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EPWP OPPORTUNITY | Invitation to Register on the EPWP Unemployed Database

We hereby invite all unemployed people residing within the Bitou Municipal Area to register on the EPWP Unemployed Database from which names will be selected for the purpose of temporary…

PUBLIC NOTICE | Interactive Session for the Arts Sector 2026 - Garden Route

The Department of Cultural Affairs and Sport (DCAS), in collaboration with the Bitou Municipality, invites arts and culture stakeholders and practitioners to a DCAS Arts and Culture Interactive…

PUBLIC NOTICE | Applications for Informal Traders wanting to trade on 16 December Event.
Bitou Municipality calls for Informal Traders wanting trade at the 16 December Switching on of the Lights Event on MainStreet.

Bitou Municipality calls for Informal Traders wanting trade at the 16 December Switching
on of the Lights Event on MainStreet.


Important notice
• The Municipality does not charge…

PUBLIC NOTICE | Pre-Seasonal Readiness Workshop for Informal Traders (28 - 29 October 2025)

                               Pre-Seasonal Readiness Workshop for Informal Traders
       …

PUPLIC NOTICE | Call For Applications
Asset and Assist

ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS / COMPANIES

The company must be 100% owned by South African citizens (owners must provide valid SA ID document); MSME's which constitute of Private Companies and in…
PUBLIC NOTICE | Application for Bitou Municipal Beach Umbrella Project for the Period 01 December 2024 to 30 April 2025

APPLICATION FOR BITOU MUNICIPAL BEACH UMBRELLA PROJECT FOR THE PERIOD 01 DECEMBER 2024 TO 30 APRIL 2025

Municipal Notice No. 400/2024

Applications for Beach Umbrella Trading for the…

PUBLIC NOTICE | The Establishment of a LED Forum for the Bitou Municipality

Title:  The establishment of a LED Forum for the Bitou Municipality

Public Notice no: 250/2024

Publication Date: September 4, 2024

Erratum Date: October 17, 2024

In…

PUBLIC NOTICE | Application for Bitou Municipal Beach Umbrella Project for the Period 01 December 2024 to 30 April 2025

Applications for Beach Umbrella Trading for the period 1 December 2024 to 30 April 2025 are invited by the Bitou Local Municipality, for scheduled sites along the coastal areas. 

Please…

PUBLIC NOTICE | Application for Informal Trading Beach Permits for the Period 1 November 2024 to 30 April 2025

Bitou Municipality herewith invites traders to apply for Informal Trading permits for the period 1 November 2024 to 30 April 2025, for scheduled sites along the coastal areas. 

 …

INVITE | Non-PIVOTAL Discretionary Grant 2024/25 Funding Window

The Wholesale &  Retail  SETA is funding SMMEs who want to provide training and development for their staff as well as individual SMMEs who want to participate in training and…

PUBLIC NOTICE | Call For Proposals: Beach Umbrella Project

 

CALL FOR PROPOSALS FOR SPONSORSHIP BRANDED BEACH UMBRELLAS,
BRANDED BEACH CUSHIONS AND AUXILORY SERVICES IN PLETTENBERG BAY

Bitou Municipality hereby calls on potential…

PUBLIC NOTICE | Garden Route Film Commission Inhouse Film Training Proposal

GARDEN ROUTE FILM COMMISSION INHOUSE FILM TRAINING PROPOSAL 

VISION                  Employment and business ownership in an infinite Global…

PUBLIC NOTICE | The 2024 Bitou Funding Fair

SMME’s are invited to engage with numerous funding organizations that provide funding and business development opportunities.  

Come and learn more about:

How to apply for SMME…
PUBLIC NOTICE | invitation for Applications: Beach Umbrella Project

Bitou Municipality herewith invites all interested applicants to apply for Seasonal Informal Trading permits from 1 December 2023 to 30 April 2024, for scheduled sites along the coastal areas.

INVITATION FOR APPLICATIONS: SEASONAL BEACH TRADING

Bitou Municipality herewith invites all interested informal traders to apply for Seasonal Informal Trading permits for the period 1 December 2023 to 30 April 2024, for scheduled sites along the…

THOLOANA ENTERPRISE PROGRAMMEINFORMATION BROCHURE 2020

The programme runs for up-to two years and follows a carefully designed and well-proven method. This has delivered exceptional results time and again across many business…

Call for proposals for sponsorship

Call for proposals for sponsorship branded beach umbrellas, branded beach cushions and auxilory services in Plettenberg Bay​

Bitou Municipality hereby calls on potential suppliers for the…

THE BITOU POP UP MARKET - EXTENSION

Bitou Municipality and Seda (Small Enterprise Development Agency) hereby invites SMME to apply for the Pop -Up Market.

The POP-Up market is for SMME that are in retail, manufacturing of…

BITOU POP UP MARKET

Bitou Municipality and Seda (Small Enterprise Development Agency) hereby invites SMME to apply for the Pop -Up Market.

The POP-Up market is for SMME that are in retail, manufacturing of…

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