We’re testing a lighter daily version of Cape Town Brew this week, quick headlines, weather chaos, and a few things worth knowing.
A 19°C day with 74kph gusts, schools shut, and the weather doing its best Stephen King impression.
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Today
19°C high | 13°C low | NW gusts to 74kph | 97% cloud
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Today's Headlines
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3 reads
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After five years of Nordic-leaning small plates and a courtyard that felt nothing like Kloof Street, ëlgr is closing at the end of May. Chef Jesper Nilsson says he's not done cooking, but the Saturday 30 May goodbye dinner is on the books.
The N1 at Worcester is shut until further notice after mudslides hit the stretch past the Huguenot Tunnel, and Premier Winde is asking inbound drivers to bunker down rather than chance the N7 or N2.
Today's forecast is more rain, northwesterly gusts up to 74kph, and 97% cloud cover. Wear shoes you can write off.
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| 08:00 |
Indoors all day at the CTICC, where Sentech Africa Tech Week opens for three days of keynotes, panels and corridor schmoozing. |
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Out at the Ice Station GrandWest, the SA National Figure Skating Championships carve into their final session. Indoors, ice-cold, weirdly perfect. |
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The Deli Comedy Night at 133 Bree, a tight community-hall set where the punchlines land short and sharp. |
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Out Kalk Bay way, Liam Undrugged takes the Brass Bell stage for an intimate, stripped-back set worth the drive even in this weather. |
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For free jazz, Mojo Jazzy Tuesdays plays Mojo Market. No cover charge, drinks priced like the rand we all wish for. |
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Today's Hidden Gems
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3 finds
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Maggy Lou's on Sea Point's Main Road is the corner café you actually want today: '60s lamps, hanging plants, prego rolls building a cult following, walk-ins only.
Chingadas in Gardens has two roaring fireplaces, a smoked-pineapple chili margarita with a warming sting, and Tex Mex built for sharing.
For grown-up cosy, Upper Union sits in a Cape Cadogan heritage building with original Victorian fireplaces upstairs and a wood-burning stove down.
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Tomorrow: a brief lull in the storm, the Whisky Festival opens, and we hunt down the city's best slow-cooked Sunday-on-a-Wednesday lunch.
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That's your sip, Brews. Stay dry, find a fire.
CPT Brew
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