RC 260910Cape TalkPippa Hudson
Thursday, 10 September 2026
The episode focused on practical support: recognising fetal alcohol spectrum disorder in classrooms, protecting trees, understanding power of attorney, and embracing new careers later in life.
- 13:24
Occupational therapist Annalise Clark explained that fetal alcohol spectrum disorder can affect memory, attention, impulse control and abstract reasoning, with visual cues and less classroom clutter helping learners cope.
- 13:45
A new protected-trees booklet will cover 50 indigenous species, permit requirements and conservation guidance, while Kirstenbosch’s self-guided tree route showcases more than 70 South African species.
- 14:19
A power of attorney ends when recognised cognitive impairment begins and automatically ceases at death; curatorship can cost about R70,000, while a special trust costs roughly R10,000–R15,000.
- 14:39
After two decades in IT, Deborah Chambers became model and pro-ageing advocate Deborah Darling after embracing her naturally silver hair and sending photographs to an agency on a whim.
- 14:55
Experimental artist Cult described Atomica as an album about the space between things, with lead track “Temptation” exploring secret habits and difficulty breaking repetitive patterns.