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🟡 The energy, creativity, and talent of Mitchells Plain recently took centre stage, as 18 finalists battled for a share of R10,000 in prize money at the inaugural Skeur Hom Dance Battle Finals, held at RLabs in Westridge.
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🟡JUST IN: Firefighters are on the scene of a veld fire in McGregor, with more crews on the way. The fire is still some distance from homes and livelihoods. #smile904fmnews
🟡 Heideveld residents are urged to prepare for a planned power interruption on Monday, 16 November, as the City carries out essential maintenance work. The outage is expected to run from 8am. #Smile904FMNews
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🟡The Western Cape High Court has ruled that some occupiers at the Gate 7 informal settlement can rebuild, after previously being blocked from doing so. #smile904fmnews
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The DA has not concluded any talks with any political party.
I note media stories confidently claiming agreements have been reached by the DA.
Nothing has been concluded.
When we have something to report, we will report.
We won’t be conducting negotiations through the press.
🟡JUST IN: A man in his 40s was arrested in Kensington early this morning in connection with alleged threats of violence made against Premier Alan Winde. #smile904fmnews
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🟡Outlook emails, Teams, Copilot, and other Microsoft products are offline following a widespread server outage. Users began reporting issues accessing Microsoft products around 20:00 last night, and within an hour, more than 130,000 reports were reportedly logged. Some issues were resolved overnight, but some users may still have trouble accessing their emails and other applications. Microsoft says servers were unexpectedly unavailable yesterday and failed automatic health checks. It says it is still investigating the issues. #smile904fmnews
🟡At just 12 years old, Eva Capri has shown that age is no barrier to making waves! The Somerset West youngster braved icy 12°C waters to complete the 7.4km Robben Island to Blouberg swim, raising R16,600 and counting, for animals in need. #smile904fmnews
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🟡No injuries were reported after a City Law Enforcement vehicle was involved in a crash on Jip de Jager Drive in Durbanville. The City says the vehicle was stationary while waiting for help after a tyre burst when another car crashed into it. Despite social media posts suggesting it was a police vehicle, SAPS has confirmed that a private vehicle was involved and that both vehicles were damaged. #smile904fmnews
🟡A four-year-old child has died in Saldanha Bay, and police have opened an inquest docket as her family and the community try to understand what may have happened. #smile904fmnews
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🟡UPDATE: Two taxi drivers have been shot and killed in separate attacks in Khayelitsha within hours of each other on Tuesday. In the latest incident, a 39-year-old driver was gunned down inside his home in Harare, while his wife was wounded. The earlier shooting in Site B left another driver dead and three passengers wounded. #smile904fmnews
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🟡A taxi driver has been shot and killed, while three passengers were wounded in a suspected taxi-related shooting in Site B, Khayelitsha last night. #smile904fmnews
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🟡 Facebook: What is the weirdest animal you’ve ever discovered hiding in your vehicle?
Background: A colleague opened his bonnet last night, only to find a baby dassie, staring at him.
How did it get there?
Where did it catch a ride from?
Share you videos if you had a similar experience.
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🟡 The massive upgrade to the Muizenberg beachfront is officially over 84% complete, with most construction on track to wrap up before the builders’ mid-December break.
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🟡Summer fun is loading, but Cape Town is being urged to keep the water flowing for longer by turning down the taps. The City's More Summer campaign is encouraging residents to save every drop as dam levels sit at 71.7%, while daily water use recently climbed to 912 million litres. #smile904fmnews
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🟡A taxi driver has been shot and killed, while three passengers were wounded in a suspected taxi-related shooting in Site B, Khayelitsha last night. #smile904fmnews
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🟡Action Society is demanding answers from political parties negotiating Kannaland’s next municipal government, amid the possibility that convicted child sex offender Jeffrey Donson could return as mayor. Donson’s party, ICOSA, secured three seats in last week’s local government elections, the same number as the DA. The PA won two seats, while the ANC and Kannaland Independent Party each secured one. Six seats are needed for a majority. #Smile904fmnews
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