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A 12-year-old swam from Robben Island to Bloubergstrand so his aunt could feed elephants, a 65-year-old from Kommetjie took back her world kneeboard title, and two NSRI volunteers have just clocked 55 years of saving people at sea.
Later in the week there is a UV Halloween night in Stellenbosch, steins and a best dressed competition at Killarney, live music in Kalk Bay and Wouter Kellerman with the Cape Town Philharmonic at the Norval Foundation. Start with a Liège waffle in Woodstock or a coffee at Mill & Press, and the early sprinkles will feel a lot friendlier.
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● Cape Town's daily brief
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Now, back to Cape Town.
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Today
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Wind 11 kph
Sprinkles early, then partly cloudy
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Twelve-year-old Caleb Dower swam 7.5km from Robben Island to Bloubergstrand so his Aunt Cath could tick a bucket-list wish off the list: feeding elephants at Knysna Elephant Park. His target is R12,000, and anything extra goes to Careways, where Cath spends her days. Most of us struggle to swim to the fridge.
Kommetjie's Linnie Ash is 65 and has just reclaimed her world kneeboard title in Brazil. More than 100 surfers from 12 countries entered at Itaúna Beach. Her last world crown came in Portugal in 2022, so consider this a comeback with sand in it.
Pat van Eyssen joined the NSRI at 19 after being invited to a training session, and he's still going. He and Ian Hamilton, who helped start the Mossel Bay station with little experience of the sea, have both just marked 55 years of volunteer service. Pat now serves at Table Bay, and both have watched the NSRI grow from an organisation fixing its own boats with donated parts into a world leader in sea rescue.
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FRI
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Welcome to Wonderland at Dorp Bar
Dorp Bar in Stellenbosch becomes a UV wonderland for a Halloween dress-up night, with a cash prize for best costume. It is a drive out of the city, and strictly over 18s. Doors open at 19:00.
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Oktoberfest at Trackside Clubhouse
Killarney International Raceway swaps engines for steins, with German food, contests and a Best Dressed Mann & Frau competition. R150 covers your first beer and your own beer mug. Doors open at 13:00, and under-12s go free.
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Mila Smith & Freddy L Live
A Saturday afternoon set at the Brass Bell in Kalk Bay, the kind you wander into after a fish lunch. Early bird tickets are R80, and general tickets R120.
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Classics on Turf: Wouter Kellerman
Three-time Grammy winner Wouter Kellerman plays the Norval Foundation with the Cape Town Philharmonic, under conductor Kutlwano Masote. Music-only tickets are R500. Book early, because it is a week out.
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Quiver Café on Victoria Road in Woodstock presses Belgian Liège waffles to order, with barista coffee on the side. It is a social impact café. Open Monday to Saturday, 08:00 to 14:00, with waffles from R35.
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Mill & Press Café has branches in Woodstock and Observatory, including one at Masons Press. Expect coffee, baked goods and locally sourced hot dishes from 07:30 to 16:00, plus frozen meals to take home.
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Ongetem on Park Road in Gardens is chef Bertus Basson's fire-cooked sharing spot, open every day with dinner from 18:00. Think bold cuts, pastries and desserts, with food from R45. Thursday supper, sorted.
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Fact of the day
Did you know?
One Japanese bamboo species flowers only every 120 to 130 years or so, and every plant of the same stock blooms at the same moment, wherever it grows, before dying.
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