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...
View ArticleVictim'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...
View ArticleFarmerworkers 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...
View ArticleTeen’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 -...
View ArticleCourt 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...
View ArticleGrizzly 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,...
View ArticleMan 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...
View ArticleFarmworkers 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...
View ArticleStrike 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...
View ArticleBoy 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...
View ArticleGive 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...
View ArticleSA 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...
View ArticleTake 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...
View ArticleCape 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...
View ArticleANC’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...
View Article‘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...
View ArticleFarm 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...
View ArticleMan 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...
View ArticleGot 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...
View Article‘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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