Real life news from all over the Western Cape
Reporter: George C April Cape Town:- Efforts by police to curb the circulation of illegal firearms in the Western Cape once again yielded results, with members of the Anti-Gang Unit making several arrests in Delft and Kleinvlei this week. On 30 September 2025, officers on foot patrol in the Delft South Informal Settlement discovered 19 … Read More “Illegal Firearms Recover in Delft & Kleinvlei” »
Reporter – George April St Helena Bay:- The high school education crisis on the West Coast is worsening by the day, and frustrated parents say the Western Cape Education Department (WCED) can no longer remain silent. Last week, Laingville residents in St. Helena Bay took to the streets for the third time to demand a … Read More “Laingville Resident’s Renew Calls for a Local High School” »
Verslaggewer – George April Hopefield:- Die hoërskool-onderwyskrisis op die Weskus raak by die dag groter, en ouers sê die Wes-Kaapse Onderwysdepartement (WKOD) kan nie langer swyg nie. Verlede week het inwoners van Laingville, St. Helenabaai, vir die derde keer betoog om ’n plaaslike hoërskool in die gemeenskap te eis. Thyrone Williams, plaaslike Good PR-raadslid, het … Read More “Weskus – Ouers Eis Dringende Aksie oor Hoërskool Krises” »
CCN Reporting Cape Town:- Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis of Cape Town has drawn a firm line on cellphone use inside prisons, saying that inmates have no right to unfettered communication beyond prison walls – especially when it is used to coordinate gang activity. This follows the South African Prisoner Organisation for Human Rights’ opposition to the … Read More “Inmates Have No Rights to Coordinate Crime Behind Bars” »
In Paris Reporter – Felicity Jooste Paris:- South Africa’s Ambassador to France, Nkosinathi “Nathi” Mthethwa, has been confirmed dead in Paris. According to French media reports, Mthethwa’s body was discovered outside the Hyatt Hotel in the Porte Maillot district. He had reportedly booked a room on the 22nd floor, where investigators found a secured window … Read More “BREAKING NEWS – South African Ambassador Found Dead” »
Cape Town:- Members of the Delft Crime Combatting Unit carried out disruptive operations in Voorbrug, Delft, on Saturday evening in an effort to curb ongoing gang violence in the area. During the operation, officers arrested a suspect after finding him in possession of 50 rounds of ammunition, a plastic bag containing crystal meth, three small … Read More “Delft Police Operations Yield Arrests and Drug Seizures” »
Crews Monitor Hotspots CCN Reporting Cape Town:- SANParks has confirmed that the wildfire which broke out in the Camps Bay area has been successfully contained. Fire crews made steady progress overnight and into the early hours of Tuesday morning. An estimated 25 hectares of vegetation were affected by the blaze. The cause of the fire … Read More “Camps Bay Fire Contained” »
CCN Verslaggewer – George April Mitchells Plain:- ’N 3 jarige seuntjie is vanoggend vroeg in sy slaap gewond, toe skote buite sy huis in Tennisstraat, Beacon Valley, afgegaan het. Volgens die polisie het die kind in ’n wendyhuis geslaap, toe ’n koeël deur die houtwand gedring en hom in die linkerbeen getref het. Sy vader … Read More “Beacon Valley Kleuter in Slaap Raak Geskiet” »
One Suspect Arrested Reporter – George April Bellville South:- A swift response by members of the Special Operations Group Security, led to the arrest of a robbery suspect early this morning at the Sarepta footbridge. At approximately 06:50, security officers were patrolling the area after receiving information about three suspects – two men and one … Read More “Sarepta Footbridge Robbery Failed” »
R3,3 Million Seized Rawsonville:- An intelligence-driven operation between the Breederiver K9 Unit and Sea Fisheries, resulted in the seizure of a massive haul of abalone on Monday, 22 September 2025.Acting on information received, members intercepted a truck en route to Cape Town at the weighbridge on the N1 near Rawsonville. A thorough search uncovered 13 … Read More “Abalone Bust in Rawsonville” »
