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A stranded dolphin, a city quietly fixing its own history, and three tiny creatures back where they belong.
Betty's Bay turned out in force on Sunday, Cape Town's been restoring plaques and statues nobody noticed were broken, and a golden mole got a second chance at freedom.
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Today 18°C high | 11°C low | clouds breaking for some sun | light breeze | next to no rain
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Betty's Bay woke up on Sunday to what looked like a beached baby humpback. It turned out to be a rare Risso's dolphin, stranded and struggling. More than 80 residents showed up within minutes, dug a trench to the water and took turns swimming it back out past the waves. Nobody asked to be a hero. They just were.
The City has restored 23 damaged or missing plaques and several major heritage sites over the past year, from the Langa Memorial commemorating the 1960 anti-pass law protests to the Adderley Street clock tower and Eduardo Villa's Knot sculpture outside the Civic Centre. Even Durbanville's ox sculptures got a respray. The city's asking residents to report vandalism so these stay in good shape for the next generation.
A Cape golden mole, an African helmeted turtle and a baby terrapin have all been released back into protected reserves after rehab at the Cape of Good Hope SPCA, working alongside CapeNature. A gentle reminder that indigenous wildlife belongs in the wild, not as pets, and that there's a number to call if you find any displaced or injured.
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Thu 20 Aug
R750 |
Vintage With Love's Big Show turns Beluga at the Waterfront into a proper runway for one night, pre-loved fashion on parade with a charity auction to match. Dress up, do some good. |
Fri 21 Aug
Ticketed |
A 70th birthday concert for composer Grant McLachlan fills the Baxter Concert Hall with decades of his work, played by current and former UCT music students. Unhurried and tuneful. |
Sat 22 Aug
Free |
Neighbourgoods Market takes over the Old Biscuit Mill in Woodstock, street food from around the globe and local designers turning a market run into a whole morning out. |
Sat 22 Aug
R70-R120 |
SCOTT lands at the Baxter's Masambe Theatre, a Fleur du Cap-winning solo piece about a Nyanga gardener and the dog he's paid to love. Sixty minutes, no interval, stays with you longer than that. |
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Wei's in Salt River is doing proper ramen and dumplings on Albert Road, the kind of bowl worth crossing town for. No fuss, just good broth and a queue that knows what it's there for.
Cubaña Tableview is Blouberg's longest-standing beachfront spot, and most people only know it for the late-night dancing. Turns out it runs breakfast through dinner too, Table Mountain views included.
Luckylu Gelato & Bakery just opened at Bergsig Garden Village in Durbanville, croissants and gelato made fresh on site daily. Early risers get first pick before the good stuff sells out.
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Fact of the Day
The Cape Floral Region packs around 8,200 plant species into an area smaller than Portugal, roughly 80 percent of them fynbos found nowhere else on Earth.
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