Overstrand Municipality has officially been rated as the best municipality in the Western Cape followed by Swartland and Drakenstein Municipalities jointly in second place, and a shared third place by the West Coast District and Cape Agulhas Municipalities.

The Service Excellence Awards Ceremony was hosted by the Premier of the Western Cape and took place on Friday, 12 May 2023, in Cape Town.

The Best Municipality Category recognises municipalities who demonstrate commitment to service delivery, good government principles and citizen-centricity (meaning transparent, accessible and responsive).

“This is the first year that the Service Excellence Awards have been extended to include municipalities.

The South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) will be in the Overstrand on the following dates:

Greater Hermanus area:
19, 26 May 2023 - Moffat Hall, Mt Pleasant

Gansbaai area:
7 June 2023 - Blompark Community Hall in Gansbaai

Stanford area:
24 May 2023 - Stanford Community Hall

Hangklip-Kleinmond area:
10 June 2023 - Proteadorp Community Hall in Kleinmond

* Please note that these dates were provided by the Department of Social Development and may be subject to change.

Overstrand Municipality recently received a grant of R6.7 million from the Western Cape Department of Local Government to procure and install backup generators to keep additional critical water and wastewater facilities running during load shedding.

“This move reflects the urgency that is desperately needed to address the knock-on effects of relentless power cuts on essential basic services. We cannot allow our citizens to suffer any further. We must act to urgently stabilise municipal services such as water supply, wastewater treatment and sewerage infrastructure for our citizens.

“Our government is working very hard on a number of medium to longer-term strategies to respond to this crisis, but we recognise our responsibility to intervene now where we can.

Agricultural properties will be levied at the “FARMS” tariff, subject to the owner/farmer providing the Municipality with proof that the property is used for bona fide farming purposes.

Bona fide farming means that agricultural land is used primarily for agricultural purposes.

Overstrand Municipality requires a declaration from the owner/farmer as evidence of every farm/portion. Each portion should be on a separate application.

Application forms are available on our website, www.overstrand.gov.za go to Documents, click on Forms or click here: https://www.overstrand.gov.za/.../rebate-application...

The completed application form can be sent to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or hand it in to your nearest Overstrand Municipal offices.