Those residents who did not renew their indigent subsidy application before 30 May 2023, have forfeited their grant and its free basic services (such as electricity units).

However, kindly note that anyone may still apply on an on-going basis.

Please visit your nearest municipal office to find out more and to fill in a form.

Municipal staff will also be at the following venues on scheduled Saturdays to offer assistance from 09:00 - 12:00:

PROTEADORP COMMUNITY HALL
10 & 17 JUNE 2023

The Overstrand Municipal Budget for the 2023/24 financial year was approved by Council on Wednesday, 31 May 2023.

The Council adopted it by a vote of 22 in favour to the ANC's four abstentions despite indicating their support for the budget.

The new municipal budget and tariffs and revised Integrated Development Plan (IDP) will be effective from 1 July 2023 to 30 June 2024.

Overstrand Executive Mayor, Dr Annelie Rabie, warned that it is going to be a tough year.  She cautioned about the cost of supply of electricity that we need to implement this time next year. “Our electricity rates are not going to follow the known format and it is not going to be nice”.

Following the initial warning by the South African Weather Services last week, various parts of Overstrand have since been flooded.

On Tuesday evening, 30 May 2023, the Joint Operations Centre (JOC) was set up after receiving a number of calls for assistance and the responsible services and disaster management teams were activated.

Homes were flooded and several roads closed as a safety precautionary measure. To date, Overstrand Municipality’s operational and protection services departments have issued ± 1 000 sandbags across the area and have assisted in diverting water by packing sandbags and bricks. Blankets were issued in such circumstances when all the bedding of affected residents were wet. In Hermanus area alone, 80 cubes of sand were distributed to affected areas.

Yesterday, Overstrand joined different parts of the world, to celebrate International Children’s Day.

World Children’s Day is observed annually on 1 June, as an initiative for children's well-being and rights and coincides with the Child Protection Week campaign currently underway in South Africa.

Overstrand Municipality joined the UNESCO Creative Cities Network in 2019 to encourage international co-operation between cities that invest in culture and creativity.

As part of this network, Overstrand Tourism initiated several painting activations for International Children’s Day. These will be held at the Mount Pleasant and Hermanus Libraries, at the African Penguin and Seabird Sanctuary in Kleinbaai (APSS), The Hub in Masakhane in Gansbaai and in Pringle Bay.