwatersrand.

Pippa trained in radio news at Johannesburg’s ABC Ulwazi broadcasting school.

Her on-air career started in 1998 as a news reporter at Classic FM, and a year later she moved to Cape Town to join a commercial radio station where she was later promoted first to News Editor and then to Station Manager in 2003.

On the couch: Puppeteers gather in Cape Town for first international conference 

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

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

Entertainment 2: Theatre / Movies/ TV

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

Pippa gives advice on what events you can attend on the weekend:
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<li>
Orchid Spring Show
</li>
<li>
Franschhoek Open Gardens
</li>
<li>
Thrift Fest
</li>
<li>
Kommetjie Festival
</li>
<li>
Not a Silent Night concert
</li>
<li>
Taste of Belgium: A Feast of Flavours and Fun
</li>
</ul>

Entertainment 1: Events and Gigs

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.

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.

On the couch: Puppeteers gather in Cape Town for first international conference

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