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Been sharing the latest municipal news by establishing a vibrant and content- rich digital newsletter , called Vars . It contains video clips, municipal and community-focused articles, photographs, tender announcements and job opportunities, as well features and profiles on members of the community and municipal staff members. The Communication and Marketing team also grew the municipal Facebook page to over 27 000 followers, and established an Instagram platform and YouTube channel for the Municipality.
Expanded on strategic WhatsApp groups for each municipal function to ensure that all role- players can react in real time to any developing, critical or extraordinary situations in any of the service delivery functions. Accountholders can now also send pictures of their water meter readings to the Municipality via WhatsApp, as well as register their water meter readings online at http://www.drakenstein.gov.za/meter-readings.
SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
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Provided more than R1 million to NGO partners to spend on food security for residents during COVID-19 lockdown Level 5. Three municipal buildings were equipped and staffed to provide accommodation, ablution facilities and three meals a day to over 170 homeless people during the lockdown.
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