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Today High 19°C | Low 12°C | Wind SE ~58 km/h, gusting to 77 km/h | 0% rain | Mostly sunny
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A UCT-led project in Franschhoek is treating polluted Stiebeuel River water using solar power and nature-based filtration, stones, sand, wetlands and biochar removing around 99% of toxins, and using it to grow spinach, beetroot and sweet potatoes. Local youth are picking up real irrigation and farming skills along the way.
Turns out bobotie's "national dish" title has never actually been official, no government proclamation, no national food election, just decades of cookbooks and travel guides repeating it until it stuck. As one food writer put it, with 11 official languages, how could one dish possibly cover it all. Bobotie keeps its seat at the table, it just has to share it with braai, bunny chow, potjiekos and about a dozen others.
The SA Weather Service says the strong El Niño forming in the tropical Pacific is on track to become the strongest event in living memory, with 2027 potentially the warmest year ever recorded. Below-normal rainfall and above-normal temperatures are the likely outcome for the coming summer, with SAWS warning of a higher risk of severe heatwaves if dry conditions do materialise.
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Sat 5 Sep
Free |
Solidarity Picnic: a free gathering in Arderne Gardens, Claremont: bring a blanket, share some food, and catch spoken word under the trees. |
Sat 5 Sep
Free |
Waterblommetjie Festival: three Paarl wine estates, Windmeul Kelder, Rhebokskloof and Domaine Brahms, celebrate the Cape's favourite edible flower 13 ways, from a classic bredie to a waterblommetjie margarita. Free entry, Paarl, worth the drive. |
Sat 5 Sep
From R150 |
Dope Room: GTA Edition brings house music to The Alley's new, bigger Paarden Eiland warehouse, Dwson and friends on the decks till 3am, for Saturdays that start late. |
Tue 8 Sep
From R528 |
Immersion turns City Hall into a full sound bath: 150-odd acoustic instruments building a live soundscape across 105 uninterrupted minutes. Pricey, but a genuinely strange night out. |
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Heaven Coffee, tucked into the entrance of Greenmarket Square's Central Methodist Mission, was founded by Mondli Mahamba, who spent eight months homeless before opening it in 2017. Proper coffee, no judgment, everyone's welcome at the table.
The Village Cafe, corner of Napier and Waterkant, sits in De Waterkant's pastel-painted heart, the kind of breakfast spot where you're on a first-name basis by your second visit. Fresh croissants, hand-squeezed juice, nowhere to be.
Harry's Beach in Camps Bay is running a 2-course lunch special for R295, Mediterranean-leaning plates with an ocean view thrown in free. Menu rotates, so confirm before you go.
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Fact of the Day
Cape Town's blustery summer southeaster has been nicknamed the Cape Doctor since the 1800s, when settlers believed it blew disease out of the city. It also drapes Table Mountain's famous tablecloth of cloud.
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