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Local time Friday 1:37 PMWeather 18°C, Partly cloudyOuter Index 50 · #181 of 1942 today1 USD 16.4 ZAR

Cape Town is the legislative capital of South Africa. It is the country's oldest city and the seat of the Parliament of South Africa.

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In the news

• Cape Town online dating scam syndicate busted as two suspects arrested
  citizen.co.za · 8 h ago
• Mother appeals for help as son battles kidney failure
  namibian.com.na · 3 h ago · 2 outlets
• ICC announces Men's Player of the Month nominees for October 2026
  southeastasiapost.com · 9 h ago · 2 outlets
• Music Exchange (MEX) Nominated for Music Business Award – Africa (MBAA)
  martinmyersct.com · 3 h ago
• Clearer picture emerges of election results in eight metros
  jacarandafm.com · 3 h ago
• All eyes on Joburg battle as ANC-ActionSA alliance potentially emerges
  citizen.co.za · 3 h ago
• ANC faces coalition scramble as grip on major cities slips
  timeslive.co.za · 4 h ago
• South Africa's ruling ANC maintains narrow lead as two-thirds of votes counted in municipal elections-Xinhua
  english.news.cn · 4 h ago

Headlines from the outlets named, found through the GDELT Project. Translations and an AI summary are in the app. All the news in Cape Town.

This week

Things to do in Cape Town this weekend

• Liefde 10
  Sat, Nov 7, 9:00 AM · Meerendal Wine Estate, Cape Town, ZA · Music · Rock
• Jill Scott - To Whom This May Concern 2026 Tour
  Wed, Nov 11, 8:00 PM · Grand Arena at GrandWest, Cape Town, ZA · Music · R&B

Events and tickets from Ticketmaster, within 60 km, from 2026-11-06.

Weather this week

• Fri18° / 14°Fair
• Sat18° / 13°Clear
• Sun25° / 13°Partly cloudy
• Mon28° / 16°Fair
• Tue26° / 17°Clear

Forecast by MET Norway, CC BY 4.0, updated 18 min ago.

Nearby

• Somerset West 41 km
• Paarl 55 km
• George 373 km
• Kariega 645 km
• Gqeberha 663 km
• Mdantsane 875 km

Learn here

• University of Cape Town 23,500 students
• University of the Western Cape 19,590 students
• College Of Cape Town 14,000 students
• Damelin Correspondence College 4,402 students
• Inscape Design College
• Hiddingh Campus
• College of Magic
• Northlink College

Universities and colleges within 25 km, from Wikidata, CC0.

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