At a virtual Council meeting held on Wednesday, 24 February 2021, Overstrand Executive Mayor Dudley Coetzee, congratulated the Overstrand Matric Learners of 2020 on their achievements, despite the difficult circumstances during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Burgemeester Coetzee het die graad 12-leerders, wat uitsonderlik presteer het by hul onderskeie skole, vereer vir hul uitmuntende akademiese prestasies na afloop van die 2020 eksamens.

In sy toespraak het die Burgemeester vir Danie Gouws, van Hoërskool Hermanus, geluk gewens met sy uitstekende wiskunde-uitslae wat hom eerste in die land plaas.  “Ons is trots op jou en dankie dat jy jou skool en die Overstrand se naam hoog hou,” het hy geprys.

The repair work of the slipway in Fisherhaven has been completed. The facility is ready to re-open on Monday, 22 February 2021.

Safety is always important - please follow boat safety rules and warnings.

The by-law relating to the control and use of the Bot River (page 972 - 980) and Klein River estuaries can be downloaded from the municipal website, go to www.overstrand.gov.za click on Documents, click on by-laws, click on estuaries and then 2004 Bot and Klein River.

- It is never too late to improve yourself

Achieving matric is within reach of those who did not graduate high school. The Overstrand Municipality supports the Department of Basic Education’s initiative to give all adults without matric and all school leavers/dropouts a chance to write matric exam in 2021.

The due date for registration for the June 2021 Senior Certificate is 28 February 2021.

Eligibility, application criteria and availability of application forms is discussed below.

Minimum requirement to qualify: South African citizen and foreign candidates residing within the Overstrand.

Damage to streetlights and constant replacing of light bulbs are derailing ongoing efforts to deliver a service to communities and are costing ratepayers money to replace equipment.

It also impacts negatively on the security of the neighbourhoods.

According to the electrical department in Kleinmond, it appears that in the last few weeks, it is mostly children who kick at the 3.5m fibreglass poles to break the light bulbs.

Similar problems also occur in Stanford and Gansbaai, where youngsters shoot at streetlight bulbs with slingshots (ketties).

In Hawston, Marine Drive, criminals have managed to dig up and steal the cables supplying the streetlights and, in some places, removed the entire streetlight pole and streetlight unit itself.