The City of Cape Town has asked the Department of Water and Sanitation to reduce its water restrictions from 45-percent to 40-percent for the City and from 60 to 50-percent for agriculture.

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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...

The City of Cape Town has asked the Department of Water and Sanitation to reduce its water restrictions from 45-percent to 40-percent for the City and from 60 to 50-percent for agriculture.

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