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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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A South African sailing charity has made the final four for the 2026 World Sailing 11th Hour Racing Impact Award, and it needs votes. The Little Optimist Trust uses sailing to build confidence in kids who might never otherwise get on a boat. Voting closes at 14:00 on Monday 2 November, so a quick vote on the World Sailing Awards page is all it takes.
Cape Town has just waved off 17,346 Rooibos seeds, bound for the International Space Station. The Rooibos in Space project is the first time seeds from a South African indigenous plant will make the trip, and they're due to fly between December and January. When they come back, learners in the Cederberg and at Parklands College will grow them for 18 months and compare them with seeds that stayed on Earth. Space tea, anyone?
Cape Town has a new neighbour in the trees: the African harrier-hawk, a raptor with legs that bend both ways, which lets it reach into nest holes. It wasn't known to breed in the city until the early 2000s, and nests have now turned up from Simon's Town to Durbanville. UCT researchers are studying how they've settled in and have asked residents to report sightings. They've had more than 1,000 so far and confirmed 13 nests, but think there are more. Keep your eyes up, and your drones down.
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The Convent (El Convento)
A HorrorFest screening of an Africa-premiere horror film about two novice nuns who arrive at an 18th-century convent. Late-night at The Labia in Gardens, and strictly no under-18s.
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TUE
3
NOV
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| 18:00 |
| Preview night |
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Desert Chess
A 70-minute solo play at the Arena Theatre in Artscape, adapted from Stephen McGown's book about nearly six years in captivity, with chess as the metaphor. Tuesday is the low-priced preview night, and it runs to 14 November.
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The Farm Village Market
Noordhoek Farm Village's Wednesday market runs until 20:00, with food from the village restaurants, gift shops, artisanal products and organic produce. Weather permitting.
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THU
5
NOV
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| 17:00 |
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Steenberg Comedy Night
Four comedians take the lawns at Steenberg Farm in Tokai: Yaseen Barnes, Dalin Oliver, KG Mokgadi and Waseem Fredericks. Gates open at 17:00 and the show starts at 18:30. Picnic boxes and dinner cost extra.
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BUTTER on Loop Street opens at 09:00 on Saturdays and runs brunch until 15:00. The Butter Benedict is R138, with a vegetarian version at R128, and a flat white is R38.
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Red Sofa Café & Deli in Vredehoek does all-day breakfasts, relaxed lunches and cold-pressed juices, with a deli attached. Weekend service starts at 08:00, and the big outside deck looks up at Table Mountain.
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Seven Colours Eatery in Battery Park at the Waterfront serves Chef Nolu Dube-Cele's South African soul food, built around its signature Seven Colours plate of beetroot, yellow rice, veg and meat. Open daily from 09:00 to 18:00.
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Fact of the day
Did you know?
Wombats are the only known animals that produce cube-shaped droppings, thanks to uneven stiffness along their intestines.
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