Book your place for the Amazing Race for Hospice.
The Rotary Club of St Francis and St Francis Tourism are hosting the fourth annual 6312 Amazing Race on December 8, 2024. So, book your place for the Amazing Race for Hospice.
Dirk Ellis Vokswagen
This family fun event is sponsored by Dirk Ellis Volkswagen this year. All proceeds will go to St Francis Hospice in the Kouga region.
The focus of this event is raising much-needed funding for St Francis Hospice. Yet it is also a fun and adventurous way to showcase the beauty of Cape St Francis and St Francis Bay. Participants travelled to various parts of the two towns as part of the event.
Further, last year’s event was a blast, with loads of fun and good times. Everyone who entered loved it and vowed to return this year.
23 Checkpoints
The Amazing Race will start at 09:00 at the Kouga Municipality car park in Assisi Drive, St Francis Bay. Registration opens at 08h00. Thereafter, teams must navigate 23 checkpoints in St Francis Bay and Cape St Francis, following cryptic clues provided in their Race passport. They must also complete diverse challenges within 10-minute time frames.
“There will be many great prizes for the winners, the best-dressed team and best-dressed car, and a prize for each participant.
Also, a big vote of thanks must go to Dirk Ellis Volkswagen, our main sponsor, and to all the local companies that have sponsored the 23 checkpoints.
Vehicle registration costs R350, accommodating up to four participants. Additional participants incur a R50 fee. The Amazing Race will finish at 13:30 at St Francis Brewery, where the prize-giving ceremony will be held.
Entries Limited
Entry numbers are limited, so get your entries in as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.
So, for more information and entry forms, email Errol Burman at errol.burman@gmail.com
Alternatively, contact Hantie from St Francis Tourism at 060 531 0516, or email office@stfrancistourism.co.za.
Read more: Rotary St Francis Newsletter: July – September 2024
Coca Maak Skoon To ‘Sweep’ Kouga’s Streets – Again
The regional Coca-Maak Skoon clean-up campaign is a unique opportunity by the Kouga Municipality for Kouga residents to come together and make a difference. It is about to kick off again, so get ready.
Once again, Kouga residents can breathe a sigh of relief. They have the opportunity to dispose of their unwanted items and goods that cannot be put out for standard refuse collection, all in a convenient manner.
Dubbed ‘Coca-Maak Skoon’
“The project is dubbed ‘Coca-Maak Skoon’ – which is the isiXhosa and Afrikaans words for cleaning up. It forms part of the ongoing Keep Kouga Clean Campaign
Items and goods that can be placed for collection include electronic waste, recyclables and even old furniture.
The only things that are excluded are food – to avoid attracting scavengers – as well as garden refuse and builders’ rubble,”
Residents only take out materials on the day advertised for collection in their area. Once the truck has moved away from a specific location, do not put anything on the pavement.”
The campaign will include the Gamtoos Valley, as well as Humansdorp, the Greater St Francis Area, and Jeffreys Bay. It includes many more locations. Please check the poster for all the locations and the dates for pick-ups.
Please check the local news or our website for the exact dates and times in your area.
Electronic waste
The previous success of the COCA-Maak Skoon campaigns has been the willingness of residents to abide by the rules. Thus only putting aside electronic waste, recyclables and furniture. It also includes placing the material out on the correct days.
Old phones, computers, chargers, TVs, hi-fi systems, gaming machines. Anything else that might be lying around and that you want to get rid of. Take the opportunity to offload all of these things before the festive season is in full swing. Everyone is visiting you for cheer, and you need all the space you can get
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The New Shops Just Keep Coming – Notes From The Editor
The wait is over, and we finally know what is happening at the petrol station building. We have a Food Lovers coming to town as well as a Fresh Stop.
The photos are all over social media, and the question on everyone’s lips is, when do they open?
Most likely, within a week or two, they would need to be sharp in order to secure good foot traffic over the upcoming season, so we can be sure that it will be pretty soon that the doors open.
While some are saying that competition is good, and I can’t help but agree, there are still others that bemoan the development that is going on in the village, and the fact that things are not what they used to be any more, but that, unfortunately, is an argument that is a waste of time and energy. We no longer live in a small village.
New York Pizza
Over in Cape St Francis, a new New York Pizza takeaway opened up quickly and unannounced at the Coastal Convenience store and seemed to be doing a very healthy trade over the weekend.
The kids love pizza, which is half your battle won already, and New York Pizza offer pizza slices, so there’s no need to commit to a whole pizza meal, and you can go and grab a slice of your favourite one – the pepperoni pizza is delicious, I heard from a friend. There is also outside seating, so you can grab a slice, sit with your mates, and shoot the breeze after a (very crowded) surf at the point. Nothing really changes…
Build Your Own Burger
So, along with The Crazy Store and KFC, we have a bustling little town vibe right now. The Pig and Rooster is doing some marvelous things at the Lighthouse Precinct, there is a Build Your Own Burger food truck in the town, and there’s more to come.
Oh, and that bottle store that we spoke about. It’s coming. It’s literally ‘just around the corner,’ and we’ll leave it at that.
New Mall
You might also have noticed a vast area of land being cleaned up and some building work going on near the Tarragona/R330 corner. The latest and hottest rumour, and it is just a rumour, is that this will be the new St Francis Mall site, set to open on 1 April 2025. For more information on this site, go here – St Francis Mall
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Kouga Municipality Workshop advances knowledge on land disposal and acquisition processes
Pictured at the Kouga Municipality Workshop are (back from left) Khanyisile Didloft (Kouga Land and Property Administration), Lawrence Ramakuwela (Kouga Director for Planning and Development), Marius Gysman (Kouga Land and Property Administration), Andile Gogi (SALGA), Sadrick Grootboom (Kouga Manager Land and Property), (front) Nwabisa Mali (Kouga GIS Officer), Shena Ruth (Kouga Member of the Mayoral Committee for Planning and Development), Councillor Mkhanyise Dudumayo (SALGA), Pinky Nqolosi (SALGA), and Marvelous Maluleke (SALGA).
JEFFREYS BAY – The Planning and Development Department of Kouga Municipality recently hosted an informative workshop focused on the effective implementation of legislation governing land disposal and acquisition.
Held at Mentors Country Estate in Jeffreys Bay, the workshop brought together Kouga Municipality Councillors and key stakeholders to enhance understanding and ensure alignment with current legislative frameworks.
Attendees heard from a variety of speakers, including the Kouga Municipality Land and Property Manager, Legal Manager, and GIS Officer, as well as members from the South African Local Government Association (SALGA).
The workshop covered essential topics such as draft policy development, legislative alignment, and systems for land and property administration. Additionally, discussions focused on urban land release and acquisition strategies for municipalities, best practices in asset management, and methods to enhance municipal revenue.
Kouga Deputy Executive Mayor, Timothy Jantjes, emphasised the importance of such initiatives, stating, “By deepening our understanding of the legislation and best practices in land management, we are empowering Kouga to manage its land assets more effectively and strategically.
“This knowledge is key to driving sustainable development across the region.”
Reflecting on the workshop’s impact, he added, “The workshop has laid a solid foundation for strengthening Kouga’s land administration systems, aligning them with national policy, and enhancing our ability to maximise municipal revenue through responsible asset management.”
Last Chance To Donate For Rotary Club Of St Francis Golden Oldies Gift Bags
It’s your last chance to donate R10 with your purchase at Spar . The Golden Oldies donation option will close on 10th November as we begin preparing our bags for distribution to our most needy senior citizens.
A big thank you to all of those have been donating regularly and a special word of thanks to St Francis College who adopted the Golden Oldies Gift Bags as their Thoughtful Thursday project for this term. The College choir will be joining St Francis Rotarians at the Tea Party for Ons Tuiste residents on 23 November to sing Christmas Carols whilst tea is being served and gift bags handed out.
Gift bags will also be distributed to the most needy amongst Hospice patients and in the Sea Vista community, so please utilise the opportunity for your last chance to donate.
Thank you once again to everyone who has generously supported our efforts to bring a little joy to the most in need amongst our senior citizens this Christmas.
Read More: Rotary St Francis Newsletter: July – September 2024
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