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A dog chased a tahr down Table Mountain on Thursday night and found out, about 80 metres below the Pipe Track, that goats do not need chasing. The pup was stranded on a narrow ledge until a rescuer was lowered on ropes and hoisted it up in a bag. The tahr, naturally, got away.
In Langa, a bus now doubles as a computer lab. The Vusa Rugby and Learning Academy's new DigiBus carries 44 laptops to five primary schools, reaching about 1,300 learners a week. For some, it is a first go on a computer.
South African swimmer Pieter Coetze has just had a remarkable run at the Swimming World Cup. In two nights at the final stop he won both the 100m and 200m backstroke, completing a Triple Crown in each, with a personal best 1:48.08 in the 200m. The 22-year-old also broke the 50m backstroke world record earlier in the series, the first by a South African man in the pool since Chad le Clos in 2016.
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Wed 21 Oct, 19:00
FIXR | Three's a Crowd is a fully improvised show at KAYA HQ on Loop Street. Natalie, Rob and Justine turn your suggestions into characters, scenes and stories on the spot, with no script. No two nights are the same. | Thu 22 Oct, 19:00
R18 to R550 | Don Giovanni is Opera UCT's staging of Mozart's tale of a serial deceiver whose past comes calling from beyond the grave, with the CPO in the pit at the Baxter in Rondebosch. Sung in Italian with English and isiXhosa captions, about 3 hours 15. Contains descriptions of sexual assault. | Sat 24 Oct, 10:00
Adults R90 | The Cape Town International Kite Festival turns Youngsfield in Ottery into a sky of colour all weekend, raising mental health awareness for Cape Mental Health. Kids R60, under 5s free, and dogs are not allowed. | Sat 24 Oct, 18:00
Quicket | The 4th Observatory Film Festival (the former Obs-cene fest) screens independent and student films at the Observatory Community Recreation Centre, with local craft vendors on site. No under 13s. |
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Olive Branch Deli on Kloof Street is a community grocer with over 450 spices and herbs, a seed counter, freshly stone-milled flour and its own early harvest olive oil. A pantry browse for the curious. Opening hours are not listed online, so check before you go. The Focaccia Bar at 113 Loop Street builds sandwiches on 24-hour fermented focaccia, stacked with imported Italian meats, local cheeses and house-made condiments. Menu prices run from R85 for the breakfast one to R175. Open Sunday 08:00 to 15:00. Carne Keerom is an Italian restaurant at 70 Keerom Street in the CBD, open Monday to Saturday from 18:00 to 23:00. Save this one for the week. The menu is an image on the site, so look at prices before booking. |
Fact of the Day Cleopatra lived closer in time to the Moon landing than to the building of the Great Pyramid of Giza, which was already about 2,500 years old when she was born. |
That's your sip, Brews. Pack a layer and keep an eye on the goats.
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