For his dedication in keeping Aston Bay, specially the beaches clean. Colin organises weekly beach cleanups. No weather will keep this man inside on beach cleanup day. A true lover of nature and his environment. As he says : Today’s volunteers were……..NOBODY AT ALL!! Perhaps the strong wind put everyone off, and would normally have […]
Blue Flag status awarded to SA’s top beaches, sustainable tourism boats and marinas
Sixty-two Blue Flags will be proudly flown at 44 beaches, seven marinas and by eleven sustainable tourism boats around South Africa over the forthcoming 2017/18 South African Blue Flag season, which opens officially on 1 November this year. This was announced at the prestigious national Blue Flag launch hosted by the Kouga Municipality at Dolphin Beach, Jeffreys Bay, […]
Jeffreys Bay Host National Blue Flag launch
COASTAL municipalities from around South Africa will gather in Jeffreys Bay this week for the national launch of the Blue Flag programme for the 2017/2018 season. Kouga Executive Mayor Elza van Lingen said about 200 guests, including Deputy Tourism Minister Elizabeth Thabethe, were expected to attend the launch. “It is a great honour for Kouga […]
SEEKOEI RIVER CROSSING
BACKGROUND The recent storms that caused havoc on parts of the South African Coastline has again shifted the focus onto the legendary Seekoei River Crossing, also known as the Paradise Causeway. This structure has probably been the most newsworthy in the Kouga region ever. The causeway had an extensive upgrade recently after the surface started […]
New bins to boost clean-up efforts
Kouga Municipality has increased its efforts to fight illegal dumping and keep communities clean by acquiring 20 new skip bins. The 6m² containers, worth R348 840 in total, will be distributed to hot spots for illegal dumping. Social Services Portfolio Councillor Daniel Benson said the distribution of the skip bins would be followed by an awareness […]
Kouga Municipality write-off millions to start on a new slate
A decision to write off the amount of R288 031 664 had been approved on a Special Council Meeting of the Kouga Municipality held on 29th June 2017. This amount will be reflected in the 2016/17 Annual Financial Statements, being for the financial period 1 July 2016 – 30 June 2017. According to Municipal Manager, […]
ERGE WATERKRISIS STAAR KOUGA IN GESIG
Die Kougadam bevat huidiglik slegs 18 % water as ‘n gevolg van die droogte. Dit het ‘n invloed op die hele area, het Kouga se Burgemeester, Elza van Lingen, verlede week tydens ‘n spesiale Raadsvergadering waar die probleem bespreek is, gesê. Toekenning van water aan Besproeiingsboere in die Gamtoosvallei is drasties verminder en die boere […]
Police warn stokvels after a cash heist in Humansdorp.
Police are urging stokvels and savings clubs to rather use electronic banking systems instead of keeping cash in houses, following a house robbery incident in Humansdorp today. Today (Tuesday, 4 July 2017) around 11:00, three men wearing balaclavas and armed with firearms stormed into a house in Mjekula Street, KwaNomzamo in Humansdorp and held the […]
Discrepancy in handing out of Title Deeds of RDP houses
A programme was recently launched, without Council’s knowledge, to hand out Title Deeds to RDP houses in certain sections in Hankey. The matter was brought under the attention of Kouga Municipality by residents who were worried about the secretive way it was done. Of major concern was if the beneficiaries had been properly verified. The […]
July 4th: Back to school for Woodridge
Today marks the first day back for the pupils of Woodridge College and Preparatory School (Woodridge) after the fires which caused extensive damage to the school on June 10th, 2017. “We are delighted that we can resume the academic year today,” remarks Derek Bradley who is the Headmaster of Woodridge College. “We see the situation […]
