Kouga Municipality wins the first prize in the Sarah Baartman District Greenest Municipality Competition for 2024.
The competition is held annually since 2022. It precedes the Provincial Greenest Municipality Competition. The winner of the district competition will be entered into the provincial competition. They will stand the chance of being selected for the National Greenest Municipality Competition.
Sundays River Valley
Last year Sundays River Valley Municipality won the District and Provincial Competition. They were able to implement several greening and cleaning projects with their combined R550 000 prize money.
This year Sundays River Valley Municipality came third Blue Crane Route Municipality was second, and Kouga Municipality winning the first place.
Municipalities Encouraged To Participate
During the awards ceremony Mr D. Govender, a representative from the Department of Economic Development, Environmental Affairs and Tourism encouraged municipalities to participate in the competition. It is aimed at improving environmental issues which affect us all.
The Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment also announced that they will be rolling out a Million Tree Campaign. This will see each local municipality receiving 3500 trees which will be planted in municipal areas across each municipality.
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