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  Home isn’t just a place. Sometimes, it’s a song.   This weekend, Smile FM celebrates those songs — the ones that remind you of where you came from, the people you grew up with, the places that shaped you and the memories that still feel like home.   Join us for Sounds of Home Weekend, Saturday and Sunday, 3 & 4 October, from 9am, as we fill your weekend with feel-good songs that bring

    The Governing Body of Jehovah’s Witnesses has changed its policy on blood transfusions.   The Governing Body announced that each Witness, if they choose, can accept or donate red cells, white cells, plasma, or platelets.   This follows a long-standing religious belief that Witnesses should abstain from blood. As such, the transfusion of whole blood (all blood components) remains prohibited.   “Blood remains sacred to Jehovah’s Witnesses, who continue to regard life and blood

  The SAPS Political Killings Task Team (PKTT) has arrested the Knysna Mayor, Municipal Manager and Chief Financial Officer in connection with an investigation into alleged corruption relating to a security services contract.   In a statement, police say the arrests follow information received regarding allegations that a businessman who had been awarded a security services contract was being solicited for kickbacks in exchange for the continuation of the contract.   It is alleged that

  Three seafarers have died, and two remain missing after a rescue boat that was launched from the AMSOL (African Marine Solutions Group) tugboat Umkhuseli capsized during a recovery operation off the Southern Cape coast.   The incident happened on Wednesday, 30 September, about 47 nautical miles south of Mossel Bay.   According to the South African Maritime Safety Authority (Samsa), the incident began when a crew member reportedly fell overboard the Umkhuseli while working

  The Western Cape is celebrating another major achievement at the National Teaching Awards, with three of the province’s educators taking top honours in their respective categories on Thursday.   The 26th annual National Teaching Awards (NTAs) ceremony was held in Johannesburg, bringing together educators from across the country to celebrate excellence and dedication in education.   Western Cape Education Minister Jaco Londt has praised the province’s educators for their outstanding commitment and the difference