Premier Alan Winde has confirmed that there were far fewer trauma cases recorded over this past Easter long weekend, which can be attributed to heightened police visibility but also the limited sale of alcohol. Winde, speaking during his weekly digicon, says the province is also continuing to flatten the Covid-19 curve of the second wave, and he has thanked all residents for playing their part.

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8 April 2021

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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