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Call For Communities For their Support West Coast Sports Solutions (WCSS) and Young Dynasty (YD) are making an urgent appeal to the broader community, businesses, and friends of sport to stand with us in building stronger opportunities for youth and senior players across the West Coast. Both organisations are committed to creating alternatives to drugs, … Read More “West Coast Sports Solutions (WCSS) & Young Dystany (YD)” »
FROM THE STREETS in KLEINVLEI & BISHOP LAVIS Reporter – Felicity Jooste CAPE TOWN:- Ongoing efforts by the South African Police Service to rid communities of unlicensed firearms and ammunition, yielded significant results this week, with seven firearms confiscated and one suspect arrested. Members of the Anti-Gang Unit, deployed in Kleinvlei to address ongoing gang … Read More “Police Removed Unlicensed Firearms” »
Moordenaar 15 Jaar Tronkstraf vir Moord. Verslaggewer – Isaac Cloete Springbok:- Die gemeenskap van Klipfontein dra steeds swaar na die skok en hartseer oor die wrede moord op 39-jarige Quinton Makatees. Dinsdag is die dader, Juandre Smith (25), in die Garies Streekhof tot 15 jaar direkte gevangenisstraf gevonnis. Die tragiese voorval het op 26 Junie … Read More “Geregtigheid vir Klipfontein Man” »
MOENIE JY VERLEI WORD NIE Daar gaan tans ’n boodskap op sosiale media rond dat sekere partye, die Nasionale Kleurling Kongres, die Patriotic Alliance, GOOD en Al Jama-ah, teen die stryd teen misdaad sou wees. Hierdie siening is nie waar nie, lees die post van Lyle Liam Lawrence Die DA probeer die indruk skep dat … Read More “Die Waarheid oor Misdaad in die Stad” »
Reporter – George April Elsies River:- What began as a tragic update about a baby wounded in a shooting in Elsies River, has ended in heartbreak. The infant was initially rushed to hospital by private vehicle after being shot while in the arms of his alleged father, who is believed to have been the intended … Read More “Baby Dies After Being Caught in Gang Shooting” »
Reporter – George April Kraaifontein:- The Wallacedene community in Kraaifontein is reeling after a shooting on Tuesday, 19 August 2025, that claimed the life of an 11-year-old girl and left an eight-year-old girl and a 20-year-old man injured. According to police, the children and young man were shot under circumstances still under investigation. Emergency services … Read More “Tragic Shooting in Kraaifontein Leaves Community in Shock” »
Reporter – George April Cape Flats: – Valhalla High School in Elsies River has confirmed a safety incident this Thursday morning, during which five learners were robbed of their cell phones. In an official notice to parents and guardians, the school urged the community to ignore unverified social media reports, and reassured families that correct … Read More “Valhalla High Learners Robbed in Safety Incident” »
Reporter – Felicity Jooste Mitchell’s Plain:- A man and a woman lost their lives following a shooting incident in Golden Gate, Portlands, Mitchells Plain, on Wednesday evening. According to police reports, the male victim, believed to be in his forties, sustained multiple gunshot wounds to the head and was declared dead at the scene. The … Read More “Two Killed in Portlands Shooting” »
HE CLAIMED RELATIONSHIP WAS ‘CONSENSUAL’ Reporter – George April Cape Flats:- Mitchells Plain stepfather has been sentenced to life imprisonment, plus an additional 40 years, for the sexual abuse and rape of his stepdaughter. It started in a cycle of abuse that began, when she was just seven years old and continued for nearly two … Read More “Stepfather Sentence for Life for Decades of Sexual Abuse” »
Van “vleis” wat Foetus blyk te wees Verslaggewer – Felicity Jooste Delft:- ’N gesin in Wesbank is Maandagaand in skok gelaat ná ’n afgryslike ontdekking: wat hulle gedink het rou hoendervleis was, het in werklikheid ’n menslike foetus geblyk te wees.Volgens Natalie Walton, het haar suster die “vleis” van ’n man ontvang wat gesê het … Read More “Gesin Geskok Ná Grusame Ontdekking” »
