“Now It’s Our Turn”: Community Rallies Behind Veteran Firefighter Battling Cancer
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Mark Randall is a father of three and long-serving member of Volunteer Wildfire Services. He was recently diagnosed with prostate cancer. He wouldn’t have expected to get this much support from the community. Photo: Supplied Known for his unwavering commitment to others, Mark has spent years being the person people could rely on without hesitation. Now others feel Mark deserves some help of his own. In just a few days, a campaign has
Comedic legend and friend of Smile FM Kurt Schoonraad joined us in studio to chat about the Suidoosterfees! He is heavily involved in one of Cape Town’s biggest annual celebrations of the arts. Not only is he doing his own show “Funny Side Up” but he is also involved in presenting various shows at the festival with Cape Town Comedy Club. Tickets for all the show are available on Webtickets.
Support for EFF leader Julius Malema extends beyond national borders, with protesters in New York and London opposing his sentence. Malema was last week sentenced to five years’ imprisonment for discharging a firearm at an EFF rally in 2018, and his legal team is currently working on an appeal. READ MORE: Malema sentenced to 5 years for firearms case, sentence appealed – Smile 90.4FM Much like his local
The City of Cape Town says clean-up operations are continuing across the metro after a series of cold fronts brought heavy rain and localised flooding over the weekend. The Disaster Operations Centre has received further reports of residential flooding on Monday, including in Ocean View and Bellville South, while assessments have been done in at least 20 informal settlements across areas such as Philippi East, Dunoon and Khayelitsha. Officials say teams have
Firefighters from the City of Cape Town’s Fire and Rescue Service responded to an alert of two people stuck in a void in a canal in the Pinelands area on Sunday. The pair were reportedly unable to get out, as the water levels were rising rapidly. According to the City, firefighters set up the ropes and had a ladder on standby for an emergency rescue. The team then assisted Metro Rescue Teams, who
