RC 260901Cape TalkPippa Hudson
Tuesday, 1 September 2026
SASA grant recipients faced the end of old gold cards, while the episode also explored South African heritage travel, preserving family stories and a 25-year-old Scarborough shipwreck.
- 13:21
The old SASA gold cards officially closed on 31 August, but grant money has not disappeared; recipients must obtain a Postbank black card or switch payment methods to access it.
- 13:19
Black Sash advised beneficiaries to find Postbank sites using *120*355#, taking their old gold card and ID; about 80% had migrated, with payments continuing on the same dates.
- 13:41
Heritage specialist Janet Pillay highlighted Hogsback, Chatsworth, Mapungubwe, the Northern Cape and Clarens as destinations where landscapes, food, communities and history create meaningful travel experiences.
- 14:22
Roger Ingerfield’s Your Words project records guided, unscripted family interviews, creating long-form legacy videos, shorter memorial tributes and a document recording a person’s wishes for their celebration of life.
- 14:47
Maritime writer Brian Ingpen revisited the 2001 grounding of the bulk carrier Ikan Tanda at Scarborough: six weeks of planning preceded its refloating, eventual towing offshore and scuttling.