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. Valentin Gain, a 24-year-old from Landeronde, France, has just completed a 16-month journey, travelling over 12 400 kilometres on foot to reach Cape Town:
French adventurer concludes a 12 400-kilometre trek in Cape Town
9. Footage of an altercation between a mongoose and a cobra, recently taken in Melkbosstrand, has been widely shared on social media:
8. Plan magical evenings in some of Cape Town’s most scenic venues. Regular weekday screenings will be hosted amid the beauty of Kirstenbosch Botanical Garden and Central Park in Century City:
From family classics to thrillers, The Galileo promises a film for every fan
7. A 20-year-old student from the University of Fort Hare in the Eastern Cape has reportedly passed away in a hospital after being struck by a police nyala during the Springboks’ victory tour on Sunday, 5 November:
Eastern Cape student injured in Springboks parade dies in hospital
6. Zoë Brown and her now-husband, Robbie, tied the knot with a stunning outdoor wedding in Robertson on Saturday. On Sunday, Zoë took to Instagram to share a few snaps from ‘the morning after’:
5. If the thought of navigating traffic to reach the crowded shores of Cape Town does not sound appealing, fear not, as many Cape Town hotels offer day visitors an opportunity to enjoy a spot next to their swimming pool:
6 trendy Cape Town hotel swimming pools to cool you off this summer
4. Police and emergency medical services were called to a filling station in Kenilworth after a 41-year-old woman was shot, robbed and pushed out of a vehicle moments after she had requested the services of an e-hailing driver:
Woman robbed, shot and pushed from e-hailing vehicle in Kenilworth
3. More than 80 000 seats have been added to flights between Cape Town and London for the festive season after Virgin Atlantic launched its seasonal LHR-CPT service:
London to Cape Town flight route adds thousands of seats for festive season
2. The 2024 elections in South Africa are a significant event, and being informed about the process is crucial for voters. Here’s a concise guide to everything you need to know:
1. A video shared on X captures a pod of dolphins and a Bryde’s whale behaving in a frenzy-like manner at the water’s surface off the coast of False Bay in Cape Town:
Watch: A video captures a marine spectacle off Cape Town’s coast
Picture: Screenshot / @the_gregdavies / X