Bitou

14 August 2026

Review Decision Regarding Knysna’s Acting Municipal Manager

Location: News

The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) calls on Anton Bredell, Western Cape Minister of Local Government, to urgently approach the High Court with an application to review and set aside the Knysna municipal Council’s unlawful decision to extend Mr Boy Manqoba Ngubo’s appointment as acting Municipal Manager. Mr Ngubo was initially appointed as acting Municipal […]

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30 July 2026

Plettenberg Bay Robbed of Its Arts Festival

Location: News

It is disappointing and unacceptable that the Bitou Municipality dragged its feet in appointing a new tourism service provider. Consequently, the Plett Arts Festival cannot take place this year. The mandate of the Plettenberg Bay Tourism Association lapsed on 30 June 2026. The Municipality undertook to award the new tourism services tender by 1 July, […]

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11 June 2026

Bitou Deputy Mayor Appears in Court

Location: News

The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) in the Garden Route welcomes police confirmation that the Bitou Deputy Mayor, Nokuzola Kolwapi, must appear in court on 23 June 2026 on a charge in terms of the Environmental Conservation Act (Act 73 of 1989). The charge relates to an alleged incident at the end of 2025 in […]

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23 February 2026

Bitou benefits from housing delivery, rental support services and Services & Opportunities Fair

Location: News

The Western Cape Department of Infrastructure (DOI) today marked three important milestones in Bitou: the launch of a new Rental Housing Tribunal Information Office, the continued handover of homes at the Ebenhaezer Housing Project, and the hosting of a Services and Opportunities Fair to connect residents with government support programmes. The new Information Office forms …