Real life news from all over the Western Cape
Workers Demand Full BCEA Compliance and Back Pay Editor/Reporter – George April HOPEFIELD:- The protected strike at the Kropz Elandsfontein phosphate mine near Hopefield, involving contractor Trollope Mining Services, is now entering its second week after starting last Monday.Union representative Franco Papier has confirmed that members at the site are participating in a lawful secondary … Read More “Kropz Elandsfontein Mine Strike Enters 2nd Week” »
Police search for two gunmen who opened fire in a yard on Disa Road CCN Reporter – Felicity Jooste CAPE TOWN:- A manhunt is underway after three men and a woman were shot and killed in the Marikana informal settlement in Philippi East on Saturday evening.The shooting happened at approximately 21:30 on Disa Road when … Read More “Manhunt Underway after Four Shot Dead” »
Hopefield – Organisasie begin O/19 7’s Rugbyspan vir jong talent. CCN Verslaggewing HOPEFIELD:- Die gemeenskaps organisasie West Coast Sports Solutions (WCSS) op Hopefield, doen ’n dringende beroep op organisasies, rugbyklubs en sportleiers in die Weskus Distrik Munisipale streek om hande te vat en jongmense ’n nuwe kans deur sport te gee.Vir die afgelope vier jaar … Read More “Van Straat na Springbok Droom” »
Saudi, UAE, Kuwait & Qatar Weigh Nuclear Option as Iran War Drains Their Coffers CCN Editor/ Reporter – George April In air-conditioned boardrooms from Riyadh to Abu Dhabi, a quiet revolution is brewing.Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait and Qatar – America’s longtime oil-rich allies, are no longer just complaining about the cost of … Read More “Gulf Oil Giants Turn Backs on America” »
Overhead Power Failure at Mandalay (Last Night) CCN Reporting Cape Town:- Commuters on the Chris Hani and Nolungile routes faced significant delays last night after an overhead power failure at Mandalay station. According to the official Metrorail Western Cape service advisory (shared widely on WhatsApp groups last night): Overhead power failure at Mandalay affected both … Read More “Metrorail Service Disruption on Central Line” »
After Cafda Shooting – But How Are So Many Illegal Guns Still on Our Streets? CCN Reporter – George April Steenberg:- It’s a familiar scene on the Cape Flats: shots ring out in a quiet street, a suspect flees, and once again police are left wondering where yet another unlicensed firearm came from.On Friday night, … Read More “Sternberg Police Nab Suspect with Rusty: Untraceable 9mm” »
Staalkis vol vuurwapens en plofstowwe onder beton opgegrawe CCN Verslaggewing RAVENSMEAD:- Die Suid-Afrikaanse Polisiediens (SAPD) se Anti-Bende-eenheid (ABU) het ’n belangrike slag toegedien teen onwettige wapens in die Wes-Kaap.‘N staalboks met verskillende kaliber vuurwapens, ammunisie en plofstowwe iis n ’n huis in Delphi Straat, Eureka-landgoed, opgegrawe het. Die operasie het Saterdag 28 Februarie 2026 om … Read More “Groot Wapenfonds in Ravensmead” »
Ná vermoedelike bende-verwante voorval Verslaggewer – Felisity Jooste ABBOTSDALE:- ’n Huis in Eikeboom (nr. 58) in Abbotsdale is in die vroeë oggendure van Vrydag 27 Februarie 2026 tot op die grond afgebrand ná ’n vermoedelik bende-verwante insident.Volgens ooggetuies het die brand kort ná ’n opflikkering van spanning in die gebied uitgebreek. Plaaslike bronne beweer dat … Read More “Huis in Abbotsdale heeltemal afgebrand” »
Plus 102 Years for Cape Town Murder Spree CCN Reporting Cape Town:- The Wynberg Regional Court on Tuesday, 24 February 2026, handed down a crushing sentence to 42-year-old parolee Ayanda Dayi: “four terms of life imprisonment” plus an additional “102 years” direct imprisonment for the brutal murders of four men in Du Noon and Delft … Read More “Serial Killer Ayanda Dayi Sentenced to Four Life Terms” »
Verslaggewer – Isaac Cloete SPRINGBOK:- Die eerste SOPA (Provinsiale Staatsrede) ooit, in die Nama Khoi-gebied, het Donderdag in Bergsig, Springbok, plaasgevind. Foto: Lede van die Noordkaapse Wetgewer. Tydens Zamani Saul, premier van die Noord-Kaap se rede, was dit duidelik dat daar op vele terreine tog vordering gemaak is. Veral in die Nama Khoi-gebied was daar … Read More “Eerste Sopa in Springbok Bring Tog Hoop” »
