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Today | High 18°C | Low 13°C | Cloudy, 25% chance of rain
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After her documents were stolen, Thai tourist Chunchang Chamipron found herself alone on the streets of Cape Town with nowhere to stay. City Law Enforcement flagged it to the CCID's Social Development team, who arranged accommodation and coordinated with the Thai Embassy to get her safely to Pretoria. As one field worker put it, no one has to navigate a crisis on their own.
Blue was one of four ragged-tooth sharks seized at Cape Town International Airport in 2018, headed for an illegal shipment to the Netherlands. Eight years later, she's swum back into the ocean at Struisbaai as a mature 295cm female, fitted with an acoustic tag so researchers can track her. For a critically endangered species with a painfully slow reproductive cycle, a mature female returning to the wild is a genuinely big deal.
Capetrain Express has proposed a Foreshore Station next to the Convention Centre and Cruise Terminal, pitched as a transit hub with express links to both Cape Town International and Cape Winelands Airport. The company argues that with the city's population set to approach 10 million by 2050, high-capacity public transport does more for congestion than finishing the Foreshore Freeway ever would. Still just a proposal for now, but it's a fair question worth sitting with.
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Thu 20 Aug, 15:00
R1,500pp |
The Cape Winemakers Guild Masterclass at the Westin pours all 58 of this year's rare auction wines, tutored by the winemakers themselves. The one proper splurge of the week. |
Fri 21 Aug, 18:00
Free |
Silwerskermfees takes its films out of Camps Bay for a night with a free community screening of the documentary From Dust, We Spin at Grassy Park Civic Centre. |
Fri 21 Aug, 18:00
From R400 |
District Six's Homecoming Centre goes black-tie for Dirty Boxing: Women's Edition, an all-female fight card in a historic theatre, proceeds going toward ending period poverty in local schools. |
Sat 22 Aug, 07:30
From R20 |
The Bonteheuwel 10km sends runners through streets that rarely get closed off for a race, entries opening soon. |
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The Quarterdeck at GrandWest runs a prawn special worth planning around, 8 prawns and rice for R79, or 16 for R150. Drinks not included, and it's only on the first and last Thursday of the month, so mark the calendar.
Nolz Kitchen is serving up African cuisine in a casual, welcoming setting, worth a visit if you're after something with a bit more local flavour on the menu.
Kleinsky's has opened a new deli at the V&A Waterfront, hand-rolled bagels boiled and baked behind glass so you can watch, plus around 10 cream cheese flavours including biltong, rosemary and honey. Grab a booth for the harbour view, or the outdoor terrace if it's a good day, and save room for the Russian honey cake.
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Fact of the Day
Table Mountain's granite and sandstone are around 540 million years old, making it roughly ten times older than the Himalayas.
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That's your sip, Brews. Stay dry, find a fire.
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