No hiding from Highway Ghost Squad
Cape Town launches Highway Ghost Squad and department's new 26-wheel "Hulk". ||| The Highway Ghost Squad has recorded just under 2000 offences on Cape Town’s major roads in just five weeks. It started...
View ArticleProfessor accused of raping foster son
A Western Cape professor has appeared in court on charges of raping his mentally disabled foster son, a report said. ||| Cape Town - A Western Cape professor has appeared in the Oudtshoorn Regional...
View ArticleBrown fraud case plagued by delays
The R1.5 billion fraud case against J Arthur W Brown has been set down for trial nine times in the past two years. ||| Cape Town - The R1.5 billion fraud case against former Fidentia boss J Arthur W...
View ArticleFarmworkers demand action after man killed
Striking farmworkers defied a government call to return to work, demanding action against a police captain. ||| Cape Town - Striking farmworkers defied a government call to return to work Thursday,...
View ArticleZille must work with ministers - Zuma
Helen Zille must approach ministers directly to assist in farmworker labour unrest, President Zuma said. ||| Cape Town - Western Cape premier Helen Zille must approach national ministers directly to...
View ArticleCosatu denies busing in protesters
Cosatu has denied busing protesters to the Cape’s farming towns - but confirms it is trying to play “a leading role” in the protests. ||| Cape Town - Cosatu has vehemently denied busing protesters to...
View ArticleFarmworkers gather in Wolseley
About 400 farmworkers marched to the Wolseley municipal offices to meet community leaders, following days of protest. ||| Cape Town - About 400 farmworkers marched to the Wolseley municipal offices on...
View ArticleMan dies off WCape coast
A Western Cape man died after being swept off the rocks in Pringle Bay, the National Sea Rescue Institute said. ||| Cape Town - A Western Cape man died on Thursday morning after being swept off the...
View Article‘Happier staff increase their productivity’
Amid strikes and protests, a businessman has tightened his belt to help struggling employees with a significant wage increase. ||| Cape Town - Amid wildcat strikes, wage talk deadlocks and violent...
View ArticleFoetus found in rubbish bin
A human foetus was found in a rubbish bin in Cape Town, paramedics said. ||| Cape Town - A human foetus was found in a rubbish bin in Cape Town on Thursday, paramedics said.A man discovered the dead...
View ArticleDe Doorns ‘quiet’ after days of protests
The situation was quiet in De Doorns following days of protests by farmworkers, said Western Cape police. ||| De Doorns, Western Cape - The situation was quiet in De Doorns on Thursday, following days...
View ArticleFarmworkers stuck in limbo
Cosatu’s message that farmworkers should return to work has become a bloody fault line between strikers. ||| Cape Town - Cosatu’s message that farmworkers should return to work has become a bloody...
View ArticleChaos erupts in Swellendam
Protest action flared up in Swellendam after residents heard that the DA would reclaim the municipality. ||| Cape Town - The N2 near Swellendam was closed off to traffic after 8 on Thursday night as...
View Article6 000 apply for just 32 metro police jobs
The City of Cape Town received 6 251 applicants for the 32 vacancies. Out of these, just over 1 900 passed the first tests. ||| Cape Town - More than 6 000 city residents have applied for just 32 metro...
View ArticleLawyer’s plea to quit case
Fraud accused J Arthur Brown’s newest lawyer has for the second time this week failed to show up in court. ||| Cape Town - Fraud accused J Arthur Brown’s newest lawyer has for the second time this week...
View ArticleCape’s principals get PC tablets
Western Cape principals will each receive a PC tablet to improve communication between schools and the Education Department. ||| Cape Town - The province’s 1 500 principals are each receiving a PC...
View ArticleAgri SA: Let farmers deal with strikers
Cape farmers should decide on the most appropriate action against workers on an illegal strike, Agri SA said. ||| Johannesburg - Farmers whose workers are on an illegal strike across the Western Cape...
View ArticleFarmer: We can’t afford R150 a day
Farm-owner Gerhard de Kock, of De Doorns, says that he refuses to be intimidated by strikers who set his vineyards on fire. ||| Cape Town - Farm-owner Gerhard de Kock, of De Doorns, says he refuses to...
View ArticleTow-truck drivers block hijackers
Tow-truck drivers turned into heroes when they sped after hijackers and cornered them in their high-powered vehicles. ||| Cape Town - Tow-truck drivers turned into heroes on Thursday when they sped...
View ArticleMP tells of robbery at his house
Veteran ANC MP Ben Turok has spoken about he and his wife’s ordeal with criminals after they were robbed at knifepoint. ||| Cape Town - Veteran ANC MP Ben Turok has spoken about the ordeal he and his...
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