St Francis Bay has developed into a thriving coastal town that is slowly regaining its reputation as a premier holiday and lifestyle destination in South Africa. The local population has also increased over the years and the town is now home to thousands of people. It is not difficult to understand why South Africans and […]
It was a tough negotiation, but Eskom has finally agreed to make R4-million available to Kouga Municipality for the electrification of Stofwolk at Hankey. “Hankey and Patensie have proven problematic when it comes to electrification projects because these towns, as well as Loerie, receive electricity directly from Eskom, limiting what the municipality can do,” Executive […]
The Kouga region must break free from its reliance on the official storage dams if water security is to be achieved, said Executive Mayor Horatio Hendricks in his recent State of the Municipality Address. Hendricks said attaining water security for all communities was the biggest challenge currently facing the municipality. “The Kouga region has been […]
The Corona Open JBay, the only World Surf League Championship Tour event on the African continent is set to take place from 9 – 22 July 2019 and will follow a new format. The 2019 World Surf League (WSL) Championship Tour (CT) will host the biggest year in surfing yet will also offer equal prize money, and […]
While unemployment remains a serious concern in the Kouga region, the Kouga Municipality has helped to create more than 1 000 jobs during the first six months of the current financial year. Of these, a total of 351 were municipal appointments while a further 151 job opportunities were created through infrastructure and water projects. This […]
Would you like to experience a run between majestic wind turbines? The Smhart Trails & Turbines Run takes places on the JBay wind farm just outside Jeffreys Bay (opposite the N2 from Mentorskraal) on 30 March 2019. Smhart’s marketing manager Dewald van Staden says that the route has already been marked out and that it’s […]
We live in an amazing area with natural beauty wherever one looks. From the golden beaches of Jeffreys Bay to the mountains of Baviaanskloof, the Kouga has something for everyone. Cape St Francis has iconic status and its easy to see why people from all over the world flock to the small coastal village. Local […]
Kouga municipality is pioneering a new approach to building roads which could spell the end of potholes, create jobs and help save the planet. Horatio Hendricks, Executive Mayor of Kouga Municipality, said the local authority would be taking hands with a Scottish company and South African civil engineering experts to build the first “plastic road” […]
The Humansdorp Police have arrested a woman for murdering her husband. It is alleged that on 9 March 2019, the couple had a heated argument at their residence in Gill Marcus, during which the wife stabbed her husband. The 53 year-old man was taken to a local hospital and died the following day. Detectives from […]
Kouga has made massive strides under DA leadership with our towns cleaner and the corruption being stopped in its tracks at Municipal level. Deals like the sale of 183 hectares of land just outside Humansdorp for a mere R 1,2 million (with the DA obtaining an independent valuation of R 50 million) were reversed after […]