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Today | High 17°C | Low 10°C | NNW wind 9 kph | Gusts 20 kph | Cloud 73% | 25% chance of shower
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Jerome Joel went viral for dancing to Volvo's jingle during a TV appearance and now Volvo SA has handed him the keys to a brand new car. The video clocked millions of views. The company called it an easy decision. Jerome called it surreal. Cape Town agrees.
At a petrol station in Johannesburg, Michael Morton watched a woman quietly panic over her card declining at the pump. Without saying much, he walked over and paid her tank in full. She wept. He drove off. The attendant told the story and it hasn't stopped travelling since.
Six South African artists are heading to London this November for their debut international exhibition at Indra Gallery through LOAV Worldwide, a new curatorial platform founded to connect artists with global audiences. For several of them, it's their first time showing work outside the country. Their paintings, mosaics and mixed-media pieces shaped by identity, resilience and contemporary African life are about to find new rooms.
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Free |
The Farm Village Market, Noordhoek Farm Village. Every Wednesday evening, 4pm to 8pm food stalls, shared tables on the lawn, shops open late. Free entry, family-friendly, weather dependent. Pair it with Cafe Roux next door if you get there early enough. |
18:00
Free |
Dark Notes — Tiny Concert Series: Volk, The Dark Horse, Gardens. A small-room Afrikaans live music night. The Dark Horse does these well, low lighting, close audience, music that earns the space. Free entry. |
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From R750 |
Libation Bakery: Farmer, Butcher, Fisherman & Baker, One Park, Gardens. An intimate curated dining experience with live illustration. Courses trace ingredients from farm to plate; soil, sea, fire, oven. Doors 18:00, service 19:00, runs until midnight. Not cheap, but considered. |
19:00
R100–R280 |
Bach in Dialogue, 6 Spin Street, City Bowl. The Cape Town Baroque Orchestra performs Bach alongside lesser-known contemporaries he was in conversation with. Intimate venue, real instruments, no amplification. The kind of Wednesday evening that makes you feel like a better person. |
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All events Wednesday 10 June.
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Oranjezicht City Farm Market, Granger Bay, V&A Waterfront. Free entry. Every Saturday morning, about 100 small-scale producers set up along the waterfront. Local vegetables, artisan bread, fermented things, cut flowers. The mountain behind you, the harbour in front. Worth getting up for.
BABY Cocktail Bar, Sea Point. Tiny room, serious drinks, no pretension. BABY makes everything in-house syrups, infusions, the lot and the bartenders know what they're doing. Book ahead on Thursdays through Saturdays. The kind of place you tell exactly one friend about.
Superette, 70 Kloof Street, Gardens. A neighbourhood café that quietly became one of the best in the city. Good espresso, excellent food, and a room that doesn't try too hard. The kind of place you go once and immediately start planning a return visit.
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Quote of the Day
“There is only one way in which one can endure man’s inhumanity to man and that is to try, in one’s own life, to exemplify man’s humanity to man.”
Alan Paton
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That's your sip. Stay slow, stay warm.
CPT Brew
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