Bitou Disaster Management with all sections and departments believe together we can take great strides to try and reduce the occurrence or impact of disasters and ensure that we can cope in the best way possible when they do occur. DISASTER MANAGEMENT IS EVERYONE’S BUSINESS.

Thusong Centres and Thusong Mobiles are hubs where a basket of government services are available. Thusong Centres and Mobiles essentially bring government services to communities often located in remote areas. 

Provision of basic services: cleaning, collection and waste disposal. In terms of Schedule 5B of the Constitution of South Africa (Act 108 of 1996), waste management is a local government competence that must be executed to protect human and environmental health (Constitution, S.24). The statutory obligation of local government is framed by the Local Government Municipal Systems Act (Act No. 32 of 2000), or MSA.

Facilities Management and Maintenance

The Law Enforcement Section is responsible for Law Enforcement, VIP Protection and Security Services. Municipal Law Enforcement mandated by Government Gazette 23868 of 26 September 2002, to address short falls and hardships experienced by Municipalities in South Africa relating by-law empowerment, Business Act 1991 (Act 71 of 1991), Occupational Health and Safety and land use planning. The Fire Brigade Act, 1987 etc.

Public Libraries manages the key performance areas and result indicators associated with the provision of  effective library services and monitors the execution of procedural sequences/requirements associated with aligning standards to meet customer objectives, attending to the acquisition, organization of information and interacting and providing users with information from various media, creating an environment conducive to learning through  the arrangement of displays and signage of new library materials and attending to administrative reporting and record updating requirements.

We do our best to provide you with a comfortable environment within which to live, work and play. The Community Services Directorate is responsible for the provision of services to Bitou Municipality’s communities, visitors and tourists. This is done as an integrated and co-ordinated effort with other State organs, within the Constitutional and Local Government legislative framework.