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Today
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A critically endangered riverine rabbit has been caught on a camera trap near Sutherland, the first record in the area in more than 20 years. The Cape Leopard Trust set the camera for its mobile predator-proof kraal project, and the Endangered Wildlife Trust confirmed the ID. The camera only recorded the rabbit twice in two years, probably when flooding pushed it to higher ground. It’s Africa’s only indigenous burrowing rabbit, so it was worth the wait.
Cape Town is about to host more than 2,200 young leaders from over 190 countries. The One Young World Summit runs from 4 to 6 November at the CTICC, with the opening ceremony at DHL Stadium in Green Point. It’s the first time the summit has been in South Africa in years, and it lands in the 50th anniversary year of the Soweto Uprising. Expect the city to be a little busier around the Foreshore.
Someone built a working QR code out of seaweed on a Cape Town beach, then let the tide take it. Dentsu and Carat South Africa made the seaweed QR code for SANCCOB, and scanning it takes you to a donation page for the African penguin, which could be extinct in the wild by 2035. It took three attempts, thanks to the tide, the wind and some very unhelpful sandflies, and the code still scans from the photos.
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FRI
23
OCT
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| 10:00 |
| Pre-register |
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Olivia Dean at Milk & Cookies Fest 2027
Olivia Dean is heading to Milk & Cookies Fest 2027. Pre-registration for Cape Town and Joburg opens on Howler at 10:00 and closes on 28 October, with mailing list members needing to register too.
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SAT
24
OCT
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Folk Vino Pizza Fest
Folk Café in St James turns its garden, across from the ocean, into a wine and pizza festival with live music from the Boogie Knights. Tickets cover wine and pizza tastings, and kids enter free.
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FRI
30
OCT
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Halloween 2026 Cape Town
An emo night at 20 Harrington Street with Silverstein, Fokofpolisiekar, Jack Parow and more. Strictly 18+ with ID, and the early bird and level 1 tickets are sold out.
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Zombie Walk Cape Town 2026
Thousands of the undead take over the city centre from Government Avenue, raising money for the Lucky Lucy Foundation animal rescue. The walk is free and family friendly, and the 18+ afterparty is extra.
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Pappa’s Deli is a new sandwich counter at 137 Waterkant Street in De Waterkant. The R99 breakfast special is sausage, egg and cheddar in an English muffin, coffee included. Tuesday to Saturday, 08:00 to 15:00.
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Lucky Lou is a new all-day spot on Kloof Street in Tamboerskloof, from the team behind Maggy Lou’s and Only Fools. It opens at 07:00 and runs until 23:00, seven days a week, so it works for a laptop morning or a Friday waterhole.
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Little Fox is the relaxed small-plates sibling of La Colombe, at Constantia Nek. Expect globally minded dishes made for sharing, a Constantia-heavy wine list and courtyard seating facing the mountain. Lunch runs 12:00 to 14:30, with dinner seatings from 18:00.
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Fact of the day
Did you know?
On 29 May 1953, Himalayan climber Tenzing Norgay and New Zealand mountaineer Edmund Hillary, part of a British expedition, became the first people to reach the summit of Mount Everest.
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That’s your sip, Brews. Go eat some pizza somewhere nice this weekend.
CPT Brew
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