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Today | High 21°C | Low 13°C | Wind SE, gusts to 69 km/h | 42% cloud cover, clearing later | Sunset 6:50pm
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UWC students turned their cameras on the Cape Flats Nature Reserve, a critically endangered pocket of fynbos right on their doorstep, submitting 196 photographs for the university's second Nature Photography Competition, with 24 standout shots now on exhibition at the UWC Library until the end of October.
Cape Town's famously unfinished Foreshore bridges could finally get finished, with the City unveiling plans for a new link bridge, an outbound tunnel and 15 hectares of parks, promenades and housing where the elevated freeways now stand.
Mrs SA First Princess Talitha Oosthuizen is taking Shweshwe handbags made by South African women artisans to the Paris Fashion Week runway, proving South African craftsmanship and culture belong on the world stage without having to leave their identity behind.
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Sun 4
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Timour Hall Villa in Plumstead has Kindred Market back for the day, more than a hundred local makers and food stalls, dog friendly. |
Sun 4
R20 |
Out in Tokai, the Vegan Goods Market sets up at The Range for its monthly Sunday run, more than fifty stalls of plant based food and home goods. |
Sun 4
R450-R600 |
Over at Virgin Active Padel Club in Clifton, The Padel Experience runs its October Padel and Brunch, padel followed by brunch and live violin at Hugo Social Club, Sea Point. |
Sun 4
R180 |
And in Noordhoek, cafe Roux goes back to 1969 with Chasing Rabbits, live 60s covers from CrowFoot, doors 4pm. |
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Dressing Room Cafe, tucked inside Weylandts in De Waterkant, runs a harvest table lunch where you just pick a protein and a few sides and let the kitchen take it from there.
Lion's Bread on Rose Street bakes slow-fermented sourdough the old-fashioned way, and it sells out fast, so get there early if you want a loaf.
Crankshaft Cafe in the City Centre pairs a solid coffee counter with a classic car theme, making it as much a spot to look around as it is to grab a cup.
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Fact of the Day
Crows hold grudges. University of Washington research found they recognise individual human faces, remember a bad encounter for years, and teach their own chicks to scold the person who wronged them.
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That's today sorted. Hold onto your hat out there.
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