Real life news from all over the Western Cape
Linked to Attempted Murder Case CCN Reporting DARLING:- A 30-year-old man from Malmesbury was arrested yesterday after a dramatic foot chase on the R315, following a tip-off to Darling police about a vehicle suspected of transporting drugs. At approximately 09:00 on Wednesday, 28 January 2026, Darling SAPS members spotted a vehicle matching the description provided … Read More “Malmesbury Man Arrested on R315 with Mandrax and Tik” »
Embrace Lightning Network Payments With load-shedding easing and mobile money integration rising, local merchants report 40%+ transaction growth in Q4 2025–Q1 2026 CCN Editor – George April CAPE TOWN:- In the rolling farmlands and coastal towns of South Africa’s Western Cape, a quiet shift is underway. Small businesses from Malmesbury wine estates to Paarl cafés … Read More “South African Bitcoin Adoption Surges as Western Cape Businesses” »
In Gordon’s Bay Mall Parking Lot CCN Online GORDON’S BAY:- Western Cape police have launched an active manhunt for unknown gunmen following the fatal shooting of three men in the parking lot of Gordon’s Bay Mall late Tuesday night.The incident occurred at approximately 21:30 on January 27, when three men aged between 40 and 45 … Read More “Manhunt Underway After Triple Murder” »
CCNuus PIKETBERG:- Die waaksaamheid van lede verbonde aan Piketberg SAPS het gelei tot die inhegtenisneming van twee mans, onderskeidelik 39 en 47 jaar oud, op aanklag van dwelmhandel. Op Dinsdag, 27 Januarie 2026, omstreeks 04:35, was polisielede besig met sigbare polisiëringspatrollies in Piketberg toe hulle ‘n verdagte voertuig opgemerk het. Toe die bestuurder besef het … Read More “Piketberg Polisie Slaan-Toe op Dwelmhandel.” »
The dream of building a safe swimming pool for the children of Hopefield is gaining momentum – and tomorrow it reaches the airwaves. West Coast Sports Solutions (WCSS) NPO, together with a representative from “Communities Without Borders NPC” (Langebaan), will be featured as guests on the “Bachat Bush Radio Program, where they will share the … Read More “Bush Radio Interview Highlights the Hopefield Pool Project” »
Two Men Found Dead in Canal Manenberg:- The bodies of two men, aged 40 and 52, were discovered in a canal near Silverstream Road in Manenberg on Monday morning. Both victims had sustained gunshot wounds to the upper body. Western Cape police spokesperson Captain FC van Wyk confirmed that residents of Tambo Village reported hearing … Read More “Double Shooting in Manenberg” »
Shock n Plattenberg Bay Plettenberg Bay residents are reeling after prominent local driftwood artist Bevan van Druten, 53, was charged with the murder of his girlfriend, former Plettenberg Bay detective Anneke “Nicky” van Heerden, 54. Van Heerden’s body was found late on Sunday, 18 January 2026, in the dunes near Rivertides along the Keurbooms River. … Read More “Driftwood Artist Charged with Murder of Former Detective” »
19-Year-Old Suspect Arrested on Nine Murder Charges Philippi East:- Western Cape police have arrested a 19-year-old suspect in connection with the extortion-linked mass shooting that left nine people dead at a shebeen in the Marikana informal settlement last week.Detectives from the Provincial Serious Violent Crimes unit, supported by crime intelligence and tactical teams, apprehended the … Read More “Breakthrough in Marikana Shebeen Massacre” »
CC News The South African Police Service (SAPS) in the Western Cape has strongly condemned a brazen shooting in Samora Machel that left three young people dead and one injured on Saturday morning, 24 January 2026.The incident unfolded at approximately 11:55 in Oliver Tambo Drive, in the Philippi informal settlement area. According to police, the … Read More “Three People Killed in Shooting” »
CCN News Western Cape:- The sun rose blood-red over Franschhoek on the morning of January 22, 2026, the sixth day of the unrelenting blaze that had already devoured more than 23,500 hectares of fynbos and pine plantations in the mountains above the valley. Smoke hung thick like a shroud, turning the famous vineyards into ghostly … Read More “Flames of the Winelands” »
