Real life news from all over the Western Cape
Kom ons gee O/19-jeug ’n kans HOPEFIELD:- Baie talentvolle jongmense in die Weskus Distrik val ná skoolouderdom tussen die krake. Sommige voltooi nie skool nie, ander se omstandighede verander, en baie verloor eenvoudig toegang tot georganiseerde sport. By baie van hierdie jongmense is daar egter steeds groot talent, drome en potensiaal. Daarom wil West Coast … Read More “WCSS roep Weskus sportklubs en organisasies op” »
Negotiations Drag On as Tehran Plays Its Leverage Card and Trump Keeps the Threats Alive CCN Reporting Cape Town:- As the world watches anxiously, U.S. President Donald Trump has put a major planned strike on Iran on hold, giving diplomacy a narrow window while warning that he is ready to unleash “a very large-scale assault” … Read More “Trump’s High-Stakes Game with Iran” »
Woman Dies at Mfuleni Station While Vredendal Farm Murder Investigation Drags On “Broken: Family at the body of the woman who died at Mfuleni police station.” Two separate incidents in the Western Cape are once again highlighting serious concerns about police conduct, delays, and lack of accountability. Cape Coast News (CCNews Online) reports on the … Read More “Police Failures Spark Outrage” »
A Social and Environmental Risk on Our Doorstep? CCN Opinion & Analysis Hopefield:- The proposed large-scale solar farm by Phelan Green Energy (through Cullisol Holdings) has divided opinions in this small West Coast town. For some, it represents hope in a region plagued by high youth unemployment. For others, it brings real fears about safety, … Read More “Hopefield Solar Farm: Jobs, Green Energy… or” »
Reporter – Isaac Cloete Springbok:- The trial of Japie Claassens ( 62) is currently underway at the Springbok magistrate’s court (Northern Cape Division) for the premeditated murders of attorney Coenraad “Coenie” de Beer and farmer, James Kriel.On October 30, 2023, the victims stopped to sleep at Claassens small holding, near Vioolsdrift, on their way to … Read More “Alleged Vioolsdrift Double Murderer in Springbok High Court” »
“BeeJayBaby & Zano Making Waves with West Coast Sound” Reporter – George April Velddrif:- Two young artists from the West Coast are putting Velddrif and St Helena Bay firmly on the local music map. Picture – Michael Brown, better known as BeeJayBaby Michael Brown, better known as BeeJayBaby, and Keano Zano Sneyders (Zano) are collaborating … Read More “West Coast Rising Stars” »
DA-beheerde Munisipaliteit Rem Bruin Gemeenskap in Hopefield Persoonlik Stigter & voorsitter: George C April West Coast Sports Solutions NPO Hopefield:- Terwyl ons as organisasie probeer om fondse in te samel vir ’n veilige swembad (of ten minste ’n tennisbaan) vir ons kinders, word ons stelselmatig deur die Saldanha Bay Munisipaliteit geblok en verneder.Die Hopefield Bloekomfees … Read More “Rugstekery in Saldanhabaai” »
Timeline from the 2024 Killings to May 13 2026 CCN Reporter – George C April Atlantis:– The double murder and robbery of Charles “Charlie” Pelis and Gavin Petersen remains unresolved, as the case continues its slow journey through the Atlantis Regional Court.The Incident (21 August 2024) Charlie Pelis had recently returned from working overseas in … Read More “Atlantis Double Murder Case” »
“Vroeë storms sny valleie af en laat brûe oorloop” CCN Verslaggewer – George C April Cederberg:- Terwyl die Wes-Kaap nog nie eens amptelik in die winterseisoen is nie, het ’n reeks intense koue fronte die Boland en Cederberg-gebied hard getref. Brûe is oorstroom, paaie weggespoel en honderde inwoners in laagliggende areas is direk geraak. Die … Read More ““Cederberg en Ceres Onder Water”” »
Trump’s Iran Conflict Fuels Inflation Surge and Tests American Wallets CCN Reporter – George April Washington, D.C:- As President Donald Trump sits down with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing this week, the fragile ceasefire in the U.S.-Iran war is showing new cracks – U.S. families are feeling the pain at the pump, in grocery aisles, … Read More “War Comes Home” »
