Garden Route

25 July 2026

Public Bear the Brunt Amid Western Cape Roads Function Transfer Dispute

Location: News

The official statement by the Western Cape Minister of Infrastructure, Tertius Simmers, regarding the Garden Route District Municipality’s roads function does not accurately reflect the facts. In addition, he glosses over the impact it has on Garden Route residents. The provincial Department announced in March 2025 that the roads function fulfilled by the Garden Route […]

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24 June 2026

MPAC Report Rejected Over Millions in Irregular and Wasteful Expenditure

Location: News

Madam Speaker, this report is tabled to inform the Council of the irregular, unauthorised, fruitless, and wasteful expenditure identified during the 2024/2025 financial year.

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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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27 May 2026

Garden Route District Municipality Tables 2026/2027 IDP

Location: News

Speech by Rosa Louw, GOOD Garden Route District Municipality. Note to Editor: This speech was delivered during the Garden Route Council Meeting

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20 May 2026

Explainer: What Last Week’s Storm Says About Climate Change

Location: News

Models suggest winter storms will become less frequent but more severe

26 March 2026

Brutal Double Murder of Elderly Couple in the Crags

Location: News

The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) in the Garden Route condemns the brutal double murder of an elderly couple on a farm in Glen Loerie, The Crags, near Plettenberg Bay. The murder of the 71-year-old woman and 77-year-old man is a tragic example of the growing level of violence and brutality affecting rural communities, which […]

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7 March 2026

Central Karoo Lags Behind Western Cape’s Progress

Location: News

Teenage pregnancy, low birth weights, and high neonatal mortality plague the areas around Beaufort West and Laingsburg

25 February 2026

Adoption of the Garden Route District Municipality’s SDF

Location: News

The Spatial Development Framework is a crucial tool for addressing key challenges in the Garden Route District Municipality. I'd like to highlight two critical areas that require attention.

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27 August 2025

Green Scorpions Target Controversial Garden Route Motocross Track

Location: News

Owner of the Harper’s Creek motocross track near Harkerville Forest must repair the damage to vegetation

29 July 2025

Flood Damage Repair Progress Update, Seven Passes Road and Others

Location: News

Since November 2021, the Garden Route District Municipality area has experienced repeated flooding events in which numerous river crossings and roadway infrastructure have often been overtopped, undermined and significantly damaged. The Western Cape Department of Infrastructure (DOI) had to conduct strategic road condition and flood damage assessments to drive its response to restoring access with …