07/09/2026
๐ฉ๐ ๐ฃ๐น๐๐ ๐๐๐ฒ๐น ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐. ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ป ๐ก๐ถ๐ฒ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ธ ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฏ๐๐ฟ๐ด๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ธ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ถ๐ฟ ๐๐ฒ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ด๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ผ๐ฟ
Die VF Plus stel met trots adv. Gert van Niekerk as die party se burgemeesterskandidaat vir George voor โ โn ervare munisipale leier, regsgeleerde en huidige uitvoerende onderburgemeester wat reeds sedert 2016 โn aktiewe rol in die George-munisipaliteit speel.
Gert is โn LLB-gegradueerde en lid van die Regspraktyksraad van Suid-Afrika. Hy is sedert 2016 VF Plus-raadslid in George en is tans die party se leier in George sowel as die Tuinroete-distrik.
Sy ervaring in plaaslike regering strek oor verskeie sleutelportefeuljes. Hy het onder meer gedien as voorsitter van die regskomitee en die GIPTN Artikel 79-komitee, as ondervoorsitter van die Munisipale Finansiรซle Oorsigkomitee en as lid van komitees vir siviele ingenieursdienste, elektrotegniese dienste en stedelike ontwikkeling.
Gert dien tans as uitvoerende onderburgemeester van George en het oor die afgelope dekade uitgebreide kennis en ervaring van munisipale bestuur opgebou โ van finansiรซle toesig en infrastruktuur tot stedelike ontwikkeling en die verantwoordelike toepassing van wetgewing.
โ๐ป ๐๐ฒ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ด๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐ฎ๐ฟ ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ด๐ฒ๐ต๐ผ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฑ
Gert se benadering tot plaaslike regering is eenvoudig: โn raadslid moet beskikbaar, betrokke en bereid wees om inwoners se probleme daadwerklik aan te pak.
As inwonende raadslid van Wyk 18 het hy hom daarop toegespits om die belange van die wyk en sy inwoners in die raadsaal te verteenwoordig. Hy het hom oor die jare gevestig as โn proaktiewe raadslid vir wie geen probleem te klein is om aandag te geniet nie.
Sy bereikbaarheid is vir hom net so belangrik. Gert het hom daartoe verbind om vir inwoners beskikbaar te wees wanneer hulle hulp nodig het en om te verseker dat hul stem binne die munisipaliteit gehoor word.
๐๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐๐ฒ ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ผ๐บ ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ป๐๐๐ผ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐น๐ถ๐ธ๐ต๐ฒ๐ถ๐ฑ ๐๐ฒ ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฒ๐บ
Die VF Plus het reeds as koalisievennoot in George gewys dat die party bereid is om verantwoordelikheid vir stabiele en konstruktiewe plaaslike regering te aanvaar.
Gert se jarelange ervaring in die raad, sy regsagtergrond en sy huidige verantwoordelikhede as uitvoerende onderburgemeester plaas hom in โn sterk posisie om leiding te neem en die uitdagings van โn groeiende stad doelgerig aan te pak.
Die VF Plus wil nรก die verkiesing voortbou op hierdie ervaring en saamwerk om โn stabiele, verantwoordbare en doeltreffende munisipale regering daar te stel wat dienslewering verbeter en die belange van inwoners eerste stel.
๐๐ฑ๐. ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ป ๐ก๐ถ๐ฒ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ธ ๐๐ฒ ๐ฑ๐ผ๐ฒ๐น ๐ถ๐ ๐ฑ๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐น๐ถ๐ธ:
โMaak die VF Plus sterker sodat ons George sterker kan maak.โ
๐๐ฑ๐. ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ป ๐ก๐ถ๐ฒ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ธ
๐ Wyk 18, George
๐ 079 898 5682
๐๐ ๐๐ก๐ช๐จ โ ๐๐๐ง ๐ซ๐๐ง๐๐ฃ๐ฉ๐ฌ๐ค๐ค๐ง๐๐๐ก๐๐ ๐ ๐ง๐๐๐๐ง๐๐ฃ๐. ๐๐๐ง ๐๐๐ค๐ง๐๐. ๐๐๐ง ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ข๐๐ฃ๐จ๐.
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๐ฉ๐ ๐ฃ๐น๐๐ ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฑ๐๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ฑ๐. ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ป ๐ก๐ถ๐ฒ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ธ ๐ฎ๐ ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐น ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ฒ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ด๐ฒ
The VF Plus proudly introduces Adv. Gert van Niekerk as the partyโs mayoral candidate for George โ an experienced municipal leader, legal professional and current Executive Deputy Mayor who has played an active role in the George Municipality since 2016.
Gert holds an LLB degree and is a member of the Legal Practice Council of South Africa. He has served as a VF Plus councillor in George since 2016 and is currently the partyโs leader in George as well as the Garden Route District.
His local government experience spans several key portfolios. He has served, among others, as Chairperson of the Legal Committee and the GIPTN Section 79 Committee, Deputy Chairperson of the Municipal Financial Oversight Committee, and as a member of committees responsible for civil engineering services, electrotechnical services and urban development.
Gert currently serves as Executive Deputy Mayor of George and has built up extensive knowledge and experience in municipal governance over the past decade โ ranging from financial oversight and infrastructure to urban development and the responsible application of legislation.
๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ด๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ
Gertโs approach to local government is simple: a councillor must be accessible, involved and prepared to address residentsโ concerns decisively.
As a resident councillor of Ward 18, he has focused on representing the interests of the ward and its residents in council. Over the years, he has established himself as a proactive councillor for whom no problem is too small to receive attention.
Accessibility is equally important to him. Gert has committed himself to being available to residents when they need assistance and to ensuring that their voices are heard within the municipality.
๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ป ๐ฒ๐
๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ฎ๐ธ๐ฒ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ฝ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ฏ๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐๐
The VF Plus has already demonstrated, as a coalition partner in George, that the party is prepared to take responsibility for stable and constructive local government.
Gertโs years of experience in council, his legal background and his current responsibilities as Executive Deputy Mayor place him in a strong position to provide leadership and address the challenges of a growing city with purpose.
After the election, the VF Plus wants to build on this experience and work with others to establish a stable, accountable and effective municipal government that improves service delivery and puts the interests of residents first.
๐๐ฑ๐. ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ป ๐ก๐ถ๐ฒ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ธโ๐ ๐ด๐ผ๐ฎ๐น ๐ถ๐ ๐ฐ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ:
โMake the VF Plus stronger so that we can make George stronger.โ
๐๐ฑ๐. ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ป ๐ก๐ถ๐ฒ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ธ
๐ Ward 18, George
๐ 079 898 5682
๐๐ ๐๐ก๐ช๐จ โ ๐๐ค๐ง ๐๐๐๐ค๐ช๐ฃ๐ฉ๐๐๐ก๐ ๐๐ค๐ซ๐๐ง๐ฃ๐ข๐๐ฃ๐ฉ. ๐๐ค๐ง ๐๐๐ค๐ง๐๐. ๐๐ค๐ง ๐๐ฉ๐จ ๐ฅ๐๐ค๐ฅ๐ก๐.