Author: Nadine Payle

UPDATE ON PLANNED NOTICE FOR THE INTERRUPTION OF THE POWER SUPPLY!

PORTION OF AIRPORT LINE, SKOUGRONDE, GWAING SEWERAGE, & A. DE SWART

THE BELOW PLANNED INTERRUPTION TO THE POWER SUPPLY HAS BEEN POSTPONED DUE TO WEATHER CONDITIONS. SHOULD THE WEATHER CONDITIONS BE FAVOURABLE, THE WORK WILL COMMENCE ON THE 19TH OF MAY 2023.

Issued on the 18th of May 2023

NOTICE OF THE INTERUPTION OF POWER SUPPLY

THE FOLLOWING AREAS WILL BE AFFECTED: PORTION OF AIRPORT LINE, SKOUGRONDE, GWAING SEWERAGE, & A. DE SWART

NOTICE is hereby given that the electricity supply will be interrupted on Thursday 18 May 2023 FROM 09H00 TO 16H30 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 any circumstances prevent the work being carried out during the abovementioned period, the work will be done on Friday 19 May 2023 FROM 09H00 TO 16H30.

Issued by George Municipality on 16 May 2023

KENNISGEWING VAN DIE ONDERBREKING VAN ELEKTRIESE TOEVOER

DIE VOLGENDE AREAS SAL GERAAK WORD: GEDEELTE VAN LUGHAWE LYN SKOUGRONDE, GWAING RIOOL & A. DE SWART

KENNISGEWING geskied hiermee dat die elektriese toevoer onderbreek sal word op Donderdag 18 Mei 2023 VANAF 09H00 TOT 16H30 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 19 MEI 2023 VANAF 09H00 TOT 16H30

Uitgereik deur George Munisipaliteit op 16 May 2023

PLANNED WATER OUTAGE:  STEINHOFF INDUSTRIAL PARK

THE FOLLOWING AREAS WILL BE AFFECTED : Steinhoff Industrial Park

NOTICE is hereby given that the water supply will be interrupted on FRIDAY 12 May 2023 FROM 13H30 TO 16H30 due to maintenance on the Main Water Supply line.

Should circumstances prevent the work being carried out during the abovementioned period: the work will be done on WEDNESDAY 17 May 2023 FROM 17H00 TO 20H00

Issued by George Municipality

10 May 2023

BEPLANDE WATER ONDERBREKING: STEINHOFF INDUSTRIAL PARK

 DIE VOLGENDE AREAS SAL GERAAK WORD : Steinhoff Industrial Park

KENNISGEWING geskied hiermee dat water toevoer onderbreek sal word op Vrydag 12 Mei 2023 VANAF 13H30 TOT 14H00 weens instandhouding aan die Hoofwatertoevoerlyn

 Sou omstandighede verhoed dat die werk gedoen kan word gedurende bogenoemde periode, sal die werk gedoen word op WOENSDAG 17 Mei 2023 VANAF 17H00 TOT 20H00

Uitgereik deur George Municipality

10 Mei 2023

REMINDER !!

IMPORTANT PREPAID METER SOFTWARE UPDATE (TID Rollover)  – Phase 2 will receive a Token to amend software
Issued George Municipality, 9 May 2023 for immediate release.

The George Municipality has embarked on a pre-paid electricity metering software update for its approximately 50 000 prepaid consumers quite a while back. The  current software will expire in November 2024. This will not only impact George consumers  prepaid meters throughout South Africa. If your meter is not updated before the deadline, you will not be able to recharge your prepaid meter with the new tokens and therefore will not have power.

70% of George Software Updates Completed
George Municipality has already successfully implemented the software update on close to 70% of its prepaid meter base, through the work done by field staff and contractors on-site while doing a meter change, site inspection, and Amp limit roll-out. These teams will continue to go out weekly to do site inspections and Amp limit roll-out.

Final 30% software update will be done by receipt of an extra token
To expedite the software update (TID roll-over) and  in order to ensure no consumer is placed at risk of having a non-working meter, the municipality will implement the next phase  – key change process – of its TID roll-over implementation  plan from March 2023 with the issue of a separate, extra token when you make your next purchase.

Key Change Token

If you did receive a KEY CHANGE Token with your first purchase in March the following is VERY IMPORTANT TO NOTE BEFORE you insert the key change:

1. IMPORTANT – DON’T FORGET TO INSERT ALL old or unused tokens BEFORE you enter the KEY CHANGE  token and ONLY then INSERT the newly bought token,
2. The meter will NOT accept your old or unused tokens, once you enter the key change token and no reimbursement can be made on these tokens.
3. The meter will not accept your newly bought token, until the key change token has been inserted.

Verification or Queries – If you receive an extra token and you are unsure what to do?

Customers may phone the George Municipality on 044 801 9222 or Ontec on 044 873 5474 for verification, for response to queries  OR to request that their software is addressed. Please note that all municipal and/or Ontec officials carry identification cards with a photograph and their ID number as well as a copy of a verification letter explaining the purpose for their visit.

For more information on the TID Rollover (software update) please visit the George Municipality’s website to view frequently asked questions (FAQ):

https://www.george.gov.za/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/TID-ROLLOVER-FAQ-English-Updated-Version-May-2022.pdf

https://www.george.gov.za/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/TID-ROLLOVER-FAQ-MvH-Afrikaans-1.pdf

https://www.george.gov.za/george-doc-categories/documents/media-documents/other-publications/page/2/

TOKEN IDENTIFIER (TID) ROLLOVER  https://www.sts.org.za/tid-rollover SOURCE

The Token Identifier is a 24-bit field, contained in STS compliant tokens, that identifies the date and time of the token generation. It is used to determine if a token has already been used in a payment meter. The TID represents the minutes elapsed since the 1st of January 1993. The incrementing of the 24-bit field means that at some point in time, the TID value will roll over to a zero value.

All STS prepayment meters will be affected by TID roll over on the 24/11/2024. Any tokens generated after this date and utilizing the 24bit TID will be rejected by the meters as being old tokens as the TID value embedded in the token will have reset back to 0.

Water Restrictions Remain in Place 

Percentage storage at new raised dam wall height                         83.7
Rainfall for previous 7 days:                                                              0.5 mm  

(Measured up to and including 8 May 2023)

The co-operation of all users of municipal water is essential and is greatly appreciated.

Follow this link for the detailed Stricter Water Restrictions in English/Afrikaans and Isixhosa.
https://www.george.gov.za/george-doc-categories/public-notices/general/

Contraventions of the Water Restrictions can be reported on 0800 424477.
Report water leaks and burst pipes to 044 801 9262/66 or after hours at 044 801 6300, as soon as you notice them.