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Kouga shines green In the 2025 Sarah Baartman District Greenest Municipality Competition.
Pictured are (from left) Marco Engelbrecht (Environmental Management Officer), Alderman Daniel Benson (Member of the Mayoral Committee: Community and Safety Services), and Christa Venter (Manager: Waste and Environment). -- Kouga Local Municipality has proudly secured...
Kouga Municipality’s R10k Reward Following Increase in Cable Thefts in Ward 4
Kouga Municipality has issued an urgent alert to residents of Ward 4 (Kruisfontein) following a recent surge in cable thefts targeting private properties. The incidents have caused repeated power outages, property damage, and safety hazards for residents and...
Kouga Beaches and Green Coast sites fly the flag for excellence
Pictured (from left) are Lyla Perils (Kouga Lifeguard), Edo Madatt (Kouga Superintendent: Parks), Nomvula Machelesi (Director: Community and Safety Services), Rochelle Ludick (Manager: Parks and Amenities), Marco Engelbrecht (Environmental Management Officer),...
Kouga Municipality Updates Pound Fees for Impounded Animals
Updated Pound Fees Announced The Kouga Local Municipality has announced revised pound fees for animals impounded within its area of jurisdiction. The updated tariffs take effect immediately and residents are advised to familiarize themselves with the new rates to...
CALIBRE SECURITY MONTHLY CRIME SNAPSHOT – OCTOBER 2025
Blue Flags Flying High Along the Kouga Coast
Blue Flags Flying High
Get Ready To Rock For Rescue – Rock Quiz Thursday 13 November
Rock For Rescue: The Rock Quiz Night for a CauseAn unmissable night with quizmaster extraordinaire Kevin McNaughton — music, trivia, and heart, all rolled into one. Your love for classic tunes helps save lives. All genres covered! Get ready to test your rock ’n roll...
Seekoei Estuary: Alga Bloom, Not Sewage
Kouga Local Municipality wishes to clarify misinformation circulating on several social media platforms regarding the recent discolouration and odour observed in the Seekoei Estuary. The phenomenon is not sewage, but rather a seasonal algae bloom caused by natural...
The Battle for the Crown Returns: Volkswagen Amarok King of the Whip 2025
King of the Whip is South Africa’s biggest locally produced Action Sports event, and has evolved into the second biggest Freestyle Motocross competition in the world – second only to X-Games. This year sees some of the world’s best athletes and X-Games medallists...
It’s November Already! – The Human Side Of Money presented by Client Care
It’s November already—and I don’t know about you, but 2025 feels like it’s flown by even faster than last year. The older I get, the more it seems that time doesn’t just pass—it accelerates. Maybe it’s because our lives are fuller, or perhaps it’s because we’ve...
The Story of Survivor Levinia Maulgas – Kouga Local Municipality
Every October, the world turns pink in unity – a symbol of hope, courage, and awareness in the fight against breast cancer. It is a time to honour those who have faced the disease with resilience and grace. Among these heroes is Levinia Maulgas, a proud Humansdorp...
A Little Off the Lip – Notes from the Editor
A minor procedure, a major comedy of errors, and one editor learning that hospital humour is not for the faintish. There comes a time in every coastal resident's life when the sun quietly stops being your friend and starts billing you for damages. Mine arrived a while...
St Francis Flash Float Returns – And It Looks Like It Could Be Huge!
St Francis Flash Float - Save the Date – The Event of the Season is Back! Grab your floaties, sunnies, bikinis, boardies and your crew, because the Flash Float returns with force to St Francis Bay on December 30, 2025. Float, Laugh, Repeat The Flash Float has become...
St Francis Bay Groyne Updates – It’s Getting Groovy,
The ever-prolific Brad Peens returns with another beautifully shot film entitled 'It's Getting Groovy,' an update from the St Francis Bay groyne project — this time capturing that golden-hour magic and the quiet transformation of our coastline. His latest video, aptly...
Penguins In Their Suits – Photo Of The Day
A Decade of Stewardship: When Wind and Wilderness Work as One – The story of the Greater Kromme Stewardship (GKS)
Image: Board Members of the Greater Kromme Stewardship at the 10 Year Celebration event (L-R) Wentzel Coetzer, Lance Blaine, Pieter Oosthuizen, Peter de Wet and Otto Fourie (Front) Maggie Langlands, Marli Schoeman Jeffreys Bay / Eastern Cape, October 2025: For ten...
Domestic Silence, Background Howling – Notes From The Editor
A brief, noisy experiment in solitude. Being home alone in paradise sounded like a dream. It wasn’t. While the family was off at a surf comp, chasing glory and sunburn, I was left to run the show: me, two dogs, and a cat who actually owned the house. The dogs soon...
Running Low: The Kouga Dam and the Quiet Creep of Concern
The surface looks calm, but the numbers tell a different story. The Kouga Dam, lifeblood of the Gamtoos Valley and a cornerstone of the Eastern Cape's water system, is slipping. 65.6% of full supply. According to the Department of Water and Sanitation's weekly...
Service Delivery Highlights – October 2025. Kouga Local Municipality has been named the best-performing municipality in the Eastern Cape etc
Lady and a Yellow Wall – Bright Coloured Photo Of The Day
It might not be the normal wildlife image, but Lady and a Yellow Wall is a pretty cool POTD.
