The City of Cape Town’s Health Department is celebrating the 10-year anniversary of it's Matrix Programme which aims to improve access to a range of treatment interventions to minimise the harm caused by drug and alcohol abuse.

Political and law-enforcement leaders have condemned the assassination of Marius van der Merwe, a key witness before the Judicial Commission of Inquiry into Criminality,...

WHO issues first global guideline on GLP-1 obesity treatments

Smile Staff Reporter - 4 December 2025

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has released its first-ever guideline on the use of GLP-1 medicines to treat obesity, a condition affecting more than...

Scammers target Capetonians’ water accounts

Smile Staff Reporter - 3 December 2025

Cape Town residents are being threatened with water restrictions and or disconnections, in the latest scheme of scammers posing as City officials. The City advised that it was recently alerted to...

The City of Cape Town’s Health Department is celebrating the 10-year anniversary of it's Matrix Programme which aims to improve access to a range of treatment interventions to minimise the harm caused by drug and alcohol abuse.

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