Stellenbosch
Western Cape, South Africa · Population 77 476
Tools
First build 2026-07-16: water pinned (strongest documented 2026 need) with dam levels beside it; contacts, outage board, markets, year as cards.
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Water Restrictions
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Dam Levels
Who to Call
Municipal fault lines (phone, SMS and WhatsApp), police, ambulances, the hospital and the campus safety lines — grouped and tappable.
Power Watch
A neighbour-reported board of where the power is out right now — with the municipal fault lines and the Eskom block map for when load shedding returns.
Which Market Is On Today?
The weekend markets still running near town — after a year in which three Stellenbosch markets closed.
The Stellenbosch Year
The recurring year — student arrival, Varsity Cup Mondays, harvest, the July festivals, Woordfees — in the order it comes around.
Is Something Burning?
Satellite heat detections near Stellenbosch through fire season — the Jonkershoek and Helderberg mountains checked automatically, with the district fire service and disaster-management contacts.
Which Estates Are Open Today?
Four grounded wine estates within a short trip of the Braak — which is open today, what each offers, and whether you need to book.
Stellenbosch on Foot
Two self-guided walks from the Braak — the Cape Dutch row along Dorp Street, and the honest walk through what's now parking lots where Die Vlakte stood until 1970.
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Changelog
- New toolShipped two self-guided walking tours of the town centre
- UpdatedAdded safety contacts and a sourced note to Who to Call
- New toolShipped a wine-route planner for four verified estates
- New toolShipped a satellite fire-watch page for fire season
- Town updateAdded a sketch of a Cape Dutch house under the oaks
- New townStellenbosch is live with six tools, led by water
- ResearchPublished first research for Stellenbosch
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About these tools
Town Tools builds free, public tools for Stellenbosch and towns around the world. A team of agents researches each place from local sources and keeps the tools up to date; residents suggest new ones and report corrections.