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The area is demarcated into fourteen wards, each with a directly elected councillor. These councillors are assisted by a ward committee of ten members. Ward committee members are elected democratically. Provision is made for the representation of organisations as well as individuals. Ward committees play an important role in the drafting and reviewing of the Integrated Development Plan and the identification of budget needs.
Overstrand Municipality is a Democratic Alliance led municipality and comprises of 27 councillors. Fourteen of the twenty-seven councillors represent political parties on a proportional basis. This means that residents of Overstrand can also use political channels to bring matters to Council’s attention. Council has a speaker who presides at meetings of the council; the speaker also exercises the powers delegated in terms of section 59 of the Local Government; Municipal Systems Act, 2000 (Act No. 32 of 2000). Six political parties are represented: the Democratic Alliance (17), the African National Congress (4) , the EFF (1), Land party (2), Freedom front Plus (2) and ACDP (1)
Mayoral Committee
Executive Mayor and Finance Portfolio | Cllr Annelie Rabie |
Executive Deputy Mayor and Protection Services | Cllr Lindile Ntsabo |
Investment & Infra-structure | Cllr Clinton Lerm |
Local Economic Development | Ald Elnora Gillion |
Management Services Portfolio | Cllr Arnie Africa |
Community Services Portfolio | Cllr Ronald Nutt |
Speaker
Cllr Grant Cohen
Ward Councillors
Ward 1 -Ald Dudley Coetzee (DA)
Ward 2 – Ald Theodorah Nqinata (ANC)
Ward 3 – Ald Kari Brice (DA)
Ward 4 – Cllr Ronald Nutt (DA)
Ward 6 – Cll Vuyisani Bandeza (LP)
Ward 7 – Cllr Hybre Lombard (DA)
Ward 8 – Cllr Arnie Africa (DA)
Ward 9 – Cllr Grant Cohen (DA)
Ward 10 – Cllr Theresa Els (DA)
Ward 11 – Cllr Steven Fourie (DA)
Ward 12 – Cllr Masibongwe Sihlahla (ANC)
Ward 13 – Cllr Charmaine Resandt (DA)
Ward 14 – Ald Riana de Coning (DA)
Proportional Representation
Ald Elnora Gillion DA
Cllr Clinton Henri Lerm DA
Cllr Andrew Komani (DA)
Cllr Stephen Williams DA
Cllr Msa Nomatiti DA
Cllr Kholiswa Ngqandana LP
Cllr Constancy Connie Tafu-Nwonkwo ANC
Cllr Malcolm Grimbeek FF+
Cllr Jacobus Van Staden (FF+)
Cllr Tembile Gwele EFF
Cllr Rugene Minessa Dees ACDP