As always, we’re keeping you in the loop and making sure that you never miss a Cape Town moment. Here are our Top 10 stories of the week:
10. Rico Pentz (39), founder of Helderberg Wildlife Rescue and Anti Animal Cruelty, passed away after being bitten by a snouted cobra last week:
Western Cape snake handler succumbs to snouted cobra bite
9. Here are five restaurants where you can create lasting memories with your loved one:
Five top-rated Cape Town restaurants for the perfect date night
8. The well-known Orca pair, Port and Starboard were spotted in Kalk Bay last week:
7. After a farewell to their Scott Street location, How’s Your Oni is set to charm Capetonians once again, this time in the heart of Green Point:
How’s Your Oni moves to Green Point with exciting new location
6. In January 2018, Don and Yvonne Cormack from Harlow, Essex, were stabbed while hiking near Silvermine. Don, then 71, sustained nine stab wounds and Yvonne was injured while defending him:
Couple who survived an attack on Table Mountain join rally for hiker safety
5. Hundreds of undocumented foreign nationals were evicted from two illegally occupied buildings in Commercial Street, Cape Town:
Undocumented foreigners evicted from hijacked buildings in Cape Town
4. Du Plessis was surrounded as soon as he arrived at O. R. Tambo International Airport in Kempton Park, with a loud chant of ‘DDP’ echoing through the crowd:
Watch: Dricus du Plessis receives hero’s welcome on return to SA
3. The arrest of a 40-year-old suspect from Kraaifontein on January 18th demonstrated the disturbing link between animal cruelty and other forms of criminal activity, specifically the shocking exploitation of vulnerable children:
Investigation into child sex predators uncovers disturbing animal cruelty
2. The Western Cape, particularly Cape Town, experienced a record-breaking December, with tourists flocking to the province:
WC experiences record-breaking December with over 400k tourists
1. Cape Town has clinched the second spot in Time Out’s global ranking of the world’s best cities to live in for 2024:
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