Real life news from all over the Western Cape
Reporter – George April Cape Town: – As the heart-wrenching search for missing 6-year-old Joshlin Smith continues, false hope has begun to spread like wildfire on social media. Videos and photos claiming to show Joshlin are currently circulating online, but none of these are verified, and none of them depict Joshlin. Let us be crystal … Read More “Before You Share – Verify: Joshlin Smith Has Not Been Found” »
CCN Verslagspan Weskaap:- Vandag 12 Mei 2025, begin die Mei/Junie Nasionale Senior Sertifikaat-eksamens vir duisende leerders regoor die Wes-Kaap. Meer as 37,000 kandidate sal hul plekke inneem – onder hulle is 25,615 jong mense wat hul matriekpunte wil verbeter of voltooi, en 11,609 volwasse kandidate wat hul drome herleef deur die Senior Sertifikaat-eksamen te skryf. By … Read More “Moenie Opgee Nie – Jou Toekoms Begin Vandag!” »
Terwyl hulle vroue laat ly? Berig – George April VREDENDAL:- Pas nadat CCN vanoggend die storie oor die viktimisering van vroueregte gepubliseer het, het skokkende nuus deurgekom: Hector is reeds Vrydag onbepaald geskors. Hierdie inligting is nie van Hector self verkry nie, in werklikheid weier sy om op enige navrae te gereageer. Inligting is via betroubare … Read More “Hoe vier Matzikama-leiers Vrouedag” »
Reporter – George April West Coast:- As South Africa prepared another Women’s Day celebration today, woman voices cry out from the West Coast, voices that have been ignored, silenced, or pushed aside.Picture Facebook – Jackeline Hector crying out for help. These are the stories of pain beneath the speeches, of women who didn’t get the … Read More “Woman’s Day 2025 – Bleeding in Silence” »
Reporter – George April / CCN Hanover Park:– Just after 5am this morning, two gunshots echoed through the streets of Hanover Park. No emergency calls were made, and under normal circumstances, this would have gone unnoticed. Another unreported act of violence in a community long plagued by gunfire. But thanks to Shotspotter, an advanced gunfire … Read More “Shotspotter Tech Exposes Gunfire Epidemic” »
Oor ANC-kaderontplooiing Berig – George April PRETORIA:-Die Hooggeregshof in Pretoria het die Demokratiese Alliansie(DA) se aansoek om verlof tot appèl, Woensdag 7 Mei van die hand gewys. Dit ná die DA se mislukte poging vroeër vanjaar, om die African National Congress (ANC) se kader ontplooiings beleid ongrondwetlik te laat verklaar. Die hof het bevind dat … Read More “Hooggeregshof wys DA Appél van die Hand” »
CCN Reporter – George April Cape Town:- Residents of Schaapkraal are facing a prolonged power outage after severe vandalism and theft of critical electrical infrastructure along Kraal Road. City teams are currently on-site assessing the damage and planning necessary repairs. However, due to the extensive destruction, officials say they are unable to provide a timeframe … Read More “Major Power Outage – Infrastructure Vandalism” »
CCN Crime Alert East London: – A crime intelligence-driven operation has resulted in the arrest of two suspects, aged 32 and 35, in East London. The suspects are believed to be linked to cash-in-transit robberies, hijackings, and house robberies across the Eastern Cape, Western Cape, and KwaZulu-Natal. Following up on intelligence that the suspects were … Read More “Crime Intelligence Operation Leads to Arrests in East London” »
Somerset West: – Shoppers and staff were left reeling on Tuesday morning, after a brazen armed robbery unfolded in broad daylight at a bustling retail complex in the heart of Somerset West. According to early reports from News24, a group of approximately ten masked men stormed a business premises shortly after opening hours, brandishing firearms … Read More “Brazen Armed Heist Rocks Somerset West Shopping Complex” »
Seizes Firearm and Cash Cape Town:- A 19-year-old man was arrested on Wednesday in Charlie Street, Eastridge, Mitchell’s Plain, after the South African Police Service’s (SAPS) Anti-Gang Unit uncovered an unlicensed 9mm pistol, 20 rounds of ammunition, and a stash of cash during a targeted operation. The early-morning raid was part of an intensified … Read More “Mitchell’s Plain Crackdown – Anti-Gang Unit Arrests Teen” »
