Property Valuations And Rates Increase

Dear Members, Property valuations and rates refer. While your specific queries are best directed to the Bitou Municipality Accounts Department, to assist you we set out our understanding of the 1 July 2023 rates increase for your convenience. The Bitou Council approved a rates increase of 7.2%, effective 1 July 2023.   The Council has […]

Bitou Municipal Housing Report

16 December 2020 Dear Councillor Swart, We found the answers to residential housing in the 27 November 2020 council agenda to be deliberately evasive and obviously unacceptable.  We note in the budget that municipal housing revenue is drastically down and we want to know why. Regarding the residential accommodation owned by the municipality, we want […]

Management of Housing Lists

12 July 2019 Department of Human Settlements Western Cape Government Dear Minister Simmers, We would like to propose a solution to the RDP housing list problem and the ongoing mistrust of the system.   We think there are three fundamental problems: the human element, lack of communication, and a system that is subject to human interference. […]