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. Hermes, one of Cape Town’s favourite caracals, has made a comeback. In a short clip shared on Facebook by The Urban Caracal Project, Hermes was recently spotted strolling along a trail in the Mother City:
Watch! Hermes the caracal casually strolling along the trail
9. Calling on all aspiring Total Ninjas! Inspired by the global phenomenon TV series, Ninja Warrior, Total Ninja in Cape Town is levelling up fitness and fun:
8. Soi Bar has just opened on 9 Kloof Nek Road and foodies are buzzing. It’s all about Asian-inspired tapas, next-level sushi, and creative cocktails:
7. Silo Concerts, a series of music events showcasing local performers to the public for free, are back to entertain visitors in the Waterfront’s Silo district:
Silo Concerts return to the V&A Waterfront, starting this Friday
6. A social media user tweeted footage of an unusual landing made by a paraglider – it certainly isn’t good weather for flying:
5. A touching moment in a heartbreaking situation. The teenager who slipped into the water near Llandudno beach, believed to have drowned, was found surrounded by a pod of dolphins:
Dolphins display mourning behaviour for teen that drowned near Llandudno
4. Just off Second Avenue and Kenilworth Road, there’s a vibey square packed with cool restaurants, a corner store, and even a tattoo parlour. Wrapped around the corner of the building, there’s a space that my partner and I started calling “cursed corner”. No restaurant that’s opened there has lasted. Until now:
3. How do you steal an entire school? The famous quote by Desmond Tutu springs to mind – “There is only one way to eat an elephant: a bite at a time.” :
2. In Bloubergstrand, the picturesque seaside suburb of Cape Town, is Ons Huisie. The name of this beloved eatery is Afrikaans for ‘Our Small Home’. And as the name suggests, visitors are always welcomed (and fed) like family:
1. The Western Cape will need a new city the size of Bloemfontein, within the next eight years, if Cape Town’s population continues to grow at its current rate:
Picture: Benjamin William Pearce