aimed at providing sanitary towels and school shoes. This concert will be hosted this coming weekend in Oudtshoorn. The campaign is spearheaded by an award-winning Gospel artist, Bethusile Mcinga, who will also be performing during the show. Top South African Gospel artists such as Lusanda Spiritual Group, Dumi Mkokstad and Butho Vuthela are among the…
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This is Oudtshoorn Local Municipality’s first term under DA government. The vision for the next term is to be a trend-setting, dynamic municipality delivering quality services responsive to the demands and challenges of the community and our constitutional mandate, in which everyone can work together in harmony and dignity. Under the DA, the Municipality is in a far better state than it was; the local government has implemented a financial recovery plan, hands-on oversight by Council, and appointed the top structure.
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Colan Sylvester
Executive Mayor Colan Sylvester is the mayor of the Heart of the Little Karoo. Oudtshoorn has for the past few years been overwhelmed with political instability, mismanagement, and corruption, which has seen the town being subjected to Provincial Intervention in terms of section 139 of the Constitution. The 52-year-old Oudtshoorn-born former school principal is now…
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Making Oudtshoorn a training and education hub
In pursuit of its Vision 2030 of making the Greater Oudtshoorn an educational and training hub, the Oudtshoorn Municipality’s leadership held discussions with the Provincial MEC for Education, Debbie Schäfer to solicit the Department’s support. The Minister was accompanied by her provincial and district management in a meeting also attended by Education and Training Working…
Read MoreCareer Expo for the unemployed.
The vision of the Oudtshoorn municipality is to build a strong community that strives to improve the quality of life for all its residents in a sustainable manner. It’s precisely for this reason that the DA lead municipality decided to provide a “career Expo for the areas unemployed youth. The Expo was attended by hundreds…
Read MoreMunicipality settles Eskom debt with the aid of the financial recovery plan
The settlement of Eskom’s arrear amount of R 54 Million since last year is according to the Executive Mayor, Cllr. Colan Sylvester, an indication that the Municipal Financial Recovery Plan is yielding positive results. “We can assure our citizens and stakeholders that the terms of the agreement in respect of the Eskom debt was met…
Read MoreOudtshoorn approves drought water tariffs and saving measures
Oudtshoorn Municipal Council approved final drought water tariffs for the financial year 2017/2018 to be implemented once the Koos Raubenheimer dam is below 50% full. Currently the Western Cape and Southern Cape are experiencing its worst drought in almost thirty (30) years. This is due to sudden climate changes, especially the El Nino Weather Conditions,…
Read MoreOudtshoorn commences public participation meetings for 2018/2019 IDP
Oudtshoorn Municipality will host public participation meetings in all wards next week, to gather needs of the residents for the review of the 2018/2019 Integrated Development Plan (IDP). The Municipality invites all communities within the greater Oudtshoorn to attend these meetings to make their contribution toward the development of their respective wards and of the…
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