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Stellenbosch, Western Cape
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🚧 WEBSITE MAINTENANCE
Critical repairs and essential upgrades to the municipal website are underway. The site will remain unavailable until all work has been successfully completed.
We apologise for the inconvenience and thank residents for their patience.
From a disused wine cellar to an award-winning, pioneering learning environment! 🏆📚
Apex Stellenbosch has been named Educational Build of the Year at the 2026 Scape Awards - celebrating innovation in education and a brighter future for learners from Kayamandi and surrounds!
Stellenbosch Municipality has received the 2026 Esri Special Achievement in GIS Award, placing us among the top 0.2% of Esri customers worldwide!
Announced at the 2026 Esri Conference in San Diego, USA, the award was presented to Mayor Jeremy Fasser at today’s Council Meeting.
GIS is a technology that captures, analyses and maps location-based data to support informed decision-making, effective spatial planning and improved service delivery.
African entrepreneurship research takes centre stage in Stellenbosch capetownetc.com/news/african… via @capetownetc
The final Council meeting of this Council is underway today! A moment to reflect on the journey and celebrate the milestones that have shaped our communities over the past five years.
Stellenbosch Municipality’s Traffic Services recorded an incident at approximately 14:20 on 20 October when a @MetrorailWC train made contact with a vehicle at a level crossing.
No injuries were reported. The Municipality’s emergency services were on site to assist.
𝗡𝗢𝗧𝗜𝗖𝗘: 𝗠𝗨𝗡𝗜𝗖𝗜𝗣𝗔𝗟 𝗪𝗘𝗕𝗦𝗜𝗧𝗘 𝗠𝗔𝗜𝗡𝗧𝗘𝗡𝗔𝗡𝗖𝗘 🖥️⛓️💥🪄
Scheduled maintenance and system upgrades to the municipal website will take place this afternoon, 20 October 2026, from 16:00.
Will you be in Grade 10 in 2027? Ready to make a difference in your community? This is your opportunity to develop your leadership skills, share your ideas and become a voice for young people in Stellenbosch.
The Stellenbosch Junior Town Council is a non-political civic programme that empowers young people to build self-confidence, take responsibility and become community leaders and ambassadors for their town.
We are looking for young people who demonstrate:
✅ Personal ownership and the ability to work with others
✅ Courage and commitment
✅ Perseverance and intellectual preparedness
🗓️ Application deadline: 13 November 2026
🔗 Apply here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F…
Garden Town Stellenbosch 🌱🌻🌷
Plan your week and see what’s on at app.garden-town.co.za
Prefer a printed map? Pick one up at the Stellenbosch Visitor Centre, 141 Dorp Street.
Thank you to @VisitStellies for the partnership and support!
Garden Town Stellenbosch 2026: Wine, trails and conservation capetownetc.com/events/garde… via @capetownetc
STELLENBOSCH MUNICIPALITY K9 UNIT SHINES AT K9 COMPETITION 2026
Our new K9 Unit delivered an outstanding performance at the 2026 K9 Competition, hosted by invitation of the City of Cape Town, securing 2nd place overall!
They also placed as follows in the various categories:
🥇 1st Place – Open Area (Explosives)
A Jansen & K9 Juno
🥈 2nd Place – Open Area (Narcotics)
A Jansen & K9 Juno
🥉 3rd Place – Open Area (Narcotics)
C Leibrandt & K9 Ezmin
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🚨 ANOTHER SUCCESS FOR OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT TRU UNIT
📍 Mandela City, Klapmuts
Friday, 16 October 2026
Our Law Enforcement Tactical Response Unit (TRU) continues to make a difference in the fight against crime.
Following information received about suspected drug dealing in Mandela City, Klapmuts, TRU officers responded swiftly and apprehended a male suspect who allegedly attempted to flee upon noticing the officers.
A search led to the recovery of 55 bankies of tik.