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WCBS Warns of Critical Blood Shortage After Storm Disruptions

Posted by Smile Staff Reporter on  12 May 2026
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Category: News
    The Western Cape Blood Service (WCBS) says the recent weather conditions have placed severe pressure on the service, as it was unable to collect the required number of blood units due to disruptions caused by severe weather, which led to the cancellation or reduction of several donation sessions. “The Level 8 weather warning has added additional pressure to an already vulnerable blood supply. Several blood donation clinics were cancelled or temporarily closed on
Donation drop-off points are now open

Donation drop-off points are now open

Posted by Merentia Van Der Vent on  12 May 2026
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Category: Lifestyle, News
  Donation drop-off points are now open in Cape Town. The City of Cape Town has made some of its fire stations available for this. At the same time, there have also been other humanitarian organisations, who are also calling on people willing to assist, to contact them.   “If every man helps his neighbour, then who will need help?” – Mustadafin Foundation   Donation drop-off points are now open   The spokesperson for the

Controlling your social media algorithm

Posted by Phil de Lange on  12 May 2026
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Category: Breakfast
This morning we got talking about social media and the questionable videos that sometimes pop up on our feeds. While it’s true that you are partially responsible for the type of content you see, one does wonder if there’s more to it. We caught up with tech expert and speaker Brendon Petersen from Reframed to find out a bit more about social media algorithms.

Refurbishment of MyCiTi N2 express buses underway

Posted by Liesl Smit on  12 May 2026
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Category: News
  Commuters travelling on the MyCiTi D01 route between Khayelitsha and the Civic Centre station can expect to see some temporary changes as the City of Cape Town begins refurbishing the fleet operating on the busy N2 Express service.   The City has leased 14 buses to ensure services continue uninterrupted while the refurbishment programme takes place over the next three months. The temporary buses officially entered service on Monday, 11 May 2026.   According
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Eskom Teams Respond to Widespread Power Outages Across Western Cape Amid Severe Weather

Posted by Loushe Jordaan-Gilbert on  12 May 2026
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Category: News, Uncategorized
  Eskom says that its teams are actively working to fix widespread electricity outages across parts of the Western Cape caused by severe weather.   Eskom spokesperson Daphne Mokwena says the utility has made significant progress in restoring electricity to several vulnerable communities. However, areas such as Eersterivier, Jamestown, Leiden, Delft, and Nomzamo remain without power as its technical teams face challenging weather conditions while assessing damaged infrastructure. “Eskom recovery teams are working around the