There have been several deaths in the City over the Easter long weekend. Reports state that at least 6 bodies were found in various areas over the past few days. The majority of the murders were due to gun violence. At the same time, it’s believed that 6 other people sustained gunshot wounds and are being treated in the hospital. A bloody Easter weekend According to Cape Town Police, one of the deaths
The Democratic Alliance’s urgent court application to interdict the pending VAT increase is being heard in the Western Cape High Court on Tuesday, 22 April. ALSO READ: DA in urgent court bid to interdict VAT hike on 1 May The VAT hike is scheduled to come into effect on 1 May, and the DA is taking legal action to prevent what it believes to be an unjustified burden on already struggling South
The second R50 000 Noise of 2025 has been cracked! Natasha correctly identified Ryan’s latest noise as a paint brush rolling on a surface. Congratulations, Natasha! Remember we have a brand new noise worth R50 000 that you can win 7am and 8am, Monday to Friday. Here is a video of the noise being recorded: https://smilefm.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Ryans-R50K-Noise-2-2025-REVEAL.mp4
There is much uncertainty over the future of the Two Oceans Marathon after the City of Cape Town withdrew its sponsorship of the race. The withdrawal follows the Two Oceans Half Marathon on Sunday, 6 April, when the Events Permitting Office discovered that race management allowed more participants to take part in the half marathon than was approved in the official permit. The City issued a permit allowing for 17,000 entrants to
Our sprinting superstar Akani Simbine has made history! Simbine has officially become the GOAT of sprinting after achieving the feat of running sub-10 in the 100m for 11 straight years, breaking Usain Bolt’s record of 10 consecutive sub-10 seasons! The icon raced to the fastest time in the 100 metres in the world earlier this month, clocking a time of 9.90 seconds at the FNB Botswana Golden Grand Prix. The
