In today's music segment, we feature the sounds of South African singer and songwriter Hilton Mandela Andries. This 37-year-old artist from Cloetesville in Stellenbosch started singing from the age of 3 years old and has been singing professionally for the past 15 years. Hilton harnessed his musical talents by singing at Sunday school performances as well as in the school choirs.  After matriculating in 2002, he studied Environmental Health at CPUT, and during his second year of studies, he decided instead to pursue a career in the entertainment industry full-time, after being called for an audition.  Almost 20 years later, Hilton performing and writing music, having recently also released his latest single Móre Sal Die Son Weer Skyn. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Music with Hilton Mandela Andries

There’s lots of confusion and consternation on the back of a government announcement that the switchover to digital television transmission WILL happen in early 2022.  Will this deadline actually be met after so many others were missed? What does it mean for viewers? And who needs to invest in what kind of tech to support it? For a Dummies Guide to Digital Migration we're joined by the Editor-at-Large at MyBroadband.co.za See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Life Hacks: Dummies' Guide to Digital Migration

Guest:  Cherise Viljoen | Horticulturist at Old Nectar Gardens in Stellenbosch See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Happy Home and Garden: Gardening with Cherise

Last Thursday was World Sight Day, and we dedicated the entire show to the topic. And the feedback we received from many of the listeners was the difficulty of receiving treatment and general eye care in this country. It seems to be a global problem though, as statistics suggest that more than a billion people worldwide do not have access to eye care services and that here in South Africa there are literally thousands of people who are needlessly going blind because they haven’t had access to good preventative screening and care services. So we reached out to the Western Cape Health Department to give us a better understanding of why we have such a backlog, and what they're doing to address the issue.  Guests Dr. David Steven | An ophthalmologist and heads up the Eye Clinic at the Eerste River Hospital Dr. Bayanda Mbambisa | The president of the Ophthalmology Society of South Africa.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On the couch: Cataract surgery

Guests Consumer journalist Wendy Knowler Jeremy Rothon | Accredited Senior Gemologist of Kenilworth based The Gem Lab Annette Devenish | Co-Owner at Infection Protection Products See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Consumer Talk: A look at how consumers are being duped into buying fake gemstones

News  Predictions around fuel price – AA warning us all to brace of catastrophic increases in November? •           Petrol up by 99c per litre? •           Diesel and paraffin up by R1.42 per litre? •           Largest monthly increase in history? •           Petrol price might top R20 per litre by end of the year •           Brent crude over $85 per barrel  GUEST: Ciro de Siena | Motoring journalist with cars. co. za See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Car Talk: Driving an overlanding vehicle customised by Alu Cab

Pippa Hudson interviews motoring journalist Ciro de Siena. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Largest price hikes in history may see petrol top R20/litre by year-end

The 2021 Absa Cape Epic is finally here! 8 days… of rugged, scenic, and uncharted territories. Over 600 kilometres of cycling. It’s the race that measures all – from the bank that banks on you to conquer it all! And Liezel Van Der Westhuizen has all the backbreaking and bone-rattling updates you want. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Cape Epic Crossing

It's just 12 days until the Local Government Elections,  which are due to take place on the 1st of November. As we've been on this show over the last few weeks, we're touching base with our Eyewitness News Reporters who have been on the ground,  listening to the demands of community members and listening to the promises of politicians. Today, we find out more about a township in the south Peninsula, Masiphumelele. Situated about 20km out of the city centre, the township is located near the neighboring communities of Kommetjie, Capri Village, and Noordhoek,  For many Capetonians, the only time they hear about Masiphumelele is in news bulletins, when a fire rips through the informal settlement, displacing thousands of people. To find out more, we’re joined by EWN reporter Kaylynn Palm.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On the couch: EWN Local Government Elections focus (Masiphumelele)

In today's music segment we feature the music of Joburg-born musician Ben Dey.  If you're familiar with his music, you'll know that he's the frontman of the Cape Town-based afro/indie pop-rock band, Ben Dey and the Concrete Lions which he co-founded back in 2015 Dey is soon to release his 10-track solo debut album, titled InFlow. But in the lead up to that, he's dropped a single to whet your appetite. Dey's paid tribute to Bob Marley, by doing a cover of the reggae music legend’s song Natural Mystic.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Music with Ben Dey

The 8th South African Ballet International Ballet Competition kicks off at the Artscape today. This year's competition will see 180 dancers, the highest number of entrants to date performing in front of an outstanding panel of judges. representing some of the world’s best ballet companies, academies, and training institutions from all six continents across the globe. Prizes include access to summer intensive programmes, internships, and scholarships. A new Novice category has also been introduced for entrants aged 6 to 8 years of age, from Africa only. South Africa International Ballet Competition founder and CEO. Dirk Bardenhorst joins us on the line for more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

SA International Ballet Competition kicks off on WORLD BALLET DAY with record number of entrants

October is Dyslexia Awareness Month, and in our Family Matters segment today I want to focus on what this learning disorder involves and what kind of challenges it poses, both at school and later in life. Famous dyslexics include Albert Einstein, Richard Branson, Tom Cruise, John Lennon, Stephen Spielberg, Jamie Oliver, Whoopi Goldberg, John F Kennedy.  Joining Pippa on the line from Johannesburg is Kalie Naidoo, a clinical psychologist who works at Bellavista S.H.A.R.E, which is the educational resource centre of the Bellavista remedial School. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Family Matters: Dyslexia awareness

When we think of local travel many of us think of either beach or bush, or perhaps some time in the mountains.  Joburg is a place we tend to associate with business travel - the Big Smoke, fast, furious, and unfriendly to lost Capetonians who don’t know how to get around. But there is more to the city than meets the eye. And with international travel still limited by the pandemic, today we thought we’d share some insight into fun things to do in the city of Gold, with a bit of help from someone who makes a habit of finding the best in everything. That's writer, speaker, and expert purveyor of Random Acts of Kindness, the Good Things Guy Brent Lindeque. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Travel: Best of Joburg with the Good things Guy

Guest: Patrick van Eyssen | Has been a volunteer with our own NSRI for the past 50 years  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On the couch: NSR volunteer wins international award

A special vote allows people who cannot, for some reason vote on the designated voting day, which happens to be on Monday 1 November this year.  Eligible voters, who are unable to travel to the voting station and have successfully applied for a special vote will be visited at their places of residence or confinement on 30 or 31 October 2021. Guest:Michael Hendrickse | IEC spokesperson in the Western Cape See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Election special votes on 30 or31 October 2021

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

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