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Today 17°C high | 11°C low | NW gusts to 30kph | ~95% cloud | overcast all day, rain possible late evening
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| Today's Headlines |
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A viral video showing four adults riding a single donkey through Mamre while one of them whipped it prompted a full Cape SPCA investigation, a warrant from the Atlantis Magistrates’ Court, and an arrest. The donkey was eventually surrendered and now lives in the SPCA’s Horse Care Unit under the name Wilbur, with hay, fresh water, and, as inspectors put it, no more whips. Report cruelty any time: 021 700 4158.
South African motorcycle racer AJ Venter is lining up for his 50th race start at the Isle of Man TT, his tenth consecutive year at the most dangerous road race on earth. He already holds the record as the fastest South African ever to lap the mountain circuit, averaging 204 km/h. His all-SA pit crew posted the third-fastest stop of 2025 at 53 seconds, outperforming several factory teams. The 2026 race is this week.
For the first time in 42 years, heavy machinery is working on Cape Town’s Zeekoevlei: the floating dredger has now moved from Storm Bay (207 000 m³ removed) into Home Bay for the next phase. It’s the most significant inland water restoration the city has attempted in living memory, and if it stays on schedule, Zeekoevlei should be fully dredged by early 2027.
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Until 16:00
Free entry |
Bay Harbour Market in Hout Bay runs until 16:00 and is one of those places that rewards going slowly. It sits right on the working harbour, with the smell of wood smoke and fresh bread mixing with salt air. Dozens of stalls, live local music, serious food, and the kind of relaxed Sunday energy that is hard to find elsewhere in the city. Free to enter, easy to spend two hours without noticing. |
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R220 |
Barry Hilton at Die Boer in Durbanville: no script, no safety net, just one of South Africa’s most enduring comics doing what he does. The 2pm show runs 90 minutes and has been selling out. If you need a reason to drive to the northern suburbs on a Sunday afternoon, this is it. Tickets R220 via Die Boer. |
15:00
From R250 |
Medals Sunset & Soul on the rooftop at 170 Bree Street: a DJ-led celebration aimed at marathon finishers and anyone who wants to soak in Table Mountain views with a cocktail. Non-runners very welcome. The sunset timing is genuinely good up there. From R250 via Quicket. |
19:00
From R350 |
Candlelight: Tribute to Coldplay on Strings at Star Theatre in District Six: a string quartet playing Fix You, Yellow, The Scientist, and the rest, by candlelight, in a converted heritage space. Sixty minutes, no support act, no filler. From R350 via Fever. |
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| Today's Hidden Gems |
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Kalk Bay Books at 124 Main Road has been described as the bookshop with the best view in the world, which is not a boast anyone disputes once they’ve been. Shelves of local and international titles, a proper South African writing section, and a window that looks straight out over the harbour. Open until 5pm today. The walk down Main Road after is the obvious next move.
Whole Earth Café in Scarborough is worth the drive past Cape Point: clapboard walls, a brick-and-wood deck with a view of the mountains, and a menu that does both vegan and meat dishes well without committing too hard to either. Waffles, breakfasts, good coffee, small play area for kids, and the particular peacefulness of sitting somewhere that feels genuinely far from everything. Open daily.
Deluxe Coffeeworks on Roodehek Street is an espresso bar disguised as a hotrod garage: deconstructed motorbike on the wall, vinyl records on the shelves, a solid bluegum bar, and baristas who know when you are too hungover to speak and quietly offer water first. Two La Marzocco stations, bar-style service, no food by gentlemen's agreement. Worth knowing about.
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Quote of the Day
“The bicycle is a curious vehicle. Its passenger is its engine.”
John Howard
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That’s your sip, Brews. Go find something that’s been there all along.
CPT Brew
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