Real life news from all over the Western Cape
OVERBERG MUNICIPALITY:- Law enforcement authorities have had an eventful week, cracking down on illicit trade and poaching activities in the Overberg region. Coordinated efforts between various agencies led to major busts, with contraband worth millions confiscated and several arrests made. Illicit Cigarette Bust in Hermanus At the start of March 2025, a joint operation in … Read More “A Busy Week for Law Enforcement” »
Who Truly Has Rights? Cape Town: Gunfire echoes through the Cape Flats like a chilling nightly routine. Fear has become a way of life, not just for adults but for children who have learned to distinguish between fireworks and bullets before they can even write their names. On the night of March 4, multiple shooting … Read More “South African Broken Justice System” »
Saldanhabaai: Die verhoor van Kelly Smith, haar lewensmaat Jacquin Appollis en vriend Steveno van Rhyn het vir die tweede dag in die hooggeregshof in Saldanhabaai voortgeduur. Die saak het aansienlike openbare belangstelling gelok, weens die erns van die bewerings. Die trio word aangekla van ontvoering en mensehandel, wat verband hou met die verdwyning van Smith … Read More “Dag 2 – Joshlin Smith verhoor.” »
Tragedy on Our Roads – When Will It End? “Where is my mom?” These were the first words of an 8-year-old girl, the sole survivor of a devastating cross-border bus accident near Beitbridge, Zimbabwe. The tragic crash, which occurred along the Beitbridge-Masvingo highway, claimed the lives of 24 people, including all the bus passengers and … Read More “A Heartbreaking Survival Story” »
From Global Concerns to Local Solutions Students of the Townsville Grammer School engaging with the 2025 Australian Youth Representative on Friday. As young people around the world step up to discuss their future, it’s inspiring to see students in Australia engaging with the 2025 Australian Youth Representative to the United Nations, Satara Uthayakumaran. Their discussions … Read More “Giving Youth a Voice” »
Cape Town police are investigating multiple violent incidents in Philippi East and surrounding areas, with crime levels continuing to unsettle residents. In one shocking case, a 31-year-old man from the Marikana Informal Settlement was shot multiple times after allegedly paying his killers R8,000. He later died in a Mitchells Plain hospital in the early hours … Read More “Police Investigate Brutal Killings as Crime Wave Continues” »
Die Suid-Afrikaanse Maatskaplike Sekerheidsagentskap (SASSA) het aangekondig dat die huidige goue SASSA-kaarte teen 31 Desember 2024 verval. Ontvangers van maatskaplike toelaes word aangeraai om voor hierdie datum oor te skakel na die nuwe Postbank Swart Kaarte om te verseker dat hulle betalings nie onderbreek word nie. myvacancyalert.com Waarom die oorskakeling? Die nuwe Postbank Swart Kaarte … Read More “Sassa Kaart Oorskakeling” »
CIT Heist Turns Deadly as Police Clash with Armed Gang Durban was rocked by yet another violent cash-in-transit (CIT) heist on the N2 highway, leaving one innocent woman dead, seven others injured, and the police locked in a deadly battle with a heavily armed criminal gang. The brazen attack, carried out by suspects wielding AK-47s … Read More “Blood on the Highway” »
A Never-Ending Nightmare for Families and Their Beloved Pets Another fire, another tragedy. Once again, families in Khayelitsha’s Taiwan informal settlement have lost everything—their homes, their belongings, and in many cases, their beloved pets. The devastating fire that tore through the settlement on January 29 left over 100 people homeless, destroying more than 200 shacks … Read More “Sack Fires – Never Ending Nightmares” »
Stygende Koste en Internasionale Spannings Suid-Afrika staan op ‘n belangrike punt, besig om stygende lewenskoste en potensiële veranderinge in internasionale verhoudings te hanteer. Onlangs het die land se energie-tariewe en buitelandse beleid besluite geneem wat die nasie se sosio-ekonomiese landskap diep kan beïnvloed. Elektrisiteitstarief Stygings Die Nasionale Energie-reguleerder van Suid-Afrika (Nersa) het ‘n gemiddelde tariefverhoging … Read More “Suid-Afrika se Ekonomiese Kruispad –” »
