RC 260920Cape TalkSara-Jayne Makwala King
Sunday, 20 September 2026
Weekend Breakfast focused on pensioners’ campaign for higher grants, practical estate planning, suicide prevention, and Cape Town’s vibrant circus and music scene.
- 07:14
POSA is seeking to raise the older persons grant from R2,400 to R5,000 monthly, with a protest planned outside SASSA offices on 2 November.
- 08:15
Only 28% of surveyed South Africans have a completed, valid and safely stored will; experts urged annual reviews and updates after births, divorce or major asset changes.
- 07:57
Suicide survivor Kevin Hines urged people experiencing suicidal thoughts to separate thoughts from actions and repeatedly say, “I need help now” until someone responds.
- 08:45
Zip Zap Circus and School of Rock will stage Full Tilt at District Six Homecoming Centre from 23 to 26 September, combining aerial acts, live music and young performers.
- 07:01
The Good Party’s Cape Town mini-manifesto promises an affordable, housed, equitable, trusted, safer and working city, with more power for sub-councils and greater public oversight.