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Early winter rain has fallen across most of the Western Cape including most regions in the drought disaster affected Karoo region. The Gouritz River catchment area that covers the bulk of the Karoo region has seen an increase in average dam levels for the first time this year. That average level currently stands at 19.3%. This includes dams like the Gamka dam in Beaufort West that currently is 9.4% full. It has been empty for

Good news for green fingered residents: A small adjustment to the terms of Level 3 restrictions now allows for garden irrigation using water-efficient methods.  With our dam levels sitting at just over 53% in comparison to approximately 24% this time last year, the City says a slight easing of the restrictions is reasonable, but it’s not for wasteful use. Various methods of water-efficient irrigation are available such as dripper systems, drip-lines or soaker hose irrigation systems. A

The Cape Town Cycle Tour, the largest timed race in the world, has been hailed a success despite a windy start on Sunday. New Zealand mountain biker Sam Gaze won the 41st edition of the Tour in a time of 02:39:42. Investec-Songo rider Cherise Willeit took the women’s title for the fourth time, in a time of 2:16:11. A strong southeasterly wind made for highly tactical racing from early on and the mountain bikers took the

In only one week, Smile 90.4FM’s listeners have identified all four mystery celebrities inside the Polo Vivo Trendline that we’re giving away. On Friday morning, the 8th of March, Nicole van den Munckoaf correct named celebrity number four as Shakira, and won herself a brand new VW Polo Vivo Trendline 1.4 to the value of R200 000. So, the four celebrities in the car were: Meghan Markle, Siya Kolisi, Peter Dinklage and Shakira. WHO'S IN

Comedian and host of The Daily SHow Trevor Noah was spotted on the parliamentary precinct yesterday as he paid a courtesy visit to President Cyril Ramaphosa. Noah sat down with Ramaphosa at Tuynhus where the two discussed a wide range of issues, including the impressive philanthropic work that Trevor’s Foundation is doing in supporting orphans and young people with education and life skills. The President applauded Trevor for flying the South African flag high from