In the last 24 hours the Western Cape has recorded 26 additional Covid-19 related deaths, bringing the provincial death toll to 3 708. 599 new, positive cases have been recorded by one o'clock this afternoon. There have been 93 383 recoveries to date.

Eskom says illegal electricity connections, theft and vandalism are slowing efforts to restore power to customers across parts of the Cape Metropole, particularly in...

Children Among 12 Killed in Bus Crash

Smile Staff Reporter - 31 July 2026

Authorities have launched an investigation after a bus travelling from Cape Town to Johannesburg overturned near Trompsburg in the Free State, killing 12 people,...

Members of the National Council on Gender Based Violence and Femicide appointed

Smile Staff Reporter - 31 July 2026

President Cyril Ramaphosa has appointed members of the National Council on Gender Based Violence and Femicide for a period of three years. This is...

In the last 24 hours the Western Cape has recorded 26 additional Covid-19 related deaths, bringing the provincial death toll to 3 708. 599 new, positive cases have been recorded by one o’clock this afternoon. There have been 93 383 recoveries to date.

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