Town of the Year: Scottburgh and Pennington need your votes
Voting for this round is open until 12 noon today (May 2).
The clock is ticking for the public to get in their votes for this year’s kykNET Kwêla Dorp Van Die Jaar (Town of The Year) competition.
South Coasters should be happy to know that two of the three finalists in KwaZulu-Natal are Scottburgh and Pennington, with the third being Paulpietersburg.
Residents from the towns have shown much excitement since the announcement was made earlier this week and wish to encourage the lower South Coast to support them and help one of the two local towns win big.
The public can now vote for their favourite town from each region. This round only allows 30 votes per cell number. The town with the most votes will then represent the competition region as their finalist town in the final round. Voting for this round is open until 12 noon today (May 2). Simply SMS the name of the town you wish to vote for (Scottburgh or Pennington) to 33157. Votes cost R1.50 per SMS (free SMSes do not apply).
After this round, Kwêla will film an insert in each of the nine villages that made it to the final round. When all nine towns have been featured on Kwêla, the public will be able to vote for their winning town in July, and the winner will be announced in August.
The winner will receive R1m in marketing value from kykNET. Homebrew Films, the producers of Kwêla, will make a 45 second commercial about the town, which will be broadcast during kykNET’s advertising time as well.
Residents can also expect a big celebration, which Kwêla will be there to film and broadcast.
Lottoland will donate a R1m cash prize for the town to invest back into itself, which will be audited by them. Each finalist town will be asked in advance to submit a business plan on what they intend to do with the potential prize money.
In Scottburgh, ward councillor Dana Daniels said that the town could definitely benefit from a cash injection and a much-needed facelift, particularly around the beach area, which is a major drawcard for tourists.
“More visitors mean more jobs – a true win-win for our town!” she said.
In Pennington, Viv Sandwith from Tidy Towns Pennington said that this competition has helped her realise how lucky she is to live in this little piece of paradise.
“We have lots of plans in the pipeline to make Pennington the jewel of the South Coast,” she said.
These towns need as many votes as possible to get their names on the map. Whether it’s Scottburgh or Pennington, the choice is yours to make!
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