As of 29 August, the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in South Africa is 622 551, the total number of deaths is 13 981 and the total number of recoveries is 536 694.

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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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