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Vuurwapen en dwelms van die strate af Kaapstad:- Op Woensdag, 28 Januarie 2026, het lede van #OperationShanela2 ‘n huis in Salmander Square, Factreton, deursoek. Tydens die soektog is ‘n 9 mm-pistool sonder ‘n reeksnommer en 15 patrone ammunisie gevind. ‘n 31-jarige man is in hegtenis geneem op aanklag van besit van ‘n verbode vuurwapen en … Read More “Tweede suksesvolle klopjag in Factreton” »
More leaders – parents like these women are needed in communities. CCN Reporter – George C April Cape Flats:- In the tough streets of Lavender Hill, where gang violence and hardship often overshadow hope, a quiet but powerful story unfolds every single night.Since October last year, a mother walks hand-in-hand with her adult daughter from … Read More “A Story of Unbreakable Faith, Maternal Love, and Second Chances” »
Spanning Bou Op Cape Coast Nuus President Donald Trump het vandag vir Iran skerp gewaarsku dat “tyd loop uit” om ’n nuwe kernwapen – ooreenkoms te bereik, met verwysing na ’n “massiewe armada” wat na die gebied beweeg.Die waarskuwing kom te midde van groeiende spanning in die Midde-Ooste, volgens ’n vars CBN News-uitsending en verslae … Read More “Trump Waarsku Iran: “Tyd Loop Uit” vir Kernwapen – Ooreenkoms” »
Moenie die skoonheid vertrou nie! CCN Nuus Vanooggend het Muizenberg se bekende wit sand ‘n onverwagse besoeker gekry: honderde klein, elektries-blou “see-drake” – die berugte “Glaucus atlanticus”, oftewel die blou draak-seeslak. Hierdie piepklein wesentjies, skaars 3 cm lank, lyk soos iets uit ‘n fantasie verhaal met hul helder blou kleur en delikate, vlerkagtige aanhangsels. Maar … Read More “Blou Draak-gevaar op Muizenberg-strand” »
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” »
CCN Redakteur – George April WESKAAP:- Sedert die munisipale verkiesings van November 2021, het tientalle tussenverkiesings (by-elections) in die Wes-Kaap plaasgevind, veral in munisipaliteite soos George, Drakenstein, Swellendam, Langeberg en Weskus-areas. Hierdie verkiesings is nie presies 52 in totaal nie (die getal wissel volgens bronne en hoe wyke getel word), maar hulle vind gereeld plaas … Read More “Die Politieke Prentjie – Groei, Verliese en Stabiliteit” »
Linked to Attempted Murder Case CCN Reporting DARLING:- A 30-year-old man from Malmesbury was arrested yesterday after a dramatic foot chase on the R315, following a tip-off to Darling police about a vehicle suspected of transporting drugs. At approximately 09:00 on Wednesday, 28 January 2026, Darling SAPS members spotted a vehicle matching the description provided … Read More “Malmesbury Man Arrested on R315 with Mandrax and Tik” »
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” »
In Gordon’s Bay Mall Parking Lot CCN Online GORDON’S BAY:- Western Cape police have launched an active manhunt for unknown gunmen following the fatal shooting of three men in the parking lot of Gordon’s Bay Mall late Tuesday night.The incident occurred at approximately 21:30 on January 27, when three men aged between 40 and 45 … Read More “Manhunt Underway After Triple Murder” »
CCNuus PIKETBERG:- Die waaksaamheid van lede verbonde aan Piketberg SAPS het gelei tot die inhegtenisneming van twee mans, onderskeidelik 39 en 47 jaar oud, op aanklag van dwelmhandel. Op Dinsdag, 27 Januarie 2026, omstreeks 04:35, was polisielede besig met sigbare polisiëringspatrollies in Piketberg toe hulle ‘n verdagte voertuig opgemerk het. Toe die bestuurder besef het … Read More “Piketberg Polisie Slaan-Toe op Dwelmhandel.” »
