



Entertainment: Events/Theatre/Movies/TV
Plan your weekend entertainment, from events, movies and theatre to tv shows. Lunch with Pippa Hudson is CapeTalk’s mid-afternoon show. This 2-hour respite from hard news encourages the audience to take the time to explore, taste, read and reflect. The show - presented by former journalist, bake…

Health: Keloids – how to identify and treat
Pippa Hudsonspeaks to dermatologist Dr Zandile Spengana about keloids, which are benign raised scars on the skin, and how to treat them. Lunch with Pippa Hudson is CapeTalk’s mid-afternoon show. This 2-hour respite from hard news encourages the audience to take the time to explore, taste, read a…

Book Club: Author Michiel Heyns on his new book, The Wildest Beauty
Pippa Hudson speaks to Michiel Heyns about his new book The Wildest Beauty, which is set partly in Stellenbosch and partly on the battlefields of World War One, as it traces the story of twin brothers growing to adulthood and making choices that both drive them apart and pull them back together. L…

On the couch: SA Scottish Country dancers invited to Commonwealth Games Dance
Pippa Hudsonspeaks to Andrew Hodgson and Mary Lister, South Africans who are taking part in a very special international event celebrating Scottish dancing, linked to the upcoming Commonwealth Games in Glasgow from late July. Lunch with Pippa Hudson is CapeTalk’s mid-afternoon show. This 2-hour …

Music - Anacy
Pippa Hudson speaks to Anacy, about her new song Good Luck to Her. Lunch with Pippa Hudson is CapeTalk’s mid-afternoon show. This 2-hour respite from hard news encourages the audience to take the time to explore, taste, read and reflect. The show - presented by former journalist, baker and water…

Auditions coming up for new Lion King show in Hong Kong
Pippa Hudson speaks to Collet Dawson, South African Project Manager for Hong Kong Disneyland about the search for local vocalists for its Festival of the Lion King production. Lunch with Pippa Hudson is CapeTalk’s mid-afternoon show. This 2-hour respite from hard news encourages the audience to …

Life Hacks: New Tax Filing season made easy
Pippa Hudson speaks to Andre Bothma, Head of Tax at TaxTim, about the new tax season, which opens on 1 July 2026. Lunch with Pippa Hudson is CapeTalk’s mid-afternoon show. This 2-hour respite from hard news encourages the audience to take the time to explore, taste, read, and reflect. The show -…

Gardening: Bulbs of the Fynbos – new book on fynbos plants
Pippa Hudson speaks to Dr John Manning about his latest book, Bulbs of the Fynbos, co-authored by Dee Snijman and published by Struik Nature. The book features close to 350 of our fynbos plants with information on how to identify them and a fascinating background that might help you grow them at ho…

On the couch: Future Fund – using your coffee money for a good cause
Pippa Hudson speaks to Nicola Bergsteedt and Jason Dionysopoulos about The Future Fund, which asks funders to give up the cost of one single cup of takeaway coffee per month, and redirect those funds to established, well-vetted organisations where impact is proven. Lunch with Pippa Hudson is Cape…

Consumer Talk: Home loan finally paid off
Pippa Hudson speaks to consumer journalist Wendy Knowler about a carpenter who after 18 years had paid R200k on his R50k homeloan with Standard Bank. Lunch with Pippa Hudson is CapeTalk’s mid-afternoon show. This 2-hour respite from hard news encourages the audience to take the time to explore, …