BITOU LOCAL MUNICIPALITY

The Level one (Moderate) drought restrictions currently implemented will be upgraded to Level Two with effect from 3 April 2023, in line with Bitou Municipality’s Drought Management Policy to manage and prevent the increased risk in the possibility of water shortages. This intervention is triggered mainly due to the level of the Roodefontein dam dropping to below 66% and below average rainfall experienced and expected in the region.

I received an inspiring email on 13 March 2023 from Mr. Henrique Strydom, a grade 11 scholar at Wittedrift High School. He expressed his concerns about the poor condition of the cemetery in Park Lane. This is a cemetery where generations of Plett residents have been laid to rest.

Very interestingly, he did not only complain about the condition, but saw it as a project that he wanted to pursue as part of the 20 hours of community service that he has to do for Mr. and Miss Wittedrift High School.

Sunday, 26 March 2023 at 19h49

Stage 1 loadshedding will be implemented from 16:00 today until 05:00 on Monday. Thereafter, Stage 2 loadshedding will be implemented from 05:00 until 16:00 on Monday followed by Stage 3 loadshedding.

*Plettenberg Bay will be affected as follows:*

SUN, 26 MARCH 2023

No further loadshedding

BITOU MUNISIPALITEIT (WC047)

Kennis geskied hiermee dat die Munisipale Raad besluit het dat die volgende eiendomme nie deur die Munisipaliteit vir sy eie doeleindes of vir die verskaffing van 'n basiese vlak van munisipale dienste benodig word nie (wat impliseer dat hierdie eiendomme moontlik vervreem kan word):

(a) Erf 1496, Kranshoek;

(b) Erf 993, Kranshoek;

(c) Erwe 8766, 8767, 8768, 8774, 8775, 8778, 8779, 8781, 8783 en 8785, Plettenbergbaai (New Horizon);

(d) Gedeelte van Erf 256, Plettenbergbaai;

(e) Gedeelte B van Erf 1725, Plettenbergbaai;

The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) is offering the following employment opportunities.

1. Assistant Project Coordinator

2. Municipal Outreach Officer

3. Democracy Education Facilitator

4. Area Manager

Please apply online via the IEC website

https://www.elections.org.za/pw/About-Us/BrowseJobs

Circulated by Bitou Municipality Communications on behalf of the IEC

The Bitou Junior Town Council was elected and the following learners were elected;

1. Cllr. Storm Theodosi as the Speaker, 2. Cllr. Sune’ Coetzee, the Deputy Mayor and Cllr. Faith Scholtz as the Executive Mayor of the Bitou Junior Town Council. Other Junior Councillors were elected in the various portfolios.

The Junior Councillors also made their voices heard in relation to the National Shutdown. They also presented various projects that they plan to initiate during their term of office.

Molweni, Good morning, Goeie more

Sports have always been regarded as a means of unifying all South Africans. We first saw how unifying sports can be in 1995 with the Rugby World Cup in South Africa, when Madiba walked out on the field in the Number 6 jersey of the Springbok Captain, François Pienaar.

The crowd at the stadium and most of the South Africans watching at other venues went wild as one nation.

It is fitting that what is usually the Bitou Easter Games is starting two weeks later than usual, today on Freedom Day.

The Bitou Easter Sport Tournament continued today and the Bitou Executive Mayor Dave Swart Mayor attended the Cricket Tournament in Kranshoek.

The cricketers showed great skill and abilities and once more showed that there is great sporting talent in Bitou.

Mayor Swart also went to the Kwanokuthula Sports Field to watch the Netball tournament. The players gave their best and a great spirit of sportsmanship prevailed throughout the matches.

On Freedom Day, 27 April 2023, the Speaker of the Bitou Council, Cllr. Claude Terblanche heeded a call from a lady who was recently in an accident which left her disabled.