Fair 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...
View ArticleFarmer 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 ArticleCops fire rubber bullets in De Doorns
“The protest in De Doorns erupted at around 3am this morning (Monday) and police intervened and used rubber bullets to disperse the crowd.” ||| Western Cape - Western Cape police fired rubber bullets...
View ArticleFarm strikes will be escalated - Cosatu
Cosatu has rejected the ANC's call for an immediate suspension of the farmworker strike, Tony Ehrenreich announced. ||| Western Cape - Cosatu has rejected the ANC’s call for an immediate suspension of...
View ArticleFarm strikes: police patrol ambushed
Three men targeted a police foot patrol in the protest-hit area of De Doorns. ||| Western Cape - Three men targeted a police foot patrol in the protest-hit area of De Doorns on Monday morning, a...
View ArticleSABC car stoned in farm protest
An SABC car was stoned by striking farmworkers in De Doorns in the Western Cape, the public broadcaster reported. ||| Western Cape - An SABC car was stoned by striking farmworkers in De Doorns in the...
View ArticleMthethwa loses court bid
The police minister’s quest for an interdict against the establishment of a inquiry into policing in Khayelitsha has been dismissed. ||| Cape Town - The Western Cape High Court on Monday dismissed an...
View ArticleTwo killed in N7 smash
Two people, including a child, were killed when the driver of a VW Microbus lost control of the vehicle after a tyre burst. ||| Cape Town - Two people, one of them a child, died and 17 others were...
View ArticleANC 'can't call the shots' on farm strike
Violence and lack of control have characterised the farm workers’ strike and civil unrest that swept through Boland towns. ||| Cape Town - Violence and lack of control have characterised the farm...
View ArticleCrime stats pull down WCape’s excellent record
The WCape has scored highly in terms of health, education and service delivery, but badly in terms of crime, according to the SAIRR. ||| Cape Town - The Western Cape has scored highly in terms of...
View ArticlePupils turned away from school
The WCape Education Department says it has plans in place to deal with late enrolments and demand for places when school starts. ||| Cape Town - The Western Cape Education Department says it has plans...
View ArticleKhayelitsha police inquiry legal - judges
Helen Zille's decision to establish a commission of inquiry to probe police inefficiency in Khayelitha was indeed “rational” and “legal”, two judges of the Western Cape High Court ruled. ||| Cape Town...
View ArticleZille, NGO welcome police inquiry ruling
The Social Justice Coalition, said it was “delighted” at the outcome of a high court ruling that a commission of inquiry into alleged police inefficiency in Khayelitsha was indeed legal. ||| Cape Town...
View ArticleTwo children die as heat sees spike in diarrhoea
At least two children have died and thousands have been treated for gastric-related complications as the notorious diarrhoea season gains momentum. ||| Cape Town - At least two children have died and...
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