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A juvenile Humpback whale has been washed up on a rocky patch West of Jan Rabie's tidal pool in Vermont.

Scientists from the Overberg Stranding Network have been taken samples of this 7-ton male. The cause of death is unknown but there were no visible signs of any entanglement or any other physical damage that could have led to its death.

The whale will be cut open for degassing and let nature break it down naturally. It will take 2-3 weeks for total decomposition.

Overberg Stranding Network

The Overberg Stranding Network is a collaborative group of organisations that ensure as much information as possible is retrieved from every stranding, that live animals are refloated or euthanised if necessary and that carcasses are disposed of safely if they come ashore in a built-up area.

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The Hangklip-Kleinmond Administration is currently experiencing some technical difficulties with their telephone lines (028 271 xxxx) and can often not receive incoming calls.

TO REQUEST A TANKER SERVICE, residents are urged to contact the Hangklip-Kleinmond Administration via a new WhatsApp line if they want to request a tanker service.

This will only be a temporary measure, until the telephone problems have been addressed. This WhatsApp line is ONLY for tanker service requests.

The new WhatsApp number to use is 081 751 0170.

The following must be included in the WhatsApp: Name and Surname, Street address, Erf number and Area.

 

On 21 May 2021 Overstrand Municipality signed a Use-of-System Agreement with a renewable energy trading company, Enpower Trading, taking the first steps to enter the renewable energy market in a green and sustained way.

This is a ground-breaking and historic agreement that will enable the Overstrand Municipality to take advantage of the new energy regulations to transition from dependence on Eskom to renewable energy.

Overstrand Deputy Mayor, Elnora Gillion, emphasised that although the Municipality will not be able to break away completely from Eskom, it is committed to finding alternative ways of generating and/or purchasing electricity to try and lessen the effect that load shedding has on our local businesses and residents.

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The Hermanus Traffic Department will be open on Saturday morning, 22 May 2021 from 08:30 until 12:00.

Open during the week:

The traffic offices in Hermanus will be open Mondays - Fridays from 08:00 - 15:15 and alternative Saturdays from 08:30 until 12:00.

The traffic offices in Kleinmond and Gansbaai will be open Mondays - Fridays from 08:00 - 15:30 with a lunch break between 13:00 - 13:45

  • Always use your car licence number as reference number e.g CEM XXXX. (Do not use ‘ouma se karretjie’ or ‘kerneels’ as reference)
  • Please, do not pay a random amount into the bank account. An incorrect amount will need to be investigated and will cause further delays.
  • Contact 028 313 8136/8031 (Hermanus), 028 384 8300/8339 (Gansbaai) or 028 271 8400/8452 (Kleinmond) to ascertain the correct amount due before making an EFT payment or phone the Overstrand switchboard for traffic services on 028 313 1044.
  • Remember to take your proof of payment with you, when collecting the disk

When somebody else collects the disk on behalf of the vehicle owner:

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Hermanus 028 313 8000
Kleinmond 028 271 8400
Gansbaai 028 384 8300
Stanford 028 341 8500

enquiries@overstrand.gov.za