Farmer workers to intensify strike
Farm workers in the Western Cape will intensify their strike in the coming week, Cosatu said. ||| Cape Town - Farm workers in the Western Cape will intensify their strike in the coming week, Cosatu...
View ArticleBeaten, shot and dumped
Tension between cops and strikers is high after a man died from wounds alleged to have been inflicted by police. ||| Western Cape - A 25-year-old Lesotho man has died after being shot in the head by a...
View ArticleLittle girl’s body discovered in shack
A badly decomposed body of a little girl was discovered in a shack in Khayelitsha when the home owner returned from holiday. ||| Cape Town - A badly decomposed body of a little girl was discovered...
View ArticleLate arrivals expected - MEC
As nearly a million Western Cape pupils start the school year, the Education MEC says his department is as ready as it can be. ||| Cape Town - Nearly a million Western Cape pupils will start the 2013...
View ArticleClanwilliam leads way in ending farm strike
Farmers and farmworkers in the Clanwilliam district have struck an agreement to end the strike there. ||| Cape Town - Farmers and farmworkers in the Clanwilliam district have struck an agreement to end...
View ArticleKnife-wielding 'Balaclava Gang' invades home
He woke up with a blade pointed at his face and three balaclava-clad men standing around his bed, all with knives in their hands. ||| Cape Town - He woke up with a blade pointed at his face and three...
View ArticleAgriSA: we’ve been left in the dark
Employer body Agri-SA said it had not been contacted by Cosatu regarding a plan to extend a recent wage deal. ||| Cape Town - Employer body Agri-SA on Wednesday said it had not been contacted by Cosatu...
View ArticleFewer workers, more machines likely
Cape fruit farms will in future employ fewer people, use more machines and battle to attract investment. ||| Cape Town - Cape fruit farms will in future employ fewer people, use more machines and...
View Article'Extend cop probe nationally'
A crime researcher has called for the probe into police inefficiency in Khayelitsha to be extended to police service nationally. ||| Cape town - A senior crime researcher at the Institute for Security...
View ArticleANC cautions against 'violent' farmworker strike
There are criminal elements involved. Looting has taken place and vehicles have been damaged and set alight. ||| Western Cape - The farm strike should be called off, says the ANC chairman in the...
View ArticleVineyard bodies identified
Police have identified the two young women who were found murdered in a vineyard outside Rawsonville. ||| Cape Town - Police have identified the two women who were found murdered in a vineyard near...
View ArticleGauntlett up for Concourt job
Advocate Jeremy Gauntlett, SC, has been shortlisted to fill a judicial vacancy at the Constitutional Court. ||| Cape Town - Advocate Jeremy Gauntlett, SC, has been shortlisted to fill a judicial...
View ArticleSchool feeding scheme robbed
As 970 000 pupils started the academic year, some arrived at schools where feeding scheme supplies were stolen. ||| Cape Town - As 970 000 Western Cape pupils started the 2013 academic year on...
View ArticlePolice shoot at farm wage protesters
Protesting Western Cape farmworkers were injured by rubber bullets in Robertson, the Mawubuye Land Rights Forum said. ||| Cape Town - Protesting Western Cape farmworkers were injured by rubber bullets...
View ArticleMore arrests in farm wage protests
A total of 26 people were arrested overnight in connection with farmworkers' protests for higher wages. ||| Cape Town - A total of 26 people were arrested overnight in connection with farmworkers'...
View ArticleCCMA call for WCape bargaining
Localised collective bargaining in Western Cape agriculture holds the key to ending the farmworkers' strike, the CCMA says. ||| Cape Town - Localised collective bargaining in Western Cape agriculture...
View ArticleSAHRC to probe strikers’ abuse claims
Claims of inhumane treatment of striking Western Cape farmworkers will be investigated, the SA Human Rights Commission said. ||| Cape Town - Claims of inhumane treatment of striking Western Cape...
View ArticleBones found at Cape hospital
Workers found the skeletal remains of a child while digging outside Lentegeur Hospital in Mitchells Plain. ||| Cape Town - Workers found the skeletal remains of a child while digging outside Lentegeur...
View ArticleFarm strikes suspended
The farmworkers' strike in the Western Cape has been suspended for one week, Cosatu said. ||| Cape Town - The farmworkers' strike in the Western Cape was suspended for one week on Wednesday, Cosatu...
View ArticleFamily friend held for teen’s murder
A man was arrested for the murder of a 16-year-old teenager whose arms were cut off and body burnt and dumped. ||| Kraaifontein - A man was arrested in Cape Town on Wednesday for the murder of a...
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