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Today | High 17°C | Low 12°C | Wind NNW 39 km/h, gusts 74 km/h | Cloudy and windy with a little rain | Sunset 18:37
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A waitress at Cape Town International's Spur found a departing passenger's forgotten sunglasses and held onto them until she flew back from Joburg to collect them in person. Small stuff, but it's the kind of small honesty that sticks with you.
While braaiing at a Baltimore tailgate ahead of the Springboks Test, one South African fan got the surprise of his life, a signed Springbok cap handed over by his own daughter, working with the Rugby Mavericks. A small moment, but it captured exactly what the Baltimore weekend was about.
Big names in South African art, including Georgina Gratrix and Goodman Gallery, have donated works to the African Tails Art Auction in Bo-Kaap on 17 September, marking the animal welfare organisation's 20th year. Proceeds fund sterilisation, feeding and rehoming for Cape Town's dogs and cats, tickets are R100, with online bidding open until 30 September.
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Thu 17 Sep, 19:00
From R481 |
Jabulile Majola brings his stripped-back isiZulu vocals to the Homecoming Centre fresh off his debut album IPASI, with Mishy Kope opening on piano-backed Xhosa folk. Two SAMA nods and a Kirstenbosch slot with Vusi Mahlasela say this one's worth it. |
Fri 18 Sep, 18:00
R200 |
Silent Disco returns to the V&A Amphitheatre with three channels of music, throwback, electronic and commercial hits, plus a supervised kids' zone so the whole family can dance without agreeing on a playlist. |
Fri 18 Sep, 09:00
R120, free u12s |
The Darling Wildflower Show celebrates more than a century of the region's floral heritage with a full weekend of fynbos displays, guided walks and tractor rides an hour up the West Coast. Farmers, botanists and flower nerds all show up for this one. |
Ongoing to 27 Sep
R250, talks R100 |
Life After Fire, the Gold Award botanical display from this year's Chelsea Flower Show, gets rebuilt with fresh fynbos in Stanford, with designer Leon Kluge on hand for talks. Profits go to fynbos conservation, so your flower-gawking does some good. |
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The Vineyard Deli, a neighbourhood spot for artisan coffee, an in-house bakery and platters built for sharing, or hoarding, no judgment.
Chingadas in Gardens brings a lively, pop art-filled interior, build-your-own fajitas and nine ways to spice up a Margarita, dogs welcome too. Go for the birria beef tacos, shredded beef, mozzarella and coriander salsa with a rich dipping sauce, food starts from R69.
Mezza Luna in Durbanville's Cobble Walk runs a weekday lunch special of R125 for a full trattoria plate plus a glass of wine, which beats most desk lunches by a wide margin. Book ahead on Dineplan, tables fill fast.
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Fact of the Day
Camissa, the Khoi name for Cape Town, means sweet water for all and refers to four rivers and thirty six springs that once ran through the city and still flow beneath it today.
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