{"id":47805,"date":"2023-01-12T09:11:23","date_gmt":"2023-01-12T07:11:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/kougaexpress\/successful-festive-season-for-kouga-20230111\/"},"modified":"2023-01-12T09:11:23","modified_gmt":"2023-01-12T07:11:23","slug":"successful-festive-season-for-kouga-20230111","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/kougaexpress\/successful-festive-season-for-kouga-20230111\/","title":{"rendered":"Successful festive season for Kouga"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Compliments for Kouga Municipality have been pouring in from residents and visitors in the wake of a successful festive season.<\/p>\n<p>While the overall visitor tally is still to be finalised, the demand for municipal services was greater than that of last year, suggesting an increase in the number of people who spent the summer holiday in Kouga, Executive Mayor, Horatio Hendricks said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe municipal service departments were out in full force to meet the bigger demand and did a great job,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are very grateful to each and every one of them for helping to ensure a pleasant holiday experience for all.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The cleanliness of Kouga\u2019s towns and beaches, in particular, has been widely praised on social media by visitors and holidaymakers alike.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur cleansing teams worked till late and were often up at the crack of dawn. 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