Farmer workers to intensify strike
Farm workers in the Western Cape will intensify their strike in the coming week, Cosatu said. ||| Cape Town - Farm workers in the Western Cape will intensify their strike in the coming week, Cosatu...
View ArticleCops fire rubber bullets in De Doorns
“The protest in De Doorns erupted at around 3am this morning (Monday) and police intervened and used rubber bullets to disperse the crowd.” ||| Western Cape - Western Cape police fired rubber bullets...
View ArticleFarm strikes will be escalated - Cosatu
Cosatu has rejected the ANC's call for an immediate suspension of the farmworker strike, Tony Ehrenreich announced. ||| Western Cape - Cosatu has rejected the ANC’s call for an immediate suspension of...
View ArticleFarm strikes: police patrol ambushed
Three men targeted a police foot patrol in the protest-hit area of De Doorns. ||| Western Cape - Three men targeted a police foot patrol in the protest-hit area of De Doorns on Monday morning, a...
View ArticleSABC car stoned in farm protest
An SABC car was stoned by striking farmworkers in De Doorns in the Western Cape, the public broadcaster reported. ||| Western Cape - An SABC car was stoned by striking farmworkers in De Doorns in the...
View ArticleMthethwa loses court bid
The police minister’s quest for an interdict against the establishment of a inquiry into policing in Khayelitsha has been dismissed. ||| Cape Town - The Western Cape High Court on Monday dismissed an...
View ArticleTwo killed in N7 smash
Two people, including a child, were killed when the driver of a VW Microbus lost control of the vehicle after a tyre burst. ||| Cape Town - Two people, one of them a child, died and 17 others were...
View ArticleANC 'can't call the shots' on farm strike
Violence and lack of control have characterised the farm workers’ strike and civil unrest that swept through Boland towns. ||| Cape Town - Violence and lack of control have characterised the farm...
View ArticleCrime stats pull down WCape’s excellent record
The WCape has scored highly in terms of health, education and service delivery, but badly in terms of crime, according to the SAIRR. ||| Cape Town - The Western Cape has scored highly in terms of...
View ArticlePupils turned away from school
The WCape Education Department says it has plans in place to deal with late enrolments and demand for places when school starts. ||| Cape Town - The Western Cape Education Department says it has plans...
View ArticleKhayelitsha police inquiry legal - judges
Helen Zille's decision to establish a commission of inquiry to probe police inefficiency in Khayelitha was indeed “rational” and “legal”, two judges of the Western Cape High Court ruled. ||| Cape Town...
View ArticleZille, NGO welcome police inquiry ruling
The Social Justice Coalition, said it was “delighted” at the outcome of a high court ruling that a commission of inquiry into alleged police inefficiency in Khayelitsha was indeed legal. ||| Cape Town...
View ArticleTwo children die as heat sees spike in diarrhoea
At least two children have died and thousands have been treated for gastric-related complications as the notorious diarrhoea season gains momentum. ||| Cape Town - At least two children have died and...
View ArticleMob killings will continue – experts
More than 80 vigilante killings were reported over 12 months, and experts warn the trend could increase if service delivery issues are not addressed urgently. ||| Cape Town - Experts warn that...
View ArticleMthethwa studying Khayelitsha ruling
Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa would study a court ruling upholding a decision by the Western Cape to probe alleged police inefficiency in Khayelitsha, his office said. ||| Cape Town - Police Minister...
View ArticleWCape do better at language, maths
The Western Cape saw an improvement in its Grade 3, 6 and 9 maths and literacy results in independent testing. ||| Cape Town - The Western Cape saw an improvement in its Grade 3, 6 and 9 maths and...
View ArticleProtests planned for Nersa hearings
Numsa vowed to protest against Eskom's proposed 16 percent electricity increase outside a public hearing in Cape Town this week. ||| FLAESKOM-HEARINGSCAPE TOWN Jan 14 SapaPROTESTS PLANNED FOR NERSA...
View ArticleMore WCape farm hearings planned
Public hearings for the review of farmworker minimum wages will take place across the Western Cape from Monday evening. ||| Cape Town - The labour department has extended its public hearings for the...
View ArticlePoliceman hurt in farm protest
A police officer was injured during a farmworkers' strike in Villiersdorp. ||| Cape Town - A police officer was injured during a farmworkers' strike in Villiersdorp on Monday, Western Cape police said....
View ArticleOfficer suspended for racist rant
A senior traffic officer who posted messages on Facebook apparently calling for violence against farmers has been suspended. ||| Cape Town - A senior traffic officer who posted messages on Facebook...
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