Atlantis
Labour Dept shuts WC Hisense factory for flouting COVID-19 regulations
During an inspection, officials found the electronics manufacturer wasn't following some of the basic guidelines of the Occupational Health and Safety Act.
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Atlantis residents support teen (16) after family dies in informal dwelling fire
In the early hours of Sunday morning, a fire gutted several informal dwellings, killing the teen's five relatives.
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Hisense's Atlantis factory fully operational again after strike
Workers affiliated with the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (Numsa) downed their tools last month demanding better pay.
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Production at Hisense's Atlantis factory halted for a week over wage strike
The 300 employees are on strike demanding better pay - they want a 15% wage hike.
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Atlantis police commander moved over sex harassment allegations
The South African Police Service said that the commander had now been moved amid the allegations in order for the investigation to unfold unhindered.
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Company acquires land to grow medicinal cannabis in WC
The Canopy Growth Corporation said soft-gel capsules of international quality were some of the products that would be produced at the site.
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Davies left in the dark during factory visit amid power cuts
Minister of Trade and Industry Rob Davies has seen first-hand how load shedding is impacting the manufacturing industry. The minister was left in the dark during his visit to the Hisense factory in Atlantis.
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'Big losses' for manufacturing industry amid load shedding
The minister was speaking on Monday at an announcement of a R12 million investment in TV manufacturing in the area of Atlantis by Hisense electronics company.
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Anger over sentences handed to Atlantis toddler’s murderers
The child’s mother says she will never forgive the men who killed her two-year-old son.
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Lawyers argue for leniency for Atlantis toddler's killers
In October 2016, Renaldo Galant and Charlton Renier fired at Dennic Hendricks, but a stray bullet hit Rostan Graaff and her two-year-old son.
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Teen shot dead in Atlantis
The shooting occurred in the Robinvale area on Thursday night.
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Sentencing of Atlantis baby (2) killers postponed to Jan 2019
On Tuesday, the State and defence concluded delivering evidence in arguments in aggravation and mitigation of sentence.
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Atlantis residents hope govt Special Economic Zone has positive impact
President Cyril Ramaphosa launched the Atlantis Special Economic Zone in the town along the West Coast on Thursday.
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[WATCH] Ramaphosa encourages Atlantis to use SEZ as a launchpad
President Cyril Ramaphosa has officially launched the Atlantis Special Economic Zone (SEZ) at a ceremony in Atlantis, Western Cape.
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Case against gang members convicted of killing toddler postponed
Renaldo Galant and Charlton Renier appeared in the Western Cape High Court on Monday for sentencing proceedings after judgment in September.
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City of CT to 'push ahead' with plans to build Witsand community hall
Protests broke out in the area on Thursday over alleged poor service delivery.
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Witsand leaders: All we want is community hall
Residents in the settlement just outside Atlantis have been protesting on Thursday, calling for better services like street lights, a clinic and a primary school.
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Heavy police presence in Atlantis as protests prompt road closures
Community representative Nolufefe Mbombo says they are demonstrating for better services to be rolled out to the area.
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Duo convicted of killing Braydon Graaff (2) to be sentenced in October
The two-year-old Atlantis child was in his mother’s arms when they were caught in a gang shooting in 2016.
