DocumentMedia statement

16 September 2026 Media Release: R26 million in disaster response funding transferred to Garden Route local municipalities

Garden Route District Local MunicipalityRef: https://www.gardenroute.gov.za/2026/09/16/16-september-2026-media-release-r26-million-in-disaster-response-funding-transferred-to-garden-route-local-municipalities/

Official source

Source domain: gardenroute.gov.za

Collected on 16 September 2026

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What this means

A media release dated 16 September 2026 from Garden Route District Municipality. It announces that the National Disaster Management Centre transferred R26 million in Municipal Disaster Response Grant funding to five Garden Route local municipalities: Oudtshoorn, Knysna, Bitou, George and Kannaland. The funds must be spent within six months on repairs to infrastructure damaged by severe weather in May 2026, and a Monitoring and Evaluation process will be launched. It also notes the funding comes from a national R213,4 million allocation, of which the Western Cape received R71,4 million.

Facts

Places

George Local Municipality, Western Cape

Reference

https://www.gardenroute.gov.za/2026/09/16/16-september-2026-media-release-r26-million-in-disaster-response-funding-transferred-to-garden-route-local-municipalities/

Amounts

R 26 000 000, R 5 000 000, R 6 000 000

Key Takeaways

16 September 2026
R26 million
Municipal Disaster Response Grant (MDRG)
National Disaster Management Centre (NDMC)
Garden Route District Municipality (GRDM)
Oudtshoorn: R5 million
Knysna: R5 million
Bitou: R5 million
George: R5 million
Kannaland: R6 million
funds to be spent within six months
May 2026 floods
R213,4 million national allocation
Western Cape: R71,4 million
National Disaster Rehabilitation Grant
National Cabinet
Haarlem Dam to Uniondale water supply line
Calitzdorp access bridge
Ladismith transformer
Fedricks Street slope remediation
Gerhard Otto
National Disaster Management Centre (NDMC)
Provincial Disaster Management Centre (PDMC)
Garden Route District Municipality (GRDM)
National Cabinet
Oudtshoorn
Knysna
Bitou
George
Kannaland

Dates

Closing Date

16 September 2026