Update
PLETTENBERG BAY NEWSFLASH - Municipal spokesperson Manfred van Rooyen said that despite it being widely reported on various platforms that the municipality is seeking to “close” Plett Tourism, "nothing can be further from the truth".
The Bitou Municipality has broken its silence over its proposed tourism bylaw which had sparked a furore among residents and tourism stakeholders over the past month.
The bylaw, which could see the municipality largely control tourism in Plettenberg Bay, has generated fears that the town’s economy would suffer.
Read more in Thursday's Knysna-Plett Herald as well as online.
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