Friend’s search for Briton ends at the Waterfront
Blogger Wilkes McDermid, who was on holiday in the Cape, disappeared just hours before he was to catch a flight back to London. ||| Cape Town - After two weeks of desperate searching, the Briton who...
View Article50 farm protesters arrested
At least 50 people were arrested when renewed farmworker strikes for better wages in the Western Cape turned violent. ||| De Doorns, Western Cape - At least 50 people were arrested on Wednesday when...
View ArticleEhrenreich slammed for stance on farm strikes
Cosatu secretary Tony Ehrenreich is inconsiderate and insensitive for encouraging farmworkers to go on strike, Rodney Lentit has said. ||| Western Cape - Western Cape Congress of SA Trade Unions...
View ArticleBike stolen in attack on mountain
Security has been stepped up on Table Mountain yet again after a cyclist was attacked and robbed by two men this week. ||| Cape Town - Security has been stepped up on Table Mountain yet again after a...
View ArticleN1 remains closed in farm protest
The N1 highway at De Doorns remained closed to traffic amid continued clashes between farmworkers and the police. ||| De Doorns - The N1 highway at De Doorns remained closed to traffic on Wednesday...
View ArticlePatchy support for farmworker strike
Transport routes in only three towns were blocked during the agricultural strike on Wednesday. ||| Strike action in the Western Cape's agricultural sector received sporadic support on...
View ArticleCape doctors perform historic op
Doctors have performed the world's first non-surgical closure of a leaking heart valve in Cape Town. ||| Cape Town - Doctors have performed a history-making heart operation on a 59-year-old woman in...
View ArticleFarmworkers torch journo’s car
Protesting farmworkers in De Doorns overturned and set fire to a journalist's car before assaulting him. ||| De Doorns - Protesting Western Cape farmworkers overturned and set fire to a journalist's...
View ArticleFire deaths ‘tragic’: de Lille
The deaths of five people in BM Section, Khayelitsha, were “tragic”, Cape Town Mayor Patricia de Lille said at their memorial service. ||| Cape Town - The deaths of five people in BM Section,...
View Article‘I thought I was going to die ...’
Cape Times journalist Xolani Koyani and intern Aw Cheng Wei recount their fear at being attacked by protesters in De Doorns. ||| Cape Town - When the mob started jumping on the roof of the car and the...
View ArticleFarmworker strike volatile
The situation remained volatile in De Doorns, Western Cape where clashes between police and striking farmworkers continued. ||| De Doorns - The situation remained volatile in De Doorns, Western Cape...
View ArticleCops use water cannon in De Doorns
Police used a water cannon to disperse striking farmworkers gathered on the N1 highway in De Doorns. ||| De Doorns, Western Cape - Police used a water cannon to disperse striking farmworkers gathered...
View ArticleMinister visits Karabus family
Deputy International Relations Minister Marius Fransman visited the family of a South African doctor in detention in the United Arab Emirates. ||| Cape Town - Deputy International Relations Minister...
View ArticleMan killed while paragliding
A paraglider was killed when he crashed into the perimeter wall of a house in Bantry Bay, Cape Town. ||| Cape Town - A paraglider was killed on Thursday afternoon when he crashed into the perimeter...
View ArticleSome farmers agree to talks
Some farmers agreed to wage negotiations with unions, following violent strikes in parts of the Western Cape. ||| Worcester - Some farmers on Thursday agreed to wage negotiations with unions, following...
View ArticleGuard shoots ANC boss
A private security guard shot a senior ANC official in the face during the farm workers strikes. ||| Western Cape - A private security guard shot a senior ANC official in the face on Thursday in the...
View ArticleFarmer to pay independent wage rate
The director of the Cape Orchard Company has agreed to reach a negotiated wage settlement with his workers. ||| Western Cape - Gerhard de Kock, director of the Cape Orchard Company and the largest...
View ArticleLabour minister’s silence must end - Zille
Labour Minister Mildred Oliphant has turned her attention to “other work” in the midst of a violent farmworker strike. ||| Cape Town - Labour Minister Mildred Oliphant has turned her attention to...
View ArticleFarmworkers’ unrest could spread - CDP
A commission of inquiry is needed to prevent the unrest amongst Cape farmworkers spreading across the country. ||| Western Cape - A commission of inquiry is needed to prevent the unrest amongst Western...
View ArticleTourist paraglider, 50, falls to death
A German paraglider fell to his death after experiencing severe turbulence shortly after he launched his paraglider off Signal Hill. ||| Cape Town - A 50-year-old German paraglider fell to his death...
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