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In Manenberg. Reporter – Felicity Jooste CAPE TOWN:- Police efforts to clamp down on illegal firearms and violent crime paid off on Tuesday, 02 December 2025, when members of the Anti-Gang Unit (AGU) made abreakthrough in Manenberg. Officers executed a search operation at a residence in Wendy Street as part of ongoing operations aimed at … Read More “Anti-Gang Unit Seize Firearm – Arrest Murder Suspect” »
Two Injured as Police Launch Massive Manhunt. Reporter – George April Mitchell’sPlain:- The South African Police Service (SAPS) in the Western Cape has launched an intensive manhunt after a deadly shooting in Viscount Street, Rocklands, Mitchell’s Plain, on Tuesday evening, 02 December 2025. The brutal attack left a nine-year-old boy, a 21-year-old woman and a … Read More “Rocklands Shooting – Three Killed” »
Oor beweerde afpersing van meer as R600 000 Verslaggewer – George April KAAPSTAD:- Twee wetstoepassings beamptes verbonde aan die Stad Kaapstad se Metaal diefstaleenheid is vanoggend deur die Valke se Eenheid vir Ernstige Korrupsie-ondersoeke, saam met die Stad se Safety and Security Information Management Services (SSIMS), in hegtenis geneem. Die twee word aangekla van korrupsie, … Read More “Twee Wetstoepassers in die Weskaap Gearresteer” »
CCN Redakteur – George April CITRUSDAL:- Borgtog aansoek verrigtinge in die hoogs sensitiewe saak teen ’n welbekende Citrusdal-besigheidseienaar, wat teregstaan op klagte van seksuele aanranding en kinderverleiding van ’n 12-jarige meisiekind, is vandag uitgestel tot Donderdag 4 Desember nadat die beskuldigde se prokureur nie beskikbaar was nie. Die gemeenskap bly verdeeld, maar verskeie burgerreggroepe, plaaswerkers … Read More “Gemeenskap dring aan: “Geen borg vir Beskuldigde in 12-jarige se Ontstellende Seksaksie-saak”” »
CCN News Cape Town:- At least two people have died and hundreds more have been left homeless, following a series of devastating fire incidents across the Western Cape over the past 24 hours. According to humanitarian organisation Gift of the Givers, one person lost their life in Klapmuts in the Cape Winelands region after a … Read More “Two Dead – Hundreds Displaced as Fires Ravage Western Cape Communities” »
Wellington Train Service CCN News Cape Town:-Commuters travelling on the Wellington line are advised to expect significant service disruptions this Saturday, 29 November 2025, as Transnet Freight Rail conducts planned maintenance work between Paarl and Kraaifontein. The maintenance operation will run from 06:00 until 23:00, during which the entire Wellington train service will be suspended. … Read More “Metrorail Issues Advisory as Maintenance Halts” »
CCN NEWS Mossel Bay:- Firefighters from Mossel Bay Fire, Rescue and Disaster Management remain on the scene in Dana Bay last night, as they continue to battle a vegetation fire that ignited earlier in the day.Crews are actively attending to several fire lines while mop-up operations are underway to prevent flare-ups. At this stage, no … Read More “Dana Bay Fire Update:” »
Three Late Night Incidents Reported Across Cape Metro. CCN Editor – George April Cape Town:- A series of crime-related incidents were reported late Tuesday evening across Claremont, Kraaifontein and Delft, raising concern among residents and prompting calls for stronger police visibility. Swift Arrest Praised Earlier in the evening, police responded to an incident in Main … Read More “Community Crime Alert” »
CCN Editor – George April Matzikama:- A tense and chaotic scene unfolded in Vredendal North last month, when a routine police response turned into a life-threatening confrontation, involving a mentally unstable young man armed with a knife and, later, a fork. According to police sources, officers were dispatched to Buitekant Street after reports that a … Read More “Vredendal Police Ambushed During Mental-Health Call-out” »
Involving Moving Truck Reporter – Felicity Jooste PHILIPPI:- A young scholar has died in a tragic accident on Govan Mbeki Road in Philippi, after a dangerous game of clinging to a moving vehicle went horribly wrong on Friday afternoon. The incident occurred just after 1pm as a group of boys were walking home from school. … Read More “Schoolboy Dies After Tragic Accident” »