Press Releases

THE search is on for the perfect name for Kouga Municipality’s new and improved quarterly newsletter – containing all the best news of what happened over a three-month period. And we would love your help.

KOUGA Municipality has been proactive in supporting the Pellsrus Clinic in Jeffreys Bay after the Office of the Speaker became aware of the issues facing the dedicated medical staff at the clinic.

Kouga Municipality’s Fire and Disaster Management, in conjunction with Working on Fire, Metro Ambulance Services, Gardmed, and Private Care, conducted a disaster simulation last week Thursday, September 15.

KOUGA will be all hustle and bustle on Saturday, September 17 when Kouga Municipality joins countries from across the globe to mark International Coastal Clean-Up Day.

NEW smart traffic cameras are doing the rounds across the Kouga region. This after Kouga Municipality appointed TMT Traffic Management Technologies in May 2022 for a three-year period.

Technical Services Superintendent, Dial Titus (63), bid farewell to Kouga Municipality last month after more than 46 years of dedicated service.

After more than 20 years, Jeffreys Bay now boasts a new set of traffic lights to the tune of approximately R135 000 – the only town in Kouga to have traffic lights.

KOUGA Municipality has completed the first of four multi-million-rand water purifying plants in the region - taking a major step towards water security for all residents.

Kouga Municipality recently donated masks, sanitizer and gloves to Pellsrus Clinic in Jeffreys Bay in a bid to promote health and safety among members of the community.

THE official Kouga Municipality valuers – DDP Property Valuers as appointed by the municipality – will be collecting preparatory data in Kouga towns from August 1, 2022.

KOUGA REVAMPS HOME OF 73-YEAR-OLD

Kouga Municipality, in conjunction with Kouga Express, is set to honour those women in the community and business sector that makes a powerful and positive difference - whether it is big or small.

SOUP kitchens in the Kouga region can now apply for temporary basic social relief assistance from Kouga Municipality. “The municipality is set to once again take hands with local soup kitchens to help address the escalating shortage of food in homes,” said Kouga Executive Mayor, Horatio Hendricks.

THROUGH a much-needed donation, Kouga Municipality played a valuable role in equipping local women with life-changing sewing skills – facilitating economic growth and job creation in the region. The Local Economic Development (LED) and Tourism Department of the municipality donated R50 000 towards the Sakhe Family Care’s (a non-profit organisation) sewing projects in November last year.

KOUGA Municipality, through the Office of the Speaker, re-launched its Moral Regeneration Movement (MRM) on Saturday, June 18 at the Kruisfontein Civic Centre in Humansdorp.