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Top 10s: Born Free Beatz

Posted by Mileanne Kabwe on  23 April 2026
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Category: Music
  From the first song you ever had on repeat… to the tracks that defined your school years… to the anthems that still hit every time — this long weekend is all about the music that shaped a generation.   Smile FM brings you Top 10s: Born Free Beatz, a three-day celebration of the biggest hits from 1994 to now. Every hour, we rewind to a different year and count down the songs that ruled

Imagine a world where we all owned a dorpie

Posted by Phil de Lange on  23 April 2026
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Category: Breakfast
You may have heard the news that Property agency Home & Hectare recently announced that the Karoo town of Middelpos in the Northern Cape will go on auction on 21 May. We wondered if listeners of The Ryan O’Connor Breakfast Show had what it takes to come together and bring new life to a dorpie. Middelpos is considered to be one of the last remaining authentic Karoo villages. Photo: Home & Hectare Located between Sutherland

There was an over 244% increase in the number of fires in 2025

Posted by Merentia Van Der Vent on  23 April 2026
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Category: News
  There was an over 244% increase in the number of fires in 2025 in the months of October and November compared to the fires recorded over those same months for the past two and a half decades. CapeNature says they recorded 31 fires in the 2025-2026 summer fire season, while an average of 9 fires were recorded over those two months annually, over the past 25 years. The jump from 9 fires over those
Home affairs

Home Affairs Rejects Claims of Passport-Free Entry for Lesotho Citizens

Posted by Loushe Jordaan-Gilbert on  23 April 2026
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Category: News
  The Department of Home Affairs has dismissed reports claiming that citizens of Lesotho will soon be allowed to enter South Africa without valid passports.   The clarification follows a recent meeting between South African and Lesotho officials, where a joint task team presented a study on possible options for a new migration model between the two countries.   The department has stressed that not only would allowing entry without a valid passport violate South
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Extension of reduced fuel levy being considered; announcement soon

Posted by Caitlin Maledo on  23 April 2026
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Category: News
    Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana is planning to announce next week whether the fuel levy reduction will remain in place.     He said this during a National Assembly meeting on Tuesday, after Build One South Africa leader, Musi Maimane, urged him to keep the reduced levy while the war in the Middle East continues.    The government recently reminded motorists that the temporary reduction of the levy by R3 will be in place until 5 May. This, however, is subject to