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How to spend Mandela Day 2025 in Cape Town
As South Africans, we know the default association most people make with us globally is either rugby or Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela.
Now more than...
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Events: What’s on in Cape Town
Cape Town brings the goods when it comes to a jam-packed schedule of concerts and events
Sport and fitness
Cape Town’s 11 Best Winter Events to Stay Fit
Winter in Cape Town doesn’t mean staying indoors, although nobody’s judging you if that’s your thing.
I admit, I often...
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The best spots for Ramen in Cape Town
Winter is in full swing, and the icy cold days call for a delicious bowl of hearty and wholesome goodness.
Entering from stage right, to rescue you from those...
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The best winter specials in Cape Town
Winter in Cape Town means it’s often more tempting to pull on your woollen slippers than your dancing shoes, but with the cold and wet weather comes...
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7 best spots in Cape Town for matcha
Some might say matcha tastes like grass (usually those not yet inducted into the somewhat cult-like following - and full disclosure: I’ve been a...
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Local Intel
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Local Intel: Clement Pedro
Want to know where the locals love to go? In this series on Time Out Cape Town, ‘Local Intel’ taps into some of the city’s best-connected...
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Local Intel: John Dobson
Want to know where the locals love to go? In this exclusive series on Time Out Cape Town, ‘Local Intel’ taps into some of the city’s...
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Local Intel: Suga
Don't Miss: Get your Coffee Rave on with Suga at the Time Out Market Cape Town on Wednesday, 25 June from 6 am to 9 am.
For Suga, the essence of Cape...
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Where to snow hunt this winter near Cape Town
Winter is in full swing in Cape Town - with snow-filled reports becoming more frequent.
A few weeks ago, parts of the Eastern...
The best safari trips from Cape Town
Track down the elusive ‘Big Five’, and have a whale of a time doing it
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Ride the kaleidoscope: Your quintessential West Coast guide
Cape Town’s West Coast is one of those places that sneaks up on you with its rugged beauty and its wild unpretentiousness. Come spring, the fynbos...
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The Italian island named the world’s most colourful destination
Don’t get us wrong, monochrome can be beautiful (check out this gorgeous art deco building in London, for example). But a splash of colour can...
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UNESCO just announced 26 new World Heritage Sites
Listen up, everyone. UNESCO’s new World Heritage sites just dropped.
In efforts to identify, preserve and protect cultural heritage spots across...
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I went on a food tour of Copenhagen inspired by ‘The Bear’ – these are the best things I ate
‘Ah don lan na di airport. Usay you dey?’ The sound of my Sierra Leonean parents’ mother tongue, Krio, was not on the bingo list of things I...
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