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Team SA held its own against 60 countries in Dublin, and a Woodstock beading circle proved Mandela Day doesn't need a donation box to work.

There's a serval kitten easing into confidence, a real NASA astronaut talking Tamboerskloof through her actual space trip, and a Lansdowne coffee spot most people drive straight past.

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Eighteen young South African dancers just went up against 60 countries and more than 25,000 competitors at the world's biggest all-genre dance competition in Dublin. Ten days, 65 solos and a stack of group routines later, Team SA landed sixth overall with 15 gold, 18 silver and 11 bronze medals to show for it.

Over in Woodstock, hundreds of Capetonians pulled up a chair for a Mandela Day beading circle, threading beads alongside elderly members instead of just dropping off a donation and driving off. The organisation looks after more than 2,700 older residents across the city, and for one afternoon the queue ran the other way.

A rescued serval kitten named Flint arrived spooked by almost everything, needing calm voices and slow movements for every feed. Weeks of patient care later, his frantic cries are turning into curiosity, and his caregivers say he is finally ready to meet the rest of the crew.

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Events 4 plans
5:00pm
R70-R100		 Tjokkers, the Playhouse Theatre's tenth annual primary school drama festival, turns Somerset West's stage over to pint-sized productions and unreasonably confident line delivery.
6:00pm
From R100		 A real NASA astronaut touches down in Tamboerskloof to talk through her actual trip to the International Space Station, no simulator required.
6:00pm
From R250		 Clock Out Club is betting Cape Town wants to dance and still make its bedtime, a City Bowl party that wraps by 10pm.
8:00pm
R80		 Over in Observatory, Roast Battle League puts local comics in the ring for scripted insults and unscripted flinching, judged entirely on savagery.
Hidden Gems 3 finds

Lansdowne's Cave Cafe sits quietly next to Pizza Familia, easy to miss if nobody's tipped you off. Family-run, pouring proper filter coffee, with board games on the table and sourdough toasties that punch above a neighbourhood cafe. Open daily except Sundays, early finish Mondays.

Sea Point's new Big Bowls runs an all-you-can-eat Asian buffet for R239 a head, and the dumplings and crispy bao alone make the maths work. Bring an appetite for wontons, a bit of sushi and a bubble waffle to finish, before the queue catches on.

For a halal smokehouse fix, Talladega Grill is doing brisket, ribs and wings low and slow, finished off with a lava cake that somehow still holds its shape. Go hungry, leave smug.

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