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Category: Municipality

Home Affairs outreach brings IDs to Cloetesville High

Minister of Basic Education, Minister of Home Affairs, Mayor of Stellenbosch with the Stellenbosch PR councillor.
Two government departments partnered to make sure that Grade 12 pupils at Cloetesville High School have smart ID cards and...
Community, Education, Education, Events, local news, Municipality, News, Outreach, politics

Stellenbosch’s cashless culture works for some, not all

The municipality’s official parking marshals operate on a strictly cashless system and are not permitted to accept cash under any circumstances.

At least three establishments have gone cashless in the past month, joining many other businesses that no longer accept cash in Stellenbosch Central.

Economy, local news, Municipality

Stellenbosch Municipality opens IDP and draft budget for public participation

Stellenbosch municipality officials at help desks in Kayamandi where residents can ask questions and make comments regarding the budget.
Stellenbosch residents are being invited to have their say on how the municipality spends its R3.7 billion budget for...
Community, local news, Municipality, News

Tree planting project aims to curb the spread of beetle infestation

A close up of a large oak tree in Stellenbosch
Stellenbosch Municipality is working with a local non-profit organisation (NPO), to curb the spread of the Polyphagous Shot-Hole Borer...
Agriculture, Community, Conservation, Environment, local news, Municipality, Nature, News

New tests force Stellenbosch driving schools to bite the financial bullet

Stellenbosch Traffic Department
One year after the introduction of the new learner’s licence test in Stellenbosch, driving schools claim that they are...
Community, Municipality, News, Traffic

Stellenbosch implements Level 2 water restrictions amid supply concerns

Stellenbosch Municipality recently announced that Level 2 water restrictions will apply to residents from 1 March. This decision follows conflicting...
Environment, Municipality, News, Water

Tapping into “Stellie belly”

This is one of the bathrooms in Stellenbosch University residence, Huis De Villiers.
At Stellenbosch University a stomach bug is feared to the extent of having its own name and lore. This...
Campus, Features, Health, Municipality

Senior municipal official faces suspension after leaked video

The Stellenbosch Municipality acting director of corporate services, Alexander Kannemeyer, has until this Friday, 12 September, to explain to...
local news, Municipality, News

Delivery drivers want Cloetesville, Welgevonden removed from app due to violence

A local delivery company is looking to remove the Cloetesville and Welgevonden areas from their service delivery areas, following...
Community, Crime, hit-and-run, local news, Municipality

Parking, traffic, accommodation… How shift in SU graduation dates will impact Stellenbosch

Changes to the Stellenbosch University (SU) graduation season will increase pressure on parking, traffic flow, and accommodation in Stellenbosch....
Campus, Education, Events, Housing, Municipality, News, Traffic
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  • Stellenbosch’s cashless culture works for some, not all
  • SU voices criticise new history curriculum 
  • Cherished traffic officer Charl Smit dies aged 54
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