Nicholas Georg Myburgh (born 14 November 1962) is a South African farmer, lawyer and politician for the Democratic Alliance.
The municipality won the National Govan Mbeki Housing Award for the Best Upgrade of Informal Settlement Programme in South Africa in 2015.
[1] Prior to the 2016 Local Government Elections (LGE), Myburgh was selected to be the DA's mayoral candidate for Swellendam again.
In September 2021, the DA announced that Myburgh would take up ex-DA MP Phumzile van Damme's seat in the National Assembly.
He pointed out that the looming water crisis in the country is potentially far more serious than the failure of Escom, the state-owned national electricity supply company.
He concluded his speech by saying that the best investment the government can make is to ensure that every household and business in the country has reliable access to potable water.