Kouga - Jeffreys Bay - Humansdorp - St. Francis Bay - Gamtoos Valley Vol. 40 MAY 2016
[email protected] www.jbaycourant.co.za Kouga Executive Mayor Daphne Kettledas took some time out of her busy schedule to discuss the upcoming lifeguard training with Paul Makupula (left) and Senior Lifeguard Zweli Mafutha (right). Read more on page 4. Picture: Cindy Liebenberg Local elections to be hotly contested Cindy Liebenberg for the upcoming municipal indicated that they will be As the time for political elections in August came to contesting the municipal parties to register and a close, at least seven elections in the Kouga. submit their candidate lists political parties have See page 2. THE COURANT MAY 2016 Local elections will be hotly contested (they have only one less the 2011 municipal elections councillor than the ANC), the smaller parties could not cannot make a difference. even harness enough votes to From page 1 will be vying for a piece of differently to them so that The fairly unknown secure a seat in council, the The ruling African National the pie. they can all work together Patriotic Alliance seems to votes they claimed were all Congress (ANC) will be Ilse Marran, chairperson of for a prosperous South be trying to secure a foothold lost. People must see the trying to secure another win the Jeffreys Bay branch of Africa. in Humansdorp. They could bigger picture,” she says. and the Democratic the African Christian The Vryheid Front Plus face an uphill battle as very “We cannot afford to have Alliance (DA) is hoping to Democratic Party (ACDP), (VF+) will be contesting at little is known about them.