Some areas in Blanco might experience low water pressure.
Teams on the ground are investigating the problem and will provide feedback soon.
The following streets are affected: Searle street, Fraaiuitsig Ave, Gousblom Str, Aster Close and Blank Str.
Electricians have started the process of restoring the power supply from the George grid.
Both Wilderness Heights and Wilderness Central have been restored.
NB: This excludes the portion of Wilderness Heights that experienced an earlier outage due to lines that were down, caused by bad weather conditions over the past weekend.
Payment is due by the 15th of the following month. If you haven’t received a statement by the 15th, it is suggested you pay an average amount.
Register on our Website to receive your account by email each month. Click on the Update Your Details Button and follow the instructions. https://www.george.gov.za/financial-services/accounts/update-your-contact-details/
Request an account via email at accounts@george.gov.za (Please provide your GRG account number on request) or check your account totals on the My Smart City – George APP.
A hard copy of your monthly account can be printed at the cashier hall of the Municipality’s main building situated at 71 York Street or at our Area Offices in BLANCO, CONVILLE, PACALTSDORP, NEW DAWN PARK, ROSEMOOR, PROTEA PARK, TOUWSRANTEN as well as the Thembalethu and Waboomskraal Thusong Centres on request.
Ratepayers can VIEW and PAY their accounts by clicking on the Unipay link www.unipay.co.za or by scanning the QR code on their account.
Phone in on 044 801 9009/4/17 or 044 801 9135 or 044 801 9518. Please provide your GRG account number and contact details (email address, telephone number) with all enquiries.
George Municipality has installed a Pay Your Account button on the municipal website – pay your account with one click! https://tinyurl.com/2p8t83ax
Go to our website on www.george.gov.za
Click on the Accounts-PAY Button on our website
Register your details by completing all relevant fields
Follow the prompts on the Unipay home screen.
Find your Unipay Number, on your account statement in the bottom right corner
Pay via the My Smart City – George APP
Once you have downloaded the My Smart City APP via the Apple App Store or the Google Play Store you need to register your Account details. Verification of your Account details may take 1-2 days and thereafter you are able to pay your account.
You will receive confirmation of your payment via the APP.
Get Your Account Registered/ Verified
Go to your Apps home screen
Tap on My Municipality
Tap on the Municipal accounts icon
Tap the Add Account
Complete all relevant fields. (Please note that you can only proceed once you have selected your location under your profile.)
Verification of your Account details may take 1-2 days and thereafter you are able to pay your account
Once your Account Icon has turned green (i.e it is verified) select the municipal bill you would like to pay or select the All icon to settle your bills in one settlement.
Paying Your Account
Once your Account has been verified,
Tap on the bar and click on Pay Account
Fill in the amount you would like to pay
Click Pay Account
Complete all relevant fields under Card Details
Tap Pay Now
Select the municipal bill you would like to pay or select the All icon to settle your bills in one settlement
Confirmation of payment will be received via the APP.
Accounts can be paid via electronic transfer (EFT – see details below)
Bank details for electronic payment:
First National Bank (FNB)
Account Type: Public Sector Cheque Account
Account Name: George Municipality
Account Number: 62869623150
Branch Code: 210554
Swift Code: FIRNZAJJ
Reference: your GRG account number
Proof of payment is to be sent to payments@george.gov.za
Ratepayers can PAY their accounts by clicking on the Unipay link unipay.co.za or by scanning the Unipay QR code on their account. Register your account details and proceed to pay.
Pay at the following Retail Outlets: Pick ‘n Pay, Woolworths, BOXER, GAME, SPAR and PEP.
Please take your most recent available account statement with you so that the shop can access the bar code that connects your payment to your GRG account number. If you do not have a printed account, ensure that you have the 20 digit number written down to provide the teller with.
Ratepayers in Uniondale can get hard copies of their accounts and pay at the Uniondale Post Office, Pep Stores and Uniondale Municipal Office, 39 Voortrekker Steet.
To register you can email accounts@george.gov.za or phone 044 752 1024 for more information.
In Haarlem ratepayers can get hard copies and pay their accounts at the Haarlem Municipal Office, 99 Berg Street, to register you can email accounts@george.gov.za or phone 044 763 1013.
In person at the Cashier Hall, Main Municipal Building 71 York Street 07h45 – 16h30 Weekdays.
Contact Us
044Â 801 9111
Accounts@george.gov.za
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POWER HAS JUST BEEN LOST TO WILDERNESS – ESKOM HAS BEEN NOTIFIED – An ESKOM transformer has tripped and an electrician has been dispatched.
Ballots Bay
Ballots Bay remains without power following the subsidence of ground around an electrical pole in Thembalethu. A new structure is being built and a copper conductor stolen last night has exacerbated the repairs. Teams remain on site while attending to the repairs and the current ETR is 18h00.
Wilderness Heights
Wilderness Heights – Our vegetation team is on site and clearing as much as possible while our contractor is rebuilding the transformer structure and stringing the overhead line. Estimated time of repair 18h00
Roads Update
All roads are currently open and free-flowing following a mudslide and fallen tree on the N2 (Kaaiman’s Pass / Far Hills)
NOTE Please use Saasveld / Seven Passes with extreme caution.
Kindly report any visible damage to road surfaces to 044 801 9262/6
Water Outages
All pipe bursts have been repaired and water has been restored.
Should any residents not have water, please report to Water leaks, pipe bursts, sewerage: 044 801 9262/6
Storm Drains
Fifty-seven (57) complaints were received following the heavy rainfall and by 8pm Sunday night fifty (50) blockages had been cleared and two (2) gravel roads had been repaired. Please report any blocked stormwater drains to 044 801 9262/6
Power Outages
A portion of Ballots Bay remains without power following the subsidence of ground around an electrical pole in Thembalethu. Teams have returned to the site to continue with repairs and an ETR will be provided as soon as possible.
Wilderness Heights – terrain issues are making the repair extremely difficult. Teams have returned to site to continue with repairs and an ETR will be provided as soon as possible.
Assistance to flooded homes/areas
250 pieces of Gumplast were issued to 25 areas within George, as a temporary measure to assist over the weekend to those residences which qualified in terms of the Municipal Emergency and Accommodation Assistance Policy.
Gwaiing Landfill Site
The landfill site is open but please proceed with caution as the road is slippery following extreme weather conditions this weekend.
For emergencies please contact any of the following numbers:
TOLL FREE DISASTER NUMBER: 087 152 9999
All after-hours emergencies: 044 801 6300
FIRE ONLY 044 8016311
We thank the residents for their cooperation and patience during this situation.
Unplanned water outage due to a pipe burst in Charlotte Str, Denneoord.
The damaged section of pipeline have been isolated and a water truck is stationed at the Church. Work on site is delayed, due to the standby team still attending to another pipe burst in Ossie Urban Str.
ETR is 5 hours.
We thank residents for their patience and apologize for any inconvenience as a result of this.
Issued by George Municipality 22 October 2023 at 18h15
Update on Ballot’s Bay power outage: Teams are on their way to Ballot’s Bay after a pole fell over yesterday. After closer inspection the work seem more difficult as initially suspected. Excavation will start soon where the damage occurred. The team will provide an estimated time of repair once excavation is done. Issued by George Municipality 22 October 2023 at 15h35
Eskom load shedding update: Sunday, 22 October 2023: Due to the continued improved generation fleet performance and emergency reserves fully recovered, load sheding will remain suspended and only resume on Tuesday at 16:00. Stage 1 load shedding will be implemented on Tuesday from 16:00 until 05:00 on Wednesday. Thereafter, loadshedding will be suspended from 05:00 until 16:00, followed by Stage 1 loadshedding from 16:00 until 05:00 on Thursday. This pattern will be repeated daily until further notice. Breakdowns are currently at 13 559MW, while planned maintenance is at 4 765MW of generation capacity. Demand forecast for the evening peak is 25 054MW. Eskom will communicate should any significant changes occur.
Issued by George Municipality on behalf of Eskom
George will be affected as follows:
Sunday 22/10/2023
None
Monday 23/10/2023
None
Tuesday 24/10/2023
None
Wednesday 25/10/2023
None
Thursday 26/10/2023
18:00 – 20:30
Friday 27/10/2023
None
Uniondale will be affected as follows:
Sunday 22/10/2023
None
Monday 23/10/2023
None
Tuesday 24/10/2023
None
Wednesday 25/10/2023
None
Thursday 26/10/2023
21:00 – 23:30
Friday 27/10/2023
None
The N2 at Kaaimans Pass was cleared for traffic yesterday after a mudslide occurred. The George Fire Brigade and other departments from the Municipality had to use JCBs and chainsaws to remove earth, rock and other debris from the road to make it accessible for traffic. Follow-up cleaning of the area is ongoing today.
A tree fell over the N2 earlier this morning at Far Hills, very close to Kaaimans Pass. The road has been opened for two-way traffic, but teams are still hard at work removing the rest of this tree from the road. Three lanes are open for traffic at this stage. A tractor will be used to move the big logs out of the road.
Wilderness and Victoria Bay
The Wilderness lagoon is open and not much debris has been found on Wilderness and Victoria beaches. Our municipal teams started with cleanups today and will carry on until the town is in tip-top shape.
Power failures
Power failures were experienced all across George and teams are still working on outages today due to the heavy weather.
Water damage
Some areas in Groeneweide Park, Rosemoor and other areas in George had draining issues in the Streets today and our Civils teams on duty cleared the drainage systems.
Weather today
George has not had nor are we expecting any rainfall today but we are experiencing a South Easterly wind of up to 40 km/h.
For emergencies please contact any of the following numbers:
TOLL FREE DISASTER NUMBER: 087 152 9999
All after-hours emergencies: 044 801 6300
Cellphone 1: 074 6218737
Cellphone2: 074 423 8635
We thank the residents for their cooperation and patience during the stormy weather.
Issued by George Municipality 22 October 2023 at 13h00
