r/capetown

How do we cope as Capetonians? You leave home at 06h00 to prepare for 2hr traffic congestion. You office hrs are from 09h00 till 17h00 sometimes 18h00, yet you arrive 1 or 2hrs earlier depending on traffic. You leave office to prepare for another 2hr heavy traffic congestion from N1, M5, N2 and finally the worse of all Jakes Gerwel. Then you must prep the families needs, to ensure they all ready for the next 13hr gap of not seeing anyone until weeknd. What life is this? No family time just give off your time to a system? How do we cope as Capetonians?

I’m being very serious, im looking for a pet pidgeon but I don’t know where to go

EDIT:

I don’t support snatching one off of the street lol

Hi guys! Anyone has gotten fillers injected? I’m looking to do cheeks specifically, and maybe jaw. Could you please tell me where you did it, if you are happy with the results and what is the price per mL? Thank youuu

Hi 👋

I am about to turn 29, and I have been thinking about all the things I have and haven’t done so far since I became an adult. One of those things is making a friend.

I have always been socially anxious and introverted, so I had a hard time making friends. All the friends I made when I was young and in school were kids who approached me. I have never made a friend on my own

This has led me to where I am now: a friendless, almost 29-year-old. I do have one school friend that I still WhatsApp, but we haven’t seen one another in over 5 years and only chat now and again.

With that out of the way, the promise I am making myself now is that I want to make one new friend before I turn 30.

I am in no way asking for someone to DM me and say, “Let’s be friends.” Instead, I am looking for places where I could meet like-minded, or even not-so-like-minded, people in Cape Town.

My Fact Sheet:

I am a big Lord of the Rings fan.

My Top 5 Lord of the Rings Songs:

1. Shadows - Sabaton (about the Nazgul)
2. The Lament for the Rohirrim - Clamavi De Profundis
3. The Battle of Sauron and Finrod Felagund - Clamavi De Profundis
4. Lord of the Rings (Remastered 2007) - Blind Guardian
5. The Ring Goes South - Howard Shore

My favourite book is The Silmarillion, with my favourite story being about Beren and Lúthien.

My favourite game is Lord of the Rings: Battle for Middle-earth II.

I am an avid watcher of anime, with my favourite genre being Slice of Life.

My favourite anime for the following genres:

Sport: Hajime no Ippo
Rom-Com: Chuunibyou demo Koi ga Shitai!
Favourite Historical Anime: Nobunaga Concerto
Favourite Shonen: One Piece
Favourite Slice of Life: Barakamon
Favourite Comedy: Gintama
Favourite Post-Apocalyptic: Sunabouzu
Favourite Horror: Jigoku Sensei Nube
Favourite Psychological: Mirai Nikki

Favourite Anime Movies: Koe no Katachi and 5 Centimeters per Second

The weirdest anime I have watched: Beyond the World (Chouetsu Sekai / Beyond the Transcendent World). It is about Aum Shinrikyo.

An anime take I will die on a hill for: Blackbeard is one of the best villains in anime history and had one of the best build-ups and introductions in anime.

And many more...

I am also a bit HISTORY nerd.

Favourite Genre: WWII. (No, I am not a Wehraboo.)

Favourite History Band: Sabaton
Favourite Song: Long Live the King

Favourite History Games: Battlefield 1, Hearts of Iron IV, and War Thunder. I am a snail slave.

And many more...

Music is something that has always lifted my spirits whenever I needed it, and for whatever reason, so the music I like varies.

My Favourite Song: Stargazer by Rainbow

Favourite Bands:

1. Sabaton
2. Rammstein
3. Paramore
4. Rainbow
5. Ikimonogakari

And like those that came before, there are many more...

I am a bit of a Japan nerd. - I am obsessed with J-Drama

As some of you might have noticed, if you took the time to get this far, for which I am grateful, I also play a lot of games.

My favourite PS1 game was Small Soldiers.

My favourite PS2 games were:

1. Jak X
2. Midnight Club 3: DUB Edition Remix
3. TimeSplitters 2
4. Commandos 2
5. Prince of Persia: Warrior Within

Favourite Xbox 360 games (I switched to Xbox)

1. Halo 3
2. Forza 4
3. Skyrim
4. Mass Effect 2
5. Call of Duty 4

Some games from later Xbox consoles:

1. Elden Ring
2. Vampyr
3. Kingdom Come: Deliverance
4. Cyberpunk 2077
5. Battlefield 1

My favourite gaming moment is when Mordin sings in Mass Effect 2.

And many more... (I bet you are so tired of this 😅)

Some pet peeves:

Butter on bread that hasn’t been toasted
Cheese on bread that isn’t toasted
Political talk
NikNaks for some reason, even though I eat Cheese Curls
And much, much more.

So yeah, that is me.

I am really not sure how to end this post. I am slowly freezing up because this is making me so anxious, so I will just say thank you for reading this, at least.

On the R300 each morning there are 2 police combis that drive on the yellow line. TT31 and TT34. Each morning they are on the yellow line. no emergency. Simply driving through. One morning I saw they knocked someones side mirror and drove off. The person tried to follow but they were gone

Another morning a driver drove to the left to block them, they forced their way through and a police officer behind the driver slid the window open to shout at the driver.

I went to Bellville and Kuils River SAPS to lay a complaint. Bellville said the person who was knocked must come to them. I cannot make a complaint about them driving on the yellow line. Kuils River a constable Moyane threatened to throw me in jail for complaining about this. I have sent an email to IPID but they havent come back to me in 2 weeks now.

What is a process we can follow here to get them to stop this nonsense of theirs.

I'm left-handed looking to get started with learning the guitar.
I have looked at getting a classical and an acoustic and have settled with getting a classical. My problem is that I can't find any left-handed classical guitars so I am left with the option of having one flipped at a music shop. I am planning on getting the Yamaha C40

My question is does anyone know how good Bothners is with flipping a guitar properly or knows any other place that can do it?

Moving back to Cape Town in the coming months and faced with the reality that I can no longer afford to live in the city.

I came across this report that surprised me in many ways. Firstly, the value you can still find on the West Coast/ Blouberg + Northern suburbs regions of Cape Town, especially considering they're not that far out. Can anyone share their experience with living that side?

Also interesting is that the jump from a 2-bed to a 3-bed is only about R4,900/month on median. I always assumed 3-bedrooms were out of reach but that gap is actually pretty manageable if you're splitting with someone.

Anyway, full breakdown here if anyone's looking: https://knoq.co.za/static/cape-town-rental-report-2026.html

Does anyone have a solid history of Observatory? Wikipedia isn‘t really giving me what I’m looking for.

I know it wasn’t technically classified under the Group Areas Act, but I’ve never heard of any older POC growing up there - only middle class white people. As an example, I have family from Mowbray pre-GGA, Salt River, Woodstock as a POC. All surrounding areas. But no one’s ever mentioned Obs. I’ve very rarely heard it mentioned in any history of Cape Town.

But I have heard it was a working class area, which I just don‘t think is true, unless it was largely white working class people? Reason being all the families I know who were there under apartheid were middle class. I understand mixed income areas but nothing I’ve seen or heard lines up with this idea.

Grants? Airbnbs? Second jobs? Shared accomodation? How?

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I analysed 30 000 South African rental listings. Here's are some not so interesting facts about rents in 2026.

1. Cape Town tenants pay 11× more per square metre than Limpopo

2. That "pet-friendly" tag costs you 68% extra rent

3. Cape Town's MEDIAN rent is higher than JHB's 75th percentile

4. Same R10k/month gets you a 137m² home in Limpopo or a 50m² flat in Cape Town

5. Going from 2 to 3 bedrooms is the single most expensive upgrade

6. Listings on golf estates have been sitting on the market for 3 YEARS

7. Apartments cost 53% more per m² than houses

8. 38% of the entire rental market sits between R6k and R12k

9. The data has a tell: half of all listings don't include floor area

Full analysis : https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1iDIXZZo029Sg7PKdKqrRILOB_TNC6dCiqPHMSep6Cu4/edit?usp=sharing

R2.2 million for a 20 m² shoebox where in order to get into bed you have to climb up steps. It's laughable. That equates to R110,000 per m².

For comparison sake, I live in Sea Point and paid R37,000 per m² for my apartment which I purchased in 2021. So in 5 years property prices have tripled - that's bonkers!

Hey everyone I'm a Private chef in the CBD area and surrounding areas camps bay etc I just wanted to know how people market themselves because lately it feels like I've been just paying for ads and no reply. I've put ads on meta ads and tried google ads but still no new customers, I've been thinking of trying Microsoft ads but I'm not quite sure how to go about it. Any advice would help

Guys quick question, why do people in cape Town, don't know of "cheap or jozi prices" cape Town? , i will not mention which areas just incase the greedy rich find it but yes you can still find a two bedroom flat for R6k in a safe area with views with cheap organic food? The only clue I can say is, how far are you willing to travel?