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Today 18°C high | 14°C low | N-NW wind, moderate | ~90% cloud | rain from mid-morning
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| Today's Headlines |
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Two Cape of Good Hope SPCA inspectors are attempting to break the Guinness World Record for the fastest marathon in a two-person costume, inside a giant foam rescue vehicle called Bokkie. The record they are chasing belongs to two Brits dressed as a sausage dog. The city is invested.
Rescued as a hatchling at 53 grams, Kai the loggerhead spent six years at Two Oceans Aquarium with a buoyancy disorder severe enough to need a custom prosthetic aid, then went back into the ocean at De Hoop last week weighing 100 kilograms. Only 1 in 1,000 loggerheads make it to adulthood. Kai had extra hurdles.
A few weeks after footage of orphaned baby hippo Bumpy had the internet in pieces, he is now doing barrel rolls in a swimming pool like a fully healed aquatic toddler. The Sheldrick Wildlife Trust's latest clip has hundreds of thousands of views. Frankly deserved.
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Sanlam Cape Town Marathon Expo at DHL Stadium, Green Point, runs until 19:00. Race packs, brand stands, and a stadium full of people who have been training since January. Even if you are not racing Sunday, Green Point is worth the wander. |
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Chardonnay Crawl at Culture Wine Bar, 103 Bree Street, runs until 21:00. Twenty-plus South African chardonnays, actual producers in the room, Bree Street on a Friday. The antidote to a long week. |
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ACDC Duet Xchange at the Star Theatre, Homecoming Centre, District Six. Tonight is the collaborative half: leading Cape Town choreographers performing original works alongside peers. Competition follows tomorrow. The District Six location is not incidental. |
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A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder opens tonight at the Masque Theatre, 37 Main Road, Muizenberg. A Tony Award-winning musical comedy about a penniless man eliminating his way up a family title, one heir at a time. Runs to 6 June. |
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The Kyle Nathan Experience at Bellville South Community Centre. A younger sister, retail work, and the road to a comedy stage. First solo show, from R50. Worth the gamble. |
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| Today's Hidden Gems |
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The Book Lounge on Roeland Street is an East City institution: curated shelves, a basement sofa, and a strong South African writing section. Most weeknights they host free author conversations with wine. No ticket required. Just show up.
For The Record at 46A Canterbury Street stocks new and secondhand vinyl across jazz, local, soul, and electronica. Nothing pretentious. Walk in for twenty minutes, leave an hour later. Turntable usually running. Free to browse.
Starlings Cafe sits behind an unremarkable road frontage on Belvedere Road in Claremont, hiding a garden courtyard, serious coffee, and a breakfast menu that locals have been quietly loyal to for years. Order the Eggs Benedict.
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Quote of the Day
"The greatness of a nation can be judged by the way its animals are treated."
Mahatma Gandhi
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That's your sip, Brews. Go be nosy somewhere nice.
CPT Brew
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