We are going for a wedding in Cape Town in December and need to plan a stag do for the groom.

Many of the party are staying around the V&a.

On the day of the stag, most of the guys will be golfing in the morning. We were planning to go back to V&a for 2pm, have some drinks there and then go to casino and see where the night takes us. Maybe mavericks or a bar crawl around sea point. Most of the party will be from the UK.

Any advice on good bars in V&a? It will be on a Monday, so not sure if it will be lively? Open to other suggestions.

Much appreciated!

My cell phone doesn't work in my flat - I have to go outside to talk on the phone or use WhatsApp but I need to be reachable in case of emergency. What is the cheapest way to do this? I read that Mifi might be an option, or are there any cheap wifi providers I can get set up? Thanks for your help.

So I go to Clicks a few months ago and I get this product, anti aging, toner, day cream spf and a night cream, the toner burned my skin, the night cream made me itch and I get these little pimples. So I used a scrub, used something else, been going through products and its just not compatible with my skin.... the itching is honestly the worst. So where can I actually get people who are knowledgeable with quality products? I really don't have the thousands to see a dermatologist.

My colored people ..

I grew up in a family that could never afford a medical aid so I don't really have much reference but I have been having some concerning symptoms (and in the past some fairly alarming blood test results) and it has made myself and my husband desperately want to visit the idea of me being added as a member to his family's medical/getting my own medical aid.

What are good options for Cape Town with regards to hospital cover? I know there is a year long wait for non emergency stuff but what else do you need to wait for? Thanks in advance for reading this/for any advice offered! 😊

Hi everyone, i am in desperate need to find a place that my dog (male chihuahua) can board over christmas from the 24 dec until the 1/2 of january, as my usual place is fully booked.

Can anyone recommend me any places within cape town/noordhoek area? In desperate need here!

With the record low turnout at the Durban and Gqebs tests, surely you must lower the ticket prices for the Cape Town test.

A buddy of mine went to the Gqebera test for R160 a ticket. That is a fair price, even R250 is fair price. But 500 Buffalos is a bit of a stretch.

Cricket South Africa, please hear our calls.

This happens almost on a daily basis.

Making this post because other posts were so useful to me:

- was standing to the queue by 6.30. Be sure to go straight to the parking lot queue. If you are facing the entrance to the escalator, on the far right.

- collection queue was separated out into a new queue. I was then ~15th in th queue. Stood here for about an hr.

- at 8 they let us up into the mall, sat & waited here. Was then about ~9th in the queue. But they take priority (pensioners, disability, etc) first so you wait for a while here. [i.e. if you are a pensioner or disabled or pregnant I think you’re fine coming any time no need to queue]

- out by 8.45

Howdy gang!

As the title describes; I am in the market for some 2nd hand Xhosa kids books.

If anyone knows of some 2nd hand shops that might have or have a contact getting rid of them I would be most grateful. I am based in the Muizenberg area but can travel a bit if needed.

Kindest

Hi everyone,

I’ll be staying in Century City for a week in February and I’m trying to decide whether it would be better to rent a car at Cape Town Airport or just use Uber for the whole stay.

The main consideration is that my wife needs to be at Tygerberg Hospital every day, so my routine will basically be:

• Century City → Tygerberg Hospital to drop her off
• Tygerberg → Century City
• Century City → Tygerberg again to pick her up
• Tygerberg → Century City

So essentially two round trips every day for a week, plus normal trips for sightseeing, restaurants, etc.

A few things that make me hesitate about renting:

• I have never driven in South Africa
• I have never driven on the left-hand side
• I’m not familiar with Cape Town traffic, roads or parking
• On the other hand, with 4 Uber trips every day just for the hospital, I wonder if renting would be much more practical/cheaper

For people familiar with Cape Town, what would you recommend in my situation?

Uber for the whole week, or rent a car from CPT airport?

I’d especially appreciate thoughts on traffic between Century City and Tygerberg, safety, parking, Uber availability, and how difficult driving there would be for someone driving on the left for the first time.

Thanks!

Basically the title.

If you could also please let me know how many hours they work a week?

TIA!

My wife and I have been married for 14 years and have a 6 year old son. We are in the process of divorcing and it is quite amicable. We are trying to figure out parenting arrangements and someone recommended we visit a mediator. Has anyone had any experience using a mediator in CT? How much do they cost? Do we need to use one or could we just fugure it out ourselves?

Hey. I want to hike table mountain tomorrow morning with my girlfriend. We don’t know people here so we are not a group of 4+. We plan to go up around 9am. Do you think there will be enough people for it to be safe?
Thanks a lot! 🙌🏼

Hey there

In need of transport assistance. My son took the plain from George back home to Northern Suburbs. Had to leave 2 bags at his gfs in Georger.

Is there anyone willing to assist to pick up his bags please. He's working in Dubai, currently back for a month to visit. Going back to Dubai end of month. So the chances of going back to pick up the bags are zilch .

Transportation costs will be provided for for the collection of the bags

Thank you so much

Just had this pop into my email from COCT. Anyone heard of the this? I have a prepaid meter but not an AMI meter.

I have a problem with getting my building plans approved. It’s been almost 2 years and gone through land use approval to build a carport up to my boundary. And extending my existing granny flat. Now my architect says o need to pay him a further R 6000 for a structural engineer report. Some form2 that must be completed. For a form 6k? Any advice would be appreciated.

I hope he did actually get some help after this.

I’m looking to take the train from Stellenbosch, which would be (I think) the northern line and get off around Salt River or take a connection to Observatory. I’m a first year varsity student from Joburg and I’ve never taken it before so I want to gauge wether or not I’ll be safe to take my laptop in my back pack

EDIT:

Writing this after taking the train there and back, I had no issues. There were definitely stations though where I thought if I got off I would definitely get robbed but the train itself was fine. When I got on I just made sure to go sit near a security guard and I didn’t use my phone whilst riding and I think I was fine. For context I am a white male who is not a small chap, I probably wouldn’t recommend it as a female but that being said there were definitely solo female travellers. All in all it wasn’t that bad, I didn’t feel in danger or like someone was going to rob me, the train has security and apart from some of the stations having no guards or ticket officers (Some people just walk straight on because there is zero staff) I think the train is safe enough.

A family member from South Africa is coming to see our baby on the day they are born in the USA. We asked them to get the covid booster/ vaccine and flu shots. They are happy to do so as a precaution. Both are unavailable at dischem and doctors offices. Where would they be able to get this? Both of these are quite widely available in the US.

Thank you so much, everyone!

Hi guys,

I broke my tooth earlier a few months ago.

I don't have medical aid and I think I really need to sort this tooth out as a lot of blood suddenly came out when I was brushing my teeth this morning.

Can someone recommend me a dentist that hopefully won't break the bank but is still going to do a quality job?

Maybe if you can give me a ballpark of how much it'd be to fix a broken tooth, although I know that's not a simple ask.

I was also thinking of using the UWC dental clinic.

Help will be appreciated!!

My son is looking to get some theatre experience. Has anyone worked or volunteered at the Masque and can give some feedback on whether this venue will provide valuable training? I took him to Artscape the other day for a chat with some of the guys there and let's just say the Masque doesn't sound like it's a well looked after venue which makes me worry about my son working backstage. It's just that we all live in Fish Hoek so town is a LONG drive.