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Cherise, 25 #201 · Cherise Davids · level 2

Salt River, Cape Town · Western Cape

Female · Coloured · Christian · English, Afrikaans

Junior graphic designer at an agency on Albert Road. I bake when I'm stressed, so my colleagues are always happy. Ja, I'll judge your font choices.

BakingNetflixThriftingDancing

Nadia, 29 #202 · Nadia Salie · level 1

Wynberg, Cape Town · Western Cape

Female · Coloured · Muslim · English, Afrikaans

Pharmacist who learnt to make her gran's koesisters and now there's a queue at family gatherings. Looking for someone who can handle Sunday lunch with forty relatives.

CookingPhotographyFamily gatheringsRoad trips

Bianca, 31 #203 · Bianca Fortuin · level 2

Parow, Cape Town · Western Cape

Female · Coloured · Christian · Afrikaans, English

Primary school teacher with thirty Grade 3s and a netball team that actually wins. Ek braai nogal 'n goeie boerewors. Ek soek iemand wat nie bang is vir 'n bietjie dans nie.

NetballBraaiGardeningBallroom dance

Tamsin, 27 #204 · Tamsin Petersen · level 1

Kuils River, Cape Town · Western Cape

Female · Coloured · Christian · English, Afrikaans

Physio assistant and Saturday hockey goalie, so I'm used to people shooting at me. I'm restoring a second-hand dresser and it's winning. Now-now it will be done.

HockeyPodcastsThrifted furnitureBaking

Gadija, 34 #205 · Gadija Toefy · level 2

Observatory, Cape Town · Western Cape

Female · Coloured · Muslim · English, Afrikaans

Social worker who keeps my sanity with long cycles and a lot of dhal. Obs is home: I know every second-hand bookshop. Looking for someone who listens properly.

Street artVegan cookingDocumentariesCycling

Jolene, 38 #206 · Jolene Damons · level 1

Goodwood, Cape Town · Western Cape

Female · Coloured · Christian · Afrikaans, English

Bookkeeper by day, alto in the church choir on Sundays. I make a mean breyani and I'll tell you if you're being silly. Divorced, one daughter, no drama please.

Church choirCookingSoapiesBeach picnics

Shireen, 41 #207 · Shireen Jappie · level 3

Plumstead, Cape Town · Western Cape

Female · Coloured · Muslim · English, Afrikaans

Dressmaker with my own small studio and a very bossy cat. Sewing for weddings has taught me patience. Looking for a kind man, mature, who values family.

SewingGardeningCookingQuran study

Carmen, 24 #208 · Carmen Hendricks · level 1

Bellville, Cape Town · Western Cape

Female · Coloured · Christian · English, Afrikaans

Trainee dental nurse and a Switch addict with questionable skating skills. I own too many hoodies. Ja, I'll beat you at Mario Kart.

GamingAnimeSkatingBaking

Rhoda, 46 #209 · Rhoda Isaacs · level 1

Brackenfell, Cape Town · Western Cape

Female · Coloured · Christian · Afrikaans, English

Matron at a frail-care home and proud ouma-in-waiting. Weekends I'm in the garden or at a line-dancing class, usually both. Kind, funny and a little stubborn.

GardeningLine dancingRugbyTravel

Mishka, 28 #210 · Mishka Adams · level 1

Muizenberg, Cape Town · Western Cape

Female · Coloured · Christian · English, Afrikaans

Marine biology researcher who spends more time on a boat than at my desk. Lekker slow Sundays and a surf if the swell is kind. Not into small talk about the weather, the sea tells me enough.

SurfingYogaFish tacosKayaking

Natasha, 33 #211 · Natasha Abrahams · level 2

Milnerton, Cape Town · Western Cape

Female · Coloured · Christian · English, Afrikaans

Estate agent who has seen too many beige lounges. I style my own flat like I'm selling it. Let's skip the nonsense and just be honest with each other.

Interior stylingPilatesCheese boardsMarkets

Lwandle, 26 #212 · Lwandle Ndzima · level 2

Table View, Cape Town · Western Cape

Female · Black · Christian · isiXhosa, English

Nail tech and small business owner, with the waiting list to prove it. I'm from Gugulethu but Table View treats me well. Heavy on the amapiano, light on the drama.

Nail artAfrobeatsNetflixThrift flips

Sive, 30 #213 · Sive Ntlokwana · level 1

Woodstock, Cape Town · Western Cape

Female · Black · Christian · isiXhosa, English, Afrikaans

Curator's assistant at a gallery near the Old Biscuit Mill, and a closet poet. I cook umqombothi stew on Sundays. If you can recommend a book that wrecked you, we'll get along.

PoetryArt galleriesVinylCooking

Thembeka, 28 #214 · Thembeka Gqoba · level 3

Bellville, Cape Town · Western Cape

Female · Black · Christian · isiXhosa, English

Trainee CA, and I will look at your receipts. Sundays are church and then umngqusho at my aunt's. I want someone ambitious who also knows when to switch off.

AccountingGospel musicHikingCooking

Tendai, 29 #215 · Tendai Moyo · level 1

Sea Point, Cape Town · Western Cape

Female · Black · Christian · Shona, English

Zimbabwean in Cape Town, working as a nurse at a private hospital. I miss real sadza and my mum's nyama, so I cook them myself. Looking for someone who respects hard work and calls his mother.

NursingNetflixCooking sadzaDancing

Mamello, 32 #216 · Mamello Khoabane · level 2

Rondebosch, Cape Town · Western Cape

Female · Black · Christian · Sesotho, English, isiXhosa

Candidate attorney who has argued exactly zero cases but ten thousand emails. I'm from Maseru originally, studied at UCT, and stayed. Saturday morning run, afternoon book, evening jazz.

LawRunningJazzReading

Yonela, 24 #217 · Yonela Tyali · level 2

Observatory, Cape Town · Western Cape

Female · Black · Christian · isiXhosa, English

Drama student at UCT, part-time barista, full-time overthinker. I make zines about everything and nothing. Come to my show, bring tissues.

PhotographyTheatreVintage clothesZine making

Chipo, 36 #218 · Chipo Ncube · level 1

Gardens, Cape Town · Western Cape

Female · Black · Christian · isiNdebele, English, Shona

Hair braider with a booked-out diary and a loud laugh. Came from Bulawayo ten years ago, got the papers, built a life. I'm looking for someone who is serious.

HairdressingGospelCookingKaraoke

Nolitha, 42 #219 · Nolitha Sityata · level 2

Parklands, Cape Town · Western Cape

Female · Black · Christian · isiXhosa, English, Afrikaans

Deputy principal at a primary school. I run a tight timetable and a very loud house. My two kids are almost grown, so I'm learning to enjoy quiet again. Honest, God-fearing, funny.

School governing bodyNetballGardeningGospel

Karien, 33 #220 · Karien Botes · level 3

Durbanville, Cape Town · Western Cape

Female · White · Christian · Afrikaans, English

Vet who pretends she doesn't want to bring every stray home. I ride a rescue mare on weekends and I'll braai you a lamb chop in the veld. Soek 'n man wat nie bang is vir hondehaar op die bank nie.

Horse ridingBakingRugbyCamping

Megan, 27 #221 · Megan Sutherland · level 2

Newlands, Cape Town · Western Cape

Female · White · Christian · English

Sports reporter and the person who knows the Newlands cricket scoreboard by heart. Sundays at the Neighbourgoods market. Happy to explain the lbw rule, twice.

CricketJournalismCyclingPub quizzes

Leandri, 26 #222 · Leandri Coetzee · level 2

Brackenfell, Cape Town · Western Cape

Female · White · Christian · Afrikaans, English

Physiotherapist who hates the word 'wellness'. I crochet in front of rugby. Ek soek iemand wat lekker lag en nie dink 'n date is net 'n koffie nie.

PilatesBrunchCrochetBoeremusiek

Jessica, 30 #223 · Jessica Rosenberg · level 1

Sea Point, Cape Town · Western Cape

Female · White · Jewish · English, Hebrew

Art therapist and amateur challah-maker. Friday nights at my parents' table in Sea Point are sacred. Looking for someone with a good heart and a sense of humour.

PaintingShabbat dinnersYogaCooking

Hayley, 35 #224 · Hayley Dunn · level 1

Tokai, Cape Town · Western Cape

Female · White · Christian · English, Afrikaans

Marketing manager, two rescue greyhounds, one ancient Corolla. I run the Tokai trails on weekends, usually with muddy dogs. Not looking for a fixer-upper, just a good human.

Trail runningDog rescueFood photographyBoard games

Cornelia, 44 #225 · Cornelia Smuts · level 1

Bergvliet, Cape Town · Western Cape

Female · White · Christian · Afrikaans, English

Primary school librarian and keen quilter. My garden is full of sunbirds and my house is full of books. Divorced, two sons at university, looking for a gentle, steady man.

GardeningQuiltingChurchBird watching

Tessa, 29 #226 · Tessa Barnard · level 1

Green Point, Cape Town · Western Cape

Female · White · Christian · English, Afrikaans

Buyer for a retail chain and weekend potter, so my flat is full of wonky bowls. Ja, they're lekker. Hit me with your worst pun.

FashionPotteryStand-up comedyPadel

Rochelle, 38 #227 · Rochelle Kotzé · level 1

Bellville, Cape Town · Western Cape

Female · White · Christian · Afrikaans, English

Estate administrator and mom to a rugby-mad eight-year-old. I braai, I cook, I referee. Looking for something real, not a quick fling.

CookingCampingKids' rugbyGardening

Shamila, 28 #228 · Shamila Parbhoo · level 2

Gardens, Cape Town · Western Cape

Female · Indian · Hindu · English

Doctor in my second year at Groote Schuur and surviving on rooibos and rotis. I trained in Bharatanatyam as a kid and still dance when no one is looking. Looking for someone grounded.

BharatanatyamYogaCookingPhotography

Ashraf, 35 #229 · Ashraf Ebrahim · level 3

Wynberg, Cape Town · Western Cape

Male · Coloured · Muslim · English, Afrikaans

Electrician with my own little business and a bakkie that's always loaded. I've never missed a Newlands Test. My mother makes the best pilchard curry and I'm the second best.

CricketCookingPhotographyCars

Dwayne, 28 #230 · Dwayne Davids · level 2

Goodwood, Cape Town · Western Cape

Male · Coloured · Christian · English, Afrikaans

Barber at a shop on Voortrekker Road. I give a clean fade and honest opinions. Cape Town City supporter, braai master, will not talk about politics on a first date.

SoccerBarberingGamingBraai

Lyle, 32 #231 · Lyle Hendricks · level 2

Parow, Cape Town · Western Cape

Male · Coloured · Christian · Afrikaans, English

Diesel mechanic who rides a secondhand Honda that's more patch than paint. Saturday I'm either in the garage or at a rugby game. Ek is eerlik, ek is lojaal, en ek maak koffie gereeld.

MotorbikesRugbyDIYFishing

Keegan, 26 #232 · Keegan Petersen · level 1

Kuils River, Cape Town · Western Cape

Male · Coloured · Christian · English, Afrikaans

Junior sound engineer and bedroom beat-maker. Weekends I do events and weddings, so I know every dodgy PA in Cape Town. Looking for someone with good taste and patience.

GymFootballCarsMusic production

Shafiek, 40 #233 · Shafiek Toefy · level 3

Muizenberg, Cape Town · Western Cape

Male · Coloured · Muslim · English, Afrikaans

Fisherman's son turned surf instructor. I've been teaching Muizenberg beginners for fifteen years and I've seen every kind of wipeout. Divorced, one son, looking for a calm woman who can laugh at herself.

SurfingFishingCookingMountain bikes

Cedric, 47 #234 · Cedric Jacobs · level 2

Bellville, Cape Town · Western Cape

Male · Coloured · Christian · Afrikaans, English

Operations manager at a logistics depot, church elder and a surprisingly good ballroom dancer. Two grown kids and a very patient dog. I want a quiet life with someone who laughs a lot.

BallroomSoccerChurchBraai

Brent, 30 #235 · Brent Damons · level 1

Fish Hoek, Cape Town · Western Cape

Male · Coloured · Christian · English, Afrikaans

NSRI volunteer and high-school maths teacher. I spend my free time on a ski-boat or in front of a chessboard. Slow Sunday lunches, strong tea.

KayakingChessCookingRugby

Jerome, 24 #236 · Jerome Adams · level 2

Woodstock, Cape Town · Western Cape

Male · Coloured · Christian · English, Afrikaans

Junior photographer and weekend skater. I shoot everything on the old Fuji I got from my gran. Woodstock murals are my office.

Street photographySkatingHip hopBarista

Wasiem, 33 #237 · Wasiem Isaacs · level 1

Salt River, Cape Town · Western Cape

Male · Coloured · Muslim · English, Afrikaans

Runs a small print shop in Salt River with my brother. We print T-shirts and wedding programmes. I support Ajax Cape Town and Liverpool, so I'm used to heartbreak.

FootballCookingBusinessCars

Aviwe, 27 #238 · Aviwe Ngqula · level 3

Table View, Cape Town · Western Cape

Male · Black · Christian · isiXhosa, English

Junior developer at a fintech in the CBD. I live in Table View with two flatmates and a very dramatic Wi-Fi. Cape Town City and Chiefs fan, which is a complicated relationship.

SoftwareGamingFootballCooking

Zolani, 34 #239 · Zolani Mahlati · level 3

Bellville, Cape Town · Western Cape

Male · Black · Christian · isiXhosa, English, Afrikaans

Runs a small transport business with three minibuses and a reputation for being on time. I coach under-12 football on Saturdays. Looking for someone with ambition and a good sense of humour.

Taxi businessSoccerGymCommunity work

Tapiwa, 31 #240 · Tapiwa Chikwanha · level 1

Sea Point, Cape Town · Western Cape

Male · Black · Christian · Shona, English

Sous-chef at a Sea Point restaurant. Born in Harare, cooked my way up through the kitchens here. I'll make you proper sadza and nyama and fight you over the sauce.

ChefFootballGospelCooking

Luthando, 29 #241 · Luthando Fuzani · level 2

Milnerton, Cape Town · Western Cape

Male · Black · Christian · isiXhosa, English

Auditor, marathon-in-progress, cheap flights collector. I run along the Milnerton lagoon and hum Mqhayi poems. Honest, calm, ambitious.

AccountingRunningMusicTravel

Thabiso, 38 #242 · Thabiso Mohapi · level 2

Observatory, Cape Town · Western Cape

Male · Black · Christian · Sesotho, English, isiXhosa

Lecturer in architecture at UCT and a Basotho blanket collector. I cook on Sundays and play vinyl from my father's collection. I'm looking for someone who reads for fun.

JazzCookingLecturingVinyl

Sakhumzi, 25 #243 · Sakhumzi Ntshinga · level 2

Parow, Cape Town · Western Cape

Male · Black · Christian · isiXhosa, English, Afrikaans

Warehouse supervisor and amapiano dancer. I dance at weddings, even when I'm not invited. Cape Town City and Pirates, no questions.

SoccerDancingGymBarista

Mbulelo, 45 #244 · Mbulelo Dyantyi · level 1

Brackenfell, Cape Town · Western Cape

Male · Black · Christian · isiXhosa, English, Afrikaans

Civil servant by day, bass in the male voice choir by night. I farm a few cattle back home in the Eastern Cape and go back every December. Looking for a settled, kind woman.

ChoirCattle farmingSoccerCooking

Christiaan, 34 #245 · Christiaan Roux · level 1

Durbanville, Cape Town · Western Cape

Male · White · Christian · Afrikaans, English

Agricultural engineer who spends the week in vineyards and the weekend on a road bike. Ek braai die beste skaapchops in die Boland. Looking for someone for slow Sundays.

CyclingWineRugbyBraai

Liam, 28 #246 · Liam Hutchinson · level 1

Green Point, Cape Town · Western Cape

Male · White · Christian · English

Naval architect in training, so I draw boats and sometimes sail them. Weekend on the water, evenings at the Green Point stadium for a run. Happy to lose a quiz to you.

SailingMusicCraft beerCricket

Hendrik, 41 #247 · Hendrik Marx · level 2

Bellville, Cape Town · Western Cape

Male · White · Christian · Afrikaans, English

Insurance broker who grew up on a farm in the Swartland and still misses it. I braai every Sunday and still support the Stormers through everything. Divorced, one daughter, looking for something real.

FarmingRugbyCookingHunting

Daniel, 31 #248 · Daniel Katz · level 2

Gardens, Cape Town · Western Cape

Male · White · Jewish · English, Hebrew

Product manager at a startup in the Bree Street area. Friday night dinners with my family, Sunday morning hike with my dog. I will always lose to my grandmother at gin rummy.

StartupsChessHikingCooking

Neil, 49 #249 · Neil Barker · level 2

Tokai, Cape Town · Western Cape

Male · White · Christian · English, Afrikaans

Civil engineer with a workshop full of half-finished furniture. Weekends I'm either on the golf course or under a 1974 Mini. Divorced, two grown kids, easygoing.

GolfWoodworkingFishingVintage cars

Francois, 27 #250 · Francois Lategan · level 2

Brackenfell, Cape Town · Western Cape

Male · White · Christian · Afrikaans, English

Junior quantity surveyor who spends his weekends on a mountain bike. Ek kan 'n potjie maak en ek kan 'n bakkie ry. Looking for someone fun who doesn't take life too seriously.

Mountain bikingRugbyCookingGym