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Farm workers to hand over ‘peace policy’

“We are going to the police and farmers to give them this policy. We are still continuing with the strike but are trying a new strategy.” ||| Western Cape - Striking farmworkers will march in De Doorns...

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Victim's family has been 'living in fear'

The family of a man who was gunned down in Ottery, said their neighbourhood has been living in fear of gang violence for months. ||| Cape Town - The family of Cassiem Tofar, the man who was shot dead...

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Farmerworkers to march next week

Striking farmworkers will march in De Doorns next wee to hand over a “peaceful strike policy”. ||| Cape Town - Striking farmworkers will march in De Doorns next week, not on Friday afternoon, to hand...

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Teen’s legs found 40km from torso

Charmaine Mare’s body parts have finally been recovered - scattered almost 40km across Cape Town. ||| Cape Town - Murdered teenage girl Charmaine Mare’s body parts have finally been recovered -...

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Court hears of cop’s unpaid debts

A student police constable had a reputation for not repaying loans from colleagues, the Bellville Specialised Commercial Crime Court heard. ||| Cape Town - A student police constable had a reputation...

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Grizzly body finds have cops puzzled

Several grizzly discoveries have challenged Western Cape police this week. ||| Cape Town - The bones found at Lentegeur Psychiatric hospital this week, at first believed to be those of a small child,...

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Man held for murder was a suspect before

The man arrested for the murder of a 16-year-old girl could be recharged for another murder, committed several years ago. ||| Cape Town - The attorney for the man arrested for the brutal murder of a...

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Farmworkers chart way forward

Workers in Wolseley, Worcester and Touws River are planning mass meetings to discuss their struggle for a better wage deal. ||| Cape Town - While farm strikes across the Western Cape have slowly abated...

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Strike leader is also farm owner

Nosey Pieterse, one of the main leaders of thousands of farmworkers on strike in the Western Cape, is himself a farm-owner. ||| Cape Town - Nosey Pieterse, one of the main leaders of tens of thousands...

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Boy dies in shack fire

A boy was killed and 32 people left homeless in overnight fires across Cape Town ||| Cape Town - A boy was killed and 32 people left homeless in overnight fires across Cape Town, a city official said...

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Give teens killed in gang war

At least five teenagers have been killed in the past three weeks as gang wars between two gangs, mostly school dropouts, take hold. ||| Cape Town - At least five teenagers have been killed in the past...

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SA chooses female bishop

The Anglican Church of Southern Africa has consecrated its first female bishop in South Africa, Margaret Vertue. ||| The Anglican Church of Southern Africa has consecrated its first female bishop in...

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Take my triplets, pleads mother

A Zimbabwean woman has made a desperate plea for a South African family to take in her baby triplets, saying she’d rather be separated from her children than take them to Zimbabwe, after she was told...

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Cape Town fires leave 186 homeless

Three fires in Cape Town at the weekend left 186 people without homes, the city said. ||| Cape Town - Three fires in Cape Town at the weekend left 186 people without homes, the city said on...

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ANC’s plan to take back the Cape

The Western Cape ANC wants to recruit 5 000 volunteers with the sole purpose of unseating the DA. ||| Cape Town - The Western Cape ANC wants to recruit 5 000 volunteers with the sole purpose of...

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‘We’ll expel school sport dopers’

Schoolchildren caught doping to gain an edge in sport could face expulsion as a new testing programme is launched. ||| Cape Town - Schoolchildren caught doping to gain an edge in sport could face...

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Farm workers encouraged to strike

Western Cape farmworkers have been encouraged to continue striking until their demands for a higher daily wage are met. ||| Western Cape farmworkers have been encouraged to continue striking until...

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Man dies in Cape shack fire

A man died in a shack fire in Khayelitsha, the Western Cape disaster risk centre said. ||| Cape Town - A man died in a shack fire in Khayelitsha on Monday morning, the Western Cape disaster risk centre...

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Got the T-shirt - now watch me get matric

A simple printed T-shirt is making a big difference at a Lavender Hill school. ||| Cape Town - A simple printed T-shirt is making a big difference at a Lavender Hill school.On Friday, every new Grade 8...

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‘Strike until wage demands are met’

The Black Agricultural Workers Union of SA has re-affirmed their commitment to R150 wage increase for farmworkers. ||| Cape Town - The Black Agricultural Workers Union of SA (Bawusa) will target...

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