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Delicate circumcision issue gets due attention
KWANOKUTHULA residents were alerted to a meeting on circumcision by means of a traffic vehicle driving down the township’s streets and calling on ‘circumcised men only’ to gather at Simunye Centre on February 10.
Continue reading...Police shoot rubber bullets at protesters and bystanders in service demo
11/03/10
HUNDREDS of Hornlee residents blockaded the N2 highway outside Knysna with burning tyres late on Monday night in protest against unemployment and slow service delivery.
Continue reading...Ill-fated Plett golf estate just a chip and putt from reality
25/02/10
A MAYORAL committee decision on rezoning is all that is now required before developers can begin construction of the R1-billion golf estate at Roodefontein in Plettenberg Bay.
Continue reading...High Court dismisses Bitou sex pest case
24/02/10
THE sensational sexual harassment lawsuit filed by former Bitou employee Elmare Fourie against the municipality and mayoral adviser Kenny Leluma has been dismissed by the Cape High Court.
Continue reading...Municipality uses drinking water to spray dump site during Crisis
08/02/10
Municipal workers have apparently been authorized to use our critically low drinking water supply to spray the dump site.
Continue reading...R12000 salary battle set to cost Bitou dearly
08/02/10
BITOU opposition councillor Memory Booysen’s bid to be paid an outstanding R12000 in salary has turned into an acrimonious battle that could cost the municipality tens of thousands of rands in legal fees.
Continue reading...ANC says MEC dragging feet over DA
15/01/10
THE ANC yesterday accused Western Cape Local Government MEC Anton Bredell of failing or refusing to take charge amid chaotic situations within the DA-controlled George and Oudtshoorn town councils.
Continue reading...Sheriff gives Pinetree’s illegal invaders the boot
15/01/10
ANGRY residents of Pinetree/Gaatjie near New Horizons in Plett were out in their numbers, toyi-toying and swearing at housing officials in support of their fellow “illegal subsidy-house invaders”, while the sheriff of Knysna Court vacated them one by one from municipal houses due for occupation by others.
Continue reading...‘Expert’ to view fake handbag
11/12/09
A TOP fashion writer says just a picture of DA councillor Elaine Paulse’s handbag is enough to tell it’s not an expensive Louis Vuitton, but the ANC in Bitou apparently wants to bring in “an expert” to examine it.
Continue reading...Mayor insults opposition
30/11/09
POLITICS in Bitou sank to a new low point with the DA’s second walk-out from consecutive council meetings after ANC mayor Lulama Mvimbi referred to opposition councillors as “morons and fools”.
Continue reading...Cope backs Cosatu over non-delivery to poor
20/11/09
THE Congress of the People (Cope) in Plettenberg Bay has expressed support for local Cosatu leaders who earlier this week criticised Bitou Municipality’s service delivery to the poor.
Continue reading...Cosatu in Plett threatens protest action
13/11/09
COSATU’S Plettenberg Bay branch yesterday demanded the removal of four Bitou municipal department heads and warned of “Standerton- like” protests unless service delivery issues were addressed urgently.
Continue reading...Councillor to go to court over impasse
11/11/09
DA councillor Johann Brummer says he will seek a court order to force Bitou Municipality to hand over the information he says he needs to defend himself against the attempt to remove him from his seat.
Continue reading...Bitou, Port St Johns enter into twinning agreement
11/11/09
THE Bitou mayoral committee has approved a twinning agreement with Port St Johns municipality in Transkei, in terms of which the two towns will co-operate on issues including poverty alleviation, service delivery and leadership programmes.
Continue reading...Demarcation Board calls on Bitou to agree on new wards
10/11/09
THE Municipal Demarcation Board (MDB) yesterday heard a number of proposals for Bitou’s new ward boundaries in the 2011 local elections, but only the ANC’s delimitations fully complied with the criteria.
Continue reading...Objections to Plett redelimitation
09/11/09
REPRESENTATIVES from the Municipal Demarcation Board (MDB) are expected to visit Plettenberg Bay today to present their new ward boundaries for the 2011 local government elections, and to hear counter-proposals.
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Server Maintenance – We will be performing several upgrades to our servers to enhance stability and performance. The maintenance is scheduled to last two (2) hours, beginning on the morning of March 6 at 08:00 AM and ending at 10:00 AM. Connectivity during this window will be intermittent and SoPlett might be offline for as long as 90 minutes.
As always, we will do everything we can to keep the interruptions to an absolute minimum.
We apologize for the short notice of this maintenance. It is critical, however, that the work be completed in as timely of a manner as possible to ensure increased stability.
Thanks – The SoPlett Team
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Some killer whales were spotted in the bay on 28 Feb 2010… first time in a year (apparently). Read more here
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Unnoficial measurements peg the total rainfall last night+this morning at 7mm. This is not enough to make a significant difference to the current crisis so please continue to use water as sparingly as possible.
11/03/10
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