George Municipality will now proceed to start the process to energize portions of Wilderness currently without power, from George.
The partial outage is due to the ESKOM Transformer SS Wilderness which tripped earlier this morning.
This process can take a few hours to complete and we request everyone’s patience in this regard.
Issued George Municipality, 4 June @ 08:41
SS Wilderness Transformer has tripped affecting parts of Wilderness.
Eskom will attempt to energize the transformer.
Should that fail, George Municipality will proceed with the process of reconfiguring the network to pick up load.
In a bid to enhance the promotion and visibility of local businesses, all tourism products and affiliates are required to complete a digital Tourism Stakeholders Community application by 16 June 2024 to remain on databases.
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This update is crucial as it enables the Tourism office to gather current information about each business, ensuring effective marketing and targeted communication channels.
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The George Municipality invites you to join the Special Council Meeting for today, 31 May 2024 at 10h00
Please click on the below link to access the live stream via our YouTube Account
Please be advised that the George Municipality offices will be closed for the upcoming Public Holiday, General Election Day, on the 29th of May 2024.
We urge all George residents to take note of these closures and to plan their business accordingly.
Your cooperation in this matter is greatly appreciated.
Credit Control Department – New After-hour number
Please be advised that the emergency number of the credit control department outside of business hours has been changed.
The new emergency number is 072 501 1843.
This number is to be used strictly for EMERGENCY BLOCKED ELECTRICITY METERS during the following hours: Monday to Friday from 16:30 to 20:00, Saturday from 8:00 to 20:00 and Sunday from 8:00 to 14:00
After-Hours Contact Numbers
Fire Only Emergency Number (24/7): 044 801 6311
TOLL-FREE Disaster Number (24/7): 087 152 9999
George Municipality After Hours Number: 044 801 6300
Credit Control After Hours Number: 072 501 1843
Households may put out SEVEN BLACK, FOUR GREEN and an UNLIMITED number of BLUE bags on their weekly collection day.
Additional tied bundles of branches are allowed if they are shorter than a meter in length and can be picked up by one person.
PLEASE TAKE NOTE OF HOUSEHOLD REFUSE REMOVAL SCHEDULE OVER THE UPCOMING PUBLIC HOLIDAYS
29 May 2024 (General Elections) – Collection as per normal schedule
ALL BUSINESS REFUSE WILL BE COLLECTED ON MONDAYS, WEDNESDAYS AND FRIDAYS.
REFUSE REMOVAL DAYS
MONDAY: Blanco, Riverlea, Heatherpark, Heatherlands, Glen Barrie, Kraaibosch, Groenkloof, Blue Mountain Village, Herold’s Bay, Victoria Bay, Rondevlei area (George side)
TUESDAY: Levallia, Rosemoor, Conville, Protea Park, Parkdene, Ballotsview, Borchards, Lawaaikamp, Thembalethu, Wilderness, Constantia Kloof, Kleinkrantz
WEDNESDAY: Camphersdrift, Fernridge, Denneoord, Bo-Dorp, Blommekloof, Tweerivieren, Hoogekraal, Hoekwil, Touwsranten farm areas
THURSDAY :Wilderness Heights, Dormehlsdrift, George South, Le Grand, Bos en Dal, Groeneweidepark, Sinksabrug, Herold, Geelhoutboom, Eselsjacht, Hansmoeskraal, Jonkershoek, Rooirivierrif, Pacaltsdorp, Rosedale, Waboomskraal, Touwsranten village
FRIDAY: Glenwood, Loerie Park, Eden George, Genevafontein, Denver Park, Bergsig, Eastern Extension
BUSINESSES: Monday, Wednesday and Friday
CONTACT
George Municipality Environmental Services
82 Meade Street, George. Phone 044 802 2900
A pipe has burst on Anchorage Lane, impacting several areas.
The affected areas include The Dunes, South Side, George Rd (CBD), Spar, Wilderness Hotel, Milkwood Village, 10th Avenue, and Anchorage Avenue.
Kindly note that a water cart will be stationed at the Wilderness Hotel parking lot for the convenience of the residents and businesses in the affected areas.
Construction of temporary bypass on 04 June 2024. The estimated disruption duration is one day.
DESCRIPTION:
The existing raw water bulk pipeline has reached the end of its design life and must be replaced. On the 04th of June 2024 a bypass pipeline will be constructed to enable the replacement of the old pipeline.
CONSTRUCTION PERIOD:
04June 2024 from 07h00 to 18h00
SERVICE DISRUPTION:
Potable water distribution may be affected during the construction period and consumers are requested to use water sparingly.
IMPACT:
The Supply of potable water to the residents of George Municipality might be disrupted from 07h00 to 18h00 while the construction work is carried out.
ACCESS TO SITE:
Access to the construction site will be strictly controlled. No member of the public will be allowed access to the construction area, in terms of the Occupational Health and Safety Act.
The George Municipality apologises for any inconvenience and appeals to the public to be patient and use water sparingly on 04 June 2024.
Due to unforeseen circumstances, the Uniondale water treatment plant’s outflow quality was affected with the unusual low raw water dam levels.
Floc carryover was noticed and the George Municipal operations had to clean the primary and secondary sedimentation dams at the water treatment plant. This resulted in higher-than-normal turbidity water entering our potable water storage reservoirs, and ultimately the water distribution network.
George Municipality can confirm that the water is safe for consumption and advise the public to boil the water before consumption.
The maintenance will be concluded within the next 3 to 4 hours after which the water network will be scoured.
The water discolouring will subside over the next few hours.
A water truck will be roaming the town area.
The issue has been identified as faulty valves that need to be replaced. Municipal teams are on their way to restore water supply.
The affected areas include De Oewer and the SPAR shopping center.
Estimated time for restoration is 4-6 hours.
A water tanker will be stationed at SPAR Heather Park during this time.
The George Municipality invites you to join the Special Council Meeting for today, 22 May 2024 at 10h00
Please click on the below link to access the live stream via our YouTube Account
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQJRa8wJoapRYwh1YcPwMEQ
The George municipality team is currently on-site addressing the burst pipe issue in Kleinkrantz.
A water tanker will be dispatched to roam the area.
Estimated time for repair is 4-6 hours.
A mainline has burst in Nelson Mandela Boulevard. George municipality teams are on site and the expected ETR is 4-6 hours.
Water tankers will be stationed as follows:
1. Harry Comay Hospital
2. Conville Clinic
3. Mzoxolo Primary School
NOTIFICATION OF INTERRUPTION OF THE ELECTRICITY SUPPLY.
THE FOLLOWING AREAS WILL BE AFFECTED:
PORTION OF MODDERRIVIER LINE
R404.
NOTICE is hereby given that the electricity supply will be interrupted on THURSDAY 23 MAY 2024 FROM 09H00 TO 16H00 for the purpose of doing alterations to the electrical mains. Consumers are warned to treat the installation as being live for the full duration as the supply may be resumed at any time within the notified period.
Should circumstances prevent the work being carried out during the abovementioned period; the work will be done on
FRIDAY 24 MAY 2024 FROM 09H00 TO 16H00.
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KENNISGEWING VAN DIE ONDERBREKING
VAN DIE ELEKTRIESE TOEVOER.
DIE VOLGENDE AREAS SAL GERAAK WORD:
GEDEELTE VAN MODDERRIVIER LYN
R404.
KENNISGEWING geskied hiermee dat die elektriese toevoer onderbreek sal word op DONDERDAG 23 MEI 2024 VANAF 09H00 TOT 16H00 met die doel om veranderings aan elektriese hoofleidings te maak. Klante word gewaarsku om die installasie as lewendig te beskou vir die volle periode aangesien die toevoer enige tyd gedurende die periode aangeskakel mag word.
Sou omstandighede verhoed dat die werk gedoen kan word gedurende bogenoemde periode, sal die werk gedoen word op
VRYDAG 24 MEI 2024 VANAF 09H00 TOT 16H00.
The team from George Municipality is currently on-site and addressing an unexpected water outage issue.
An estimated time for repair is 1 hour and therefore a Water Tanker will not be necessary.
George Municipality thanks residents for their patience
The George Municipality is excited to announce a new groundbreaking initiative!
George Municipality, in partnership with Absa Bank, will host a George Suppliers Day event that will bring together stakeholders from financial institutions and small businesses.
If you have a business in sectors such as infrastructure, manufacturing, ICT, and consulting, we strongly encourage you to take advantage of this great initiative on 12 June 2024.
Register your business now by clicking the following link:
https://www.formpl.us/form/5537617839259648
Closing Date for registration:
30 May 2024
Please note that this is an invitation-only event. If you are selected to attend, you will receive a notification as spaces are limited.
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The team from George Municipality is currently on-site and addressing an unexpected water outage issue.
An estimated time for repair will be provided once the problem is isolated.
Information regarding the locations of water tankers will be communicated shortly.
NOTIFICATION OF THE INTERRUPTION OF THE ELECTRICITY SUPPLY.
THE FOLLOWING AREAS WILL BE AFFECTED: A PORTION OF GEORGE CENTRAL GLOUCESTER, PALM LANE, AND LANGENHOVEN STREET
NOTICE is hereby given that the electricity supply will be interrupted on THURSDAY 23 MAY 2024 FROM 09H00 TO 16H00 for the purpose of doing alterations to the electrical mains.
Consumers are warned to treat the installation as being live for the full duration as the supply may be resumed at any time within the notified period.
Should circumstances prevent the work being carried out during the abovementioned period; the work will be done on MONDAY 27 MAY 2024 FROM 09H00 TO 16H00.
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KENNISGEWING VAN DIE ONDERBREKING VAN DIE ELEKTRIESE TOEVOER.
DIE VOLGENDE AREAS SAL GERAAK WORD: GEDEELTE VAN GEORGE- SENTRAAL GLOUCESTER , PALM LYN EN LANGENHOVEN STRAAT
KENNISGEWING geskied hiermee dat die elektriese toevoer onderbreek sal word op DONDERDAG 23 MEI 2024 VANAF 09H00 TOT 16H00 met die doel om veranderings aan elektriese hoofleidings te maak.
Klante word gewaarsku om die installasie as lewendig te beskou vir die volle periode aangesien die toevoer enige tyd gedurende die periode aangeskakel mag word.
Sou omstandighede verhoed dat die werk gedoen kan word gedurende bogenoemde periode, sal die werk gedoen word op MAANDAG 27 MEI 2024 VANAF 09H00 TOT 16H00.
Issued by the Garden Route District JOC/George Municipality, 17 May 2024 at 15:30
The rescue and recovery operations for the building collapse site lasted 260 hours.
SITE HANDOVER CONCLUDED
Search and rescue efforts are completed. Consequently, the site is classified as a crime scene and has officially been handed over for a formal investigation by the South African Police Service (SAPS) who will hand it over to the Department of Labour and Employment for their formal investigation to be conducted.
RESCUE OPERATIONS CONCLUDE WITH MANY SAVED, SOME DECEASED
The success of the rescue efforts undertaken after the building collapse, can be largely attributed to the critical actions taken during the first 48-hours. During this period, rescuers performed their operations with remarkable precision by ensuring victims were safely removed from the incident. This swift foundational phase was also carefully coordinated from a Joint Operations Centre on-site and a Multi-Agency Command Centre at the Garden Route District Municipality.
The Multi-Agency Command Centre can only account for those who were recovered during the search and rescue operations from the scene. This is why approximate totals were used as each minute unfolded.
Based on information received from the contractor on site, the South African Police Service (SAPS) and other emerging external sources (witness statements), the estimated number of individuals on site during the incident amounted to approximately 81. We are aware that as the incident unfolded the numbers fluctuated, however we can now officially confirm that with the rescue and recovery efforts now completed, only 62 individuals are accounted for.
The difference between the approximate of people on site and the official number now confirmed can be attributed to the following ABCs:
A) We found that some of the names on the contractor’s list were duplicated
B) Official investigations by SAPS confirmed that some of those on the contractor’s list were not at work on the day of the incident
C) CCTV clearly proved that some of those on the site left before the first responders reached the site and to date they have never reported their whereabouts.
Report history:
75 (approximate on-site) reported from 6 May 2024, 21:00 until 9 May 2024 at 06:00
81 (approximate on-site) reported from 9 May 2024, 6:30am until 16 May 2024 at 21:00
62 (confirmed on-site) reported on 17 May 2024, 09:00 at the end of the rescue and recovery operations.
The confirmed statistics for the incident are:
* Rescued and recovered: 62
* Deceased: 33
* Of the 33 deceased, two (2) still to be formally identified
* Hospitalised: 10
* Discharged: 19
List of nationalities present on the incident site:
* South Africa: 15
* Mozambique: 19
* Zimbabwe: 7
* Malawi: 13
* Lesotho: 5
* Permanent Residency Holder: 1
* Unknown nationality: 2
Repatriations are being undertaken by the Consulates of Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Malawi and Lesotho.
Feature Photograph: South African Police Service
Additional Photo: Garden Route District Municipality
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