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Power outage George East – Meyer, 3rd and Steven Street affected.

MV cable damaged.
Cable testing in progress.

Issued George Municipality

THE FOLLOWING AREAS WILL BE AFFECTED:
PORTION OF GEORGE SOUTH
NEWTON, PALGRAVE STREET

NOTICE is hereby given that the electricity supply will be interrupted on FRIDAY 11 AUGUST 2023 FROM 09H00 TO 15H00 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 14 AUGUST 2023 FROM 09H00 TO 15H00

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DIE VOLGENDE AREAS SAL GERAAK WORD: GEDEELTE VAN GEORGE- SUID
NEWTON, PALGRAVE STRAAT

KENNISGEWING geskied hiermee dat die elektriese toevoer onderbreek sal word op VRYDAG 11 AUGUSTUS 2023 VANAF 09H00 TOT 15H00 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 14 AUGUSTUS 2023 VANAF 09H00 TOT 15H00

Stage 3 loadshedding will be implemented from 16:00 today until 05:00 on Wednesday. Due to an improvement in available generation capacity, loadshedding will be suspended from 05:00 until 16:00 on Wednesday. Thereafter, Stage 3 loadshedding will resume from 16:00 until 05:00 on Thursday.

Following this, various stages of loadshedding will be implemented until Sunday. Please refer to the table below for the schedule of loadshedding stages:

George will be affected as follows:
Tuesday 08/08/2023
none

Wednesday 09/08/2023
02:00 – 04:30
18:00 – 20:30

Thursday 10/08/2023
18:00 – 20:30

Friday 11/08/2023
02:00 – 04:30
18:00 – 20:30

Saturday 12/08/2023
02:00 – 04:30

Sunday 13/08/2023
16:00 – 18:30

Uniondale will be affected as follows:
Tuesday 08/08/2023
15:00 – 17:30

Wednesday 09/08/2023
21:00 – 23:30

Thursday 10/08/2023
21:00 – 23:30

Friday 11/08/2023
21:00 – 23:30

Saturday 12/08/2023
None

Sunday 13/08/2023
19:00 – 21:30

Consumers are reminded to use electricity sparingly after power returns, especially after a 4-hour Loadshedding slot
Please do not switch high-usage equipment on immediately after Load shedding. Consumers are urged to turn off high-usage equipment and where possible to not switch on appliances such as stoves and kettles for at least 30 minutes after load shedding. This will reduce the risk of overload tripping on the network and reduce our current high MVA spikes.

Reporting power outages
Please do not phone the after-hours number or the Electrotechnical Department to report that you have no power immediately after load shedding is scheduled to be lifted. Please be aware of the rotational switching on and wait at least 30 minutes before reporting no power. The directorate will be aware of a possible substation trip that needs to be sorted out.

Receive Eskom loadshedding notifications by downloading the free EskomSePush app from Google Play Store at https://sepush.co.za/

Refuse Removal will commence shortly in Thembalethu.

Municipal Switchboard 044 801 9111
After Hours Emergency Number 044 801 6300
Dedicated Fire Only Number 044 801 6311

With the increase in the usage of online payments, so is the growth of cybercrime, and the George Municipality calls on the citizens, ratepayers, and Municipal clients to be vigilant and not become tricked by cybercriminals.

Spoofing (involves faking one’s identity and can be used for various attacks such as identity theft) and phishing (one such use of spoofing that attempts to steal somebody’s personal information or credentials by having them volunteer that information from a nefarious source that looks legit) attacks are becoming increasingly sophisticated, and we must be proactive in protecting the Municipality, citizens and businesses against these malicious attacks and scams.

The public is urged to carefully check the municipality’s banking detail. It is your responsibility as the payer (ratepayer, citizen, business, client of the Municipality etc.) to ensure that the correct banking details are captured when making payments to George Municipality.

We would like to remind the public of George Municipality’s banking details with FNB.

BANK DETAILS FOR GEORGE MUNICIPALITY
Bank: First National Bank (FNB)
Account Name: George Municipality
Account Type: Public Sector Cheque Account
Account Number: 62869623150
Branch Code: 210554
Swift Code: FIRNZAJJ
Use your GRG municipal account details as a reference and send proof of payment to payments@george.gov.za

For traffic fines only:
Bank: First National Bank (FNB)
Account Name: George Municipality
Account Type: Public Sector Cheque Account
Account Number: 62869623168
Branch Code: 210554
Swift Code: FIRNZAJJ
Use the traffic fine number as a reference.

Please follow these steps to update George Municipality as a beneficiary:
1. Delete your current George Municipality beneficiary.
2. Create a new George Municipality beneficiary:
a) search for George Municipality as the Institution name and click select,
b) continue filling in the required information until the transaction is complete.

Should you require any assistance in updating George Municipality as a beneficiary, please feel free to contact our Finance offices on 044 801 9111.

PLEASE TAKE NOTE OF THE FOLLOWING DOS AND DON’TS THAT MAY BE HELPFUL TO PREVENT CYBERCRIME.

DO:
• Pay attention to the salutation in the email. It should mention your full name.
• Open your browser and type the link to the site on the address bar yourself.
• If spoofing is suspected, log in by typing any characters. Some new spoof versions display ‘login failed’ in any case, so it doesn’t raise suspicion. Thus, your login failure is not an indication that the website is authentic. Watch for further clues.
• Know that financial institutions are very aware of spoofing and will not contact you by email if there are account problems.
• Know that no bank will ask you to enter your credit/debit, card PIN number, or driver’s licence number online for authentication purposes. Most will not ask for SSN, although some insurance companies do that. This is a bad practice, even if the connection is secure.
• Examine the URL on the address bar. If it contains a number followed by the website’s name, it is a spoof. A hijacked URL is shifted and blurry. Examine cookies and the status bar.

DON’T:

• Believe an email if it greets you by your e-mail address or “Dear customer”.
• Click on a link to a site in an email or from a chatroom.
• Try to log in immediately. Look for suspicious giveaways. Even if a ‘login failed’ message asks you to try again, do not enter your real login name and password, but watch for more clues.
• Panic if you receive an e-mail about account problems.
• Enter your PIN number. No bank will request such information online or by phone.
• Continue if the address bar doesn’t clearly show the real address. If in doubt, close the browser, then reopen and retype.

Ends.

The George JOC continues to monitor the suspension of taxi services in George with the assistance of municipal law enforcement and traffic officials.

Minor incidents of stone throwing in Thembalethu have been reported earlier this morning and addressed by SAPS with arrests made.

Critical Municipal Services such as electrical repairs, sewerage blockages will continue in Thembalethu and all other areas today,

Municipal Switchboard 044 801 9111
After Hours Emergency Number 044 801 6300
Dedicated Fire Only Number 044 801 6311