Clanwilliam
Man accused of Allison Plaatjies’ murder abandons bail bid
Phillip April appeared in the town's magistrates court today.
Phillip April was apprehended shortly after Allison Plaaitjies' body was found in her Clanwilliam apartment last month.
The Water and Sanitation Department said the farm’s owner didn't apply for a licence to construct dams.
The department said it was found near Clanwilliam after samples were collected at the end of March.
The wall will be raised by 13 metres to treble its capacity, at a cost of R2.5 billion.
The R2.5 billion project will raise the dam wall by 13 metres, which will double its capacity and provide enough additional water to irrigate a further 5,000 hectares of farmland.
The dam, alongside the N7 in the Western Cape, serves farms and communities in the Cederberg and Matzikama regions.
The teen's body was found at the Algeria campsite on Thursday following an extensive search.
The West Coast District Municipality representative appeared again in the Clanwilliam Magistrates Court where he was to apply for bail.
He's accused of sexually assaulting a 13-year-old girl.
One resident says her voting station was brought to a standstill when it ran out of ballot papers.
Children in the Cederberg have decided to try their hands at bouldering.
Both were pedestrians killed while crossing the road.
Emergency services are searching for a Canadian tourist who disappeared in the Cederberg Mountains.
The ANC will support the public protector’s probe into the Cederberg Municipality.
A 37-year-old man has lost his life during a shack fire in Gugulethu, Cape Town.
A firefighter has died in a large vegetation fire currently raging outside Clanwilliam.
The Cape Chamber of Commerce and Industry has raised concerns the strike is affecting other businesses.
IPID and HRC will investigate police brutality and farm crimes relating to the ongoing farmworkers strike.