'Don't behave like a k****r,' worker told

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A senior employee at a major marine company has been accused of telling an employee "not to conduct himself like a k****r"

Cape activists recall days of student protest

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“When schoolchildren stand up to police guns, demanding to be taught in their parents’ tongue, you know that the time of a nation has come. ”

UWC students, cops clash near airport

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Chaos erupted near Cape Town International Airport protesters backing the #FeesMustFall movement clashed with cops. [Video]

Transcending history of shame to reclaim hope

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Ancestral memory holds restorative power

Cleric slams IS as anti-Islam

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A cleric used Friday prayers to declare IS an "anti-Islamic formation which had violated all the core principles of the faith.

'Ronnie a comrade, a colleague and a friend'

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It was in the winter of 1979 when I first encountered the captivating and humorous presence of Ronnie Morris.

Rob Amato - mentor, friend

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It was with great sadness that I learned from a news report that Rob Amato had died in a traffic collision last Saturday, writes Zenzile Khoisan.

Police watchdog chief booted

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The head of the Western Cape office of the Independent Complaints Directorate has been fired following the conclusion of a disciplinary hearing initiated almost ...

Robben Island Museum goes hi-tech

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The Japanese government has donated hi-tech archival recording equipment to the Robben Island Museum to enhance the museum's ability to properly archive historical ...

Antarctic base gives solstice a roasting

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Today is the winter solstice, the shortest day of the year for us. But for the South African researchers based in Antarctica, it will be little different from the ...

Rex Trueform's doors close, but others open

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Hundreds of people, mainly women, have poured out of the doors of the Rex Trueform factory in Cape Town for the last time.

Textile giant Rex Trueform is no more

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The Rex Trueform plant in Salt River - the symbol of the Western Cape's textile industry - will officially close its doors soon.

My people have no voice, says Masai warrior

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A Kenyan Masai warrior's five-month journey on foot to highlight the plight of his indigenous people has ended outside the National Gallery in the Company's Garden ...

Minstrel leaders throw in the towel

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Cape Town minstrel leaders representing more than 15 000 performers have resigned from the Cape Minstrel Association because of alleged corruption in the ranks. ...

ICD whistle blower to face the music

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One of the longest-serving employees at the Independent Complaints Directorate is to face a disciplinary hearing after tattling on his colleagues.

Boy denied Hungary tour over unpaid fees

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A pupil at a Cape Town school has been denied the opportunity to go on tour of Hungary with the school's water polo team because his mother had not paid his school ...

Strong rand leaves Cape factory facing doom

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Unions and workers in Cape Town are standing firm to save one of the city's best-known factories - and protect more than 1 000 jobs.

Marawaan was our hope, say residents

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Family and friends of slain Bokmakierie pupil Marawaan Blankenberg have expressed great sadness at the teenager's death, allegedly at the hands of ...

Teen dies in school ambush

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A 15-year-old schoolboy was stabbed to death at Ned Doman High School in Athlone after a classroom fight that spilled over into the street after school.

Boy stabbed to death in school ambush

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An argument between pupils at a Western Cape high school has led to the fatal stabbing of 15-year-old Marawaan Blackenberg.

Mbeki sex jokes 'not to be taken lightly'

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Presidential spokesperson Bheki Khumalo has urged the Independent Complaints Directorate to take a serious approach to allegations that its staff circulated pornographic ...

Police furore erupts over Mbeki sex jokes

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Officials at the Independent Complaints Directorate are circulating sexually explicit jokes about President Thabo Mbeki on the organisation's internal email, a senior ...

Marine bosses sink fishing quota cheats

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Western Cape Marine and Coastal Management officials have clamped down on issuing quotas and have even revoked the rights of several commercial linefish quota holders ...

Minister's wife blows whistle on 'bribery'

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Two Cape Town traffic officers have been suspended after allegedly accepting a bribe from the driver of an overloaded taxi.

District Six eviction move slated

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The bitter dispute over the estate of Essop Mohamed Omar - which could result in the eviction of a 97-year-old woman occupying the last authentic portion of District ...