Real life news from all over the Western Cape
In Paris Reporter – Felicity Jooste Paris:- South Africa’s Ambassador to France, Nkosinathi “Nathi” Mthethwa, has been confirmed dead in Paris. According to French media reports, Mthethwa’s body was discovered outside the Hyatt Hotel in the Porte Maillot district. He had reportedly booked a room on the 22nd floor, where investigators found a secured window … Read More “BREAKING NEWS – South African Ambassador Found Dead” »
Cape Town:- Members of the Delft Crime Combatting Unit carried out disruptive operations in Voorbrug, Delft, on Saturday evening in an effort to curb ongoing gang violence in the area. During the operation, officers arrested a suspect after finding him in possession of 50 rounds of ammunition, a plastic bag containing crystal meth, three small … Read More “Delft Police Operations Yield Arrests and Drug Seizures” »
Crews Monitor Hotspots CCN Reporting Cape Town:- SANParks has confirmed that the wildfire which broke out in the Camps Bay area has been successfully contained. Fire crews made steady progress overnight and into the early hours of Tuesday morning. An estimated 25 hectares of vegetation were affected by the blaze. The cause of the fire … Read More “Camps Bay Fire Contained” »
CCN Verslaggewer – George April Mitchells Plain:- ’N 3 jarige seuntjie is vanoggend vroeg in sy slaap gewond, toe skote buite sy huis in Tennisstraat, Beacon Valley, afgegaan het. Volgens die polisie het die kind in ’n wendyhuis geslaap, toe ’n koeël deur die houtwand gedring en hom in die linkerbeen getref het. Sy vader … Read More “Beacon Valley Kleuter in Slaap Raak Geskiet” »
One Suspect Arrested Reporter – George April Bellville South:- A swift response by members of the Special Operations Group Security, led to the arrest of a robbery suspect early this morning at the Sarepta footbridge. At approximately 06:50, security officers were patrolling the area after receiving information about three suspects – two men and one … Read More “Sarepta Footbridge Robbery Failed” »
R3,3 Million Seized Rawsonville:- An intelligence-driven operation between the Breederiver K9 Unit and Sea Fisheries, resulted in the seizure of a massive haul of abalone on Monday, 22 September 2025.Acting on information received, members intercepted a truck en route to Cape Town at the weighbridge on the N1 near Rawsonville. A thorough search uncovered 13 … Read More “Abalone Bust in Rawsonville” »
‼️Tourist Scam Alert – Cape Town‼️ Cape Town:- Another tourist has fallen prey to a street scam in De Waterkant, where fraudsters pose as “officials” demanding payment for a so-called walking permit. According to witnesses, the suspects trick unsuspecting visitors into swiping their cards on what looks like an ATM device, but is in fact … Read More “Tourist Scam Alert – Cape Town. ..” »
Reporter – Felicity Jooste Khayelitsha:- After months of investigation, Provincial Serious and Violent Crime detectives have made a breakthrough in a deadly February shooting in Khayelitsha. On Saturday, 8 February 2025, gunmen opened fire in Solomon Tshuku Street, C Block, leaving three people dead and three others critically injured. Detectives pursued every lead, collecting evidence … Read More “Khayelitsha Murder Suspect Finally Arrested” »
The South African Police Service (SAPS) has issued a stern warning to community members about a vishing scam in which fraudsters misuse the SAPS name, logo, and even the names of real senior officers to trick victims, into paying money or revealing personal information. According to SAPS, fake letters, often circulated on WhatsApp, carry the … Read More “SAPS Warns Public – Scamsters Using Fake Police Letters & Calls” »
Verslaggewer – Isaac Cloete Springbok:- In die vroeë oggendure van Maandag, 22 September 2025, het polisielede op nagskof patrollie langs die R382-pad op ’n wit Toyota Hilux bakkie met ’n kap afgekom. Twee mans is opgemerk waar hulle die voertuig se bande omruil het. By nadere ondersoek is die bakkie deursoek en ’n groot hoeveelheid … Read More “Twee Buitelanders in Hegtenis Geneem vir Bedreigte Spesies.” »
