Dam levels in the Kouga Region are currently at 26% combined capacity. Kouga Dam currently at 8% is reported dropping 1 % of water per week. The Eastern Cape is experiencing one of the most intense droughts in many years with record lows being recorded. Current dam levels as of 12 January 2018 are below. […]
EASTERN CAPE PROVINCE FROM A STATISTICAL VIEW
Stats SA’s Community Survey 2016 report reveals that the Eastern Cape has the highest number of residents leaving the province to find work, the lowest access to clean drinking water and the highest number of teen girls falling pregnant. The report shows that the South African population has increased from 40.6 million in 1996 to […]
Water Restriction Notice
Kouga’s water situation remains critical and residents will have to do more to save water as the drought persists and dam levels continue dropping. This was re-emphasised by Executive Mayor Elza van Lingen at a recent Council meeting. “Our water situation has reached crisis proportions and we are at a point where we need to […]
9 Things Truly Passionate People Do Differently
Do you have enough passion in your life? Passion is the difference between playing the piano and being a pianist; it’s who you are, not just what you do. Passion makes you leap out of bed in the morning, eager to start your day. Dr. Robert Vallerand at the University of Quebec has studied passion […]
Help us save water and keep costs down
Statement by Kouga Executive Mayor Elza van Lingen: The Kouga Council would like to appeal to residents and visitors to save water in whichever way they can. We ask this because our region desperately needs to cut back its water usage by 15 % over the next three months. If we don’t, residents may end […]
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Kouga Water Restrictions
The Kouga Council approved the IMMEDIATE imposition of water restrictions across the Kouga region. Punitive tariffs are to be implemented from 1 January 2017. The following activities will be prohibited : * The use of hosepipes, sprinklers and drip systems * The watering of gardens, lawns and grassed areas. * The washing of paved areas, […]
2018 IRONMAN 70.3 World Championship Heading to Port Elizabeth
Great news for South Africa and the Eastern Cape is the awarding of the 2018 Ironman 70.3 World Championship to Port Elizabeth. Scheduled for 1-2 September 2018, this would be the first staging of the event in Africa. According to the organisers some 6,000 athletes from across the world are expected to descend upon the […]
International Coastal Clean Up
World’s Largest Volunteer Beach Cleanup Comes to Jeffreys Bay on Saturday, September 17 Jeffreys Bay Residents joins hundreds of thousands of people around the world in global movement for Trash Free Seas as part of the 31st International Coastal Cleanup. Jeffreys Bay Dorp van Drome is organizing a beach cleanup expected to be attended by […]
INTERNATIONAL COASTAL CLEANUP
INTERNATIONAL COASTAL CLEANUP Introduction Beach Cleanups are carried out on a monthly basis by volunteers from Jeffreys Bay. People who are lovers of the ocean and the beaches who spends time on the various beaches for a range of various reasons. As part of a Dorp van Drome project, it was incorporated into the International […]
