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CCN Nuus Kraaifontein:- Lede van die Kraaifontein Misdaad voorkomings eenheid, het in die vroeë oggendure van Sondag, 14 Desember 2025 omstreeks 01:30, vier verdagtes tussen die ouderdomme van 24 en 28 jaar in hegtenis geneem.Dit nadat hulle in besit gevind was van ’n verbode vuurwapen, ammunisie en vermoedelik gesteelde eiendom. Tydens die optrede is een … Read More “Vier verdagtes met verbode vuurwapen & gesteelde goedere aangekeer” »
CCN Editor – George April HOPEFIELD:- Serious concerns have been raised about the conduct of certain members of Hopefield SAPS following allegations that a mother and her adult daughter are being subjected to undue pressure by police officials. According to information received by CCN, the women have for months attempted to lay complaints and seek assistance … Read More “Alleged Pressure Placed on Mother & Daughter” »
CCN Redakteur – George April KAAPSTAD:- Die skielike en brutale dood van Karin van Aardt, het die nasie geruk en die Wes-Kaap se gemeenskappe in ‘n toestand van vrees gedompel. Die 64-jarige gepensioneerde onderwyseres en haar man, Herman, het voor- verlede Vrydag uit Mbombela (Nelspruit) aangekom by Kaapstad Internasionale Lughawe. Opgewonde en gretig om hul … Read More “Verdere Arrestasies in Skokkende “Smach & Grap” moord van Afgetrede Onderwyseres” »
A granny dies for a handbag, while the City plays with drones and ShotSpotter” Cape Town:- She had just landed in Cape Town, full of joy, on her way to her only grandchild’s 8th birthday party.Minutes later, 64-year-old Karin van Aardt from Nelspruit was stabbed to death in a smash-and-grab at the corner of Jakes … Read More “CAPE COAST NEWS EXCLUSIVE – Cape Town’s Smash-and-Grab Crisis Still Explodes” »
ANC Clings to Ward 6 Victory Amid Major Voter Shifts – A Wake-Up Call for 2026 Local Polls? CCN News Villiersdorp:- In a result that’s rippling through South Africa’s political corridors like a Theewaterskloof Dam overflow, the African National Congress (ANC) scraped a narrow win in yesterday’s Ward 6 by-election in Villiersdorp, but at what … Read More ” Villiersdorp By-Election Shockwave” »
The Heart-Wrenching Tragedy of Shanice Chantè Rudolph CCN News Cape Town: – Shanice Chante “Niecey” Rudolph, 23, from Lavender Hill, was last seen alive in Ouboet Street, Cafda, Retreat. She was four months pregnant with her first child and had been in a relationship with her boyfriend for about six months. Family members say she … Read More “Pregnant, Murdered and Buried” »
Bail Denied, Case Postponed CCN Editor – George April Cape Town: – The 33-year-old Langa resident accused of stabbing 64-year-old grandmother Karin van Aardt to death during a brutal smash-and-grab attack on Jakes Gerwel Drive, has appeared in the Bishop Lavis Magistrate’s Court this morning.He was denied bail and the case was postponed for further … Read More “BREAKING: 64-year-old Granny’s Murderer in Court” »
Parlement Skors NCC-LP vir 20 Sittingsdae Ná Privaatheidskending CCN Nuus Kaapstad: – In ‘n dramatiese wending wat die spanning tussen opposisiepartye in die Suid-Afrikaanse Parlement verder opdryf, is Fadiel Adams, parlementslid vir die National Coloured Congress (NCC), vir die tweede keer in 2025 deur die wetgewende liggaam berispe. Hierdie keer kom die skorsing ná hy … Read More “Fadiel Adams Weer in die Spervuur” »
Family and Community Unite to Recover Stolen Heirloom Amid Ongoing Security Concerns Cape Community News (CCN) Cape Town: – In a chilling act of grave desecration that has shaken the Kensington community, the final resting place of 72-year-old Lillian Jacobs was violated by robbers at Maitland Cemetery near Gate 4. The incident, which occurred on … Read More “Grave Desecration at Maitland Cemetery” »
To Remain in Custody Until February 2026 CCN Reporter – George April Atlantis:- The Cape of Good Hope SPCA has confirmed that Ncubeko Hloni, the man accused of multiple counts of animal cruelty, assault, theft and linked to an outstanding warrant, will remain behind bars until 17 February 2026 after the Atlantis Magistrate’s Court denied … Read More “Accused Puppy Seller Denied Bail” »
