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. On a gloomy day in Cape Town, what’s better than visiting a wine farm where you can sip on a full-bodied red wine, huddled next to a fire, with the soundtrack of rain outside? Here’s a short list of wine farms in Stellenbosch, ranging from the quaint family-owned estates to the luxurious tasting rooms with all the trimmings:
5 cosy wine farms near Cape Town to make the most of a rainy day
9. After cyphering it out in Johannesburg, East London, Cape Town and Oudtshoorn, the top 20 breakers from across the country put their best foot forward, going toe-to-toe for a chance to represent South Africa at the 20th Red Bull BC One World Finals:
GrandWest to Paris: Cape Town dancers head to international finals
8. The Baxter Theatre Centre is an iconic Cape Town spot for lovers of the performing arts. Sitting at the foot of the mountain on UCT’s lower campus, the theatre is known for telling important South African stories. Here’s what you can watch this May:
7. Macassar police are investigating a case of carjacking and kidnapping after two Chinese nationals were targeted on Macassar Road:
6. Tsitsikamma National Parks and the NSRI team were alerted to a serious injury on the Otter Trail near the shoreline:
NSRI teams rescue an injured hiker from the Tsitsikamma Otter Trail
5. The City is preparing to introduce its no-cost property home-ownership transfer program, aimed at unlocking various opportunities for eligible beneficiaries:
City’s R38 million homeownership programme starts soon: Do you qualify?
4. A fuel spill at the Astron Energy oil refinery in Milnerton has reached the sensitive waterways of the Table Bay Nature Reserve, posing a significant threat to wildlife, with several oiled birds having already died:
Fuel spill in Milnerton threatens wildlife at Table View Nature Reserve
3. Get ready to elevate your senses in one of Cape Town’s hottest spots. Cannibisters, a unique combination of a cannabis dispensary, herbal apothecary and members’ club, sits in Sea Point:
Cannibisters: Inside Cape Town’s first legal cannabis members’ club
2. There’s plenty to do on rainy days in Cape Town, so don’t let unruly weather get you down:
1. Tatjana Schoenmaker and Joel Smith are officially engaged. The happy couple said yes to forever at a wine farm in Constantia, featuring Table Mountain and the sunset as a backdrop:
Picture: Michael van den Bergh