The Buffeljachtsbaai library will be closed until further notice due to damage to the adjacent community hall’s roof caused by the recent heavy rains and wind.

The crèche is also closed as a precautionary measure. The Buffeljachtsbaai community hall will remain closed until cleanup and repairs are completed.

Residents will be updated on the progress of the work done.

Please note that the e-Natis (National Traffic Information) System at our Traffic Departments in Hermanus and Kleinmond is offline.

This is due to cable theft in the Grabouw area and the substation in Botriver that blew up.

No transactions can therefore be performed at the Traffic Departments; no licenses can be issued or renewed and the Vehicle Testing Station (VTS) as well as the Driving Licence Testing Centres (DLTCs) are also affected.

The traffic office in Gansbaai is open for motor vehicle registration and licence purposes.

We are in contact with the National Department and will alert residents once the system is back online.

The Mayor and some of her executive team together with the MM met with senior officials from Eskom today to discuss possible collaboration on issues of communication and a better level of servicing Eskoms's direct customers in the Overstrand.

It was agreed that Eskom must take responsibility for engaging their customers effectively during their outages and that the municipality cannot act as the middleman between them.

Eskom agreed that they need to up their game in terms of providing consumer friendly advice and support on the applications and systems available to log calls and meter readings as well as innovative ways to receive accounts and make enquiries.

Overstrand Tourism Indaba planned for September

Overstrand Municipality will hold a Tourism Indaba during Tourist Month, gathering industry players under one roof to establish where development should be prioritised.

The Indaba will take place on 6 & 7 September 2023 at the Municipal Auditorium in Hermanus.

This will be a great opportunity to draft a new tourism strategy for the Overstrand and engage the different sectors.

Please save the date.