South Africa has recorded fewer than 2,000 new Covid-19 cases in a 24-hour period for the first time since June 3. Health minister Dr Zweli Mkhize has revealed that there were 1,677 new infections recorded since Sunday night. South Africa now has 611 450 total infections.

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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...

South Africa has recorded fewer than 2,000 new Covid-19 cases in a 24-hour period for the first time since June 3. Health minister Dr Zweli Mkhize has revealed that there were 1,677 new infections recorded since Sunday night. South Africa now has 611 450 total infections.

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