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Friday, 27 June

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Today around town

Free Wi-Fi at Sea Point Promenade
City hotspot · live now
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Neighbourhood Market, Woodstock
Open till 14:00 · 2.1 km
Open
Roadworks on Nelson Mandela Blvd
Expect delays inbound · until 16:00
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Transport
From
Sea Point — Regent Rd
To
Cape Town CBD — Civic Centre
Best route · 34 min · R12.40
5 min
Walk to Queens Beach stop
450 m along Beach Rd promenade
MyCiTi · Route 104 → Civic Centre
Board at Queens Beach · 6 stops · myconnect card
07:4808:0008:1208:24
3 min
Walk to Civic Centre
Arrive 08:22 · 280 m

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Golden Arrow Bus
Sea Point → Adderley · every 20 min
07:55
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Metrorail · Southern Line
From Cape Town Station · every 30 min
08:05
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Uber from R68 · Bolt from R61
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Fuel price · today
Coastal Western Cape
R24.34/L 95
Diesel R22.10

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07:42 · sorted by distance
Clicks Pharmacy · V&A Waterfront
1.4 km · closes 21:00
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Dis-Chem · Canal Walk
8.7 km · closes 19:00
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Alpha Pharm · Gardens
2.9 km · closes 18:00
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Hospitals

Groote Schuur Hospital
Observatory · 24h casualty · 4.2 km
24h
Red Cross War Memorial Children's
Rondebosch · paediatric · 5.1 km
24h
Christiaan Barnard Memorial
CBD · private · 1.8 km
24h

Dentists & vets

Gardens Dental Studio
Emergency slots today · 2.6 km
Open
Sea Point Veterinary Clinic
After-hours on call · 0.9 km
Open

Cape Town news

News & community
GroundUp
42 min ago · City
City council approves R1.2bn upgrade for MyCiTi network expansion to Khayelitsha
New trunk route and 14 stations expected to cut commute times by up to 40 minutes for the south-east.
News241 hr ago · Weather
South-easter to ease by Saturday as a warm weekend settles over the Peninsula
Highs of 28°C expected Sunday; fire risk remains elevated on Table Mountain slopes.
IOL2 hr ago · Transport
Metrorail restores full Southern Line service after signalling repairs
Trains between Cape Town and Simon's Town now running to schedule, PRASA confirms.
News243 hr ago · Sport
Stormers name strong side for URC derby against the Bulls at Cape Town Stadium
Captain returns from injury; kick-off 17:00 Saturday with a sell-out crowd expected.
GroundUp5 hr ago · City
Dam levels climb to 78% as winter rains ease Day Zero fears
Water restrictions stay at Level 1, but the City urges continued careful use.

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Nomsa Dlamini
"What the MyCiTi expansion really means for the Cape Flats"
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Pieter van Wyk
"Load-shedding fatigue and the case for rooftop solar"

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Jun
29
Kirstenbosch Summer Concert
Sun 17:30 · Botanical Gardens · from R220
Jul
04
Artscape · An Evening of Jazz
Fri 19:00 · Artscape Theatre · from R180
Jul
06
GrandWest · Family Fun Day
Sun 10:00 · GrandWest Casino · free entry

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Obituaries

Margaret "Maggie" Solomon
Bo-Kaap · 1948–2026
Service at St Monica's, Thursday 10:00. Family requests donations to the local crèche in lieu of flowers.
David Khumalo
Langa · 1956–2026
Remembered by his community as a devoted teacher. Memorial details to follow.

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Royale Eatery · gourmet burgers
Long St · 25–35 min · R45 delivery
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Kauai · health food
Sea Point · 20–30 min · R39 delivery
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Col'Cacchio · wood-fired pizza
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