The Municipality gets ready for the Festive Season

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“No Embargo” – For Immediate Release

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Tribute to Cllr BW Ndlovu

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OFFICIAL OPENING

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HCM THANKS STAKEHOLDERS

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BUILDING LOCAL GOVERNMENT CAPACITY - GHANA

Hibiscus Coast Municipal Manager, Sbu Mkhize and Director: Economic Development, Mandla Mabece visited Ghana for Good Practice Scheme which will held in December 2007.
 
Delegation from Hibiscus Coast Municipality attended the event p...

HCM REACHED FINALS - SUMMER GAMES 2007

Our team displayed their talent, skills and made us proud at the Summer Games Final held at Durban beach front whereby we were narrowly beaten at the finals, Victor Chetty, Director Protection Services said.

He was speaking at the Council mee...

Over the past year the Hibiscus Coast Municipality (HCM) experienced major developments and these show little sign of slowing down in 2007.

In a wide-ranging interview with the Fever, Deputy Mayor, Alderman Johnny de Wet, said these developments would place further strain on both existing...

The municipality is bracing itself for a bumper-packed holiday season and has unveiled its operational plans during this peak season.

The plans involve various important details that the public and holiday makers need to be aware of in order to ensure that everything goes as smooth as pos...

 
The unsung heroes and heroines of the Hibiscus Coast were honoured by the Mayor, at a glittering Mayoral Community Gala dinner last Thursday night. The evening was sponsored by NPC, Pam Golding Port Shepstone and the Department of Health.

A 200 strong audience graced the evening...

 
CALLING ON YOUNG ARTISTS TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE FIGHT AGAINST HIV/AIDS

The HIV Negativ Foundation in partnership with the Hibiscus Coast Municipality is calling on all pupils between the ages of 7 and 12 years, to take part in an interesting competition taking place at the&nbs...

The recent municipal quarterly evaluation for the term ending 30 September 2006 has indicated that the municipality is steaming ahead with many of its service delivery programmes and projects.

The following is an extract of statistics contains in the full evaluation report:

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Council has given its nod to the plan that will see a drastic change in the current library services, with focus being given to previously disadvantage areas.

Discussed at length at today’s Council meeting the plan will see the closure of Munster, Marina Beach, Southbroom, Marburg an...

People in middle income group have always struggled to get decent houses as they never qualify for low cost houses and can never afford the luxury to service an expensive bond. It is for this reason that the Hibiscus Coast Municipality has launched a middle income housing project which will be li...

Ward Committee members of the 29 municipal wards were sworn in this week following a lengthy process of elections and nominations.

The inauguration of these Ward Committee members will allow them to commence with their work of assisting ward councilor deal effectively with service deliver...

Following the successful tour to Sweden undertaken by a municipal delegation lead by Mayor Shusha in August this year, negotiations have commenced with the twin municipality of Oskarshamn on the areas of cooperation in the soon to be signed agreement.

The twining partnership dates back so...

In an effort aimed at consolidating the municipality’s response to the issue of illegal buildings and illegal occupation and or use of Council land, the municipality has empowered building control officers to also work as Peace Officers, so that they can deal more effectively with those on the wr...

Every community has its star, its hero or heroin. These are the people that go out of their way, for no material gain, to ensure that the less fortunate in our communities are taken care of. These are the people that contribute to the development of our communities in a way that has never been se...

09 September 2006

Top performing employees to be honoured

The municipality has launched a programme to recognize and honour those employees that go the extra mile in performing their duties, called Service Excellence Awards.

Speaking during the launch held at the Civi...

20 September 2006

EXCO approves fireworks application for Hindu festival

The Executive Committee, at its meeting on Tuesday, approved an application for a 15 minute controlled fireworks display for the annual Deepvali Festival scheduled to take place on 14 October 2006 at the Mar...

Council has approved the Service Delivery and Budget Implementation Plan (SDBIP), an annual blue print which will guide the municipality on how the R288 million operational and R55 million capital budget will be spent.

The plan is part of newly established repo...

This is the question that municipal officials will be asking when Council rolls out an Indigent Support Campaign, aimed at identifying poor people who qualify for the indigent support in terms of rates and other benefits.

Last year, Council adopted the Indigen...

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05 June 2006

Report card reveals progress amid challenges

The municipal report card for the term ending 30 March 2006 indicates steady progress while highlighting the fact that more work still lie ahea...

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05 June 2006

Report card reveals progress amid challenges

The municipal report card for the term ending 30 March 2006 indicates steady progress while highlighting the fact that more work still lie ahea...

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05 June 2006

2003/2004 Audited Financial Statement tabled

Council has expressed concern on certain aspects of the audited financial statements for the 2003/2004 financial year, tabled at the Council...

Community urged to participate in ward committees

Communities of the 29 wards of the Hibiscus Coast Municipality have been urged to participate in the up coming ward committee elections.

The municipality is rolling out a 55 day ward committee meeting exercise where all ward commit...

Mayor hosts US Consul General

The Mayor, Clr NF Shusha  hosted a delegation of Americans led by the US Consul General, Mr Steven Young on a special meeting to discuss areas of mutual interest with key issues being economic development and business opportun...