The Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA) has ruled that a group of former Dippin Blu Racing horse groomers from Port Elizabeth are entitled to claim unemployment benefits. Representing the former grooms on Friday,…
The struggling racing industry is beset with labour conflict On Friday former horse grooms from Dippin Blu Racing head to the CCMA. If they can show they were fired they will receive UIF payments. The struggling race horse industry has…
A peaceful protest at Fairview Racecourse on Saturday afternoon by irate Nelson Mandela Bay residents was quickly dispersed after police threatened to arrest protesters. Protest organizer Monique van der Berg said the gathering was a…
Port Elizabeth police have issued a stern warning advising residents not to participate in an alleged planned protest at Fairview Racecourse at 3pm today. Police spokesperson Colonel Priscilla Naidu said police were made aware of the…
The owners of Dippin Blu Racing in Fairview, Port Elizabeth, are considering legal action against a group of its former grooms who stormed the stables in protest on Thursday, allegedly killing one horse and injuring more than 20 others.…
The International Racing Club has called the incident at the Fairview racecourse in Port Elizabeth a “low day in SA history for horse racing”. On Thursday morning about 6am staff began a violent protest at the racecourse which culminated…
Police have confirmed that 28 horses were let loose from the holding stables at Fairview racecourse at about 6am on Thursday by angry protesters. Six horses have been recovered and brought back to the stables at the racecourse. Police…
Horses have been slaughtered with pangas as a protest allegedly over UIF non-payment rages at the Fairview racecourse in Port Elizabeth on Thursday morning. Details are sketchy at the moment but according to witness Nikki Durrant, who is…