The Communication Department, located in the Office of the Municipal Manager, is keeping you abreast of happenings at the Municipality through various communication channels, i.e. printed media, radio stations, television channels and various online platforms.
2024 Press Releases
20 Available for download
- Knysna Community Safety Forum officially launched to enhance local safety
- Municipality implements improvements based on Section 154 Support Plan
- Chairperson Elected to the Local Drug Action Committee
- Knysna is not dependent on water from the Akkerkloof Holding Dam
- Knysna Council adopts 2024/2025 Budget
- Knysna Council to appoint new Municipal Manager
- Knysna and Unisa Libraries working together to promote higher learning
- Municipality on the move
- Reconciling Conservation and Social wellbeing on Sedgefield’s Dunes
- Update on the prepaid electricity meter software TID rollover
- Mayor presents Draft Budget for 2024/2025 financial year
- Bigai river maintenance management plan update
- Excitement builds as planning for the 2024 Knysna Oyster Festival gains momentum
- Electrification of informal houses brings power to the people
- National Library Week activities at greater Knysna libraries
- Knysna Council approves Government Support Plan
- Knysna’s natural beauty still shines [issued by Visit Knysna]
- Adressing Knysna’s water and waste worries
- Drinking water is safe for human consumption
- Chief Traffic Officer Anthony Bans retires after three decades
2023 Press Releases Archive
December 2023
3 Available for download
- Knysna Municipality Announces Opening of Homeless Shelter in the New Year
- Ready, set, Summer!
- Update on cleaning Khayalethu Reservoirs
November 2023
4 Available for download
- Addressing the situation at the Waste Transfer Station
- Municipal Manager invites two-way communication and specialist input
- Beware of job scam
- Land Use applications can now be logged online
October 2023
2 Available for download
September 2023
2 Available for download
- Have your say as we shape our future with the Integrated Development Plan
- Tourism month is an opportunity to explore and support local
August 2023
3 Available for download
- Don’t be a nuisance, let’s be neighbourly
- Bigai Wetland maintenance management plan nearing implementation
- Conventional and prepaid meters audit and verification and upgrading of prepaid electricity meters will ensure efficiency
July 2023
2 Available for download
- 40th Knysna Oyster Festival hailed a success
- Why should you legally register your alternative energy installations
June 2023
6 Available for download
- The Knysna Oyster Festival - A whale of a time for everyone!
- Knysna Oyster Festival 2023 - A Great Time to Visit Knysna
- No more printed accounts
- Knysna Oyster Festival 2023 - Unleash your adventurous spirit!
- Knysna Council approves 2023/2024 Budget
- Get ready to shuck and roll - Knysna Oyster Festival is just around the corner!
May 2023
5 Available for download
- Municipality to install eight generators amid energy crisis
- 2023 Knysna Oyster Festival celebrates 40 years of family fun
- Be on the lookout for our Traffic Wardens
- When protecting the environment creates jobs
- National acts will celebrate Youth Day at Knysna’s Loerie Park
April 2023
4 Available for download
- Generators should not cause a nuisance
- Testing the waters for a storage dam for greater Knysna
- Knysna tables its draft budget for 2023-2024
- Food security grant goes beyond nutrition to build stronger communities
March 2023
3 Available for download
- Growth and Upliftment on the Cards for the Knysna area (NDPG)
- Knysna water safe for consumption
- Electricity national state of disaster on a local level
February 2023
4 Available for download
- Infrastructure maintenance program on track
- Municipality owed R326 million in unpaid rates
- Incubator participants excel in business
- Knysna welcomes new Municipal Manager
January 2023
2 Available for download
2022 Press Releases Archive
December 2022
9 Available for download
- Load shedding compounds the effects of the drought
- Level 3 water restrictions to mitigate crisis
- Notice: Residential Holiday Letting
- Municipal property sold to facilitate economic development
- New restaurant approved for Knysna Heads municipal property
- The Cape’s Best Dorpie is ready for festive season
- Level 3 Water Restrictions announced for Greater Knysna
- Is your business licensed
- National law prohibits animals where food is handled
November 2022
3 Available for download
- Municipality intends to lease to KAWS
- Municipality plans a satellite library for Dam-se-Bos
- Report suspected fraud and corruption
October 2022
4 Available for download
- Sedgefield’s water is safe to drink
- Stephen Langlands retires from Knysna Municipality
- Illegal Mining main cause of sewerage blockage and spills
- Banking details change for Knysna Municipality
September 2022
5 Available for download
- Municipal appointments in line with prescripts
- Tourism month is in full swing
- Maintenance and rehabilitation of Myoli Beach parking area dunes
- Homeless Empowerment Programme Applying for ID Cards
- Roads and storm water maintenance programme updated
August 2022
8 Available for download
- Installation, and using of Water management devices is quick and easy
- Finding Heroes
- Working towards a permanent shelter for Knysna’s homeless
- Knysna officially the Cape’s Best ‘Dorpie’
- Turning the tables on the homeless cleaning Knysna
- Informal trading permit applications now digital
- Fines and planning fees to be waived on existing structures in Karatara
- Municipality plans a temporary safe space for Knysna’s homeless
July 2022
2 Available for download
June 2022
1 Available for download
May 2022
2 Available for download
- Knysna Municipality now available on the Collab Citizen App
- Zero tolerance on cable theft and vandalism to infrastructure
April 2022
7 Available for download
- Local service providers will cut municipal grass
- Infrastructure and action to ensure estuary health
- Spaza and house shops must comply with legislation
- New draft Knysna Municipality budget tabled to Council
- Teamwork manages Steenbok Nature Reserve
- New Manager Local Economic Development is appointed
- New refuse removal trucks on their way
March 2022
9 Available for download
- Red-light violation cameras can save lives
- Local female contractors build towards a better Knysna
- Municipal verges and grass temporarily maintained in-house
- Meet the VISIT Knysna Team
- A proactive approach to the national preferential procurement problem
- Soutana Food Hub providing sustainable food security
- Brenton-On-Sea Landfill official handover
- Mayor Reflects on 100-day Plan
- Municipal general valuations process rolls out
February 2022
5 Available for download
- More engagement before Tourism Tender awarded
- Pollution of the Knysna Lagoon in the spotlight
- Municipality implements a zero tolerance approach on outstanding accounts
- Garden Refuse Site temporarily closed
- Municipality and DEDAT working together to enhance tourism function
January 2022
4 Available for download
2021 Press Releases Archive
December 2021
5 Available for download
- No booze at our beaches, please
- Refreshing our roads
- Response to Knysna Independent Movement (KIM) re Return to work Manager Land Use
- Municipality is ready to welcome the summer season
- Knysna Land Use Manager’s Appeal upheld
November 2021
7 Available for download
- We’re dreaming of a local Holiday Season, how about you
- Mayor appoints Mayoral Committee
- Environmental fixers set to revive Knysna
- Knysna’s roads to be resurfaced
- Knysna’s Council elects leadership
- Knysna Council welcomes youngest member in history
- Knysna flies four Blue Flags
October 2021
7 Available for download
- Municipality on a roll with wheelie bin distribution
- Municipality receives Public Protector report on Knysna Tourism
- Water meter forensic investigation in final stages
- Multipurpose centre opened in White Location
- Update on the water colour issue
- Knysna communities may benefit from special rating areas
- Investing in our small businesses
September 2021
3 Available for download
- Clearing up Knysna’s water situation
- New call centre will lend residents more than just an ear
- Potential extension of WESGRO SLA
August 2021
5 Available for download
- Garden refuse site management plan
- Baboon hunter causes a stir
- E-books are now available to all public library users
- Proactive partnerships protect Knysna Estuary
- New Director Community Services appointed
July 2021
2 Available for download
- Knysna businesses allowed a grace period to obtain valid licence
- Municipality in support of niche and light industry
June 2021
9 Available for download
- Municipality pleads with residents to stay COVID-19 safe
- Municipality’s Infrastructure Services shine
- Municipality investigates water conservation and demand management
- Knysna to adopt new Electricity Master Plan
- Municipality acts on untidy contractors
- Remembering Knysna’s strength
- Generate electricity, not noise
- Council approves ‘pro-poor’ Budget
- General public can now rent municipal properties
May 2021
6 Available for download
- Sanlam Nekkies Mall development on the cards
- Discoloured water safe for potable use
- Emerging contractors graduate from municipal training program
- Residents over 60 can register for the COVID-19 vaccine at public libraries
- New recycling service provider appointed
- From Town Hall - How to create a flourishing community
April 2021
11 Available for download
- Compromise suspends illegal municipal strike
- Stolen chlorine cylinder can be deadly
- Municipality opposes labour strike
- Brackenhill community is switched-on
- Municipality encourages COVID-safe events
- Service providers may be invited to manage tourism functions
- Hornlee sewer line upgraded
- Tabled Knysna 2021-2022 budget approved for public comment
- Octotel fibre installation complaints and queries
- Solution to the Human - Baboon conflict sought
- Next phase in water management devices distribution ready to be rolled out
March 2021
8 Available for download
- Hornlee water situation
- Charlesford pipeline connects Knysna to more pumping capacity
- Municipality works with SAPS toward a safer Knysna
- The construction industry builds Knysna’s economy
- Expanded Public Works Programme delivers results
- Waste Transfer Station crucial part of Knysna Waste Management System
- National Budget cuts to impact on local Housing delivery
- Cleaning of reed bed to prevent flooding of George Rex Drive
February 2021
6 Available for download
- Electricity capital projects on a strong current
- Municipality calls for proposals to run homeless shelter
- Proposed leasing of ‘Senza’ property holds many benefits
- Knysna Libraries reopen on Monday
- Municipality condemns tampering with electrical infrastructure
- Municipality set to save money by buying or building, not renting
January 2021
3 Available for download
2020 Press Releases Archive
December 2020
7 Available for download
- Municipality is invested in rebuilding Knysna’s economy
- Measures to arrest the spike in Covid-19 Infections in the Knysna Municipal Area
- Hornlee erven earmarked for housing development
- Charges to be implemented at the municipal garden refuse sites
- Stay safe this holiday season
- COVID-19 cases climbing in Knysna
- Knysna is ready for the summer season
November 2020
5 Available for download
- Municipality’s role in tourism clarified
- Mayor launches 16 Days of Activism against GBV
- Municipality resurfaces roads before peak season
- Reminding travellers why greater Knysna is simply world-class (issued by Visit Knysna)
- Municipal museums may benefit from provincial affiliation
October 2020
9 Available for download
- Overall Integrated Human Settlements Policy approved
- Zero Tolerance on Guy Fawkes Day
- Fire victims receive houses
- Grey Street will be open to traffic this summer
- Permanent homeless shelter progress
- Municipality addresses housing issues
- Municipality to host housing imbizos
- Municipality clarifies Residential Letting interpretations
- Event applications, sporting facilities and halls reopened
September 2020
11 Available for download
- Municipal projects back on track post lockdown
- Vandalism puts water security at risk
- Illegal dumping clean-up campaign launched
- Building Plan submission process simplified
- Knysna Estuary health in the spotlight
- Municipality condemns illegal protest activities
- ‘Journal’ entry on your Municipal Account
- Social Housing Programme Proposal
- Wheelie bins rolled out
- Knysna’s Draft Integrated Human Settlements Policy adopted
- Neither official nor political office bearer to pay back the money
August 2020
8 Available for download
- Council prioritises safety of councillors
- Grey Street Project schedule amended
- News from Council: Municipality leases property for new Hornlee Clinic
- Electricity tariff amended in line with NERSA specifications
- Acting Municipal Manager may rent upgraded Council apartment
- Council will not tolerate threats of violence
- Mayor takes stand against Gender Violence this Women’s Month
- Grey Street upgrade makes steady progress
July 2020
6 Available for download
- Shelter for Knysna’s homeless a top priority
- Blocked access to infrastructure hampers Municipal Water & Sewage Section
- Municipality is ready for potential seasonal challenges
- Mayor asks residents to use correct communication channels
- Director Infrastructure Services tests positive for Covid-19
- Municipality prepares to balance safety and service delivery
June 2020
6 Available for download
- Knysna Council approved budget for tough economic times
- Knysna declared a coronavirus hotspot
- Update on Hornlee’s Breaking New Ground housing scheme
- Visit Knysna focused on Tourism Recovery for the Region (Issued by Visit Knysna)
- We Remember (3rd Anniversary of June 2017 Fires)
- Local carp help feed the hungry
May 2020
12 Available for download
- Municipality urges business owners to adhere to safety and hygiene regulations
- Water zoning, water losses and alternative water sources
- Strategy to address illegal land invasions
- New municipal planning tribunal
- Acting Municipal Manager to stay longer
- Knysna Council cuts costs
- Second Knysna municipal worker tests positive for Covid-19 virus as Knysna cases jump to 23
- Level 4: What micro and small business traders need to know
- Garden Services may apply for permit
- Over 5 000 Greater Knysna households assisted with food relief
- Contract municipal worker tests positive for Covid-19 Virus
- Level 4 to bring some economic reprieve
April 2020
16 Available for download
- Team effort provides much needed relief to Knysna’s needy
- Collaboration pays off
- Municipality and Rotary join hands to feed those in need
- Amendments to COVID-19 regulations
- Knysna Acting Municipal Manager heartened by residents’ response
- Municipality calls for concerted effort in implementing feeding schemes.
- Covid-19 Business Support Information
- Request for support Knysna Covid-19 relief fund - Update 2
- Request for support Knysna Covid-19 relief fund
- Knysna Oyster Festival to Reconvene in 2021 (Issued by Visit Knysna)
- Keep your town clean
- General guidelines for the use of public protection equipment (PPE)
- Proactive steps taken during the Covid-19 outbreak
- Municipality provides a home to the homeless during lockdown
- Council contributes to purchasing property for housing in Sedgefield
- Knysna Municipality launches online toolkit for SMMEs
March 2020
10 Available for download
- Residents are assured of essential and emergency services during national lockdown
- Municipality to implement further COVID-19 control measures
- Municipality implements COVID-19 action plan
- Municipal pound facility for farm animals under consideration
- Amended Knysna Roads & Traffic Bylaw to regulate car guards
- Easily submit municipal service delivery requests and complaints
- Municipality wants you to report corruption
- Municipality approached court for interdict over land invasions
- Vandals leave residents in the dark and the municipality out of pocket
- Council approves cost cutting measures to alleviate cash flow crisis
February 2020
6 Available for download
- Residents are assured of essential and emergency services during national lockdown
- Municipality welcomes new IDP Manager
- Accolade for Sedgefield Process Controllers
- Showing off some of Knysna’s treasures
- Knysna municipal manager placed on precautionary suspension
- Knysna to host International Adverture Research Conference
January 2020
5 Available for download
2019 Press Releases Archive
December
6 Available for download
- Load shedding also holds unexpected, adverse financial implications for the municipality and its residents
- Municipality to increase Waste Water Treatment Facilities and Cemetery
- Outdoor Cinema in Celebration of Blue Flag
- Municipality shone during the 2018-2019 financial year
- Tourism Safety Monitors in Knysna
- Draft Integrated Waste Management Plan available for public comment
November
12 Available for download
- Illegal electrical connections can kill
- Municipality forges partnerships to empower emerging contractors
- Municipality asks residents’ help in keeping Knysna clean
- Knysna Municipality/Wesgro partnership is working to promote Greater Knysna
- A look back at the 2019 Knysna Oyster Festival
- Knysna to host the International Adverture Conference in 2021 - Issued by WESGRO
- Municipality investigate solutions for the homeless and vagrants
- Municipality extends payment period for rates on incorrectly zoned agricultural land
- Municipality is ready to welcome the Summer Season
- Visit Knysna returns from SAT Nordics Roadshow - Issued by Visit Knysna
- Authorities Committee makes headway to protect SA's number 1 Estuary in Knysna - Issued by SANParks
- Maintenance and improvement of infrastructure a priority for Knysna Municipality
October
5 Available for download
- Wards will benefit greatly from Councillors' 2019/2020 ward projects
- Zero Tolerance on Guy Fawkes Day
- Municipality hits a high gear in maintaining its roads network
- Municipality sparks a buzz with various electrification projects
- First phase of prepaid water meters activated
September
6 Available for download
- Authorities in Knysna have rolled up sleeves to tackle sources of pollution.
- Knysna’s roads and storm water maintained to schedule
- Grey Street soon to be upgraded as part of Knysna’s CBD Renewal Programme
- New Knysna Economic Development Strategy now available for public comment
- Have your say in Knysna Municipality’s Tourism Destination Plan
- New Housing Official appointment in line with proper procedure
August
6 Available for download
- Knysna Muni’s own women of worth
- Municipality meets with Knysna United to discuss grievances
- Municipality delivers on housing
- Pop-Up American Corner Launch and Product Showcase
- Knysna gets its first Green Scorpion
- Positive report from Knysna Action Pollution Committee – Issued by SANParks
July
4 Available for download
- Visit Knysna partners with Fijnbosch Coffee Shop for Local Tourism in Sedgefield
- Municipality and partners changing lives on Mandela Day
- Parks department transforming municipal gardens
- Data cleaning project to commence in Ward 9
June
8 Available for download
- Knysna welcomes all to the Knysna Oyster Festival
- Blocking of N2 will not be tolerated
- Ward 6 & 11 Councillors reaching out to the Youth of Hornlee
- Counting down to the Knysna Oyster Festival
- Data cleaning project reaching Ward 10
- Knysna Remembers June 2017 fires
- Municipality in full support of Knysna Oyster Festival
- Knysna’s 2019-20 Budget Approved
May
5 Available for download
- Hornlee Clinic open day focus on services
- Sedgefield cemetery to be open soon
- Household composting pilot project rolled out in Sedgefield
- Water Management Devices place the power in the hands of the consumer
- Building communities through handover of title deeds
April
6 Available for download
- Relief for those with bad debt
- CBD water network upgraded
- Call on communities to participate in the Budget process
- Municipal Manager to reconnect with Sedgefield
- Electricity meters project in full swing
- Draft 2019-20 Budget now open for public comment
March
6 Available for download
- Dispelling misinformation around prepaid water meters
- Water sample results in the Knysna estuary show improvement
- Khayalethu Library takes reading to the streets
- Annual Grant-In-Aid handover
- Concordia Play Park officially opened
- Contamination at Waste Water Treatment Works cause for concern
February
6 Available for download
- Balance restored in Knysna Wastewater Treatment Works
- Energy saving street lights to be installed in Greater Knysna
- Water management devices to be installed in Greater Knysna
- Municipality welcomes two managers
- Defensive driver training for Knysna drivers
- Minister finds no fault with KM Planning Tribunal
January
9 Available for download
- CBD water network to be upgraded
- Community clean-up for Concordia
- Brand new office facilities for Knysna Taxi Rank
- Municipality announces data cleansing project
- Plans to dispose of Brenton Whale carcass underway
- Statement by Executive Mayor: 2019 ' The year of Opportunity.
- Changes to Mayoral Committee announced
- Happy Kids Day-Care receive children's equipment
- Mayor's message to the Matric Class of 2018
2018 Press Release Archive
December
3 Available for download
- Mayor welcomes visitors
- Mayor hands over title deeds to Karatara families
- Creating business opportunities & celebrating creativity with Knysna%E2%80%99s annual Pop-Up Shop
November
5 Available for download
- 16 Days of Activism campaign for Greater Knysna
- Industry exposure for Greater Knysna Artists
- Municipality is ready for the summer season
- Knysna music festival cancelled
- Municipal Manager slams detractors
October
6 Available for download
- Karatara, Farleigh and Rheenendal fires contained
- Fires throw Garden Route into mourning
- Municipality and Wesgro formalise Service Level Agreement
- Blue Flag proudly flying high
- The Heads water network upgraded
- Accolade for excellent performance for EPWP
September
7 Available for download
- Library Outreach Programme celebrates with grand Prize Giving Ceremony
- Municipality adapts sewerage and water tariffs to cover service delivery costs
- Municipality receives another housing accolade
- Municipality appoints three new Directors
- National Industrial action delays issuing of driving licence cards
- Traffic Department Road Safety Scholar Programme
- Construction of brand new Library for Khayalethu underway
August
12 Available for download
- Municipal departments team up for success with
- Knysna Beat
- It's business as usual at the Knysna Visitor Information Centre!
- Knysna youth successfully complete Agricultural Learnership
- Media advisory: 400 leaners to receive brand new school shoes
- Mayor welcomes new Councillor Ian Yys
- Knysna water safe to use
- Four suspects arrested for Murder in connection of death of Knysna Ward Councillor
- Council gives the go-ahead for SLA with WESGRO
- R19.5 million upgrade of the Sedgefield Waste Water Treatment Works
- Municipality honours Greater Knysna women on Women%E2%80%99s Day
- Brand new fire engine for Knysna Fire Services
July
6 Available for download
- Municipality forging new partnership in pursuit of more Tourism opportunities
- Knysna mourns Mzukisi Victor Molosi (ANC)
- Knysna honours Madiba
- Post office strike may delay your bill
- Local Drug Action Committee Reaches out
- Knysna CBD Renewal Programme - Grey Street Project Update
June
4 Available for download
- Mayor calls on communities not to invade, but rather to engage with the Municipality on housing
- 2018/19 Budget focus on creating an enabling environment for investment, growth and development
- Mayor unveils Sculpture in commemoration of June 2017 Fires
- Knysna Fires Commemoration
May
10 Available for download
- Mayor officially opens Knysna's first open air gym
- Municipality starts their Bio-Wise journey
- Charlesford water pipeline connected
- Infrastructure Asset Verification and Condition Assessment
- Rheenendal Protest Action
- Knysna CBD Renewal Programme - Grey Street Project Update
- Supplementary Valuation Roll is open for public inspection
- Easy access to your municipal account
- Municipality addresses housing issue
- Tabling of 2018/2019 Budget postponed
April
5 Available for download
- Municipal Organisational Structure Reviewed
- Nedbank SMME Incubator successfully growing small business
- Stormwater Management Policy in the making
- Knysna Municipality's draft budget tabled
- Regional Indigenous Games
March
7 Available for download
- Water Week changes minds
- Youth Desk hosts Career and Opportunities Road Shows
- Greater Knysna celebrates South African Library Week
- How to manage invasive plants post fire
- Knysna CCTV Project launches 11 more cameras in Knysna CBD
- Knysna Municipality takes swift action to address audit issues
- Encouraging eligible young voters to register to vote
February
6 Available for download
- Applications for Indigent rebates now open
- Enough water for Greater Knysna tourists
- Knysna Invest Engagement
- First phase of Knysna Municipality CBD renewal programme to be launched
- Business man, Fred Alger pays it forward
- New Youth Council to be established
January
3 Available for download
2017 Press Release Archive
December
7 Available for download
- PnP Oyster Festival and Knysna Municipality shares excitement on emerging events Incubator Program
- Avoid service cuts by paying your municipal account
- Investment in Knysna top priority
- Garden Route Rebuild Initiative finalises strategy, seeks public input on project implementation
- Eden District Municipality name to change to Garden Route District Municipality
- Greater Knysna geared for season
- Blue Flag season officially launched
November
6 Available for download
- Temporary housing for Fire Victims
- Festive season traffic operational plan
- Greater Knysna plans for season
- News from Council
- Brenton-on-Lake Mudslides following heavy rains
- Knysna has done it again
October
5 Available for download
- No reason to celebrate Guy Fawkes
- Exciting agricultural learnership programme
- Business as usual
- Message to class of 2017
- Blue Flags for Greater Knysna
September
4 Available for download
- Mayor’s focus on Economic Development
- Update on fire relief goods
- Municipal Fire Report based on evidence
- Third Spelling Bee the biggest yet
August
8 Available for download
- Another Housing accolade for Knysna Municipality
- Property rates holiday for fire victims
- Municipality to host third annual Spelling Competition
- Knysna Fire report presentation
- Act of God ruled out in #KnysnaFires
- Media Advisory: Knysna Municipality to release fire report
- Garden Route Rebuild continues with positive momentum
- Women's day comes alive in the heart of knynsa
July
7 Available for download
- Knysna Municipality in Rebuild phase
- Knysna Municipality Youth Desk hosts Cooking Competition
- Garden Route Rebuild initiative making headway
- Emergency Assistance to help fire victims in Knysna
- Knysna Municipality renews contract with Knysna & Partners
- New municipal manager takes office
- Premier Zille Announces Garden Route Rebuild Initiative
June
12 Available for download
- Eden District Municipality Asbestos press release
- Knysna municipality addresses water
- Builders waste disposal site identified
- Knysna will rise again, stronger than before
- Update on plans to rebuild Knysna
- Fire Update 6
- Fire Update 5 – Today was a Good Day
- Fire Update 4
- Fire Update 3
- Fake news attempts to details humanitarian need to Knysna: issued by SAPS
- Fire Update 2
- Fire Update 1
May
7 Available for download
- Unfounded allegations made against Knysna Municipality
- Water Ambassador leader presents at Water Forum
- Municipality officially reopens Dam-se-Bos Sports Ground
- R315 000 towards 12 new cameras for Knysna CCTV project
- 312 new housing units for Hornlee
- Municipality takes water awareness on the road
- Mayoral Open Thursdays – 11 May
April
4 Available for download
- Art Development Programme Workshop
- Youth Development workshop a success
- Water Ambassadors assist in water awareness
- Knysna Municipality addresses water crisis
March
10 Available for download
- Exciting youth talent workshop to be hosted
- Greater Knysna enters Level 3 Water Restrictions
- Knysna libraries celebrate South African library week
- Municipal Manager, Grant Easton resigns during hearing
- Learner License Programme Launched
- Art Development Programme for Greater Knysna
- Knysna Municipality fights for burial rights
- Farmers to be on the lookout for Fall Armyworms
- Boreholes and well-points in Greater Knysna
- Municipality welcomes Mbulelo Memani as CFO
February
6 Available for download
- Back to Basics approach for Traffic and Law enforcement
- Greater Knysna students receive tertiary funding
- Meet the Mayor during Open Thursdays
- Youth talent auditions for Greater Knysna
- Knysna Municipality appoints Director Planning and Development
- ACDP joins DA in Knysna Coalition
January
9 Available for download
- How to apply for a government subsidised home
- The three spheres responsible for housing
- First Knysna youth council meeting
- Ben van Jaarsveldt a cut above
- Blue flags to fly high again by mid-January
- Pipe breaks and turbid water
- Fireworks are illegal
- Pay it forward this year
- Despite rain Greater Knysna remains on water restrictions
2016 Press Release Archive
December
12 Available for download
- Water Crisis
- Municipality hands over R1 million to local organisations
- Mayors Christmas message
- Greater Knysna water restrictions are in place
- Festival of lights in Main Road Knysna
- Vehicle renewal notices not posted
- Brand new E-Centre for Knysna
- New Knysna acting municipal manager appointed
- Greater Knysna holiday safety measures in place
- Arbor Week compeition prizes
- Arsonists keep Fire Department busy
- Adhere to blue flag rules
November
22 Available for download
- Water is precious treat it with respect
- Greater Knysna roads to be fixed
- Judges deliberate on stories for the illustrations essay competition
- Dam-se-Bos elderly receive brand new homes
- Popular recreation spots on estuary remain safe
- Knysna best at air quality management in Western Cape
- E-Centre for Knysna
- Hard work and dedication restores waterflow
- Walking bus initiative to be launched in knysna
- Chippa United FC vs Cape Town All Stars FC ends in a draw
- Greater Knysna recieves two blue flags
- Ashmead channel water safe again
- Beverly Hills homes officially handed over
- Changes in the IDP public meeting dates
- Illustrations essays competition
- Chippa United FC vs Cape Town All Stars FC in Knysna
- Buying and selling unlicensed cars is illegal
- Heritage Celebrated through Talent
- Housing accolade for Knysna municipality
- Education through golf
- The legacy of East Head Cafe continues
- Dont dump in storm drains
October
16 Available for download
- Greater Knysna roads to be fixed
- Judges deliberate on stories for the illustrations essay competition
- Dam-se-Bos elderly receive brand new homes
- Popular recreation spots on estuary remain safe
- Knysna best at air quality management in Western Cape
- E-Centre for Knysna
- Hard work and dedication restores waterflow
- Walking bus initiative to be launched in knysna
- Chippa United FC vs Cape Town All Stars FC ends in a draw
- Greater Knysna recieves two blue flags
- Ashmead channel water safe again
- Beverly Hills homes officially handed over
- Changes in the IDP public meeting dates
- Illustrations essays competition
- Chippa United FC vs Cape Town All Stars FC in Knysna
- Buying and selling unlicensed cars is illegal
September
20 Available for download
- Heritage Celebrated through Talent
- Housing accolade for Knysna municipality
- Education through golf
- The legacy of East Head Cafe continues
- Dont dump in storm drains
- Help clean up Knysnas illegal dumping
- Mayor devastated at deaths
- Celebrating our heritage
- Housing project nomination for Knysna
- Establishment of Ward Committees in Knysna
- New Council, new IDP
- Speed cameras correctly calibrated
- Work to start on the refuse transfer station
- Induction for New Council
- Safer Road for our learners
- Lapland steps out of the dark
- Work starts on Sedgefield Desalination Plant
- Mayor responds to Hampton
- Knysna Mayor joins in Arbor Week celebrations
- Mayor of the people
August
5 Available for download
- Municipal Manager suspended pending disciplary proceedings
- Hornlee Primary wins Water Wise Competition
- Cleaning rivers with our communities
- DA Governs Knysna
- Composition of new Knysna Town Council
July
3 Available for download
- Honouring the legacy of Madiba
- Update on Islamic Centre
- New guidelines for garden and building refuse disposal
June
3 Available for download
- Acting Director Planning and Development appointed
- Use water sparingly during the Oyster Festival
- New Planning system now in effect
May
5 Available for download
- Centenary celebration of The Concrete Bridge
- Knysna budget focus on infrastructure
- Celebrating Nurses Day
- Community Work Programme Implemented
- Speaker Launches the Rheenendal Poverty Alleviation Project
April
5 Available for download
- Knysna Director Planning & Development Resigns
- Youth Council “will be champions of change – champions of hope”
- Long-term water conservation the only solution
- Western Province Blood Transfusion Service visits Knysna Municipality
- Enhancing the freedom of others
March
9 Available for download
- Working together to ensure water security
- Draft 2016/2017 Budget tabled for public input
- Karatara residents receive home ownership
- Plans in place to address water crisis
- Knysna celebrates South African Library Week
- Celebrating Human Rights Day
- Date for Youth Council Establishment Set
- Knysna Municipality participates in National Water Awareness Week
- Municipality Cooperates with Parliamentary Committee
February
8 Available for download
- Naming Committee to consider first applications for renaming streets
- Knysna Municipality in partnership with National Departments for development purpose
- Water Conservation Update
- Municipality responds to questions around Parliamentary enquiry
- 'Knysna leads from the front' with KnysnaON high-speed broadband
- Marginal improvement in Knysna's water consumption
- Die Gaatjie officially switches on
- National land to be opened up for development
January
4 Available for download
2015 Press Release Archive
December
6 Available for download
- Third Consecutive clean audit for the Municipality
- Festive Season Ushered in by Switching on of the Knysna Festive Lights Event
- Successful First Youth Summit for Knysna
- Executive Mayor responds to ISDF tender queries
- Presence of red tide (Issued by SANParks)
- Mayor hands out over half a million rand in Grant in Aid
November
6 Available for download
- Knysna Municipality welcomes new Director of Financial Services
- Horlee Taxi Rank Opened
- Slippery slope ought not to affect seasonal traffic
- Zero tolerance on Guy Fawkes Day
- Sister Sister Project Launch
- Successful Workshop for Persons with Disabilities
October
5 Available for download
- Western Cape to assist motorists during eNaTIS transition period
- Executive Mayor announces Mayoral Committee reshuffle
- Another successful Golf Day in aid of Mayor’s fundÂ
- R2.3 million Storm Water upgrades for Hornlee
- Municipality acquires brand new Jaws of Life
September
9 Available for download
- Local schools celebrate Arbor Week
- Concordia High School Receives a Security Caravan
- Flood damage clean-up
- Flood damage clean-up
- Flood damage clean-up
- Municipality acquires brand new refuse truck
- Official opening of the Smutsville Multi-Purpose Centre
- Rheenendal hosts successful workshop for persons with disabilities
- Rheenendal and Karatara take part in Comprehensive Rural Development Programme
August
8 Available for download
- Knysna connects local business with the world
- Council News Snippets
- Talented local women lauded by Mayor
- Karatara boasts new fire engine and station
- Mayor salutes female talent
- Local contractor paying it forward
- Career Expo for Youngsters
- A Path of Healing to celebrate memories
July
8 Available for download
- Smutsville Multi Purpose Centre nearing completion
- Exciting holiday programme for school kids
- Major International TV awards judging hits Knysna
- Upgrades planned the Sedgefield Waste Water Treatment Works
- Donate blood and save lives with Knysna Municipality on Madiba Day
- Beautifying Rheenendal on Madiba Day
- Celebrating Madiba Day 2015
- Knysna welcomes new DA Councillors
June
13 Available for download
- Mayor tables 2015/2016 Budget
- Hornlee Sport Ground officially opened
- Sedgefield Library re-opening delayed
- Elderly residents overjoyed by receipt of new homes
- Celebrate your courage on Youth Day, urges Knysna Mayor
- Registration of all Suppliers on Western Cape Supplier Database
- Tourism Marketing Services
- Grey Street Upgrade of the CBD sewer reticulation
- Hornlee sports grounds upgraded
- Knysna Municipality discusses way forward for Grey Street
- Rheenendal Youth Centre hosts a successful market day
- Mayoral Blanket Drive
- Mayor hosts Showcase for Inspired Women
May
5 Available for download
- Mayor supports Sea Cadets
- Municipality reopens the Red Bridge
- Have your children's births been registered
- Mayor reshuffles her Mayoral Committee
- Lemonade Day Project
April
2 Available for download
March
14 Available for download
- ISDF Youth Competition semi-finalists announced
- Knysna to host Mr Gay World Grand Finale
- Understanding our Mandate – The role of Municipalities in Economic Development
- Knysna joins South African Library Week celebrations
- Municipality involves the youth with National Water Week celebrations
- Council News Snippets
- Mayor reflects on the significance of Human Rights Day
- Municipality gives R576 000 to 48 local charities
- Municipality highlights the importance of water during National Water Week
- Understanding our Mandate – The role of Municipalities in the delivery of housing
- Setting the record straight – Response to Knysna Plett Herald
- Grant Easton appointed new Municipal Manager for Knysna
- Red Bib Parking attendants (Issued by Knysna CPF)
- Successful Ward Committee Summit for Knysna
February
7 Available for download
- New Naming Committee for Knysna
- Council to consider the Draft Integrated Strategic Development Framework
- Gender based violence and HIV-AIDS training programmes
- Knysna Tourism Chairperson resigns (Issued by Knysna Tourism)
- Municipality to take strong action against those hampering service delivery
- Municipality encourages water conservation
- Council News Snippets
January
6 Available for download
- Sea lettuce in Knysna Estuary not toilet paper (Issued by SANParks)
- Red Tape Reduction Workshop
- Knysna Municipality has no control over load sheddingÂ
- Mayoral Fund gives 60 students R165 000 in bursaries
- Self-service kiosks set to simplify interactions with municipality
- Knysna Municipality welcomes new Fire Chief