Real life news from all over the Western Cape
Cape Town:- A Sunday morning turned tragic at the corner of Stock Road and Govan Mbeki Drive, when a young man was shot and killed while leaning over a car. According to reports, the man had the car’s bonnet open and was either attempting to fix it or tamper with it when an unknown gunman … Read More “Young Man Shot Dead While Working on Car in Broad Daylight” »
Somerset Strand:- ’N saterdagaand-insident aan die kus het ’n ernstige waarskuwing vir ouers en versorgers laat weerklink. Lede van Strand Patrol is ontbied nadat ’n sesjarige kind vermis geraak het terwyl sy naby die water geswem het. Die NSRI is onmiddellik gekontak en spanlede het saamgespan in ’n soektog wat ure geduur het. Tydens die … Read More “Strand Patrol – Waarskuwing aan Ouers” »
– FOLLOWING THE TRAGIC DEATH OF CONSTABLE TYLER LAMB CCN NEWS CAPE TOWN:- The CCN news team extends its deepest condolences to the family, friends, and colleagues of Constable Tyler LambThe 30-year-old Metro Police officer tragically who lost his life, while busy serving his community in Kensington. Constable Lamb, who was newly deployed to the … Read More “CCN Reporters Express Condolences” »
#SaferCommunities Verslaggewer – Felicity Jooste Lottery:- Voortgesette optrede teen bendegeweld in die Wes-Kaap het Vrydagaand, 07 November 2025, gelei tot die inhegtenisneming van ’n verdagte vir die onwettige besit van ’n vuurwapen en ammunisie. Lede van die #AntiGangUnit was besig met patrollies in Ottery se Marble Flats toe hulle ’n man in Woodgate Court sien … Read More ““GunsOffTheStreets”” »
Across the Cape Peninsula CCN News Desk Cape Town:- The South African Police Service (SAPS) intensified it’s weekend operations across the Cape Metropole, taking guns, drugs, and stolen goods off the streets in a series of successful raids and arrests.Gun and Drug Arrests in Ottery Members of the SAPS Anti-Gang Unit, deployed in the Grassy … Read More “SAPS Crack Down on Gangs, Drugs & Stolen Goods” »
Than We Ever Had – So Why Complain?” Every day, I hear the same stories on the streets: “I can’t find work.” “I’ve handed in my CV at so many places.” And more painful than that – “It’s only a certain colour that gets the jobs.” “I understand those frustrations because I hear them almost … Read More “Our Young People have More Chances” »
Verslaggewer – Felicity Jooste Kaapse Vlakte:- Vandag is Kalksteenfontein weer getref, nie net deur ’n mes nie, maar deur rou, deur skok, deur die doodse stilte wat volg ná ’n geskree. – Op Valhalla-rylaan is ’n volwasse man in die bors gesteek. Nie in ’n oorlog nie. Nie tydens ’n rooftog nie. Net nog ’n gewone … Read More “Sy Laaste Asem op Valhalla-rylaan Uitgeblaas” »
Deur CCN Nuusredaksie HOPEFIELD:- Die gemeenskap van Hopefield is in skok ná die beweerde wrede aanranding van ’n 18-jarige gestremde seun deur lede van die Hopefield Polisie gisteraand. Volgens verskeie ooggetuies is die seun aangerand nadat hy bloot in die straat geloop het, sonder enige rede of provokasie. ’n Video en talle boodskappe oor die … Read More “Gemeenskap Woedend ná beweerde Aanranding van Gestremde seun deur Hopefield-Polisie” »
Reporter – George C April Cape Town:- Quick action by vigilant police officers led to two successful operations that took illegal firearms off the streets and resulted in multiple arrests this week. On Monday night, members of the Maitland Flying Squad acted on information about a suspicious Volkswagen Polo seen driving around the Belgravia area … Read More “Police Seize Illegal Firearms in Separate Operations” »
Four arrested, multiple firearms seized Cape Town:- Anti-Gang Unit (AGU) officers have made several major breakthroughs in Manenberg as part of their ongoing clampdown on illegal firearms and gang-related crime. Between Thursday night and Friday evening, 30 – 31 October 2025, the unit arrested four suspects and recovered several unlicensed firearms, ammunition and extended magazines … Read More “Anti-Gang Unit tightens the net in Manenberg” »
