Conservation world mourns passing of a legend
Nature conservation pioneer and legend, 87 year old Dr Ian Player, passed away peacefully at midday on 30 November 2014 after a short illness. He was at home surrounded by…
Landscaping trends for your garden for summer 2014
‘Tis the season to be spending more time outdoors and make the most of your space – be it a tiny balcony or lush landscape. These are tips which everyone
Baartman herkies as SWD Rugby president
Hennie Baartman sal die Suidwestelike Distrikte vir nog vier jaar lei. Baartman sal Saterdag op die unie se algemene jaarvergadering onbestrede herkies word. Dit is nadat Stag Cronje hom verrassend
Sedgars SWD Cricket league fixtures
The preliminary round of the Sedgars Twenty20 league will be concluded this weekend. The top two teams in each of the four pools will progress to the quarter finals that
Laborie welcomes summer with a smile
As warm days and long evenings beckon, Laborie Wine Farm in Paarl is welcoming the summer season with an exciting new selection of venues and offerings. A longstanding favourite, Harvest
Evaluating a speech
Watching our leaders delivering their speeches to convince us that we must believe in them sometimes makes me wish that they would sign up with TCC Skills Training for a
Western Cape gets ready for eLearning in schools
Next year, the Western Cape Government will begin connecting residents of this province to affordable, high speed broadband. Our schools are central to the Broadband project as the Western Cape
Be Careful When Assessing Who to Retrench
By Ivan Israelstam The most common criterion used when deciding who to retrench is last-in-first-out. Employers are allowed by law to use the retention of necessary skills as a criterion.
Termination by resignation before expiry of fixed term contract constitutes a breach
By Aadil Patel Director, Employment Law, Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr In the matter of Air Traffic and Navigation Services v Esterhuizen (668/2013) ZASCA 138 (25 September 2014), the Supreme Court
Labour Minister Oliphant upwardly adjusts domestic workers’ annual wages
Labour Minister Mildred Oliphant has approved the new wage structure for the Domestic Workers Sector following the upward adjustment of the new minimum wage. The latest relief comes on the
Breyten Meyer continues to impress
JOHANNESBURG (26 November 2014) – Tyron Mc Comb from Fourways triumphed in the IGT Tour’s seventh Race to Q-School on Wednesday after edging out Pretoria pro Werner van Niekerk with
SCFPA 2 Day year end function and summer season launch
SCFPA 2 DAY YEAR END FUNCTION AND SUMMER SEASON LAUNCH On Thursday and Friday, the 20 and 21st of November, the Southern Cape Fire Protection Association presented 2 days of
Spur Foundation Toy Drive: The Season of Giving
The festive season is the season for giving, while spending time with family, enjoying ample entertainment and receiving gifts galore. The sad thing is that there are so many children
SWD Women’s Cricket open season in Mthatha
The SWD Women’s team will travel to Mthatha this weekend for their season opener in the Cricket South Africa Provincial Women’s competition against Kei. The SWD girls will be the
SWD Cricket to host CSA u/15 national cricket week
SWD Cricket will host the annual Cricket South Africa U/15 National Week between 13-17 December this year. The SWD Office recently announced the fixtures for the first two days: Day