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Today 20°C high | 14°C low | SW gusts to 20kph | ~98% cloud | overcast from midday, dry
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Recent storms stripped enough sand from Plettenberg Bay's Main Beach to reveal the wooden ribs of a shipwreck believed to date from the 1800s, most likely one of four vessels lost in the bay: the Eaglet, Agnes, Christina, or Waif. It has surfaced before, in the 1970s, 1992, and 2015, before the sand swallowed it again. If you're near Plett this weekend, it's worth the detour.
A baby elephant has joined Bumpy in the internet's emotional support animal department after mock-charging a safari vehicle with big ears, tiny grunts, and absolutely no legal authority. The clip has over 14 million views. Fair, honestly.
Peter Rietveld, 72, pulled Colin Doyle from a Bloubergstrand riptide, then did it again on Mother's Day with a pink safety buoy while his son filmed the whole thing. Colin is back swimming, sticks to 50 metres now. Peter's message: never swim alone.
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Mojo Africa Weekend Festival at Mojo Market, Sea Point: three days of Afrobeats, soul, jazz, house, and amapiano, 35-plus food vendors, five bars, and a promised surprise announcement. Free to attend all weekend. Dress up if you like a cash prize. |
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Carmen, Cape Town Opera at Artscape Opera House: Bizet's most recognisable score, the Cape Town Philharmonic in full force, and one of opera's most defiant heroines. Tickets from R180, running until 31 May. |
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The Rocky Horror Show at Theatre on the Bay, Camps Bay: Craig Urbani as Frank-N-Furter, Léa Blerk as Janet, and Steven Stead's production of the global cult classic. Saturday matinee at 15:00 and evening at 20:00. Tickets from R295 via Webtickets, running until 31 May. |
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The DeadBeats play an extended show at Woodstock Brewery: Simple Minds, The Cult, Tears for Fears, Duran Duran, large beer in hand. The kind of Saturday night that starts as a plan and ends as a story. Tickets are limited. |
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| Today's Hidden Gems |
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The Scone Shack is a crooked little structure built from recycled windows on a farm off the Cape Point road, where Cara bakes scones in a wood-burning oven and serves them with homemade jam and cream. The farm also has a succulent nursery, rowboats on a river, and occasionally new piglets. Cash only, open Friday to Sunday.
The Collective in Hout Bay's old post office brings together 180 local ceramicists, furniture makers, jewellers, and artists under one roof. Browse the cabins for free, then settle into the Collective Cafe in the milkwood-shaded courtyard. The Test Kitchen serves a harvest table buffet Tuesday to Sunday from 12:30.
Persian Peacock in Vredehoek is two flights of outdoor stairs leading to a rooftop terrace in peacock blue and brass lamps, serving Persian and modern Iranian food: mezze platters, charcoal-grilled kebabs, and a saffron-rice tah-chin with slow-cooked lamb that is worth ordering. Fully halaal, BYOB, opens at 13:00 on Saturdays.
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Quote of the Day
"Do your little bit of good where you are. It is those little bits of good put together that overwhelm the world."
Desmond Tutu |
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That's your sip, Brews. Go be nosy somewhere nice.
CPT Brew
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