Dams across the Western Cape continue to see good increases thanks to continued rainfall across the province. The latest average dam level for the province is 71.8%. City of Cape Town dams are currently on average 90.6% full.

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Liesl Smit
Liesl Smit
Liesl is the Smile 90.4FM News Manager. She has been at Smile since 2016, with nearly 20 years experience in the radio industry, including reading news, field reporting and producing. In 2008 she won the Vodacom Journalist of the Year Award, Western Cape region. liesl@smile904.fm

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