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A new hub gathers what makes Cape Town Cape Town: the language, the food, the music, the traditions and the places, with an explainer behind each theme. Every fact names the source it came from and links to it. Alongside it, the South African Music Graph connects musicians, songs, places and genres on one map.
Open Cape Town Explained →A new hub organises the site's data journalism by topic and by story: wildfires, water and the dams, load shedding, crime in numbers, the cost of living and how the city moves. Each story opens on its verdict, runs the updates in order and links to the live data behind it.
Open Data Stories →November 2026
Markets, sport, music, and more happening in Cape Town.
See what’s on →October 2026
A profile of the singer-songwriter who grew up in Kommetjie, busked in Berlin, turned down the record labels after her 2014 TEDxBerlin performance and saw "She" shortlisted for an Oscar. Her journey in eleven stops, three songs to play in the page and her 2026 arena dates with Laufey and Olivia Dean. She is now also in the music quiz and on the music graph.
Read her story →A concert preview for Saturday 10 October 2026: pianist Kyle Shepherd, bassist Benjamin Jephta and drummer Marlon Witbooi play the music of Abdullah Ibrahim at the Baxter Concert Hall, four months after his death. What is planned, who is on stage, tickets, parking and the weekend's other Baxter productions.
Read the preview →The brief, every two weeks
A free email every two weeks with safety updates, dam levels, rainfall and what's on.
Includes a free member account to save favourite guides and join the discussion.