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Ratepayers have warmly welcomed our determination to hold the Municipality to account when it breaks the law. In responding to our last circular, one of our

OUTRAGE OVER MAYOR’S CAR Correspondent Yolandé Stander | Thursday, 23 July 2020, 09:12  PLETTENBERG BAY NEWS – Bitou mayor Peter Lobese has come under fire yet again for

Bitou Municipality announced on 26 March that they “resolved to unblock all prepaid electricity meters” during the lockdown.  The Plett Ratepayers’ queried this and received a

It was reported in the Knysna-Plett Herald on 5 March 2020 that Knysna’s Municipal Manager and directors granted themselves a “scarce skills allowance” of R1.4 million

27 March 2020  The Plett Ratepayers’ Association wrote to the Bitou councillors on 13 March requesting that they ensure the municipality desists from unlawfully selling prepaid

REPORT ON FAILURES OF GOVERNANCE WITHIN BITOU MUNICIPALITY  SUBMITTED TO MEC BREDELL BY THE PLETTENBERG BAY RATEPAYERS’ AND RESIDENTS’ ASSOCIATION 14 February 2020 Executive Summary The