The Western Cape’s Covid-19 related death toll has risen to 4009. As of 1pm on 9 September there are 99 886 recoveries, out of the 106 362 cases in total. In the last 24 hours, 338 new cases have been recorded.

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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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