The Western Cape education department will seek leave to appeal a court ruling setting aside a decision to close 17 schools.
Cape Town’s poo protesters have vowed to continue dumping human waste at state institutions in protest of portable toilets installed in their homes.
A decision to close 17 Western Cape schools at the end of last year has been set aside.
Thuli Madonsela has asked health officials investigate allegations of racism and ill-treatment of patients at two Western cape health facilities.
Protesters were left disappointed outside the Western Cape High Court when it emerged judgment was not expected in the school closures case.
Helen Zille’s refugee comments while referring to E Cape pupils who seek better opportunities in the W Cape might come back to bite the DA.
The government has condemned all forms of violence against homosexuals following the assault of a gay man in a Cape Town township.
The Western Cape human settlements department has delivered over 94 000 sites and houses in the last three years, says its provincial minister.
An investigation has been launched after 24 people died when a bus veered off Hex River Pass near De Doorns, says the provincial transport minister.
The ANC has criticised the proposed Western Cape Bill, saying it’s unconstitutional and an attempt to secede from the country.
Runaway fires have savaged South Africa’s scenic winelands, stoked by "perfect conditions" of strong winds and hot weather.
Farmworkers in the Western Cape should not retreat in their fight for a minimum daily wage of R150, ANCYL deputy president Ronald Lamola has said.
An interdict halting the closure of 17 schools in the Western Cape was a "loss of opportunity" for learners, provincial education minister has said.
The strike by farm workers in the Western Cape has ended but negotiations will continue, says the Congress of South African Trade Unions.
A community leader says the farm workers in the Western Cape were ignored despite their value to the economy, Lynley Donnelly reports.
A stretch of farmland that could prove vital to Cape Town’s food security is threatened by development, illegal dumping and informal settlements.
Democratic Alliance leader Helen Zille will continue to lead the party until such time as ‘someone else can do this job better than I can’.
The Western Cape ANC’s announcement that it will evaluate the performance of its public representatives has ignited tension in the party.
Anxious residents have prodded Western Cape authorities to find out why crime is flourishing. Glynnis Underhill reports.
Funds being raised for the Western Cape ANC are not making it to the party’s coffers, says provincial treasurer Fezile Calana.
Left without furniture or phones, the party’s Western Cape arm says its campaigns are not conducted in offices, writes Glynnis Underhill.
Parliamentarians have approved an amendment to the Sexual Offences Act as a measure to prevent certain crimes becoming impossible to prosecute.
Western Cape politician Dan Plato has accused the ANC of plotting with gangs to destabilise the province in a bid to wrestle control from the DA.
The top three winners in the Excellence in Special Needs Education category.
The winners in the Excellence in primary school teaching category were announced in Johannesburg recently.
The winners in the Excellence in Adult Basic Education and Training category were announced in Johannesburg recently at the National Teaching Awards.
Violent protests near Cape Town and Jo’burg — over schooling and power cuts — have been met with police water cannons, stun grenades and tear gas.
The Democratic Alliance in the Western Cape has been accused of using hunting permits to win votes, and this has affected the predator numbers.
The Cape Argus Cycle Tour held this past weekend was estimated to have contributed R450-million to the Western Cape’s economy.
Teachers are marching with Cosatu, but their pupils must be in class tomorrow. Except maybe in Cape Town, where children have been invited to join in.
The Democratic Alliance has turned down an invitation to join a Cosatu-led protest against labour broking and e-tolling in Cape Town’s CBD.
The world’s thirst for rooibos tea is growing and so is the Western Cape rooibos industry. But climate change is threatening to nip that in the bud.