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Wednesday, January 21, 2026

WATCH: RIVER FLOWS FOR FIRST TIME IN YEARS AFTER WEEKEND RAIN

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Rainfall this past Sunday led to localized urban flooding over the Overberg, Eden District and the south-eastern parts of the Cape Winelands of the Western Cape as well as the south coast and adjacent interior of the Eastern Cape.

But it’s also good news for our dams. Watch the video below as a river near Montagu started flowing again after being dry for years:

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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