Ceres
Madikizela visits Ceres, Paarl taxi ranks following violent clashes
His aim is to create awareness about the importance of transport in the economy and to encourage participation in the provincial taxi lekgotla scheduled to take...
Violent demonstrations broke out in the Witzenberg Municipality town’s N’duli community, as residents took their grievances to the streets, protesting and setting tyres alight.
Officials said a municipal vehicle and a delivery truck were torched after residents demonstrated in the area on Tuesday night.
Labour inspectors visited a farm outside Ceres to check its compliance with COVID-19 regulations and discovered 160 workers had arrived from the Eastern Cape to take up employment at the farm and its packhouse.
The violence stems from an alleged agreement between a farmer and a taxi association to transport workers.
The motive is being investigated by the Western Cape Education Department and South African Police Service, according to an official.
Francois Martinus Labuschagne was arrested in January 2017 following a six-year investigation into fraudulent activities in the Ceres Sanlam branch.
The Table Mountain Cableway captured the moment and shared a video on social media.
Protesters from the Nduli township have been demonstrating over a lack of housing and electricity.
Visitors have braved the cold, the long drive and traffic along the route, saying it was all worthwhile seeing how the area has transformed into a winter wonderland.
It’s understood a truck collided with a taxi on the Mitchells Pass on Tuesday afternoon.
Christo Oncke has been found guilty of murdering David Olyne, who was gay, in Ceres in 2014.
Authorities say the driver of bakkie lost control of his vehicle after a tyre burst.
Hundreds of workers are demanding a wage hike, despite the company claiming it cannot afford it.
Hundreds of Fawu members employed by Ceres Fruit Growers downed tools earlier this week.
Police have been deployed to keep an eye on the wage protest as protestors barricade roads with burning tyres.
Crews have been working through the night to contain the runaway veld fire.
Snow enthusiasts are flocking to Ceres in the Western Cape where the first winter snow has fallen.
Farmworkers from the Du Toit Group marched to its office in Ceres yesterday demanding permanent jobs.