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Cape Town’s ‘Pink Lady’ cracks the world’s 50 best hotels
Mount Nelson, a Belmond Hotel, Cape Town, has been named No. 34 in The World’s 50 Best Hotels 2026.
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Out and about in Cape Town: Best things to do this weekend
A guide to the best things to do and places to go in Cape Town this weekend, from Friday, 18 September to Sunday, 20 September, 2026.
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Guess which Cape Town spot is one of the coolest neighbourhoods in the world
Kalk Bay beat London’s Newington Green and Lexington’s Distillery District to the 31st spot.
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What happened to 3,600L of pee collected at the Springboks vs the All Blacks game?
In the name of conservation and innovation, PeeCycling recovered nutrients and water that would otherwise be flushed away.
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Dam levels and water restrictions still a concern, despite stormy weather ahead
Cape Town’s dam levels are 75% full - well below last year’s mark as a very strong El Niño raises the prospect of a hotter, drier summer.
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Cape Town is about to get shaken and stirred at the AJABU Cocktail & Spirits Festival
The idea is less cocktail convention, more global bar crawl.
Restaurants
Bubbling under: Simonsig has opened a new restaurant in Stellenbosch
Vonkel at Simonsig brings Mediterranean flavours, Neapolitan pizza – and plenty of Cap Classique – to one of the best-loved estates in Stellenbosch.
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AI might plan your Cape Town trip. Pangea will make it interesting
For a city as well-travelled as Cape Town, the AI might get you here. The people you meet could be the reason you come back.
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Out and about in Cape Town: Best things to do this weekend
A guide to the best things to do and places to go in Cape Town this weekend, from Friday, 11 September to Sunday, 13 September, 2026.
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Got a film project in the works? Cape Town wants to help fund it
There’s one catch. Projects must be completed between 1 July 2026 and 30 June 2027.
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