Oudtshoorn local municipality
Oudtshoorn puts fire ban in place as temperatures to soar to 47
The Oudtshoorn Municipality has issued an excessive heat warning for this week.
The municipality has declared a local state of disaster.
Officials say urgent intervention is being implemented to disinfect water in the reservoirs and follow-up samples will be taken frequently.
Grace Malgas, a financial clerk, allegedly diverted funds to her personal account between 2013 and 2016.
It has emerged the Western Cape owes more than R1,1 billion to creditors in the period leading up to June.
The pair recovered unclaimed input vat for three municipalities & allegedly inflated their successes.
Three potential beneficiaries have already been identified for the project's pilot phase.
Icosa and the EFF are calling for change the country goes into the municipal elections.
A recent forensic report shows that officials contravened municipal regulations on more than 130 occasions.
Investigators identified 132 instances where officials contravened regulations.
George, Mossel Bay, Knysna & Bitou municipalities have come together to help Oudtshoorn.
The incident comes as society deals with several incidents of racism and alleged racism.
The ANC and the DA are to hold on to their wards when they contest by-elections in the Western Cape.
Western Cape local government MEC has described financial controls at the Oudtshoorn municipality as terrible.
MEC Anton Bredell says it could take 5 years before a financial recovery plan yields results.
The municipality administrator says the political games are disheartening.
New administrator Kam Chetty and his team have developed a financial recovery plan.
Officials briefed the committee on how govt was dealing with the challenges facing the Karoo town.
A DA councillor voted with an ANC coalition during an 'illegal takeover' of the Oudtshoorn Municipality.