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Reporter – Felicity Jooste Cape Peninsula:- Residents in parts of Fish Hoek, Masiphumelele, Sun Valley and Sunnydale are urged to prepare for a temporary water supply disruption from Thursday, 2 October 2025, at 15:00. According to the City of Cape Town’s Water and Sanitation Directorate, the interruption is necessary to allow for urgent repairs on … Read More “Water Supply Disruption – Parts of Fish Hoek, Masiphumelele, Sun Valley & Sunnydale” »
CCN Reporting Gugulethu is mourning the loss of popular entertainer and community sports figure Luvuyo “P Touch” Sapepa, who was gunned down in broad daylight on Monday afternoon in NY139. Another man was also killed in the same incident. Police spokesperson Captain FC van Wyk confirmed that the victims, aged 43 and 51, both suffered … Read More “Well – Known Gugulethu DJ “P Touch” Shot Dead” »
AS 2026 LOOMS Parents fear their children will be left without classrooms as pressure mounts on WCED By George April CAPE TOWN:- Parents across the Western Cape are raising alarm over what they describe as an “unfolding disaster” in school admissions, warning that by 2026 thousands of children could be left without classrooms unless drastic … Read More “Western Cape Fears Severe School Capacity Crises” »
Reporter: George C April Cape Town:- Efforts by police to curb the circulation of illegal firearms in the Western Cape once again yielded results, with members of the Anti-Gang Unit making several arrests in Delft and Kleinvlei this week. On 30 September 2025, officers on foot patrol in the Delft South Informal Settlement discovered 19 … Read More “Illegal Firearms Recover in Delft & Kleinvlei” »
Reporter – George April St Helena Bay:- The high school education crisis on the West Coast is worsening by the day, and frustrated parents say the Western Cape Education Department (WCED) can no longer remain silent. Last week, Laingville residents in St. Helena Bay took to the streets for the third time to demand a … Read More “Laingville Resident’s Renew Calls for a Local High School” »
Verslaggewer – George April Hopefield:- Die hoërskool-onderwyskrisis op die Weskus raak by die dag groter, en ouers sê die Wes-Kaapse Onderwysdepartement (WKOD) kan nie langer swyg nie. Verlede week het inwoners van Laingville, St. Helenabaai, vir die derde keer betoog om ’n plaaslike hoërskool in die gemeenskap te eis. Thyrone Williams, plaaslike Good PR-raadslid, het … Read More “Weskus – Ouers Eis Dringende Aksie oor Hoërskool Krises” »
CCN Reporting Cape Town:- Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis of Cape Town has drawn a firm line on cellphone use inside prisons, saying that inmates have no right to unfettered communication beyond prison walls – especially when it is used to coordinate gang activity. This follows the South African Prisoner Organisation for Human Rights’ opposition to the … Read More “Inmates Have No Rights to Coordinate Crime Behind Bars” »
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” »
