Arsonists attack Bitou municipal offices – Memory Booysen
Mayor says it’s abundantly clear a political conspiracy is afoot against COPE/DA govt Violence in Bitou; an attack on the municipal building My worst fears were confirmed this morning when alleged arsonists and accomplices appeared in the Knysna Magistrate’s Court on charges relating to the fire damage to the Bitou municipal buildings on Saturday night. [...]
Kevin Evans second at MTN Ultra Marathon in Tulbach
The second leg of the MTN series headed to a small town in the Western Cape that holds some special memories for me. Tulbach was the disaster scene of the end of our 2011 Cape Epic, and although I did return with Dave to make amends after the Epic as it was part of 2011 [...]
Will Kevin Evans’ luck change in this year’s Cape Epic?
Five-times Austrian National Marathon champion Alban Lakata (32) will participate in this year’s Absa Cape Epic with Robert Mennen (26) as team Topeak Ergon Racing. Lakata was unlucky at the 2010 Absa Cape Epic, when he had to carry his bike for the last two kilometers of stage 3 of the race. This year’s [...]
High Court for Plettenberg Bay?
President Jacob Zuma says the fight against crime and corruption continues to top the agenda of government, with dozens of cases having been finalised in the past two years. “We reiterate our undertaking we made in 2009 to combat crime in tender processes. Our announcement about vetting supply chain personnel is one of the interventions [...]
Western Cape praised for Plett dog-fight action
Cape Town- The Western Cape agriculture department has been commended for dismissing an employee allegedly involved in organising a dog fight near Plettenberg Bay last year. “Appreciation is expressed that the department of agriculture, forestry and fisheries has taken an issue of animal cruelty seriously,” the National Council of Societies for the Prevention of Cruelty [...]
DiData to rescue ailing municipality
Western Cape municipality Bitou has hired Dimension Data in a bid to stop its IT systems from collapsing, after it cancelled the contract with its previous service provider, Lefatshe Technologies. The municipality faced the prospect of being unable to take care of core operations, such as billing, sewerage maintenance, reservoir upkeep, housing provision and payment [...]
Plettenberg Bay Tourism Advisory Forum Meeting: 15 February
Department: Strategic Services The Department wishes to liaise with all role-players in the tourism and related businesses on tourism matters in the Bitou Municipality. Tourism is identified as one of the main economic drivers in the area. Tourism is also a wide ranging field with a variety of activities, uses, interest groups and beneficiaries. The [...]
Plettenberg Bay Learnership Opportunity
The National Department of Tourism in collaboration with Plettenberg Bay Tourism, Bitou Municipality, invites all individuals in the Bitou Municipal area to apply for a 1 Year Learnership Opportunity in the Hospitality and Tourism trade. The learnership program will allow successful applicants the opportunity to get practical “on the job” experience in the Tourism and [...]












