CPT Brew – 21st October, 2026

If it feels like everyone is flying between Cape Town and Joburg, that's because they are. The route carried 3.4 million passengers in 2025, making it Africa's busiest air route, according to IATA, and the article says it puts it well ahead of New York to Los Angeles. The world's busiest is South Korea's Jeju to Seoul at 13.3 million.

Jestelene and Mzwamadoda tied the knot in Camps Bay, with a whole neighbourhood behind them. A police warrant officer walked the bride down the aisle, Primi hosted the lunch, and local businesses and residents chipped in with the outfits, cake, flowers, wedding car and even an original song. The couple are part of Ignisive's skills programme, working towards steady employment and independence.

Heidi Muston, now living in South Florida, has finished second on MasterChef US. When Gordon Ramsay asked what South Africans do with marula, she told him we drink it, then turned the liqueur into a mousse plated in the colours of our flag. The clip has been doing the rounds on social media back home, and we'd happily take a spoonful.

Hey Hey Divorcé

Comedian Schalk Bezuidenhout turns his own divorce into an hour of stand-up at The George Arts Theatre, and calls it cheaper than therapy. It runs 21 to 23 October, so there is still time, but it is in George, so this one is a Garden Route trip rather than a city plan.

Helderberg Open Gardens

Private Somerset West gardens open to the public through Sunday, 09:00 to 16:00. Maps are handed out only to ticket holders at Helderberg Hospice, so it plays like a self-guided treasure hunt. It is a proper drive out of the city. Under-18s go free.

Inner City Forest Bathing

A 90-minute guided forest bathing session in the Company's Garden, barefoot encouraged. Slow down, use your senses, ignore your inbox.

Rocktober: Blues Edition

Acoustic blues and blues rock from Riaan Smit and the Hugo Veldsman Trio at the Springbok Arms in Observatory. Tickets are limited and cost R200 at the door.

mischu in Piccadilly Court on Regent Road in Sea Point has been pouring one house blend, Isabella, since 2012, and it is the only coffee they serve in the café. Open seven days, from 06:45 Monday to Saturday and 07:30 on Sundays, with breakfast and brunch on the go. A good place to wait out the drizzle.

Café Sonoma at Roeland Square in Gardens opens at 06:30 on weekdays. A flat white is R43, a muffin R25, and bringing your own mug knocks R5 off. There is a daily special on the chalkboard that is not on the menu. Dogs are welcome at the outside tables.

SUUR on Hans Strijdom Avenue in the Foreshore opened in January, and you can watch the sourdough come out of the oven from the shopfront. It opens at 06:00 on weekdays, a Portside Sourdough is R65, and Friday is Cinnabun Friday, which makes this a good one to plan around.