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. Concerns have been raised about the scenic Bloukrans Pass on the R102 road between Plettenberg Bay and Jeffreys Bay, which runs through the ravine of the Bloukrans River:
Viral video shows difference between Western and Eastern Cape roads
9. With screenings running until April 2024, the Galileo Open Air Cinema offers unique entertainment for both locals and tourists and an opportunity to take advantage of the Cape’s beautiful locations and vistas:
Here’s what’s on the Galileo Open Air Cinema’s screen this month
8. The pilot project, launched in Overcome Heights informal settlement near Muizenberg and aimed at reducing fire risks, has shown progress. To date, the teams have successfully fireproofed more than 100 structures:
7. The popular Stellenbosch pub, Die Mystic Boer, will be closing its doors this weekend after 21 years in business:
Mystic Boer to close its doors in Stellenbosch after 21 years
6. Here is a list of private and model C schools in Cape Town and the fees for the 2024 year:
5. Here are five top-rated Italian restaurants in Cape Town for pasta, according to Tripadvisor:
5 pasta restaurants in Cape Town that will transport you to Italy
4. Here are four of Cape Town’s most haunted locations:
3. After two years of no access to the public swimming pool in Langa, frustrated residents took matters into their own hands last week by breaking into the facility for a swim:
Langa residents force entry into pool that’s been closed for 2 years
2. The South Africa Social Security Agency (Sassa) paid R140 million to beneficiaries who are no longer alive:
1. The South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI) has contested a visitor’s claims that Kirstenbosch Botanical Garden is in a state of neglect:
SANBI defends state of Kirstenbosch Garden following claims of neglect
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