Real life news from all over the Western Cape
Montagu se onlangse vloede herinner ons aan die risiko’s CCN Verslaggewer – George C April Erge donderstorms met swaar reën, hael en wind word voorspel, wat plaaslike vloede en ontwrigting kan veroorsaak, terwyl die Langeberg nog herstel van Februarie se vroeë reënskade.Foto: “Oorstroomde areas in Montagu na die vroeë Februarie reëns, die R62-brug en paaie … Read More “Donderstorms word vir twee dae in Wes-Kaap voorspel” »
Binnekort sal die nuwe mediese fasiliteit by die Springbok geopen word Verslaggewer – Isaac Cloete Springbok”- Dit sal dan waarskynlik ook vernoem word na n bekende en plaaslike inwoner, wyle Jacobus “Boeboe” van Wyk. Hierdie eenheid is die onkologie of chemo-terapie eenheid wat in 2025 by die dr Izak van Niekerk hospitaal te Springbok begin … Read More “NUWE ONKOLOGIE-FASILITEIT BINNEKORT GEOPEN EN VERNOEM” »
Keisie-rivier oorstroom terwyl damme elders nog kreun CCN Berig Montague:- Die Wes-Kaap is ‘n provinsie van uiterstes, en vandag, 5 Februarie 2026, skree dit dit uit.Dele van die Kaapse Metropool en die Overberg sukkel met damme wat skaars 60% vol is, droogte verklaar as nasionale ramp in dele van die Wes-Kaap, Oos-Kaap en Noord-Kaap, brul … Read More “Van Dors na Verdrink in Dieselfde Provinsie” »
Charmaine Laubscher Neem Waarnemend Oor – Gereed vir Groei en Gemeenskapsdae CCN Verslaggewing VREDENBURG:- Saldanha Bay Municipality se Executive Mayor, Alderman André Truter, het gister sy laaste dag in kantoor voltooi, ná meer as vier jaar van toegewyde diens.Truter, wat in November 2021 as burgemeester verkies is, verlaat die pos om ‘n nuwe uitdaging in … Read More “Saldanha Bay se Nuwe Hoofstuk – André Truter Bedank” »
PA se Senior Amptenaar Vasgetrek vir Gewapende Roof Kimberley:- Die Patriotic Alliance (PA) se reputasie het ‘n groot hou in die Noord-Kaap gekry, ná ‘n skokkende arrestasie: Shadrack Mocholo (44), die party se Frances Baard-streeks adjunkvoorsitter, staan tereg vir sy beweerde betrokkenheid by ‘n gewapende roof by die Shoprite in Kimberley se CBD. Op Sondag … Read More “SKOK In Noord-KAAP” »
Accused in Wade Price Death Amid Community Outrage CCN Reporting Cape Town:- In a dramatic turn, the Western Cape High Court has granted bail to 10 members of the Western Cape Anti-Gang Unit (AGU) accused in the murder of Manenberg resident Wade Price, overturning the Athlone Magistrate’s Court’s earlier denial.The decision was handed down electronically … Read More “High Court Grants Bail to 10 Anti-Gang Unit Members” »
DELAYED JUSTICE – AS TENSIONS FLARE OUTSIDE COURT CCN Reporting Manenberg and the broader Cape Flats community watched with heavy hearts and rising frustration as the case against the 11 Western Cape Anti-Gang Unit (AGU) members, accused in the brutal death of Wade Price, was postponed yet again. The Athlone Magistrates’ Court appearance on 29 … Read More “Wade Price Murder Case Postponed to March” »
Embrace Lightning Network Payments With load-shedding easing and mobile money integration rising, local merchants report 40%+ transaction growth in Q4 2025–Q1 2026 CCN Editor – George April CAPE TOWN:- In the rolling farmlands and coastal towns of South Africa’s Western Cape, a quiet shift is underway. Small businesses from Malmesbury wine estates to Paarl cafés … Read More “South African Bitcoin Adoption Surges as Western Cape Businesses” »
19-Year-Old Suspect Arrested on Nine Murder Charges Philippi East:- Western Cape police have arrested a 19-year-old suspect in connection with the extortion-linked mass shooting that left nine people dead at a shebeen in the Marikana informal settlement last week.Detectives from the Provincial Serious Violent Crimes unit, supported by crime intelligence and tactical teams, apprehended the … Read More “Breakthrough in Marikana Shebeen Massacre” »
CCN News Western Cape:- The sun rose blood-red over Franschhoek on the morning of January 22, 2026, the sixth day of the unrelenting blaze that had already devoured more than 23,500 hectares of fynbos and pine plantations in the mountains above the valley. Smoke hung thick like a shroud, turning the famous vineyards into ghostly … Read More “Flames of the Winelands” »
