The Department of Correctional Services says 89% of those infected in prisons have recovered. The number of deaths is 103, with 60 of these having been officials and 43 inmates

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Liesl Smit
Liesl Smit
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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