SA asks UAE to release Karabus
The government has written a strongly worded letter to the UAE in a move to persuade them to release detained professor Cyril Karabus. ||| Cape Town - The South African government has written a...
View ArticleStrike leader condemns ‘criminals’
A prominent farm strike leader has damned “criminal elements” for joining the protests and looting stores. ||| Western Cape - A prominent farm strike leader has damned “criminal elements” for joining...
View ArticleMicrolight crash victims identified
Trygve Skorge of Cape Town and Anton Jonker of Table View, died when the light aircraft they were in crashed just after take-off. ||| Cape Town - A pilot and his passenger, who died when the light...
View ArticleFamily, friends bid farewell to Commins
“Nothing could’ve prepared me for the searing pain of losing my father,” Donne Commins, daughter of John Commins, told friends, relatives and members of the cricketing fraternity, who gathered to pay...
View ArticleFarmers, unions set to meet
Police continued patrols on the N1 at De Doorns ahead of talks between farmers and unions, following violent protests. ||| Police continued patrols on the N1 at De Doorns ahead of talks between farmers...
View ArticleDrugs, cash worth R1m seized in bust
A tip-off led cops to seize drugs and cash with a combined value of R1m and arrest two suspected dealers on the Cape Flats, Western Cape police said. ||| Cape Town - A tip-off led police to seize drugs...
View ArticleDe Doorns strikers welcome talks
Some striking farmworkers welcomed talks between unions and farm bosses, following two days of violent protest action. ||| De Doorns, Western Cape - Some striking farmworkers welcomed talks between...
View Article‘Oliphant must step up’
“Her deafening silence in the face of this crisis must be challenged.” ||| Cape Town - Labour Minister Mildred Oliphant must act decisively to stop violent farmworker strikes in the Western Cape, the...
View ArticleFarmers must negotiate - Labour Minister
Farmers must come to the negotiation table to help end the violent strike by farmworkers, Labour Minister Mildred Oliphant said. ||| Western Cape - Farmers must come to the negotiation table to help...
View ArticleEyewitness relives paraglider’s fall
Shaun Farrow described the impact when a paraglider smashed into an outside wall and gate of a house in Fresnaye. ||| Cape Town - “It sounded like a truck hitting another vehicle.” That is how...
View ArticleSA man dies in Vietnam after insect bite
A Cape Town yoga and fitness instructor has died in Vietnam after being bitten by an unidentified insect. ||| Cape Town - A Cape Town yoga and fitness instructor has died in Vietnam after being bitten...
View ArticleANC calls for end to farm strikes
The ANC has called on Western Cape farmworkers to suspend their strike. ||| Cape Town - The ANC on Friday called on Western Cape farmworkers to suspend their strike. “The ANC calls on Cosatu together...
View ArticleCaution urged over fire displaced
The IFP has questioned plans to move 854 fire displaced families into houses for people on the housing waiting list. ||| Cape Town - The Western Cape government's relocation of 854 families who lost...
View ArticleFair labour practice bears fruit
Adriaan Wolfaard pays employees above minimum wage, encourages worker representation and abides by labour practices. ||| Cape Town - Adriaan Wolfaard not only pays his employees above the minimum wage,...
View ArticleProgress in talks with farmers: Cosatu
Town-by-town discussions with Western Cape farmers are progressing well, Cosatu in the province said. ||| Cape Town - Town-by-town discussions with Western Cape farmers are progressing well, Cosatu in...
View ArticleHeart op patient doing well
The 59-year-old woman who became the world's first patient to undergo the non-surgical closure of a leaking heart valve is doing well. ||| Cape Town - The 59-year-old woman who became the world's first...
View ArticleCosatu must fix this – ANC
The ANC has told Ehrenreich to call for the immediate end of the farmworker's strike. ||| Western Cape - The ANC has told union boss Tony Ehrenreich to call for the immediate end of the farmworker’s...
View ArticleMetro cops get ready for duty in schools
Metro police who have been trained to make schools safer for children at selected schools in Cape Town will report for duty for the first time when the new academic year begins. ||| Cape Town - Metro...
View ArticleYCLSA calls for peace during strike
The Young Communist League of South Africa (YCLSA) has called for peace among Western Cape farmworkers during their strike. ||| Johannesburg - The Young Communist League of South Africa (YCLSA) on...
View ArticleCCMA offers to intervene in strike
The Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration has offered to intervene in the strike by farmworkers. ||| The Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration has offered to intervene...
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