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Today | High 20°C | Low 14°C | Wind SSE 27km/h, gusts 61km/h | 80% cloud cover | Sunset 6:35pm
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It took seventeen days and one seal who simply strolled up the stairs on day sixteen, but four Cape fur seals trapped inside Sturrock Dry Dock are back in the harbour where they belong. The marine team waited them out one at a time, net in hand. Cape Town's seals: dramatic, slippery, ultimately fine.
Cape Town is on track for a second international airport, with the R8-10 billion Cape Winelands Airport near Durbanville set to break ground this year. The 450-hectare development includes a 3.5km runway, cargo facilities and a hotel precinct, expected to support over 100,000 jobs in its first 20 years and open by 2028.
Weeks of a mystery hum rattling windows in Milnerton, Table View and Blouberg finally has a lead worth chasing. The City reckons overnight sewer maintenance might be the culprit, though the ward councillor is still cross-checking schedules against reports before anyone claims victory. The hunt continues.
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Fri 11 Sep
R795pp |
Nederburg Uncharted blindfolds you and walks your senses through three South African landscapes before a three-course dinner. New this year, worth the drive to Paarl. |
Fri 11 Sep, 18:30
R145 |
A guided Spring Night Hike through Intaka Island's wetlands catches the reserve waking after dark, torches out, rangers pointing out what's blooming. Free spekboom, no dogs. |
Sat-Sun
Free to watch |
Spring racing season opens with the OUTsurance Gun Run, four distances winding the Atlantic Seaboard into Green Point Common. Grab a sideline spot and cheer strangers through the last kilometre. |
Sat 12 Sep, 23:10
Free entry |
Ferrymans at the V&A Waterfront stays open till 2am for the Springboks closing out Rugby's Greatest Rivalry against the All Blacks, kickoff 23:10. One of the few spots confirmed open that late. |
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The Stead is a new buffet-style spot in Plumstead running an opening special, all-you-can-eat for just R190, covering breakfast, lunch or supper. Reservations only on 064 519 3407.
How's Your Oni expanded its onigiri menu in Green Point, wagyu miso and salmon wasabi mayo alongside the classics, panko-fried on request.
The Vineyard Hotel's date-night specials pair two courses with wine for under R400, pizza and Negronis on Thursdays, pasta and wine on Tuesdays.
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Fact of the Day
Cape Town Stadium's roof holds almost 9,000 glass panels weighing 4,700 tonnes, hung from 72 high-tension cables in a shape built to echo Table Mountain and Signal Hill's silhouette.
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That's your sip, Brews. Go catch some sun before the showers roll back in.
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