In our efforts to support the people of Cape Town to defeat Day Zero, the Greater Swellendam Municipality has partnered with our local Spar Supermarket, to bring relief and help five organisations reduce their water consumption as a small part of the greater effort to provide this lifegiving resource. For only R17 you can help…
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Swellendam Local Municipality is the best-run coalition government in South Africa, according to the 2016 Government Performance Index, for great service delivery, financial management, and leadership. This DA-led municipality works to be a visionary municipality where all residents prosper, there are high-quality services, and where – working together – we keep making progress. The local government works hard to attract job-creating tourism and prioritises residents in poor communities.
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Meet the Mayor & Mayoral Committee Running Swellendam Municipality
Nicholas Myburgh
Executive Mayor Nicholas Myburgh has farmed in the Swellendam district for twenty years. This is his second term as executive mayor of Swellendam, this time with the constituency’s first ever overall majority. Nicholas became involved with the DA in order to help promote the cause of Individual Freedom, Free Enterprise, and the Rule of Law….
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Swellendam is named as South Africa’s top eco-friendly destination
Swellendam has been recognised as South Africa’s top eco-friendly destination. The Luxury Travel Guide publication selected Swellendam as the Eco-Friendly Destination of the Year-South Africa in the Africa and Middle East Awards 2017 category. Alan Winde, Minister of Economic Opportunities, congratulated the destination. “This is an excellent achievement for Swellendam and for…
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