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Community reacts to conflicting reports on late councillor -= George C. April, Editor CAPE COAST NEWS (CCN) HOPEFIELD: – Residents across the West Coast are reacting with concern following conflicting reports regarding the late Saldanha Bay Municipality councillor Bjorn Witbooi.After CCN published a story on CCN claims about an alleged March 2025 council incident involving … Read More “Police Confirm – No Case Ever Registered Against late Councillor Björn Witbooi.” »
Reporter – George C April Cape Town:- Quick action by vigilant police officers led to two successful operations that took illegal firearms off the streets and resulted in multiple arrests this week. On Monday night, members of the Maitland Flying Squad acted on information about a suspicious Volkswagen Polo seen driving around the Belgravia area … Read More “Police Seize Illegal Firearms in Separate Operations” »
CCN NUUS Piketberg:- Bergrivier Munisipaliteit het weereens bewys dat dit een van die land se voorste plaaslike owerhede is. Foto verskaf: Die Munisipaliteit se merkwaardige sukses is ook gevier tydens die Raadsvergadering wat op 28 Oktober 2025 gehou is, waar Raadslede en amptenare geweldige trots en dankbaarheid uitgespreek het vir die kollektiewe poging wat die … Read More “Bergrivier Munisipaliteit Skitter by Nationale Goeie Bestuur – Toekennings” »
Four arrested, multiple firearms seized Cape Town:- Anti-Gang Unit (AGU) officers have made several major breakthroughs in Manenberg as part of their ongoing clampdown on illegal firearms and gang-related crime. Between Thursday night and Friday evening, 30 – 31 October 2025, the unit arrested four suspects and recovered several unlicensed firearms, ammunition and extended magazines … Read More “Anti-Gang Unit tightens the net in Manenberg” »
Reporter – George April Western Cape:- Crime continues to spiral out of control across several Western Cape communities, with multiple violent incidents reported over the weekend. Murder in Atlantis In the early hours of Saturday morning, between 5 am and 6 am, residents of Crow Court, Dura Flats in Atlantis woke to the shocking discovery … Read More “Gang Violence and Murders Shake Western Cape” »
Amid Growing Support for President Mnangagwa CCN Reporting Harare:- Zimbabwe has recorded its highest-ever wheat harvest, totaling 578,059 tonnes in the 2025 season, surpassing last year’s 562,091 tonnes. This remarkable increase has been welcomed across the country and highlights the role of agriculture in national recovery and food security. For President Emmerson Mnangagwa, whose current … Read More “Zimbabwe Achieves Record Wheat Harvest” »
But A Nation Divided on Empowerment CCN Editor Cape Town:- A heated debate has resurfaced in South Africa over the effectiveness of Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (B-BBEE), as the Democratic Alliance (DA) renews its call to replace the system with what it describes as a more “inclusive, growth-focused alternative.” The DA recently unveiled its “Economic … Read More “The DA Challenges BEE –” »
Nuwe Bewerings in ANC- ondersoek CCN Nuus ’N nuwe verklaring voor die ondersoekkommissie het lig gewerp op beweerde finansiële steun aan die voormalige ANC-organiser en huidige Minister van Openbare Diens en Administrasie, Senzo Mchunu, tydens sy vorige partyveldtog. Volgens getuienis van Getuie C is Brown Mogotsi geïdentifiseer as ’n tussenganger wat geld namens Mchunu ontvang … Read More “Geldvloei, Politieke Drome en ’n Rolex” »
CCN Nuus Weskaap:- In die afgelope 72 uur het Shotspotter 21 skietvoorvalle in die Elsieskraal-omgewing van Manenberg opgespoor. Die LEAP Reaksie-eenheid het vinnig opgetree, en danksy intelligensieverslae kon lede ’n verdagte arresteer wat in besit was van ’n gelaaide Glock-pistool, ’n verlengde magasyn, en nog twee magasyns met in totaal 59 rondtes ammunisie. Die verdagte … Read More “’N Sukses Verhaal – “Maar ’n Sistemiese Mislukking”” »
Mark a Turbulent Day Across South Africa CCN News Desk Cape Town:- Residents of Retreat, Cape Town, were left shaken early Thursday morning after a shooting incident in Beethoven Road left three people seriously to critically injured. According to initial reports, the attack occurred at dawn, prompting a rapid response from emergency services and SAPS. … Read More “Morning Violence and Major Drug Bust” »
