As of 1pm 30 August, the Western Cape has reported 7 additional Covid-19 related deaths, bringing the provincial death toll to 3868. Recoveries have risen to 97 057 out of the total 104 973 total recorded cases. In the last 24 hours, 111 new cases were recorded.

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Liesl Smit
Liesl Smit
Liesl is the Smile 90.4FM News Manager. She has been at Smile since 2016, with nearly 20 years experience in the radio industry, including reading news, field reporting and producing. In 2008 she won the Vodacom Journalist of the Year Award, Western Cape region. liesl@smile904.fm

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