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Firearm and Drugs Seized in Hanover Park and Mitchell’s Plain CCN Reporter – George C April Cape Town:- In another successful operation, members of the Anti-Gang Unit (AGU) conducted intelligence-driven raids on Thursday night, leading to the arrest of two suspects for the illegal possession of a firearm, ammunition, and drugs. In the first operation, … Read More “Anti-Gang Unit Strikes Again” »
CCN NEWS Bellville:- Swift and decisive action by members of the South African Police Service (SAPS) National Intervention Unit (NIU) led to the arrest of three suspects following a kidnapping and armed robbery incident in Bellville.The incident happened on Thursday, 09 October 2025. According to a preliminary report, a 23-year-old man was walking along a … Read More “Swift Action by NIU Leads to Arrests in Kidnapping & Robbery Case” »
Time for Government to Wake Up! Cape Town is facing a growing crisis, blank guns, also known as imitation firearms, are fast becoming a deadly weapon of choice among gangs. These replicas are almost impossible to tell apart from real firearms. Sold freely in malls and online, they may look harmless, but many are being … Read More “Black Guns Becoming a Real Thread” »
Die ongelooflike reis van Melene Rossouw Toe sy nog net drie jaar oud was, het haar pa die huis verlaat. Haar ma, Desiree, het alleen agtergebly met twee klein dogtertjies en ’n swaar pad vol uitdagings. Hulle moes in ’n Wendyhuis agter iemand se erf woon, ’n eenvoudige houtkamer wat vir ander dalk net ’n skuur … Read More “Van Wendyhuis tot die President se Kantoor” »
CCN verslaggewer – Felicity Jooste Mosselbaai:- ‘N vroeg Sondagoggend-brand het vandag groot skade aangerig by die bekende La Peron Restaurant in die Mosselbaai-hawegebied. Volgens die Mosselbaai Brand-, Redding- en Rampbestuursdienste is die alarm om 04:44 ontvang, waarna die Mosselbaai-span vinnig gemobiliseer is. Die Groot-Brakrivier-brandspan het bystand gebied en het om 04:55 op die toneel aangekom. … Read More “Populêre Hawe Kuierplek deur Vuur Verwoes” »
CCN News Cape Peninsula:- In a continued effort to curb gang violence and drug trafficking, Operation Shanela II members made significant breakthroughs during crime prevention operations in Bishop Lavis and Delft on Thursday. During a stop-and-search operation in Taaibos Street, Bonteheuwel, police received crucial information from the public about suspected drug activity at a local … Read More “Operation Shanela II – Drugs off the Streets” »
Western Cape EPWP Transforms Policing Editor – George C April Cape Town:- Across the Western Cape, a wave of youth energy is transforming police infrastructure, block by block.Under the SAPS Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP), hundreds of young men and women are repainting community service centres, refurbishing detention cells, and applying official SAPS branding to … Read More “Young Lives – Brighter Stations” »
Media verklaring Mitchells Plain:- ‘N man is deur die Mitchells Plain Streekhof tot lewenslange tronkstraf gevonnis, nadat hy skuldig bevind is aan tien aanklagte van verkragting van sy swaer se minderjarige dogter. Die misdrywe het begin toe die kind net ses jaar oud was en het oor byna nege jaar voortgeduur. Die hof het ook … Read More “Man kry Lewenslank vir Minderjarige se Verkragting” »
Western Cape:- Early Wednesday, 8 October 2025, SAPS cracked down on illegal firearms in the Western Cape..In Paarl East, a 48-year-old man was caught in Lovers Lane with a 9mm pistol and a .38 Special revolver. Meanwhile, in Delft, two men aged 32 and 38 were arrested after police seized two unmarked 9mm pistols and … Read More “SAPS Arrest Suspects for Ellegal Firearms” »
CCN Reporter – George April HOPEFIELD: – Gemeenskappe dwarsdeur die Wes-Kaap is in skok gelaat, na die skielike heengaan van Bjorn Witbooi, ‘n toegewyde GOOD Party-raadslid in die Saldanha Bay-munisipaliteit, wat op Donderdag, 9 Oktober, onverwags oorlede is. Message from Brett Herron, GOOD Party Leader: “It is with great sadness that we announce the passing … Read More “Saldanha Bay: Passing of GOOD Councillor – Bjorn Witbooi” »
